NX/VITA: Considerable protocol bandwidth optimizations

source/cl_parse.c

@@ -779,15 +779,12 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 	}
 	//johnfitz
 
-		for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+	// Flash_Offset
-			cl.ads_offset[i] = MSG_ReadFloat();
 	for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		cl.flash_offset[i] = MSG_ReadFloat();
 
-	cl.flash_size = MSG_ReadByte();
-
 	if (bits & SU_PERKS)
-		i = MSG_ReadLong ();
+		i = MSG_ReadByte ();
 	else
 		i = 0;
 	if (cl.perks != i)
@@ -981,18 +978,6 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 	else
 		cl.facingenemy = 0;
 
-	if (bits & SU_WEAPONNAME) {
-		size_t len = MSG_ReadByte();
-
-		for(i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-			cl.weaponname[i] = 0;
-		}
-
-		for(i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-			cl.weaponname[i] = MSG_ReadChar();
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (bits & SU_TOUCHNAME) {
 		size_t len = MSG_ReadByte();
 
@@ -1006,7 +991,7 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 	}
 
 	cl.onground = (bits & SU_ONGROUND) != 0;
-	cl.inwater = (bits & SU_INWATER) != 0;
+	// cl.inwater = (bits & SU_INWATER) != 0;
 
 	if (bits & SU_WEAPONFRAME)
 		cl.stats[STAT_WEAPONFRAME] = MSG_ReadByte ();
@@ -1018,18 +1003,45 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 	else
 		cl.stats[STAT_WEAPONSKIN] = 0;
 
-	if (bits & SU_WEAPON)
+	// Active Weapon
 	i = MSG_ReadByte ();
-	else
+	if (cl.stats[STAT_ACTIVEWEAPON] != i)
-		i = 0;
+	{
+		cl.stats[STAT_ACTIVEWEAPON] = i;
+	    HUD_Change_time = Sys_DoubleTime() + 5;
+	}
+
+	// Weapon model index
+	i = MSG_ReadByte();
 	if (cl.stats[STAT_WEAPON] != i)
 	{
 		cl.stats[STAT_WEAPON] = i;
 		Sbar_Changed ();
 	}
 
+	// Other weapon stats
+	if (bits & SU_WEAPON) {
+		// Weapon Name
+		size_t len = MSG_ReadByte();
+
+		for(i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+			cl.weaponname[i] = 0;
+		}
+
+		for(i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+			cl.weaponname[i] = MSG_ReadChar();
+		}
+
+		// Weapon ADS Offset
+		for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+			cl.ads_offset[i] = MSG_ReadFloat();
+
+		// Muzzle flash size
+		cl.flash_size = MSG_ReadByte();
+	}
+
 	if (bits & SU_GRENADES)
-		i = MSG_ReadLong ();
+		i = MSG_ReadByte();
 	else
 		i = 0;
 
@@ -1039,7 +1051,7 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 		cl.stats[STAT_GRENADES] = i;
 	}
 
-	i = MSG_ReadShort ();
+	i = MSG_ReadByte();
 	if (cl.stats[STAT_PRIGRENADES] != i)
 	{
 		HUD_Change_time = Sys_DoubleTime() + 5;
@@ -1047,14 +1059,14 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 	}
 
 
-	i = MSG_ReadShort ();
+	i = MSG_ReadByte();
 	if (cl.stats[STAT_SECGRENADES] != i)
 	{
 		HUD_Change_time = Sys_DoubleTime() + 5;
 		cl.stats[STAT_SECGRENADES] = i;
 	}
 
-	i = MSG_ReadShort ();
+	i = MSG_ReadByte();
 	if (cl.stats[STAT_HEALTH] != i)
 	{
 		cl.stats[STAT_HEALTH] = i;
@@ -1079,13 +1091,6 @@ void CL_ParseClientdata (void)
 	if (cl.stats[STAT_ZOOM] != i)
 		cl.stats[STAT_ZOOM] = i;
 
-	i = MSG_ReadByte ();
-	if (cl.stats[STAT_ACTIVEWEAPON] != i)
-	{
-		cl.stats[STAT_ACTIVEWEAPON] = i;
-	    HUD_Change_time = Sys_DoubleTime() + 5;
-	}
-
 	// This corresponds to SV_WriteClientdataToMessage
 	i = MSG_ReadByte ();
 	if (cl.stats[STAT_ROUNDS] != i)

source/progs.h

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ typedef struct edict_s
 	int		leafnums[MAX_ENT_LEAFS];
 
 	entity_state_t	baseline;
+	int 			last_weapon; 	/* cypress -- hack to avoid spamming a bunch of data, and only send on wep change */
 	unsigned char	alpha;			/* johnfitz -- hack to support alpha since it's not part of entvars_t */
 	qboolean	sendinterval;		/* johnfitz -- send time until nextthink to client for better lerp timing */
 

source/protocol.h

@@ -105,10 +105,9 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #define SU_WEAPONALPHA	(1<<25) // 1 byte, this is alpha for weaponmodel, uses ENTALPHA_ENCODE, not sent if ENTALPHA_DEFAULT
 #define SU_MAXSPEED		(1<<26)
 #define SU_FACINGENEMY	(1<<27)
-#define SU_WEAPONNAME	(1<<28)
+#define SU_TOUCHNAME	(1<<28)
-#define SU_TOUCHNAME	(1<<29)
+#define SU_UNUSED30		(1<<29)
-#define SU_UNUSED30		(1<<30)
+#define SU_EXTEND3		(1<<30) // another byte to follow, future expansion
-#define SU_EXTEND3		(1<<31) // another byte to follow, future expansion
 //johnfitz
 
