diff --git a/qtv/source/sv_parse.c b/qtv/source/sv_parse.c
index 17000be5e..49b66ba49 100644
--- a/qtv/source/sv_parse.c
+++ b/qtv/source/sv_parse.c
@@ -440,65 +440,89 @@ sv_packetentities (server_t *sv, qmsg_t *msg, int delta)
 }
 
 static void
-sv_playerinfo (server_t *sv, qmsg_t *msg)
+parse_player_delta (qmsg_t *msg, plent_state_t *to)
 {
-	player_t    *pl;
-	plent_state_t dummy;				// for bad player indices
-	plent_state_t *ent;
-	int          num, flags;
 	int          i;
+	int          flags;
 
-	num = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
-	if (num > MAX_SV_PLAYERS) {
-		qtv_printf ("bogus player: %d\n", num);
-		ent = &dummy;
-	} else {
-		pl = &sv->players[num];
-		ent = &pl->ent;
-	}
-	flags = ent->flags = MSG_ReadShort (msg);
-	//qtv_printf ("%2d %x\n", num, flags);
-	MSG_ReadCoordV (msg, ent->origin);
-	ent->frame = (ent->frame & 0xff00) | MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+	flags = to->flags = MSG_ReadShort (msg);
+	MSG_ReadCoordV (msg, to->origin);
+	to->frame = (to->frame & 0xff00) | MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 	if (flags & PF_MSEC)
-		ent->msec = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+		to->msec = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 	if (flags & PF_COMMAND)
-		MSG_ReadDeltaUsercmd (msg, &nullcmd, &ent->cmd);
+		MSG_ReadDeltaUsercmd (msg, &nullcmd, &to->cmd);
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		if (flags & (PF_VELOCITY1 << i))
-			ent->velocity[i] = MSG_ReadShort (msg);
+			to->velocity[i] = MSG_ReadShort (msg);
 	}
 	if (flags & PF_MODEL)
-		ent->modelindex = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+		to->modelindex = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 	if (flags & PF_SKINNUM)
-		ent->skinnum = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+		to->skinnum = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 	if (flags & PF_EFFECTS)
-		ent->effects = (ent->effects & 0xff00) | MSG_ReadByte (msg);;
+		to->effects = (to->effects & 0xff00) | MSG_ReadByte (msg);;
 	if (flags & PF_WEAPONFRAME)
-		ent->weaponframe = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+		to->weaponframe = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 	if (flags & PF_QF) {
 		int         bits;
 
 		bits = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 		if (bits & PF_ALPHA)
-			ent->alpha = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+			to->alpha = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 		if (bits & PF_SCALE)
-			ent->scale = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+			to->scale = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 		if (bits & PF_EFFECTS2)
-			ent->effects = (ent->effects & 0x00ff)
-						 | (MSG_ReadByte (msg) << 8);
+			to->effects = (to->effects & 0x00ff)
+						| (MSG_ReadByte (msg) << 8);
 		if (bits & PF_GLOWSIZE)
-			ent->glow_size = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+			to->glow_size = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 		if (bits & PF_GLOWCOLOR)
-			ent->glow_color = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+			to->glow_color = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 		if (bits & PF_COLORMOD)
-			ent->colormod = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+			to->colormod = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
 		if (bits & PF_FRAME2)
-			ent->frame = (ent->frame & 0xff)
-					   | (MSG_ReadByte (msg) << 8);
+			to->frame = (to->frame & 0xff)
+					  | (MSG_ReadByte (msg) << 8);
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+sv_playerinfo (server_t *sv, qmsg_t *msg)
+{
+	plent_state_t dummy;				// for bad player indices
+	plent_state_t *ent;
+	plent_state_t *from, *to;
+	int          num;
+	int          fromind, toind;
+	static plent_state_t null_player_state;
+
+	if (!null_player_state.alpha) {
+		null_player_state.alpha = 255;
+		null_player_state.scale = 16;
+		null_player_state.glow_size = 0;
+		null_player_state.glow_color = 254;
+		null_player_state.colormod = 255;
+	}
+	fromind = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+	toind = sv->netchan.incoming_sequence & UPDATE_MASK;
+	num = MSG_ReadByte (msg);
+	if (num > MAX_SV_PLAYERS) {
+		qtv_printf ("bogus player: %d\n", num);
+		ent = from = to = &dummy;
+	} else {
+		ent = &sv->players[num].ent;
+		from = &null_player_state;
+		if (fromind != 255)
+			from = &sv->player_states[fromind & UPDATE_MASK][num];
+		to = &sv->player_states[toind][num];
+		*to = *from;
+	}
+	parse_player_delta (msg, to);
+	qtv_printf ("%3d %g %g %g %d\n", fromind, to->origin[0], to->origin[1], to->origin[2], to->modelindex);
+	*ent = *to;
+}
+
 static void
 sv_serverinfo (server_t *sv, qmsg_t *msg)
 {
diff --git a/qw/include/server.h b/qw/include/server.h
index 1aa516ce9..698fac90d 100644
--- a/qw/include/server.h
+++ b/qw/include/server.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef enum {
 	dt_tp_normal,
 	dt_tp_demo,
+	dt_tp_qtv,
 } delta_type_t;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/qw/source/sv_ents.c b/qw/source/sv_ents.c
index 9249c5433..c3f0b36e4 100644
--- a/qw/source/sv_ents.c
+++ b/qw/source/sv_ents.c
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ SV_EmitPacketEntities (delta_t *delta, packet_entities_t *to, sizebuf_t *msg,
 }
 
