VC: Correct the duration of the outro splash to 2.5 seconds and fix flicker

The original code hints at 1.5s, but that makes it hard
to read the splash before it vanishes

+ Update the DrawBackfaces list

Config/SilentPatchVC.ini

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ nbt_htlpoolbar01
 nbt_pizzaplace
 newbuild01
 nhaiticar13
+od_chariot
 od_clevelander_dy
 od_clevelander_nt
 od_lightbeam
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ sjmbigsig
 sjmbigsig2
 sjmbigsign01
 sjmbigsign02
+starblocks03
 streetlamp1
 streetlamp2
 stripback

SilentPatchVC/SilentPatchVC.cpp

@@ -885,6 +885,22 @@ namespace ModelIndicesReadyHook
 }
 
 
+// ============= Fix the outro splash flickering for a frame when fading in =============
+namespace OutroSplashFix
+{
+	struct RGBA
+	{
+		uint8_t r, g, b, a;
+	};
+
+	static RGBA* (__thiscall *orgRGBASet)(RGBA*, uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t);
+	static RGBA* __fastcall RGBASet_Clamp(RGBA* rgba, void*, int r, int g, int b, int a)
+	{	
+		return orgRGBASet(rgba, static_cast<uint8_t>(r), static_cast<uint8_t>(g), static_cast<uint8_t>(b), static_cast<uint8_t>(std::clamp(a, 0, 255)));
+	}
+}
+
+
 void InjectDelayedPatches_VC_Common( bool bHasDebugMenu, const wchar_t* wcModulePath )
 {
 	using namespace Memory;
@@ -1843,6 +1859,35 @@ void Patch_VC_Common()
 		InjectHook(entity_render.get<void>(-7), EntityRender_BackfaceCulling, HookType::Jump);
 	}
 	TXN_CATCH();
+
+
+	// Correct the duration of the outro splash to 2.5 seconds
+	// The outro splash displays for 150 ticks from the moment it fully fades in, with the tick cpimt supposedly incrementing every 10ms
+	// However, since the game is locked to 30FPS, the tick count actually increments every 33.3ms, so the splash takes around 5s
+	// Correct the "tick rate" to 33ms and the "tick count" to 75, so it is more or less 2.5s at 30FPS,
+	// and similarly long when running at 60FPS or uncapped. The original code hints at 1.5s,
+	// but that makes it hard to read the splash before it vanishes
+	//
+	// Also fix the splash flickering for a frame when fading in
+	try
+	{
+		using namespace OutroSplashFix;
+
+		auto outro_tick_rate = get_pattern("83 F8 0A 76 10", 2);
+		auto outro_tick_count = get_pattern("81 3D ? ? ? ? 96 00 00 00", 6);
+		auto splash_rgba = get_pattern("E8 ? ? ? ? DB 05 ? ? ? ? 8D 54 24 2C");
+		auto alpha_clamp = get_pattern("8A 83 ? ? ? ? 8D 4C 24 2C");
+
+		// Ideally, we want (time - lastTime) >= 33, but we can express the same with > 32
+		Patch<uint8_t>(outro_tick_rate, 32);
+		Patch<uint32_t>(outro_tick_count, 75);
+
+		InterceptCall(splash_rgba, orgRGBASet, RGBASet_Clamp);
+
+		// al -> eax
+		Patch<uint8_t>(alpha_clamp, 0x8B);
+	}
+	TXN_CATCH();
 }
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)