From 7d87d65a3fc5c4b5b6241c352d82102032d8a2e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alibek Omarov Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:05:04 +0500 Subject: [PATCH] engine: server: lift down Host_Error on NULL name in PrecacheModel --- engine/server/sv_game.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/engine/server/sv_game.c b/engine/server/sv_game.c index e8da44c0..226a39ba 100644 --- a/engine/server/sv_game.c +++ b/engine/server/sv_game.c @@ -1286,7 +1286,8 @@ static int GAME_EXPORT pfnPrecacheModel( const char *s ) if( COM_StringEmptyOrNULL( s )) { - Host_Error( "%s: NULL pointer or empty string as model name\n", __func__ ); + // GoldSrc does Host_Error here, we are returning world as that's safe and doesn't break existing Xash games + Con_Printf( S_WARN "%s: NULL pointer or empty string as model name, returning world...\n", __func__ ); return 0; }