From 6f605e00371ad0be6179b1aa966c509504142662 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dashodanger <none@none.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:50:53 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Allow co-op bots to spawn regardless of co-op player starts

---
 source_files/edge/e_player.cc  | 5 ++++-
 source_files/edge/m_netgame.cc | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/source_files/edge/e_player.cc b/source_files/edge/e_player.cc
index a0d57cb68..2a8407b44 100644
--- a/source_files/edge/e_player.cc
+++ b/source_files/edge/e_player.cc
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ void CoopSpawnPlayer(Player *p)
     int begin = p->player_number_;
 
     // try to spawn at one of the other players spots
+    // if unobstructed
     for (int j = 0; j < (int)coop_starts.size(); j++)
     {
         int i = (begin + j) % (int)coop_starts.size();
@@ -508,7 +509,9 @@ void CoopSpawnPlayer(Player *p)
             return;
     }
 
-    FatalError("No usable player start found!\n");
+    // last resort, just pick one at random (in co-op bots and players
+    // will not clip or telefrag so this should be fine)
+    P_SpawnPlayer(p, &coop_starts[RandomByte() % (int)coop_starts.size()], false);
 }
 
 static SpawnPoint *GameFindHubPlayer(int player_number_, int tag)
diff --git a/source_files/edge/m_netgame.cc b/source_files/edge/m_netgame.cc
index 57fe3631e..599045266 100644
--- a/source_files/edge/m_netgame.cc
+++ b/source_files/edge/m_netgame.cc
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ static void HostChangeOption(int opt, int key)
         host_want_bots += dir;
 
         if (host_want_bots < 0)
-            host_want_bots = 3;
-        else if (host_want_bots > 3)
+            host_want_bots = kMaximumPlayers-1;
+        else if (host_want_bots > kMaximumPlayers-1)
             host_want_bots = 0;
 
         break;