<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. </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> <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) </code> </example>