Preserve fleet match timing across empty telemetry

2026-10-09 19:41:55 -04:00
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@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ an end closes the match. Receipt order determines the latest report. This small
 protocol does not attempt to identify delayed events from earlier games or
 provide exactly-once delivery across games.

+Match timing is independent of player count: an empty `game_start` still records
+the start, and empty rosters or RCON polls do not erase it. Fleet can display a
+fresh reported round even when the start was missed; match duration stays unknown
+in that case. When match history identifies a new match from subsequent gameplay,
+Fleet clears the previous match's timing rather than carrying it into the new one.
+
 Reports also feed the persistent [Leaderboard](leaderboard.md), independently
 of beta activity. That page documents cumulative stat accounting, round credit,
 and the limits of identifying matches from this protocol.