 // a sound with no channel is a local only sound

source/qconsole.log

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+LOG started on: 12/02/2023 14:54:40 
+Playing registered version.

source/sv_main.c

@@ -838,20 +838,15 @@ void SV_WriteClientdataToMessage (edict_t *ent, sizebuf_t *msg)
 	if (ent->v.facingenemy)
 		bits |= SU_FACINGENEMY;
 
-	if (ent->v.Weapon_Name)
-		bits |= SU_WEAPONNAME;
-
 	if (ent->v.Weapon_Name_Touch)
 		bits |= SU_TOUCHNAME;
 
-	//if (ent->v.ADS_Offset[0])
-	//	bits |= SU_ADSOFS;
-
 	if ( (int)ent->v.flags & FL_ONGROUND)
 		bits |= SU_ONGROUND;
 
-	if ( ent->v.waterlevel >= 2)
+	// cypress - Water stuff is useless.
-		bits |= SU_INWATER;
+	// if ( ent->v.waterlevel >= 2)
+	// 	bits |= SU_INWATER;
 
 	for (i=0 ; i<3 ; i++)
 	{
@@ -867,8 +862,10 @@ void SV_WriteClientdataToMessage (edict_t *ent, sizebuf_t *msg)
 	if (ent->v.weaponskin)
 		bits |= SU_WEAPONSKIN;
 
-//	if (ent->v.weapon)
+	if ((int)ent->v.weapon != ent->last_weapon) {
 		bits |= SU_WEAPON;
+		ent->last_weapon = (int)ent->v.weapon; // cypress -- don't network a bunch of weapon shit. also, why is this a float?
+	}
 
 	if (ent->v.grenades)
 		bits |= SU_GRENADES;
@@ -909,16 +906,15 @@ void SV_WriteClientdataToMessage (edict_t *ent, sizebuf_t *msg)
 			MSG_WriteChar (msg, ent->v.velocity[i]/16);
 	}
 
-	for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+	// FIXME: We allow QC to change Flash_Offset on-the-fly
-		MSG_WriteFloat(msg, ent->v.ADS_Offset[i]);
+	// for left-handed weapons. May want to make this it's
-
+	// own field, but until then it's float spam!
 	for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		MSG_WriteFloat(msg, ent->v.Flash_Offset[i]);
 
-	MSG_WriteByte(msg, ent->v.Flash_Size);
+	// WHY WAS THIS A LONG????
-
 	if (bits & SU_PERKS)
-		MSG_WriteLong (msg, ent->v.perks);
+		MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.perks);
 
 	if (bits & SU_MAXSPEED)
 		MSG_WriteFloat (msg, ent->v.maxspeed);
@@ -926,17 +922,8 @@ void SV_WriteClientdataToMessage (edict_t *ent, sizebuf_t *msg)
 	if (bits & SU_FACINGENEMY)
 		MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.facingenemy);
 
-	if (bits & SU_WEAPONNAME) {
+	// FIXME: I don't really like forcing a pass of 32 bytes per frame whenever
-		size_t len = 32;
+	// we touch a weapon or something. Kinda lame.
-		if (strlen(pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name) < 32)
-			len = strlen(pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name);
-
-		MSG_WriteByte(msg, len);
-		for(i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-			MSG_WriteChar(msg, (pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name)[i]);
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (bits & SU_TOUCHNAME) {
 		size_t len = 32;
 		if (strlen(pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name_Touch) < 32)
@@ -952,20 +939,47 @@ void SV_WriteClientdataToMessage (edict_t *ent, sizebuf_t *msg)
 		MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.weaponframe);
 	if (bits & SU_WEAPONSKIN)
 		MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.weaponskin);
-	if (bits & SU_WEAPON)
+
+	// Active Weapon
+	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.weapon);
+
+	// Weapon model index
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, SV_ModelIndex(PR_GetString(ent->v.weaponmodel)));
 
-	if (bits & SU_GRENADES)
+	// Cypress -- SU_WEAPON exchanges are now a lot more involved, so they only
-		MSG_WriteLong (msg, ent->v.grenades);
+	// happen if absolutely necessary.
+	if (bits & SU_WEAPON) {
+		// Weapon Name
+		size_t len = 32; // hard-coded 32 character limit, deal with it.
+		if (strlen(pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name) < 32)
+			len = strlen(pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name);
+
+		MSG_WriteByte(msg, len);
+		for(i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+			MSG_WriteChar(msg, (pr_strings+ent->v.Weapon_Name)[i]);
+		}
+
+		// Weapon ADS Offset
+		for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+			MSG_WriteFloat(msg, ent->v.ADS_Offset[i]);
+
+		// Muzzle flash size
+		MSG_WriteByte(msg, ent->v.Flash_Size);
+	}
+
+	// Why the fuck was this a long?
+	if (bits & SU_GRENADES)
+		MSG_WriteByte(msg, ent->v.grenades);
+
+	// Why the FUCK were these shorts?!?!?
+	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.primary_grenades);
+	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.secondary_grenades);
+	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.health);		// this one was id's 'fault'
 
-	MSG_WriteShort (msg, ent->v.primary_grenades);
-	MSG_WriteShort (msg, ent->v.secondary_grenades);
-	MSG_WriteShort (msg, ent->v.health);
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.currentammo);
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.currentmag);
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.zoom);
 
-	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.weapon);
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, pr_global_struct->rounds); // This cooresponds to CL_ParseClientdata
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, pr_global_struct->rounds_change);
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, ent->v.x2_icon);