From c50f770ba806873cab3027afd2097a1f1faddd0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rei-2 <174158077+rei-2@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 16:25:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] don't attempt to retry to avoid autobalance in demos

---
 Amalgam/src/Hooks/CHLClient_DispatchUserMessage.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Amalgam/src/Hooks/CHLClient_DispatchUserMessage.cpp b/Amalgam/src/Hooks/CHLClient_DispatchUserMessage.cpp
index 21517809..386446da 100644
--- a/Amalgam/src/Hooks/CHLClient_DispatchUserMessage.cpp
+++ b/Amalgam/src/Hooks/CHLClient_DispatchUserMessage.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ MAKE_HOOK(CHLClient_DispatchUserMessage, U::Memory.GetVirtual(I::Client, 36), bo
 			}
 #endif
 
-			if (Vars::Misc::Automation::AntiAutobalance.Value && FNV1A::Hash32(sMsg.c_str()) == FNV1A::Hash32Const("#TF_Autobalance_TeamChangePending"))
+			if (Vars::Misc::Automation::AntiAutobalance.Value
+				&& FNV1A::Hash32(sMsg.c_str()) == FNV1A::Hash32Const("#TF_Autobalance_TeamChangePending") && !I::EngineClient->IsPlayingDemo())
 				I::EngineClient->ClientCmd_Unrestricted("retry");
 		}
 		break;