Reorder client initialization (rebased) #15554
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Fixes the root issue of:
This reopens #12189 (thanks grorp for pointing it out)
Before
core.get_connected_players
occasionally returns object references of yet-not-joined players, for example incore.register_globalstep
callbacks. This is a problem becausecore.register_on_joinplayer
was not called yet.Mods rely on joinplayer to initialize their API entries, which causes unpredictable and unreliable code paths.
After
core.get_connected_players
includes the player reference only after (and including)core.register_on_newplayer
, followed bycore.register_on_joinplayer
.To do
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