diff --git a/inc/engine.h b/inc/engine.h
index 2809aa9..ffc9f48 100644
--- a/inc/engine.h
+++ b/inc/engine.h
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ private:
    int m_gameFlags {};
    int m_mapFlags {};
 
-   float m_slowFrame; // per second updated frame
+   float m_oneSecondFrame; // per second updated
+   float m_halfSecondFrame; // per half second update
 
 public:
    Game ();
diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index a8b5f55..f6350ff 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Game::Game () {
 
    m_gameFlags = 0;
    m_mapFlags = 0;
-   m_slowFrame = 0.0f;
+   m_oneSecondFrame = 0.0f;
+   m_halfSecondFrame = 0.0f;
 
    m_cvars.clear ();
 }
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ void Game::levelInitialize (edict_t *entities, int max) {
    }
 
    // reset some timers
-   m_slowFrame = 0.0f;
+   m_oneSecondFrame = 0.0f;
+   m_halfSecondFrame = 0.0f;
 }
 
 void Game::drawLine (edict_t *ent, const Vector &start, const Vector &end, int width, int noise, const Color &color, int brightness, int speed, int life, DrawLine type) {
@@ -928,7 +930,19 @@ void Game::applyGameModes () {
 }
 
 void Game::slowFrame () {
-   if (m_slowFrame > time ()) {
+   const auto nextUpdate = cr::clamp (75.0f * globals->frametime, 0.5f, 1.0f);
+
+   // run something that is should run more
+   if (m_halfSecondFrame < time ()) {
+
+      // refresh bomb origin in case some plugin moved it out
+      graph.setBombOrigin ();
+
+      // update next update time
+      m_halfSecondFrame = nextUpdate * 0.25f + time ();
+   }
+
+   if (m_oneSecondFrame > time ()) {
       return;
    }
    ctrl.maintainAdminRights ();
@@ -939,12 +953,12 @@ void Game::slowFrame () {
    // check if we're need to autokill bots
    bots.maintainAutoKill ();
 
+      // update client pings
+   util.calculatePings ();
+
    // maintain leaders selection upon round start
    bots.maintainLeaders ();
 
-   // update client pings
-   util.calculatePings ();
-
    // initialize light levels
    graph.initLightLevels ();
 
@@ -957,12 +971,11 @@ void Game::slowFrame () {
    // check the cvar bounds
    checkCvarsBounds ();
 
-   // refresh bomb origin in case some plugin moved it out
-   graph.setBombOrigin ();
-
    // display welcome message
    util.checkWelcome ();
-   m_slowFrame = time () + 1.0f;
+
+   // update next update time
+   m_oneSecondFrame = nextUpdate + time ();
 }
 
 void Game::searchEntities (StringRef field, StringRef value, EntitySearch functor) {
diff --git a/src/linkage.cpp b/src/linkage.cpp
index 37288cd..18ad439 100644
--- a/src/linkage.cpp
+++ b/src/linkage.cpp
@@ -407,18 +407,29 @@ CR_EXPORT int GetEntityAPI (gamefuncs_t *table, int) {
       
       // if we're handle pings for bots and clients, clear IN_SCORE button so SV_ShouldUpdatePing engine function return false, and SV_EmitPings will not overwrite our results
       if (game.is (GameFlags::HasFakePings) && cv_show_latency.int_ () == 2) {
-         if (cmd->buttons & IN_SCORE) {
+         if (!util.isFakeClient (ent) && (ent->v.oldbuttons | ent->v.button | cmd->buttons) & IN_SCORE) {
             cmd->buttons &= ~IN_SCORE;
-
-            // send our version of pings
-            util.sendPings (ent);
          }
       }
       
       if (game.is (GameFlags::Metamod)) {
          RETURN_META (MRES_IGNORED);
       }
-      dllapi.pfnCmdStart (player, cmd, random_seed);
+      dllapi.pfnCmdStart (ent, cmd, random_seed);
+   };
+
+   table->pfnUpdateClientData = [] (const struct edict_s *player, int sendweapons, struct clientdata_s *cd) {
+      auto ent = const_cast <edict_t *> (player);
+
+      if (game.is (GameFlags::HasFakePings) && cv_show_latency.int_ () == 2) {
+         if (!util.isFakeClient (ent) && (ent->v.oldbuttons | ent->v.button) & IN_SCORE) {
+            util.sendPings (ent);
+         }
+      }
+      if (game.is (GameFlags::Metamod)) {
+         RETURN_META (MRES_IGNORED);
+      }
+      dllapi.pfnUpdateClientData (ent, sendweapons, cd);
    };
 
    table->pfnPM_Move = [] (playermove_t *playerMove, int server) {