Limit how often the Grabber's beam effect is sent (lightning bolt from the weapon...

diff --git a/data/qcsrc/server/g_grabber.qc b/data/qcsrc/server/g_grabber.qc
index a92cedab7cb2ef880bf6aa24655f81d45c8bfe0f..333362035b4a4bdb891ce67bcfc2610481bd6511 100644 (file)
--- a/data/qcsrc/server/g_grabber.qc
+++ b/data/qcsrc/server/g_grabber.qc
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ float LostMovetypeFollow(entity ent)
 }\r
 \r
 .float grabber_length;\r
+.float grabber_sendbeam;\r
 \r
 void RemoveGrabber(entity pl)\r
 {\r
@@ -247,8 +248,12 @@ void GrabberThink()
                }\r
        }\r
 \r
-       makevectors(self.angles_x * '-1 0 0' + self.angles_y * '0 1 0');\r
-       te_beam(self.owner, WarpZone_RefSys_TransformOrigin(self, self.owner, self.origin) + v_forward * (-9), org);\r
+       if(self.grabber_sendbeam < time) // don't kill the bandwidth by sending this each frame\r
+       {\r
+               makevectors(self.angles_x * '-1 0 0' + self.angles_y * '0 1 0');\r
+               te_beam(self.owner, WarpZone_RefSys_TransformOrigin(self, self.owner, self.origin) + v_forward * (-9), org);\r
+               self.grabber_sendbeam = time + cvar("sys_ticrate");\r
+       }\r
 }\r
 \r
 void GrabberTouch (void)\r

diff --git a/data/qcsrc/server/tturrets/units/unit_phaser.qc b/data/qcsrc/server/tturrets/units/unit_phaser.qc
index 2781f5f935dbeae89ce2c831fd95061184ec2776..13f89e43e38e3b8c13b4122143f2036bf2eec401 100644 (file)
--- a/data/qcsrc/server/tturrets/units/unit_phaser.qc
+++ b/data/qcsrc/server/tturrets/units/unit_phaser.qc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void turret_phaser_attack()
     entity beam;\r
 \r
     beam = spawn();\r
-    beam.ticrate = 0.1; //cvar("sys_ticrate");\r
+    beam.ticrate = cvar("sys_ticrate");\r
     setmodel(beam,"models/turrets/phaser_beam.md3");\r
     beam.effects = EF_LOWPRECISION;\r
     beam.solid = SOLID_NOT;\r
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void turret_phaser_attack()
     self.fireflag = 1;\r
 \r
     beam.attack_finished_single = self.attack_finished_single;\r
-    self.attack_finished_single = time; // + cvar("sys_ticrate");\r
+    self.attack_finished_single = time + cvar("sys_ticrate");\r
 \r
     setattachment(beam,self.tur_head,"tag_fire");\r
 \r

diff --git a/docs/Release notes.txt b/docs/Release notes.txt
index e4316e443c0a1d2bf86f8eb0d5705a8e4d3b2edf..d013aac144e9de9444f8a2c30be12251c2a21e47 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/Release notes.txt
+++ b/docs/Release notes.txt
@@ -238,12 +238,14 @@ Bug fixes:
 \r
 - Fix swallowing not working in multiplayer, due to the predator's angles not being updated properly. This also fixes jittering in bot matches, that has always eixsted in VT.\r
 \r
-- Fix Grabber reload being constantly re-triggered in multiplayer, if reloading with players in your stomach\r
+- Fix Grabber reload being constantly re-triggered in multiplayer, if reloading with players in your stomach.\r
 \r
-- Fix the view weapon model not animating in multiplayer, if having players in your stomach\r
+- Fix the view weapon model not animating in multiplayer, if having players in your stomach.\r
 \r
 - Fix exterior weapon model blinking and attempting to be attached to the stomach model for predators\r
 \r
+- Limit how often the Grabber's beam effect is sent (lightning bolt from the weapon to the linked hook). It was being sent each frame, choking the network in multiplayer.\r
+\r
 - Tweak Grabber fuel usage and the fuel system, improving some things and fixing minor bugs.\r
 \r
 - Disable GLSL color control by default, as it seems to be the cause for some video card issues. This MIGHT fix the white screen problem some people have been reporting, as well as the game crashing between map changes.\r