--- a/QTfrontend/hwmap.cpp	Tue Sep 26 11:53:12 2006 +0000
+++ b/QTfrontend/hwmap.cpp	Tue Sep 26 17:50:14 2006 +0000
@@ -4,11 +4,24 @@
 
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
+#include <QMutex>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#include <QList>
+
+int HWMap::isBusy(0); // initialize static variable
+QList<HWMap*> srvsList;
+QMutex tcpSrvMut;
+
 HWMap::HWMap() :
   m_isStarted(false)
 {
 }
 
+HWMap::~HWMap()
+{
+}
+
 void HWMap::getImage(std::string seed) 
 {
   m_seed=seed;
@@ -24,9 +37,17 @@
   IPCSocket->deleteLater();
   IPCSocket = 0;
   IPCServer->close();
-  deleteLater();
-  
+  //deleteLater();
+
+
+  tcpSrvMut.lock();
+  if(isBusy) --isBusy;
+  //if(!isBusy) srvsList.pop_front();//lastStarted=0;
+  tcpSrvMut.unlock();
+  qDebug() << "image emitted with seed " << QString(m_seed.c_str());
   emit ImageReceived(im);
+  readbuffer.clear();
+  emit isReadyNow();
 }
 
 void HWMap::ClientRead()
@@ -66,8 +87,40 @@
 			.arg(error) + bindir->absolutePath() + "/hwengine)");
 }
 
+void HWMap::tcpServerReady()
+{
+  qDebug() << "received signal, i am " << this << ";";
+  qDebug() << srvsList.front() << " disconnected from " << *(++srvsList.begin());
+  tcpSrvMut.lock();
+  disconnect(srvsList.front(), SIGNAL(isReadyNow()), *(++srvsList.begin()), SLOT(tcpServerReady()));
+  srvsList.pop_front();
+  tcpSrvMut.unlock();
+
+  RealStart();
+}
+
 void HWMap::Start()
 {
+  tcpSrvMut.lock();
+  if(!isBusy) {
+    qDebug() << "notBusy, i am " << this;
+    ++isBusy;
+    srvsList.push_back(this);
+    tcpSrvMut.unlock();
+  } else {
+    qDebug() << "Busy, connected " << srvsList.back() << " to " << this;
+    connect(srvsList.back(), SIGNAL(isReadyNow()), this, SLOT(tcpServerReady()));
+    srvsList.push_back(this);
+    //deleteLater();
+    tcpSrvMut.unlock();
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  RealStart();
+}
+
+void HWMap::RealStart()
+{
   IPCServer = new QTcpServer(this);
   connect(IPCServer, SIGNAL(newConnection()), this, SLOT(NewConnection()));
   IPCServer->setMaxPendingConnections(1);

--- a/QTfrontend/hwmap.h	Tue Sep 26 11:53:12 2006 +0000
+++ b/QTfrontend/hwmap.h	Tue Sep 26 17:50:14 2006 +0000
@@ -53,12 +53,17 @@
     
  public:
   HWMap();
+  virtual ~HWMap();
   void getImage(std::string seed);
 
  signals:
   void ImageReceived(const QImage newImage);
+  void isReadyNow();
 
  private:
+  static int isBusy;
+  void RealStart();
+
   bool m_isStarted;
   std::string m_seed;
   QTcpServer * IPCServer;
@@ -75,6 +80,8 @@
   void ClientDisconnect();
   void ClientRead();
   void StartProcessError(QProcess::ProcessError error);
+
+  void tcpServerReady();
 };
 
 #endif // _HWMAP_INCLUDED

--- a/QTfrontend/main.cpp	Tue Sep 26 11:53:12 2006 +0000
+++ b/QTfrontend/main.cpp	Tue Sep 26 17:50:14 2006 +0000
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	Translator.load(":/translations/hedgewars_" + QLocale::system().name());
 	app.installTranslator(&Translator);
 
-	QDir mydir(".");
+	QDir mydir("/home/igor/sources/hedgewars");
 	mydir.cd("bin");
 
 	bindir = new QDir(mydir);

--- a/QTfrontend/mapContainer.cpp	Tue Sep 26 11:53:12 2006 +0000
+++ b/QTfrontend/mapContainer.cpp	Tue Sep 26 17:50:14 2006 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <QBuffer>
 #include <QUuid>
 
+#include <QDebug>
+
 HWMapContainer::HWMapContainer(QWidget * parent) :
   QWidget(parent), mainLayout(this)
 {
@@ -44,11 +46,13 @@
   imageButt->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Minimum, QSizePolicy::Minimum);
   mainLayout.addWidget(imageButt);
   connect(imageButt, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(changeImage()));
+  connect(&m_hwmap, SIGNAL(ImageReceived(const QImage)), this, SLOT(setImage(const QImage)));
   changeImage();
 }
 
 void HWMapContainer::setImage(const QImage newImage)
 {
+  qDebug() << "image received";
   // unfortunately QPixmap::fromImage doesn't work 
   // with this image in current (4.1.4) version of QT
   QByteArray ba;
@@ -65,9 +69,8 @@
 void HWMapContainer::changeImage()
 {
   m_seed = QUuid::createUuid().toString();
-  pMap=new HWMap();
-  connect(pMap, SIGNAL(ImageReceived(const QImage)), this, SLOT(setImage(const QImage)));
-  pMap->getImage(m_seed.toStdString());
+  //pMap=new HWMap();
+  m_hwmap.getImage(m_seed.toStdString());
 }
 
 QString HWMapContainer::getCurrentSeed() const

--- a/QTfrontend/mapContainer.h	Tue Sep 26 11:53:12 2006 +0000
+++ b/QTfrontend/mapContainer.h	Tue Sep 26 17:50:14 2006 +0000
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
  private:
   QVBoxLayout mainLayout;
   QPushButton* imageButt;
-  HWMap* pMap;
+  HWMap m_hwmap;
   QString m_seed;
 };