diff --git a/source/src/clients2c.cpp b/source/src/clients2c.cpp
index ca0fc262..dea7a69c 100644
--- a/source/src/clients2c.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clients2c.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ bool good_map()
     return checked;
 }
 
+VARP(hudextras, 0, 0, 2);
+
+void showhudextras(char hudextras, char value){
+    void (*outf)(const char *s, ...) = (hudextras == 2 ? hudoutf : conoutf);
+    switch(value)
+    {
+        case 0:
+            outf("\f2COMBO"); break;
+        default:
+            outf("\f2new message"); break;
+    }
+}
+
 void parsemessages(int cn, playerent *d, ucharbuf &p)
 {
     static char text[MAXTRANS];
@@ -572,6 +585,12 @@ void parsemessages(int cn, playerent *d, ucharbuf &p)
                 break;
             }
 
+            case SV_HUDEXTRAS:
+            {
+                char value = getint(p);
+                if (hudextras) showhudextras(hudextras, value);
+            }
+
             case SV_HITPUSH:
             {
                 int gun = getint(p), damage = getint(p);
diff --git a/source/src/protocol.cpp b/source/src/protocol.cpp
index eda30fc3..f2f1b06e 100644
--- a/source/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/source/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static const int msgsizes[] =               // size inclusive message token, 0 f
     SV_SWITCHNAME, 0, SV_SWITCHSKIN, 0, SV_SWITCHTEAM, 0,
     SV_CLIENT, 0,
     SV_EXTENSION, 0,
-    SV_MAPIDENT, 3,
+    SV_MAPIDENT, 3, SV_HUDEXTRAS, 1,
     -1
 };
 
diff --git a/source/src/protocol.h b/source/src/protocol.h
index 95eccad4..8f424d48 100644
--- a/source/src/protocol.h
+++ b/source/src/protocol.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ enum
     SV_SWITCHNAME, SV_SWITCHSKIN, SV_SWITCHTEAM,
     SV_CLIENT,
     SV_EXTENSION,
-    SV_MAPIDENT, SV_NUM
+    SV_MAPIDENT, SV_HUDEXTRAS, SV_NUM
 };
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
diff --git a/source/src/server.cpp b/source/src/server.cpp
index 5679e3e0..16149f2a 100644
--- a/source/src/server.cpp
+++ b/source/src/server.cpp
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ void serverdamage(client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun, bool gib,
         if(!v.iszero()) v.normalize();
         sendf(target->clientnum, 1, "ri6", SV_HITPUSH, gun, damage,
             int(v.x*DNF), int(v.y*DNF), int(v.z*DNF));
-        combopoints (target, actor, damage, gun);
+        checkcombo (target, actor, damage, gun);
     }
     if(ts.health<=0)
     {
diff --git a/source/src/server.h b/source/src/server.h
index 6b394452..0a90d46e 100644
--- a/source/src/server.h
+++ b/source/src/server.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ const char *messagenames[SV_NUM] =
     "SV_SWITCHNAME", "SV_SWITCHSKIN", "SV_SWITCHTEAM",
     "SV_CLIENT",
     "SV_EXTENSION",
-    "SV_MAPIDENT"
+    "SV_MAPIDENT", "SV_HUDEXTRAS"
 };
 
 const char *entnames[MAXENTTYPES] =
diff --git a/source/src/serverchecks.h b/source/src/serverchecks.h
index d4c0a4ba..c6f43af5 100644
--- a/source/src/serverchecks.h
+++ b/source/src/serverchecks.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ inline int minhits2combo(int gun)
     }
 }
 
-void combopoints (client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun)
+void checkcombo (client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun)
 {
     int diffhittime = gamemillis - actor->lasthit;
     actor->lasthit = gamemillis;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void combopoints (client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun)
 
     if ( diffhittime < 900 ) {
         if ( gun == actor->lastgun ) {
-            if ( diffhittime < guns[gun].attackdelay * 1.25 ) {
+            if ( diffhittime * 4 < guns[gun].attackdelay * 5 ) {
                 actor->combohits++;
                 actor->combotime+=diffhittime;
                 actor->combodamage+=damage;
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void combopoints (client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun)
                     actor->combo++;
                     actor->points++;
                     actor->ncombos++;
+                    sendf(actor->clientnum, 1, "ri", SV_HUDEXTRAS, 0);
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ void combopoints (client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun)
                         actor->combo++;
                         actor->points++;
                         actor->ncombos++;
+                        sendf(actor->clientnum, 1, "ri", SV_HUDEXTRAS, 0);
                         break;
                 }
             }
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ void combopoints (client *target, client *actor, int damage, int gun)
         actor->combodamage=0;
         actor->combohits=0;
     }
+    actor->lastgun = gun;
 }