engine: server: restore original PEntityOfEntIndex function, but still bug-compatible with GoldSrc

engine/server/sv_game.c

@@ -61,19 +61,26 @@ qboolean SV_CheckEdict( const edict_t *e, const char *file, const int line )
 #endif
 
 static edict_t *SV_PEntityOfEntIndex( const int iEntIndex, const qboolean allentities )
+{
+	if( iEntIndex >= 0 && iEntIndex < GI->max_edicts )
 	{
 		edict_t *pEdict = EDICT_NUM( iEntIndex );
 		qboolean player = allentities ? iEntIndex <= svs.maxclients : iEntIndex < svs.maxclients;
 
-	if( !SV_IsValidEdict( pEdict ))
+		if( !iEntIndex || FBitSet( host.features, ENGINE_QUAKE_COMPATIBLE ))
-		return NULL;
+			return pEdict; // just get access to array
 
-	if( !player && !pEdict->pvPrivateData )
+		if( SV_IsValidEdict( pEdict ) && pEdict->pvPrivateData )
-		return NULL;
+			return pEdict;
 
+		// g-cont: world and clients can be accessed even without private data
+		if( SV_IsValidEdict( pEdict ) && player )
 			return pEdict;
 	}
 
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 
 /*
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