HIGH: No multiplayer server guard on event trigger - desync

[TheCodingDad-TisonK]

Severity: HIGH

File: src/RandomWorldEvents.lua:593-616
Multiplayer: Yes
Fix Complexity: MODERATE
Confidence: 100% (source-verified)

Description

Event trigger logic runs on both server and client independently with different math.random() rolls.

Impact

Server and client get different events at different times. Vehicle physics events cause rubber-banding. Economic modifiers show wrong values on client HUD.

Fix

Guard trigger logic with g_server ~= nil (server-only). Broadcast events to clients via NetworkSync.

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Source: Consolidated Bug Review 2026-07-26, RWE-001

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[TheCodingDad-TisonK]

Source-verified. RandomWorldEvents.lua line 594 now guards the event trigger block with if g_server == nil then return end, ensuring only the server runs event logic. Clients receive events via broadcast. Fixed on development (commit 7c2bf94). Not yet merged to master.

[TheCodingDad-TisonK]

Resolved in development branch (commit 7c2bf94). Event trigger guarded with g_server ~= nil. Awaiting merge to master via PR.