Item dist scales with low player count instead of just odds, you can change some cvars during start countdown

src/d_netcmd.c

@@ -5208,24 +5208,53 @@ static void BaseNumLaps_OnChange(void)
 
 static void KartFrantic_OnChange(void)
 {
-	if ((boolean)cv_kartfrantic.value != franticitems && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
+	if ((boolean)cv_kartfrantic.value != franticitems && gamestate == GS_LEVEL && leveltime > starttime)
 		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Frantic items will be turned %s next round.\n"), cv_kartfrantic.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+	else
+	{
+		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Frantic items has been turned %s.\n"), cv_kartfrantic.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+		franticitems = (boolean)cv_kartfrantic.value;
+	}
 }
 
 static void KartSpeed_OnChange(void)
 {
-	if ((UINT8)cv_kartspeed.value != gamespeed && G_RaceGametype() && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
+	if (G_RaceGametype())
-		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Game speed will be changed to \"%s\" next round.\n"), cv_kartspeed.string);
+	{
+		if ((UINT8)cv_kartspeed.value != gamespeed && gamestate == GS_LEVEL && leveltime > starttime)
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Game speed will be changed to \"%s\" next round.\n"), cv_kartspeed.string);
+		else
+		{
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Game speed has been changed to \"%s\".\n"), cv_kartspeed.string);
+			gamespeed = (UINT8)cv_kartspeed.value;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void KartMirror_OnChange(void)
 {
-	if ((boolean)cv_kartmirror.value != mirrormode && G_RaceGametype() && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
+	if (G_RaceGametype())
-		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Mirror Mode will be turned %s next round.\n"), cv_kartmirror.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+	{
+		if ((boolean)cv_kartmirror.value != mirrormode && gamestate == GS_LEVEL /*&& leveltime > starttime*/)
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Mirrored tracks will be turned %s next round.\n"), cv_kartmirror.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+		else
+		{
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Mirrored tracks has been turned %s.\n"), cv_kartmirror.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+			mirrormode = (boolean)cv_kartmirror.value;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void KartComeback_OnChange(void)
 {
-	if ((boolean)cv_kartcomeback.value != comeback && G_BattleGametype() && gamestate == GS_LEVEL)
+	if (G_BattleGametype())
-		CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Karma Comeback will be turned %s next round.\n"), cv_kartcomeback.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+	{
+		if ((boolean)cv_kartcomeback.value != comeback && gamestate == GS_LEVEL && leveltime > starttime)
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Karma Comeback will be turned %s next round.\n"), cv_kartcomeback.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+		else
+		{
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("Karma Comeback has been turned %s.\n"), cv_kartcomeback.value ? M_GetText("on") : M_GetText("off"));
+			comeback = (boolean)cv_kartcomeback.value;
+		}
+	}
 }

src/k_kart.c

@@ -607,6 +607,8 @@ static INT32 K_KartGetItemOdds(UINT8 pos, SINT8 item, fixed_t mashed)
 													players[first].mo->z - players[second].mo->z) / mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->mobj_scale;
 		if (franticitems)
 			secondist = (15*secondist/14);
+		if (pingame < 6 && !G_BattleGametype())
+			secondist = ((28+(6-pingame))*secondist/28);
 	}
 
 	// POWERITEMODDS handles all of the "frantic item" related functionality, for all of our powerful items.
@@ -618,8 +620,8 @@ static INT32 K_KartGetItemOdds(UINT8 pos, SINT8 item, fixed_t mashed)
 #define POWERITEMODDS(odds) \
 	if (franticitems) \
 		odds *= 2; \
-	if (pingame < 5 && !G_BattleGametype()) \
+	if (pingame < 6 && !G_BattleGametype()) \
-		odds = FixedMul(odds*FRACUNIT, FRACUNIT+min((5-pingame)*(FRACUNIT/34), FRACUNIT))/FRACUNIT; \
+		odds = FixedMul(odds*FRACUNIT, FRACUNIT+min((6-pingame)*(FRACUNIT/25), FRACUNIT))/FRACUNIT; \
 	if (mashed > 0) \
 		odds = FixedDiv(odds*FRACUNIT, mashed+FRACUNIT)/FRACUNIT \
 
@@ -853,6 +855,8 @@ static void K_KartItemRoulette(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 
 		if (franticitems) // Frantic items make the distances between everyone artifically higher, for crazier items
 			pdis = (15*pdis/14);
+		if (pingame < 6 && !G_BattleGametype())
+			pdis = ((28+(6-pingame))*pdis/28);
 
 		if (pingame == 1 && oddsvalid[0])					// Record Attack, or just alone
 			useodds = 0;
@@ -4043,8 +4047,8 @@ void K_CheckBumpers(void)
 		winnerscoreadd -= players[i].marescore;
 	}
 
-	/*if (numingame <= 1)
+	if (numingame <= 1)
-		return;*/
+		return;
 
 	if (winnernum > -1 && playeringame[winnernum])
 	{

src/p_setup.c

@@ -2997,15 +2997,15 @@ boolean P_SetupLevel(boolean skipprecip)
 	else
 	{
 		if (G_BattleGametype())
+		{
 			gamespeed = 0;
-		else
-			gamespeed = (UINT8)cv_kartspeed.value;
-
-		if (G_BattleGametype())
 			mirrormode = false;
+		}
 		else
+		{
+			gamespeed = (UINT8)cv_kartspeed.value;
 			mirrormode = (boolean)cv_kartmirror.value;
-
+		}
 		franticitems = (boolean)cv_kartfrantic.value;
 		comeback = (boolean)cv_kartcomeback.value;
 	}