Fix: [Network] don't show "server doesn't respond" while in queue

Send all clients in the queue every game-day a packet that they
are still in the queue.

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/network/network_server.cpp b/src/network/network_server.cpp
index bef5a5350..9e4d0d88f 100644
--- a/src/network/network_server.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_server.cpp
@@ -1873,6 +1873,21 @@ void NetworkServer_Tick(bool send_frame)
 				}
 				break;
 
+			case NetworkClientSocket::STATUS_MAP_WAIT:
+				/* Send every two seconds a packet to the client, to make sure
+				 * he knows the server is still there; just someone else is
+				 * still receiving the map. */
+				if (std::chrono::steady_clock::now() > cs->last_packet + std::chrono::seconds(2)) {
+					cs->SendWait();
+					/* We need to reset the timer, as otherwise we will be
+					 * spamming the client. Strictly speaking this variable
+					 * tracks when we last received a packet from the client,
+					 * but as he is waiting, he will not send us any till we
+					 * start sending him data. */
+					cs->last_packet = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+				}
+				break;
+
 			case NetworkClientSocket::STATUS_MAP:
 				/* Downloading the map... this is the amount of time since starting the saving. */
 				if (lag > _settings_client.network.max_download_time) {
@@ -1902,11 +1917,6 @@ void NetworkServer_Tick(bool send_frame)
 				}
 				break;
 
-			case NetworkClientSocket::STATUS_MAP_WAIT:
-				/* This is an internal state where we do not wait
-				 * on the client to move to a different state. */
-				break;
-
 			case NetworkClientSocket::STATUS_END:
 				/* Bad server/code. */
 				NOT_REACHED();
diff --git a/src/network/network_server.h b/src/network/network_server.h
index 4e099a7fa..77612fdc8 100644
--- a/src/network/network_server.h
+++ b/src/network/network_server.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ protected:
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendCompanyInfo();
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendNewGRFCheck();
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendWelcome();
-	NetworkRecvStatus SendWait();
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendNeedGamePassword();
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendNeedCompanyPassword();
 
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@ public:
 
 	void CheckNextClientToSendMap(NetworkClientSocket *ignore_cs = nullptr);
 
+	NetworkRecvStatus SendWait();
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendMap();
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendErrorQuit(ClientID client_id, NetworkErrorCode errorno);
 	NetworkRecvStatus SendQuit(ClientID client_id);