<function name="GetCountConnecting" parent="player" type="libraryfunc"> <description> Returns the amount of players connecting to the server, but not yet spawned in. `player.GetCountConnecting() + player.GetCount()` would result in the total player count on this server. ⤶ <note>If you want to know how many players are connecting on the clientside, you can use this code :⤶ ```lua⤶ ⤶ </description>⤶ <added>2025.06.04</added>⤶ <realm>Server</realm>⤶ <rets>⤶ <ret name="" type="number">Number of players still connecting.</ret>⤶ </rets>⤶ </function>⤶ ⤶ <example>⤶ <description> Track how many players are connecting on the client </description>⤶ <code>⤶ local PlayerCountConnecting = 0 hook.Add("PlayerConnect", "PlayerGetCountConnecting", function() PlayerCountConnecting = PlayerCountConnecting + 1 end) gameevent.Listen("player_disconnect") hook.Add("player_disconnect", "PlayerGetCountConnecting", function() PlayerCountConnecting = math.max(0, PlayerCountConnecting - 1) end) gameevent.Listen("player_activate") hook.Add("player_activate", "PlayerGetCountConnecting", function() PlayerCountConnecting = math.max(0, PlayerCountConnecting - 1) end) concommand.Add("player_count_connecting", function(ply) print("Players currently connecting: " .. PlayerCountConnecting) end) ```⤶ </note>⤶ </description>⤶ <added>2025.06.04</added>⤶ <realm>Server</realm>⤶ <rets>⤶ <ret name="" type="number">Number of players still connecting.</ret>⤶ </rets>⤶ </function> </code>⤶ </example>