Fix splitscreen, offline and death

src/d_netcmd.c

@@ -1317,6 +1317,10 @@ static void SendNameAndColor(void)
 		if (players[consoleplayer].mo)
 			players[consoleplayer].mo->color = players[consoleplayer].skincolor;
 
+		// Update follower for local games:
+		if (cv_follower.value >= 0 && cv_follower.value != players[consoleplayer].followerskin)
+			SetFollower(consoleplayer, cv_follower.value);
+
 		if (metalrecording)
 		{ // Metal Sonic is Sonic, obviously.
 			SetPlayerSkinByNum(consoleplayer, 0);
@@ -1453,6 +1457,10 @@ static void SendNameAndColor2(void)
 		if (players[secondplaya].mo)
 			players[secondplaya].mo->color = players[secondplaya].skincolor;
 
+		// Update follower for local games:
+		if (cv_follower2.value >= 0 && cv_follower2.value != players[secondplaya].followerskin)
+			SetFollower(secondplaya, cv_follower2.value);
+
 		if ((foundskin = R_SkinAvailable(cv_skin2.string)) != -1)
 		{
 			//boolean notsame;
@@ -1573,6 +1581,10 @@ static void SendNameAndColor3(void)
 		if (players[thirdplaya].mo)
 			players[thirdplaya].mo->color = players[thirdplaya].skincolor;
 
+		// Update follower for local games:
+		if (cv_follower3.value >= 0 && cv_follower3.value != players[thirdplaya].followerskin)
+			SetFollower(thirdplaya, cv_follower3.value);
+
 		if ((foundskin = R_SkinAvailable(cv_skin3.string)) != -1)
 		{
 			//boolean notsame;
@@ -1701,6 +1713,10 @@ static void SendNameAndColor4(void)
 		if (players[fourthplaya].mo)
 			players[fourthplaya].mo->color = players[fourthplaya].skincolor;
 
+		// Update follower for local games:
+		if (cv_follower4.value >= 0 && cv_follower4.value != players[fourthplaya].followerskin)
+			SetFollower(fourthplaya, cv_follower4.value);
+
 		if ((foundskin = R_SkinAvailable(cv_skin4.string)) != -1)
 		{
 			//boolean notsame;
@@ -2129,6 +2145,9 @@ void D_MapChange(INT32 mapnum, INT32 newgametype, boolean pencoremode, boolean r
 		}
 
 		chmappending++;
+
+		// send infos. This seems very dumb but we use this for offline games and followers as some kind of band aid
+
 		if (netgame)
 			WRITEUINT32(buf_p, M_RandomizedSeed()); // random seed
 		SendNetXCmd(XD_MAP, buf, buf_p - buf);

src/m_menu.c

@@ -8576,7 +8576,7 @@ static void M_SetupMultiPlayer2(INT32 choice)
 	setupm_cvskin = &cv_skin2;
 	setupm_cvcolor = &cv_playercolor2;
 	setupm_cvname = &cv_playername2;
-	setupm_cvfollower = &cv_follower;
+	setupm_cvfollower = &cv_follower2;
 
 	setupm_fakefollower = atoi(setupm_cvfollower->string);	// update fake follower value
 
@@ -8616,7 +8616,7 @@ static void M_SetupMultiPlayer3(INT32 choice)
 	setupm_cvskin = &cv_skin3;
 	setupm_cvcolor = &cv_playercolor3;
 	setupm_cvname = &cv_playername3;
-	setupm_cvfollower = &cv_follower;
+	setupm_cvfollower = &cv_follower3;
 
 	setupm_fakefollower = atoi(setupm_cvfollower->string);	// update fake follower value
 
@@ -8656,7 +8656,7 @@ static void M_SetupMultiPlayer4(INT32 choice)
 	setupm_cvskin = &cv_skin4;
 	setupm_cvcolor = &cv_playercolor4;
 	setupm_cvname = &cv_playername4;
-	setupm_cvfollower = &cv_follower;
+	setupm_cvfollower = &cv_follower4;
 
 	setupm_fakefollower = atoi(setupm_cvfollower->string);	// update fake follower value
 

src/p_user.c

@@ -9044,8 +9044,8 @@ static void P_HandleFollower(player_t *player)
 				player->follower->extravalue1 = 2;
 				P_SetFollowerState(player->follower, fl.hurtstate);
 			}
-			if (player->mo->health <= 0)	// if dead, snap to z pos
+			if (player->mo->health <= 0)	// if dead, follow the player's z momentum exactly so they both look like they die at the same speed.
-				player->follower->z = sz;
+				player->follower->momz = player->mo->momz;
 		}
 		else if (player->speed > 10*player->mo->scale)
 		{
@@ -9151,6 +9151,9 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 		player->awayviewtics = 0; // reset to zero
 	}
 
+	// Run followes here. We need them to run even when we're dead to follow through what we're doing.
+	P_HandleFollower(player);
+
 	/*
 	if (player->pflags & PF_GLIDING)
 	{
@@ -9622,9 +9625,6 @@ void P_PlayerThink(player_t *player)
 
 	K_KartPlayerThink(player, cmd); // SRB2kart
 
-	// we're done doing all of this, now take care of followers...
-	P_HandleFollower(player);
-
 /*
 //	Colormap verification
 	{