A friend joins a running match and unbalances the teams

Letting people in at any moment drops them into the middle of a fight and often onto the already stronger side. Here is how to park latecomers somewhere sensible and bring them in at a fair moment.

Why this works

A person who arrives mid-fight has no fair place in it, but a waiting room is harmless. Letting them watch first and placing them only at a calm moment lets you see how the sides stand then, so you can balance the teams you actually have.

When not to use it

Skip it in games where rounds last very long or never end, such as an open world, or for a drop-in co-op game where joining quickly is the whole appeal. There, place newcomers at once in a safe spot with some protection.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• 33 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "A friend joins a running match and unbalances the teams" (read_entry late-join-spectate-until-safe-point) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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