From 0b60831189184c985b730932b6e26f6ada3d9558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alug <alufoliehorst@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 20:49:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] dont call CON_Drawer during frameskip, just call
 CON_MoveConsole instead

fixes the issue at hand, without making the console flicker in gifs
sigh....
---
 src/console.c  | 11 ++++++++---
 src/console.h  |  1 +
 src/d_main.cpp |  6 +++---
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index deae1fe9b..14c295e2c 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -631,12 +631,18 @@ static void CON_ChangeHeight(void)
 
 // Handles Console moves in/out of screen (per frame)
 //
-static void CON_MoveConsole(void)
+void CON_MoveConsole(void)
 {
 	static fixed_t fracmovement = 0;
 
 	Lock_state();
 
+	if (con_curlines == con_destlines)
+	{
+		Unlock_state();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// instant
 	if (!cons_speed.value)
 	{
@@ -1620,8 +1626,7 @@ void CON_Drawer(void)
 	}
 
 	// console movement
-	if (con_curlines != con_destlines)
-		CON_MoveConsole();
+	CON_MoveConsole();
 
 	if (con_curlines > 0)
 		CON_DrawConsole();
diff --git a/src/console.h b/src/console.h
index bcc503a21..21bb81aa5 100644
--- a/src/console.h
+++ b/src/console.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void CON_ClearHUD(void); // clear heads up messages
 
 void CON_Ticker(void);
 void CON_Drawer(void);
+void CON_MoveConsole(void);
 void CONS_Error(const char *msg); // print out error msg, and wait a key
 
 // force console to move out
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 631b94e3c..1af4e6b74 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -1089,9 +1089,9 @@ void D_SRB2Loop(void)
 			}
 			else if (!dedicated && frameskip)
 			{
-				// always update console and hud
-				// otherwise it may take minutes to open it
-				CON_Drawer();
+				// always update console movement
+				// otherwise it will takes literal ages to open
+				CON_MoveConsole();
 			}
 		}