diff --git a/games/qwfwd/Makefile b/games/qwfwd/Makefile
index d5ea311191c3..8ee95a5d44cd 100644
--- a/games/qwfwd/Makefile
+++ b/games/qwfwd/Makefile
@@ -1,41 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	qwfwd
-DISTVERSION=	1.2.20240216
+DISTVERSION=	1.2.20250221
 CATEGORIES=	games
 
 MAINTAINER=	vvd@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	QuakeWorld proxy
 WWW=		https://github.com/QW-Group/qwfwd/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 USES=		cmake
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	QW-Group
-GH_TAGNAME=	f657ff7
+GH_TAGNAME=	648d7d3743c0
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 EXTRACT_AFTER_ARGS=	--exclude .git* \
 			--exclude */.git* \
 			--exclude build_cmake.sh \
 			--exclude tools*
 
 SUB_LIST=	QWUSER=${USERS}
 USERS=		qwfwd
 GROUPS=		qwfwd
 PORTDOCS=	README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${BUILD_WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/resources/example-configs/${PORTNAME}.cfg \
 		${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/${PORTNAME}.cfg.sample
 
 do-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S,^,${WRKSRC}/,} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/qwfwd/distinfo b/games/qwfwd/distinfo
index 4e0024a01541..d72d26e24004 100644
--- a/games/qwfwd/distinfo
+++ b/games/qwfwd/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1739926256
-SHA256 (QW-Group-qwfwd-1.2.20240216-f657ff7_GH0.tar.gz) = 8052eb5b756574c580a49d30502cb31397324dd4bdce7979534ec34478055385
-SIZE (QW-Group-qwfwd-1.2.20240216-f657ff7_GH0.tar.gz) = 55473
+TIMESTAMP = 1740230567
+SHA256 (QW-Group-qwfwd-1.2.20250221-648d7d3743c0_GH0.tar.gz) = 725e66025ab3faa701548852ac2896159d0cc12956ba775995999f6b40602d75
+SIZE (QW-Group-qwfwd-1.2.20250221-648d7d3743c0_GH0.tar.gz) = 55528
diff --git a/games/qwfwd/files/patch-src_main.c b/games/qwfwd/files/patch-src_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ecac827ba391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/qwfwd/files/patch-src_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- src/main.c.orig	2025-02-21 06:10:33 UTC
++++ src/main.c
+@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ int main(int _argc, char *_argv[])
+ 
+ 	srand((unsigned) time (NULL));
+ 
++	// Disable buffering for stdout and stderr to avoid issues when output
++	// is redirected to a file or pipe instead of being displayed in a
++	// terminal.
++	setbuf(stdout, NULL);
++	setbuf(stderr, NULL);
++
+ 	// show help ffs
+ 	if (argc > 1 && (	   !stricmp("-h", argv[1])
+ 						|| !stricmp("-?", argv[1])
diff --git a/games/qwfwd/files/patch-src_query.c b/games/qwfwd/files/patch-src_query.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4bb43d7c17c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games/qwfwd/files/patch-src_query.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/query.c.orig	2025-02-21 06:10:33 UTC
++++ src/query.c
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
+ 
+ #define MAX_MASTERS 8 // size for masters fixed size array, I am lazy
+ 
+-#define MAX_SERVERS 512 // we will not add more than that servers to our list, just for some sanity
++#define MAX_SERVERS 4096 // we will not add more than that servers to our list, just for some sanity
+ 
+ #define MAX_SV_FILTERS 16 // how much servers we can filter with masters_filter_servers, can be increased widely.
+ #define QW_DEFAULT_SV_FILTER "127.0.0.1" // some masters provide unusable servers, filter them.