Track player Flybot767 spawns using a mobj pointer instead of a flag in the stunned timer

src/d_player.h

@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ struct player_t
 	UINT16 tumbleHeight;	// In *mobjscaled* fracunits, or mfu, not raw fu
 	UINT16 stunned;			// Number of tics during which rings cannot be picked up
 	UINT8 stunnedCombo;		// Number of hits sustained while stunned, reduces consecutive stun penalties
+	mobj_t *flybot;			// One Flybot767 circling the player while stunned
 	UINT8 justDI;			// Turn-lockout timer to briefly prevent unintended turning after DI, resets when actionable or no input
 	boolean flipDI;			// Bananas flip the DI direction. Was a bug, but it made bananas much more interesting.
 

src/k_kart.c

@@ -9738,23 +9738,17 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 		&& P_IsObjectOnGround(player->mo)
 	)
 	{
-		// MEGA FUCKING HACK BECAUSE P_SAVEG MOBJS ARE FULL
-		// Would updating player_saveflags to 32 bits have any negative consequences?
-		// For now, player->stunned 16th bit is a flag to determine whether the flybots were spawned
-
 		// timer counts down at triple speed while spindashing
-		player->stunned = (player->stunned & 0x8000) | max(0, (player->stunned & 0x7FFF) - (player->spindash ? 3 : 1));
+		player->stunned = max(0, player->stunned - (player->spindash ? 3 : 1));
 
-		// when timer reaches 0, reset the flag and stun combo counter
-		if ((player->stunned & 0x7FFF) == 0)
+		// when timer reaches 0, reset the stun combo counter
+		if (player->stunned == 0)
 		{
-			player->stunned = 0;
 			player->stunnedCombo = 0;
 		}
 		// otherwise if the flybots aren't spawned, spawn them now!
-		else if ((player->stunned & 0x8000) == 0)
+		else if (P_MobjWasRemoved(player->flybot))
 		{
-			player->stunned |= 0x8000;
 			Obj_SpawnFlybotsForPlayer(player);
 		}
 	}

src/k_objects.h

@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ void Obj_DestroyedKartParticleLanding(mobj_t *part);
 void Obj_SpawnFlybotsForPlayer(player_t *player);
 void Obj_FlybotThink(mobj_t *flybot);
 void Obj_FlybotDeath(mobj_t *flybot);
+void Obj_FlybotRemoved(mobj_t *flybot);
 
 /* Pulley */
 void Obj_PulleyThink(mobj_t *root);

src/lua_playerlib.c

@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->stunned);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"stunnedcombo"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->stunnedCombo);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"flybot"))
+		LUA_PushUserdata(L, plr->flybot, META_MOBJ);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"justdi"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->justDI);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"flipdi"))
@@ -898,6 +900,13 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		plr->stunned = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"stunnedcombo"))
 		plr->stunnedCombo = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"flybot"))
+	{
+		mobj_t *mo = NULL;
+		if (!lua_isnil(L, 3))
+			mo = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 3, META_MOBJ));
+		P_SetTarget(&plr->flybot, mo);
+	}
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"justdi"))
 		plr->justDI = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"flipdi"))

src/objects/flybot767.c

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void Obj_SpawnFlybotsForPlayer(player_t *player)
 {
 	UINT8 i;
 	mobj_t *mo = player->mo;
+	mobj_t *hprev = mo;
 	fixed_t radius = mo->radius;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < FLYBOT_QUANTITY; i++)
@@ -61,6 +62,17 @@ void Obj_SpawnFlybotsForPlayer(player_t *player)
 		flybot->movedir = flybot->old_angle = flybot->angle = angle + ANGLE_90;
 		flybot->old_z = SetFlybotZ(flybot);
 		flybot->renderflags |= (i * RF_DONTDRAW);
+
+		if (hprev->player)
+		{
+			P_SetTarget(&player->flybot, flybot);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			P_SetTarget(&hprev->hnext, flybot);
+			P_SetTarget(&flybot->hprev, hprev);
+		}
+		hprev = flybot;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +92,7 @@ void Obj_FlybotThink(mobj_t *flybot)
 
