diff -r c09063ea0267 -r d7b53d08ad9c hedgewars/uVisualGearsList.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uVisualGearsList.pas	Wed Sep 21 06:55:31 2022 +0300
+++ b/hedgewars/uVisualGearsList.pas	Fri Sep 23 02:21:21 2022 +0300
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     sp: real;
 begin
 AddVisualGear:= nil;
+if fastUntilLag and (not Critical) then
+   exit;
 if (GameType <> gmtRecord) and
    (((GameType = gmtSave) or (fastUntilLag and (GameType = gmtNet)) or fastScrolling) and // we are scrolling now
    (not Critical)) then