--- a/QTfrontend/game.cpp	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/game.cpp	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -558,6 +558,13 @@
     RawSendIPC(buf);
 }
 
+void HWGame::FromNetChatIgnored(const QString & msg)
+{
+    QByteArray buf;
+    HWProto::addStringToBuffer(buf, 's' + msg + "\x20\x20");
+    RawSendToDemoOnly(buf);
+}
+
 void HWGame::FromNetWarning(const QString & msg)
 {
     QByteArray buf;

--- a/QTfrontend/game.h	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/game.h	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     public slots:
         void FromNet(const QByteArray & msg);
         void FromNetChat(const QString & msg);
+        void FromNetChatIgnored(const QString & msg);
         void FromNetWarning(const QString & msg);
         void FromNetError(const QString & msg);
 

--- a/QTfrontend/hwform.cpp	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/hwform.cpp	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -1949,6 +1949,7 @@
     connect(game, SIGNAL(SendTeamMessage(const QString &)), hwnet, SLOT(SendTeamMessage(const QString &)));
     connect(game, SIGNAL(SendDrawCmd(const QByteArray &)), hwnet, SLOT(SendDrawCmd(const QByteArray &)));
     connect(hwnet, SIGNAL(chatStringFromNet(const QString &)), game, SLOT(FromNetChat(const QString &)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    connect(hwnet, SIGNAL(chatStringFromNetIgnored(const QString &)), game, SLOT(FromNetChatIgnored(const QString &)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(hwnet, SIGNAL(Warning(const QString&)), game, SLOT(FromNetWarning(const QString&)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(hwnet, SIGNAL(Error(const QString&)), game, SLOT(FromNetError(const QString&)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 

--- a/QTfrontend/net/newnetclient.cpp	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/net/newnetclient.cpp	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        bool isIgnored = false;
         QString action;
         QString message;
         QString sender = lst[1];
@@ -438,6 +439,7 @@
             // Another kind of fake nick. '(' nicks are server messages, but they must not be translated
             if(!sender.startsWith('('))
             {
+                isIgnored = m_playersModel->isFlagSet(sender, PlayersListModel::Ignore);
                 // Check for action (/me command)
                 action = HWProto::chatStringToAction(message);
             }
@@ -465,7 +467,10 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            emit chatStringFromNet(HWProto::formatChatMsg(sender, message));
+            if (isIgnored)
+                emit chatStringFromNetIgnored(HWProto::formatChatMsg(sender, message));
+            else
+                emit chatStringFromNet(HWProto::formatChatMsg(sender, message));
             if (!action.isNull())
                 emit roomChatAction(sender, action);
             else
@@ -492,7 +497,12 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            emit chatStringFromNet(HWProto::formatDirectMsg(mynick, nick, message, isEcho));
+            bool isIgnored = m_playersModel->isFlagSet(nick, PlayersListModel::Ignore) && !isEcho;
+            QString formattedMsg = HWProto::formatDirectMsg(mynick, nick, message, isEcho);
+            if (isIgnored)
+                emit chatStringFromNetIgnored(formattedMsg);
+            else
+                emit chatStringFromNet(formattedMsg);
             emit roomDirectMessage(nick, message, isEcho);
         }
         return;

--- a/QTfrontend/net/newnetclient.h	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/net/newnetclient.h	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
         void lobbyDirectMessage(const QString & nick, const QString & message, bool isEcho);
         void roomDirectMessage(const QString & nick, const QString & message, bool isEcho);
         void chatStringFromNet(const QString&);
+        void chatStringFromNetIgnored(const QString&);
 
         void roomsList(const QStringList&);
         void serverMessage(const QString &);

--- a/QTfrontend/net/tcpBase.cpp	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/net/tcpBase.cpp	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -344,6 +344,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+void TCPBase::RawSendToDemoOnly(const QByteArray & buf)
+{
+    if (!buf.isEmpty() && m_isDemoMode)
+        demo.append(buf);
+}
+
 bool TCPBase::couldBeRemoved()
 {
     return false;

--- a/QTfrontend/net/tcpBase.h	Sun Oct 30 18:29:29 2022 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/net/tcpBase.h	Mon Oct 31 02:11:37 2022 +0200
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
         void SendIPC(const QByteArray & buf);
         void RawSendIPC(const QByteArray & buf);
+        void RawSendToDemoOnly(const QByteArray & buf);
 
         virtual QStringList getArguments()=0;
         virtual void onClientRead();