Flashes don't need a queue now that interface events exist.

zscript/handler/swwm_handler.zsc

@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ Class SWWMHandler : EventHandler
 			}
 		}
 		OnelinerTick();
-		FlashTick();
 		ItemCountTrack();
 		CombatTrack();
 		OneHundredPercentCheck();
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ Class SWWMHandler : EventHandler
 	override void PostUiTick()
 	{
 		OnelinerUITick();
-		FlashUITick();
 		VanillaBossUITick();
 		// corruption cards dialogue
 		if ( ccloaded && !gdat.ccstartonce && !cardmessaged && (gamestate == GS_LEVEL) )

zscript/handler/swwm_handler_flash.zsc

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 extend Class SWWMHandler
 {
-	transient Array<QueuedFlash> flashes;
+	// interface event has to read from these
+	transient Actor flash_camera;
+	transient Color flash_color;
+	transient int flash_duration;
 	// heal/armor flashes need to be handled here so they don't stack
 	transient int hflash[MAXPLAYERS], aflash[MAXPLAYERS];
 
@@ -24,34 +27,14 @@ extend Class SWWMHandler
 	{
 		// don't flash when paused
 		if ( menuactive && (menuactive != Menu.OnNoPause) ) return;
-		QueuedFlash qf = new("QueuedFlash");
-		qf.duration = duration;
-		qf.c = c;
-		qf.tic = gametic;
-		qf.cam = camera;
 		let hnd = SWWMHandler(EventHandler.Find("SWWMHandler"));
-		if ( !hnd ) return;	// not supposed to happen
-		hnd.flashes.push(qf);
+		if ( !hnd ) return;
+		hnd.flash_camera = camera;
+		hnd.flash_color = c;
+		hnd.flash_duration = duration;
+		EventHandler.SendInterfaceEvent(consoleplayer,"swwmdoflash");
 	}
 
-	private void FlashTick()
-	{
-		for ( int i=0; i<flashes.size(); i++ )
-		{
-			if ( flashes[i].tic >= gametic ) continue;
-			flashes.Delete(i);
-			i--;
-		}
-	}
-	private ui void FlashUITick()
-	{
-		for ( int i=0; i<flashes.size(); i++ )
-		{
-			if ( flashes[i].tic < gametic ) continue;
-			GenericFlash gf = new("GenericFlash").Setup(flashes[i].cam,flashes[i].c,flashes[i].duration);
-			StatusBar.AttachMessage(gf,0,BaseStatusBar.HUDMSGLayer_UnderHUD);
-		}
-	}
 	private ui void FlashRender( RenderEvent e )
 	{
 		int camplayer = players[consoleplayer].Camera.PlayerNumber();

zscript/handler/swwm_handler_process.zsc

@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ extend Class SWWMHandler
 			bar.ntagtic = level.totaltime;
 			bar.ntagcol = nametagcolor;
 		}
+		else if ( e.Name ~== "swwmdoflash" )
+		{
+			GenericFlash gf = new("GenericFlash").Setup(flash_camera,flash_color,flash_duration);
+			StatusBar.AttachMessage(gf,0,BaseStatusBar.HUDMSGLayer_UnderHUD);
+		}
 	}
 
 	override void NetworkProcess( ConsoleEvent e )

zscript/hud/swwm_hudextra.zsc

@@ -156,14 +156,6 @@ Class GenericFlash : HUDMessageBase
 	}
 }
 
-Class QueuedFlash
-{
-	Color c;
-	int duration;
-	int tic;
-	Actor cam;
-}
-
 // Achievement notification
 Class SWWMAchievementNotification : HUDMessageBase
 {