 static void
-write_demoplayer (plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to, sizebuf_t *msg,
-				  int mask, int full)
+write_demoplayer (delta_t *delta, plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to,
+				  sizebuf_t *msg, int mask, int full)
 {
 	int         flags;
 	int         j;
@@ -455,12 +455,13 @@ write_demoplayer (plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to, sizebuf_t *msg,
 }
 
 static void
-write_player (plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to, sizebuf_t *msg, int mask,
-			  int full)
+write_player (delta_t *delta, plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to,
+			  sizebuf_t *msg, int mask, int full)
 {
 	int         flags = to->flags;
 	int         qf_bits = 0;
 	int         i;
+	int         ds = delta->delta_sequence & 0x7f;
 
 	if (full) {
 		flags |= PF_VELOCITY1 | PF_VELOCITY2 | PF_VELOCITY3 | PF_MODEL
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ write_player (plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to, sizebuf_t *msg, int mask,
 					  | PF_GLOWCOLOR | PF_COLORMOD | PF_FRAME2;
 			flags |= PF_QF;
 		}
+		ds = -1;
 	} else {
 		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 			if (from->velocity[i] != to->velocity[i])
@@ -504,6 +506,8 @@ write_player (plent_state_t *from, plent_state_t *to, sizebuf_t *msg, int mask,
 	flags &= mask;
 
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, svc_playerinfo);
+	if (delta->type == dt_tp_qtv)
+		MSG_WriteByte (msg, ds);
 	MSG_WriteByte (msg, to->number);
 	MSG_WriteShort (msg, flags);
 
@@ -560,7 +564,8 @@ SV_WritePlayersToClient (delta_t *delta, byte *pvs, sizebuf_t *msg)
 	packet_players_t *from_pack = 0;
 	plent_state_t dummy_player_state, *state = &dummy_player_state;
 	static plent_state_t null_player_state;
-	void (*write) (plent_state_t *, plent_state_t *, sizebuf_t *, int, int);
+	void (*write) (delta_t *, plent_state_t *, plent_state_t *, sizebuf_t *,
+				   int, int);
 
 	if (!null_player_state.alpha) {
 		null_player_state.alpha = 255;
@@ -586,7 +591,7 @@ SV_WritePlayersToClient (delta_t *delta, byte *pvs, sizebuf_t *msg)
 	if (delta->delta_sequence != -1) {
 		client_frame_t *fromframe;
 		fromframe = &delta->frames[delta->delta_sequence & UPDATE_MASK];
-		from_pack = &frame->players;
+		from_pack = &fromframe->players;
 		full = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -689,14 +694,17 @@ SV_WritePlayersToClient (delta_t *delta, byte *pvs, sizebuf_t *msg)
 			mask |= PF_WEAPONFRAME;
 
 		if (from_pack && from_pack->players) {
-			while (from_pack->players[k].number < state->number)
+			while (k < from_pack->num_players
+				   && from_pack->players[k].number < state->number)
 				k++;
-			if (from_pack->players[k].number == state->number) {
-				write (&from_pack->players[k], state, msg, mask, full);
+			if (k < from_pack->num_players
+				&& from_pack->players[k].number == state->number) {
+				write (delta, &from_pack->players[k], state, msg, mask, full);
 				continue;
 			}
+			full = 1;
 		}
-		write (&null_player_state, state, msg, mask, full);
+		write (delta, &null_player_state, state, msg, mask, full);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/qw/source/sv_recorder.c b/qw/source/sv_recorder.c
index 1e73b9d4a..78615bab6 100644
--- a/qw/source/sv_recorder.c
+++ b/qw/source/sv_recorder.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ SVR_AddUser (void (*write)(void *, sizebuf_t *, int), int (*frame)(void *),
 	r->next = sv.recorders;
 	sv.recorders = r;
 
+	r->delta.type = dt_tp_qtv;
 	r->delta.pvs = dt_pvs_none;
 	if (demo) {
 		r->delta.type = dt_tp_demo;