Fix centerprint messages not shown for an instant when they are forced to expire...

diff --git a/qcsrc/client/hud/panel/centerprint.qc b/qcsrc/client/hud/panel/centerprint.qc
index e2e82acffe4efa33ab7275d2bfdb776399da0f70..118f9bde6cba50b6ac60343908c9a1d6585396df 100644 (file)
--- a/qcsrc/client/hud/panel/centerprint.qc
+++ b/qcsrc/client/hud/panel/centerprint.qc
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ void centerprint_generic(int new_id, string strMessage, float duration, int coun
                        {
                                // fade out the current msg (duration and countdown_num are ignored)
                                centerprint_time[j] = min(5, autocvar_hud_panel_centerprint_fade_out);
-                               if (centerprint_expire_time[j] > time + min(5, autocvar_hud_panel_centerprint_fade_out) || centerprint_expire_time[j] < time)
-                                       centerprint_expire_time[j] = time + min(5, autocvar_hud_panel_centerprint_fade_out);
+                               centerprint_expire_time[j] = -1; // don't use the variable time here!
                                return;
                        }
                        break; // found a msg with the same id, at position j
@@ -80,14 +79,14 @@ void centerprint_generic(int new_id, string strMessage, float duration, int coun
        if (duration < 0)
        {
                centerprint_time[j] = -1;
-               centerprint_expire_time[j] = time;
+               centerprint_expire_time[j] = -1; // don't use the variable time here!
        }
        else
        {
                if(duration == 0)
                        duration = max(1, autocvar_hud_panel_centerprint_time);
                centerprint_time[j] = duration;
-               centerprint_expire_time[j] = time + duration;
+               centerprint_expire_time[j] = -1; // don't use the variable time here!
        }
        centerprint_countdown_num[j] = countdown_num;
 }
@@ -228,6 +227,13 @@ void HUD_CenterPrint ()
        {
                if (j == CENTERPRINT_MAX_MSGS)
                        j = 0;
+               if (centerprint_expire_time[j] == -1)
+               {
+                       // here we are sure the time variable is not altered by CSQC_Ent_Update
+                       centerprint_expire_time[j] = time;
+                       if (centerprint_time[j] > 0)
+                               centerprint_expire_time[j] += centerprint_time[j];
+               }
                if (centerprint_expire_time[j] <= time)
                {
                        if (centerprint_countdown_num[j] && centerprint_time[j] > 0)