diff -r bc6f3d5309f4 -r d42237d16acf hedgewars/uVisualGearsList.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uVisualGearsList.pas	Tue Jul 24 19:34:04 2018 +0200
+++ b/hedgewars/uVisualGearsList.pas	Tue Jul 24 20:07:58 2018 +0200
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
 
         exit;
 
+// 0.9.24.2 workaround for minigun droplet spam.
+// Limit the max. number of droplets.
+if ((Kind = vgtDroplet) or (Kind = vgtSplash)) and (numDroplets > maxDroplets) and (not Critical) then
+    exit;
+
 inc(VGCounter);
 New(gear);
 FillChar(gear^, sizeof(TVisualGear), 0);
@@ -231,6 +236,8 @@
                 end;
     vgtDroplet:
                 begin
+                // droplet counter for 0.9.24.2 bugfix
+                inc(numDroplets);
                 // old dx & dy calcs
                 // dx:= 0.001 * (random(180) - 90);
                 // dy:= -0.001 * (random(160) + 40);
@@ -459,6 +466,9 @@
     if lastVisualGearByUID = Gear then
         lastVisualGearByUID:= nil;
 
+    if (Gear^.Kind = vgtDroplet) and (numDroplets > 0) then
+        dec(numDroplets);
+
     Dispose(Gear);
 end;