(svn r2339) - Fix: on a dedicated server, after the joining of a player, the player was set to player 0 instead of remaining OWNER_SPECTATOR. Fix this, and allow the dedicated server to execute commands (so 'patch <value>') now works and not only when a client is connected.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index 24f6817e1..44cb446d1 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -413,8 +413,9 @@ bool DoCommandP(TileIndex tile, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, CommandCallback *callback,
 	_error_message_2 = cmd >> 16;
 	_additional_cash_required = 0;
 
-	// spectator has no rights.
-	if (_current_player == OWNER_SPECTATOR) {
+	/** Spectator has no rights except for the dedicated server which
+	 * is a spectator but is the server, so can do anything */
+	if (_current_player == OWNER_SPECTATOR && !_network_dedicated) {
 		ShowErrorMessage(_error_message, _error_message_2, x, y);
 		_cmd_text = NULL;
 		return false;