 	if (mo->player)
 	{
-		if (((stunned = mo->player->stunned & 0x7FFF) == 0) || (mo->player->playerstate == PST_DEAD))
+		if (((stunned = mo->player->stunned) == 0) || (mo->player->playerstate == PST_DEAD))
 		{
 			P_KillMobj(flybot, NULL, NULL, 0);
 			return;
@@ -120,6 +132,11 @@ void Obj_FlybotDeath(mobj_t *flybot)
 
 	if (!P_MobjWasRemoved(mo))
 	{
+		if (mo->player && (flybot == mo->player->flybot))
+		{
+			P_SetTarget(&mo->player->flybot, NULL);
+		}
+
 		mom.x = mo->momx;
 		mom.y = mo->momy;
 		mom.z = mo->momz;
@@ -140,3 +157,12 @@ void Obj_FlybotDeath(mobj_t *flybot)
 		angle += ANGLE_90;
 	}
 }
+
+void Obj_FlybotRemoved(mobj_t *flybot)
+{
+	mobj_t *mo = flybot->target;
+	if (!P_MobjWasRemoved(mo) && mo->player && (flybot == mo->player->flybot))
+	{
+		P_SetTarget(&mo->player->flybot, NULL);
+	}
+}

src/p_inter.c

@@ -3504,7 +3504,8 @@ boolean P_DamageMobj(mobj_t *target, mobj_t *inflictor, mobj_t *source, INT32 da
 			{
 				player->stunnedCombo++;
 			}
-			player->stunned = (player->stunned & 0x8000) | min(0x7FFF, (player->stunned & 0x7FFF) + stunTics);
+			stunTics = min(player->stunned + stunTics, UINT16_MAX);
+			player->stunned = stunTics;
 			#undef MIN_STUNTICS
 			#undef MAX_STUNTICS
 

src/p_mobj.c

@@ -11855,6 +11855,11 @@ void P_RemoveMobj(mobj_t *mobj)
 			Obj_UnlinkRocks(mobj);
 			break;
 		}
+		case MT_FLYBOT767:
+		{
+			Obj_FlybotRemoved(mobj);
+			break;
+		}
 		default:
 		{
 			break;

src/p_saveg.cpp

@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ static savebuffer_t *current_savebuffer;
 #define ARCHIVEBLOCK_WAYPOINTS		0x7F46498F
 #define ARCHIVEBLOCK_RNG			0x7FAAB5BD
 
-// Note: This cannot be bigger
-// than an UINT16 (for now)
+// Note: This cannot have more than 32 entries
 typedef enum
 {
 	AWAYVIEW   = 0x0001,
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ typedef enum
 	BARRIER = 0x4000,
 	BALLHOGRETICULE = 0x8000,
 	STONESHOE = 0x10000,
+	FLYBOT = 0x20000,
 } player_saveflags;
 
 static inline void P_ArchivePlayer(savebuffer_t *save)
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		if (players[i].stoneShoe)
 			flags |= STONESHOE;
 
+		if (players[i].flybot)
+			flags |= FLYBOT;
+
 		WRITEUINT32(save->p, flags);
 
 		if (flags & SKYBOXVIEW)
@@ -418,6 +421,9 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		if (flags & STONESHOE)
 			WRITEUINT32(save->p, players[i].stoneShoe->mobjnum);
 
+		if (flags & FLYBOT)
+			WRITEUINT32(save->p, players[i].flybot->mobjnum);
+
 		WRITEUINT32(save->p, (UINT32)players[i].followitem);
 
 		WRITEUINT32(save->p, players[i].charflags);
@@ -1073,6 +1079,9 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		if (flags & STONESHOE)
 			players[i].stoneShoe = (mobj_t *)(size_t)READUINT32(save->p);
 
+		if (flags & FLYBOT)
+			players[i].flybot = (mobj_t *)(size_t)READUINT32(save->p);
+
 		players[i].followitem = (mobjtype_t)READUINT32(save->p);
 
 		//SetPlayerSkinByNum(i, players[i].skin);
@@ -6232,6 +6241,11 @@ static void P_RelinkPointers(void)
 			if (!RelinkMobj(&players[i].stoneShoe))
 				CONS_Debug(DBG_GAMELOGIC, "stoneShoe not found on player %d\n", i);
 		}
+		if (players[i].flybot)
+		{
+			if (!RelinkMobj(&players[i].flybot))
+				CONS_Debug(DBG_GAMELOGIC, "flybot not found on player %d\n", i);
+		}
 	}
 }