funny feature: cl_lerpexcess

Hides the effect of packet loss for linear motion. Mispredicts nonlinear
motion, of course. Can be configured to a max number of server packets lost
that it will try to compensate for. Of course off by default.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.icculus.org/twilight/trunk/darkplaces@11218 d7cf8633-e32d-0410-b094-e92efae38249

diff --git a/cl_main.c b/cl_main.c
index 00e88da6563910726c3885f12709fb243681b151..ab7ec1b3c6cddc665071e858b2d95a71b72d2faf 100644 (file)
--- a/cl_main.c
+++ b/cl_main.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ cvar_t csqc_progsize = {CVAR_READONLY, "csqc_progsize","-1","file size of csprog
 
 cvar_t cl_shownet = {0, "cl_shownet","0","1 = print packet size, 2 = print packet message list"};
 cvar_t cl_nolerp = {0, "cl_nolerp", "0","network update smoothing"};
 
 cvar_t cl_shownet = {0, "cl_shownet","0","1 = print packet size, 2 = print packet message list"};
 cvar_t cl_nolerp = {0, "cl_nolerp", "0","network update smoothing"};

+cvar_t cl_lerpexcess = {0, "cl_lerpexcess", "0","maximum allowed lerp excess (hides, not fixes, some packet loss)"};

 cvar_t cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_server = {0, "cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_server", "0.1","maximum frame delta for smoothing between server-controlled animation frames (when 0, one network frame)"};
 cvar_t cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_framegroups = {0, "cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_framegroups", "0.1","maximum frame delta for smoothing between framegroups (when 0, one network frame)"};
 
 cvar_t cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_server = {0, "cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_server", "0.1","maximum frame delta for smoothing between server-controlled animation frames (when 0, one network frame)"};
 cvar_t cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_framegroups = {0, "cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_framegroups", "0.1","maximum frame delta for smoothing between framegroups (when 0, one network frame)"};
 


@@ -628,7 +629,7 @@ static float CL_LerpPoint(void)
        }
 
        f = (cl.time - cl.mtime[1]) / (cl.mtime[0] - cl.mtime[1]);
        }
 
        f = (cl.time - cl.mtime[1]) / (cl.mtime[0] - cl.mtime[1]);

-       return bound(0, f, 1);
+       return bound(0, f, 1 + cl_lerpexcess.value);

 }
 
 void CL_ClearTempEntities (void)
 }
 
 void CL_ClearTempEntities (void)


@@ -1034,7 +1035,7 @@ void CL_UpdateNetworkEntity(entity_t *e, int recursionlimit, qboolean interpolat
                VectorCopy(cl.movement_origin, origin);
                VectorSet(angles, 0, cl.viewangles[1], 0);
        }
                VectorCopy(cl.movement_origin, origin);
                VectorSet(angles, 0, cl.viewangles[1], 0);
        }

-       else if (interpolate && e->persistent.lerpdeltatime > 0 && (lerp = (cl.time - e->persistent.lerpstarttime) / e->persistent.lerpdeltatime) < 1)
+       else if (interpolate && e->persistent.lerpdeltatime > 0 && (lerp = (cl.time - e->persistent.lerpstarttime) / e->persistent.lerpdeltatime) < 1 + cl_lerpexcess.value)

        {
                // interpolate the origin and angles
                lerp = max(0, lerp);
        {
                // interpolate the origin and angles
                lerp = max(0, lerp);


@@ -2415,6 +2416,7 @@ void CL_Init (void)
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_anglespeedkey);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_shownet);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_nolerp);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_anglespeedkey);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_shownet);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_nolerp);

+       Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_lerpexcess);

        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_server);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_framegroups);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_deathfade);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_server);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_lerpanim_maxdelta_framegroups);
        Cvar_RegisterVariable (&cl_deathfade);

diff --git a/cl_parse.c b/cl_parse.c
index 1f229fd6a51177b0af6a6083c4cba0f5373cb3b5..ca4bec30cd8fdf8b30f2fcb145be4395ca292ca8 100644 (file)
--- a/cl_parse.c
+++ b/cl_parse.c
@@ -3202,6 +3202,7 @@ qboolean CL_ExaminePrintString(const char *text)
 }
 
 extern cvar_t slowmo;
 }
 
 extern cvar_t slowmo;

+extern cvar_t cl_lerpexcess;

 extern void CSQC_UpdateNetworkTimes(double newtime, double oldtime);
 static void CL_NetworkTimeReceived(double newtime)
 {
 extern void CSQC_UpdateNetworkTimes(double newtime, double oldtime);
 static void CL_NetworkTimeReceived(double newtime)
 {


@@ -3285,6 +3286,20 @@ static void CL_NetworkTimeReceived(double newtime)
 
        if (cl.mtime[0] > cl.mtime[1])
                World_Physics_Frame(&cl.world, cl.mtime[0] - cl.mtime[1], cl.movevars_gravity);
 
        if (cl.mtime[0] > cl.mtime[1])
                World_Physics_Frame(&cl.world, cl.mtime[0] - cl.mtime[1], cl.movevars_gravity);

+
+       // only lerp entities that also get an update in this frame, when lerp excess is used
+       if(cl_lerpexcess.value > 0)
+       {
+               int i;
+               for (i = 1;i < cl.num_entities;i++)
+               {
+                       if (cl.entities_active[i])
+                       {
+                               entity_t *ent = cl.entities + i;
+                               ent->persistent.lerpdeltatime = 0;
+                       }
+               }
+       }

 }
 
 #define SHOWNET(x) if(cl_shownet.integer==2)Con_Printf("%3i:%s(%i)\n", msg_readcount-1, x, cmd);
 }
 
 #define SHOWNET(x) if(cl_shownet.integer==2)Con_Printf("%3i:%s(%i)\n", msg_readcount-1, x, cmd);