Worked around the PlayerNames to decrease game-time scoreboard updates.

stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ NetworkSyncManager::NetworkSyncManager( LoadingWindow *ld )
 	useSMserver = false;
 	m_startupStatus = 0;	//By default, connection not tried.
 
+	m_ActivePlayers = 0;
+
 	StartUp();
 }
 
@@ -500,7 +502,7 @@ void NetworkSyncManager::ProcessInput()
 				case 0:
 					ColumnData = "Names\n";
 					for (i=0;i<NumberPlayers;i++)
-						ColumnData += m_packet.ReadNT() + "\n";
+						ColumnData += m_PlayerNames[m_packet.Read1()] + "\n";
 					break;
 				case 1:
 					ColumnData = "Combo\n";
@@ -555,6 +557,23 @@ void NetworkSyncManager::ProcessInput()
 				SCREENMAN->SendMessageToTopScreen( SM_ChangeSong );
 			}
 			break;
+		case 9:
+			{
+				int ServerMaxPlayers=m_packet.Read1();
+				int PlayersInThisPacket=m_packet.Read1();
+				m_PlayerStatus.clear();
+				m_PlayerNames.clear();
+				m_ActivePlayers = 0;
+				for (int i=0; i<PlayersInThisPacket; i++)
+				{
+					int PStatus = m_packet.Read1();
+					if ( PStatus > 0 )
+						m_ActivePlayers++;
+					m_PlayerStatus.push_back( PStatus );
+					m_PlayerNames.push_back( m_packet.ReadNT() );
+				}
+			}
+			break;
 		}
 		m_packet.ClearPacket();
 	}

stepmania/src/NetworkSyncManager.h

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 
 #include "PlayerNumber.h"
 
+
 class LoadingWindow;
 
+#define NETMAXPLAYERS 32
 const int NETPROTOCOLVERSION=1;
 const int NETMAXBUFFERSIZE=1020; //1024 - 4 bytes for EzSockets
 
@@ -62,12 +64,15 @@ public:
 
 	void DisplayStartupStatus();	//Used to note user if connect attempt was sucessful or not.
 
-	int m_playerLife[NUM_PLAYERS];	//Life
+	int m_playerLife[NUM_PLAYERS];	//Life (used for sending to server)
 
 	void Update(float fDeltaTime);
 
 	bool useSMserver;
 
+	int m_ActivePlayers;
+	vector <int> m_PlayerStatus;
+	vector <CString> m_PlayerNames;
 
 	//Used togeather for 
 	bool ChangedScoreboard(int Column);	//If scoreboard changed since this function last called, then true.