- do not call handleEvents outside the main loop.

In other places I_GetEvent should be used to call the system's message pump and keep the app responsive, but all game side processing should be skipped.

source/blood/src/blood.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "baselayer.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "common_game.h"
+#include "g_input.h"
 
 #include "db.h"
 #include "blood.h"
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ void PreloadTiles(void)
     fxPrecache();
     gibPrecache();
 
-    gameHandleEvents();
+    I_GetEvent();
 }
 
 void PreloadCache(void)
@@ -336,8 +337,7 @@ void PreloadCache(void)
             if (r_precache) PrecacheHardwareTextures(i);
 
             if ((++cnt & 7) == 0)
-                gameHandleEvents();
-
+                I_GetEvent();
         }
     }
     memset(gotpic,0,sizeof(gotpic));
@@ -621,13 +621,13 @@ void ProcessFrame(void)
     sfxUpdate3DSounds();
     if (gMe->hand == 1)
     {
-#define CHOKERATE 8
-#define TICRATE 30
+        const int CHOKERATE = 8;
+        const int COUNTRATE = 30;
         gChokeCounter += CHOKERATE;
-        while (gChokeCounter >= TICRATE)
+        while (gChokeCounter >= COUNTRATE)
         {
             gChoke.at1c(gMe);
-            gChokeCounter -= TICRATE;
+            gChokeCounter -= COUNTRATE;
         }
     }
     gLevelTime++;
@@ -636,14 +636,17 @@ void ProcessFrame(void)
     if ((gGameOptions.uGameFlags&1) != 0 && !gStartNewGame)
     {
         ready2send = 0;
+#if 0
         if (gNetPlayers > 1 && gNetMode == NETWORK_SERVER && gPacketMode == PACKETMODE_1 && myconnectindex == connecthead)
         {
             while (gNetFifoMasterTail < gNetFifoTail)
             {
-                gameHandleEvents();
+                netGetPackets();
+                h andleevents();
                 netMasterUpdate();
             }
         }
+#endif
         seqKillAll();
         if (gGameOptions.uGameFlags&2)
         {
@@ -932,7 +935,8 @@ int GameInterface::app_main()
        if (gamestate == GS_STARTUP) gameInit();
 
         commonTicker(playvideo);
-        gameHandleEvents();
+        netGetPackets();
+        handleevents();
         updatePauseStatus();
         D_ProcessEvents();
         ctrlGetInput();

source/blood/src/common_game.h

@@ -485,12 +485,6 @@ extern void G_ExtInit(void);
 extern void G_SetupGlobalPsky(void);
 
 
-static inline int gameHandleEvents(void)
-{
-    netGetPackets();
-    return handleevents();
-}
-
 #pragma pack(push,1)
 
 #if 0

source/common/engine/g_input.h

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ void I_PutInClipboard (const char *str);
 FString I_GetFromClipboard (bool use_primary_selection);
 void I_SetMouseCapture();
 void I_ReleaseMouseCapture();
-
+void I_GetEvent();

source/core/screenjob.cpp

@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ public:
 			if (completion) completion(false);
 			return false;
 		}
-		handleevents();
 		if (actionState == State_Clear)
 		{
 			actionState = State_Run;

source/games/duke/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Prepared for public release: 03/21/2003 - Charlie Wiederhold, 3D Realms
 
 #include "ns.h"	// Must come before everything else!
 
+#include "g_input.h"
 #include "duke3d.h"
 
 #include "superfasthash.h"
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ void GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 		while (S_CheckSoundPlaying(skillsound))
 		{
 			S_Update();
-			handleevents();
+			I_GetEvent();
 		}
 	}
 	ud.m_respawn_monsters = (gs.Skill == 3);

source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp

@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ void donewgame(MapRecord* map, int sk)
 template<class func>
 void newgame(MapRecord* map, int sk, func completion)
 {
-    handleevents();
     ready2send = 0;
 
     auto completion1 = [=](bool res)

source/games/duke/src/sounds.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ source as it is released.
 #include "ns.h"	// Must come before everything else!
 
 #include "compat.h"
+#include "g_input.h"
 
 #include "duke3d.h"
 #include "raze_music.h"
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ void S_CacheAllSounds(void)
 	{
 		soundEngine->CacheSound(&snd);
 		if (((++i)&31) == 0)
-			handleevents();
+			I_GetEvent();
 	}
 }
 

source/sw/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 #include "ns.h"	// Must come before everything else!
 #include "build.h"
+#include "g_input.h"
 
 #include "names2.h"
 #include "panel.h"
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ void GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 	while (soundEngine->IsSourcePlayingSomething(SOURCE_None, nullptr, CHAN_VOICE))
 	{
 		DoUpdateSounds();
-		handleevents();
+		I_GetEvent();
 	}
 }
 

source/sw/src/game.cpp

@@ -412,21 +412,8 @@ bool InitGame()
     InitPalette();
     // sets numplayers, connecthead, connectpoint2, myconnectindex
 
-#if 0
-    if (!firstnet)
-        initmultiplayers(0, NULL, 0, 0, 0);
-    else if (initmultiplayersparms(argc - firstnet, &argv[firstnet]))
-    {
-        Printf("Waiting for players...\n");
-        while (initmultiplayerscycle())
-        {
-            handleevents();
-            }
-        }
-#else
 	numplayers = 1; myconnectindex = 0;
 	connecthead = 0; connectpoint2[0] = -1;
-#endif
     initsynccrc();
 
     // code to duplicate packets