<function name="PlayerInitialSpawn" parent="GM" type="hook"> <ishook>yes</ishook> <description> Called when the player spawns for the first time. See <page>GM:PlayerSpawn</page> for a hook called every player spawn. <note>This hook is called before the player has fully loaded, when the player is still in seeing the "Starting Lua" screen. For example, trying to use the <page>Entity:GetModel</page> function will return the default model ("models/player.mdl")</note> <note>This hook is called before the player has fully loaded, when the player is still in seeing the `Starting Lua` screen. For example, trying to use the <page>Entity:GetModel</page> function will return the default model (`models/player.mdl`).</note> <warning>Due to the above note, sending <page>net</page> messages to the spawned player in this hook are highly unreliable, and they most likely won't be received. See https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-requests/issues/718. Current dirty hack without networking: ``` hook.Add( "PlayerInitialSpawn", "FullLoadSetup", function( ply ) hook.Add( "SetupMove", ply, function(self, ply, _, cmd ) if self == ply and not cmd:IsForced() then hook.Run( "PlayerFullLoad", self ) hook.Remove( "SetupMove", self ) end⤶ end ) hook.Add( "SetupMove", ply, function( self, ply, _, cmd ) if self == ply and not cmd:IsForced() then⤶ hook.Run( "PlayerFullLoad", self ) hook.Remove( "SetupMove", self )⤶ end⤶ end )⤶ end ) ``` With networking: ``` -- CLIENT hook.Add( "InitPostEntity", "Ready", function() net.Start( "cool_addon_client_ready" ) net.SendToServer() end ) ``` ``` -- SERVER util.AddNetworkString( "cool_addon_client_ready" ) net.Receive( "cool_addon_client_ready", function( len, ply ) --send what you need here! -- Send what you need here! end ) ``` </warning> </description> <realm>Server</realm> <predicted>No</predicted> <args> <arg name="player" type="Player">The player who spawned.</arg> <arg name="transition" type="boolean">If true, the player just spawned from a map transition.</arg> <arg name="transition" type="boolean">If `true`, the player just spawned from a map transition.</arg> </args> </function> <example> <description>Prints the name of the player joining.</description> <code> function GM:PlayerInitialSpawn(ply) print( ply:GetName().." joined the server.\n" ) print( ply:Nick() .. " joined the server." ) end -- That way you are overriding the default hook⤶ -- you can use hook.Add to make more functions get called when this event occurs⤶ local function spawn(ply) print( ply:GetName().." joined the game.\n") end⤶ hook.Add( "PlayerInitialSpawn", "some_unique_name", spawn )⤶ -- That way you are overriding the default hook.⤶ -- You can use hook.Add to make more functions get called when this event occurs.⤶ hook.Add( "PlayerInitialSpawn", "some_unique_name", function( ply ) print( ply:Nick() .." joined the game." ) end)⤶ </code> <output>Player1 joined the game</output>⤶ ⤶ </example> <output>Player1 joined the game.</output>⤶ </example>