Alloc,
I'm not sure if this is appropriate to being done in your mod, or the core game. So if this is the wrong thread, please let me know.
Can we get a connection message (as we have now) when a player connects to the server, and then another one when they've "joined the game". Meaning they are actually in the world and able to move around? Currently, I can't do things like welcome messages and whatnot without timers (that as you know is just best guess), as it takes 30 or so seconds to actually get into the game. Also, there are things I do such as adding to the players list, getting IP addresses, etc.. that I can't/don't want to do until the player is actually in the game.
Thanks much!