Remove PacketServer auto select

PacketServer has the tendency to amplify netgame latency times, so it
really shouldn't be auto selected.
Added a notice in case it's used.
This commit is contained in:
Edward Richardson 2014-10-05 18:32:32 +13:00
parent ae71f94ed2
commit 0c1fde81ad
1 changed files with 11 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ void PlayerIsGone (int netnode, int netconsole)
// Pick a new network arbitrator
for (int i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
{
if (playeringame[i] && !players[i].isbot)
if (i != netconsole && playeringame[i] && !players[i].isbot)
{
Net_Arbitrator = i;
players[i].settings_controller = true;
@ -1725,10 +1725,19 @@ void D_CheckNetGame (void)
resendto[i] = 0; // which tic to start sending
}
// Packet server has proven to be rather slow over the internet. Print a warning about it.
v = Args->CheckValue("-netmode");
if (v != NULL && (atoi(v) != 0))
{
Printf(TEXTCOLOR_YELLOW "Notice: Using PacketServer (netmode 1) over the internet is unreliable and is prone to running too slow on some internet configurations."
"\nIf the game is running well below excpected speeds, use netmode 0 (P2P) instead.\n");
}
// I_InitNetwork sets doomcom and netgame
if (I_InitNetwork ())
{
NetMode = NET_PacketServer;
// For now, stop auto selecting PacketServer, as it's more likely to cause confusion.
//NetMode = NET_PacketServer;
}
if (doomcom.id != DOOMCOM_ID)
{