--- a/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Tue May 04 00:44:32 2010 +0000
+++ b/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Tue May 04 02:34:23 2010 +0000
@@ -3052,11 +3052,12 @@
         iterator:= GearsList;
         while iterator <> nil do
             begin
-            if (iterator^.Kind <> gtPortal) then
+            if (iterator^.Kind <> gtPortal) and (iterator^.PortedCounter < 20) then
                 if (((iterator^.State and gstMoving) <> 0) or (Gear^.IntersectGear^.dY.isNegative and not Gear^.dY.isNegative))
                     and (hwRound(Distance(Gear^.X-iterator^.X,Gear^.Y-iterator^.Y)) < iterator^.Radius+Gear^.Radius) then // Let's check this one more closely
                         if (Gear^.dX*iterator^.dX + Gear^.dY*iterator^.dY).isNegative then // make sure object moves towards the portal
                             begin
+                            inc(iterator^.PortedCounter);
                             s:= (_1+(Int2hwFloat(Gear^.Radius))) / Distance(Gear^.IntersectGear^.dX, Gear^.IntersectGear^.dY);
                             iterator^.X:= Gear^.IntersectGear^.X + s * Gear^.IntersectGear^.dX;
                             iterator^.Y:= Gear^.IntersectGear^.Y + s * Gear^.IntersectGear^.dY;

--- a/hedgewars/HHHandlers.inc	Tue May 04 00:44:32 2010 +0000
+++ b/hedgewars/HHHandlers.inc	Tue May 04 02:34:23 2010 +0000
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
                                  portal:= nil;
                                  while iterator <> nil do
                                      begin
+                                     iterator^.PortedCounter:= 0;
                                      if (iterator^.Kind = gtPortal) then
                                          begin
                                          newGear:= iterator;

--- a/hedgewars/uGears.pas	Tue May 04 00:44:32 2010 +0000
+++ b/hedgewars/uGears.pas	Tue May 04 02:34:23 2010 +0000
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
             uid: Longword;
             ImpactSound: TSound; // first sound, others have to be after it in the sounds def.
             nImpactSounds: Word; // count of ImpactSounds
-            SoundChannel: LongInt
+            SoundChannel: LongInt;
+            PortedCounter: LongWord // TEMPORARY. To break portal loops pending handling it w/ something a bit saner.
         end;
 
 var AllInactive: boolean;
@@ -858,6 +859,7 @@
     tmpGear:= nil;
     while iterator <> nil do
         begin
+        iterator^.PortedCounter:= 0;
         if (iterator^.Kind = gtPortal) then 
             begin
             tmpGear:= iterator;