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42.13/media/lua/client/TowBar/TowingHooking.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@ if not TowBarMod.Hook then TowBarMod.Hook = {} end
 local TowBarTowMass = 200
 local AutoReattachCooldownHours = 1 / 7200 -- 0.5 seconds
 TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByVehicle = TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByVehicle or {}
+local AutoReattachPlayerCooldownHours = 1 / 14400 -- 0.25 seconds
+TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByPlayer = TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByPlayer or {}
+
+local function isTowBarTowPair(towingVehicle, towedVehicle)
+    if not towingVehicle or not towedVehicle then return false end
+
+    local towingModData = towingVehicle:getModData()
+    local towedModData = towedVehicle:getModData()
+    if not towingModData or not towedModData then return false end
+
+    if towingModData["isTowingByTowBar"] and towedModData["isTowingByTowBar"] and towedModData["towed"] then
+        return true
+    end
+
+    -- Rejoin fallback: original towbar state on the towed vehicle is enough to reapply rigid spacing.
+    if towedModData.towBarOriginalScriptName ~= nil then
+        return true
+    end
+
+    return false
+end
 
 local function getTowBarItem(playerObj)
     if not playerObj then return nil end
@@ -144,8 +165,7 @@ function TowBarMod.Hook.reattachTowBarFromDriverSeat(playerObj, towingVehicle)
     local towingModData = towingVehicle:getModData()
     local towedModData = towedVehicle:getModData()
     if not towingModData or not towedModData then return end
-    if not towingModData["isTowingByTowBar"] then return end
-    if not towedModData["isTowingByTowBar"] or not towedModData["towed"] then return end
+    if not isTowBarTowPair(towingVehicle, towedVehicle) then return end
 
     local attachmentA = towingVehicle:getTowAttachmentSelf() or "trailer"
     local attachmentB = towingVehicle:getTowAttachmentOther() or "trailerfront"
@@ -192,21 +212,27 @@ local function tryAutoReattachFromCharacter(character)
     if not character or not instanceof(character, "IsoPlayer") or not character:isLocalPlayer() then return end
 
     local playerObj = character
+    local nowHours = getGameTime() and getGameTime():getWorldAgeHours() or 0
+    local playerNum = playerObj:getPlayerNum()
+    local lastPlayerHours = TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByPlayer[playerNum]
+    if lastPlayerHours and (nowHours - lastPlayerHours) < AutoReattachPlayerCooldownHours then
+        return
+    end
+
     local towingVehicle = playerObj:getVehicle()
     if not towingVehicle then return end
     if not towingVehicle:isDriver(playerObj) then return end
-    if not towingVehicle:getVehicleTowing() then return end
-
-    local modData = towingVehicle:getModData()
-    if not modData or not modData["isTowingByTowBar"] then return end
+    local towedVehicle = towingVehicle:getVehicleTowing()
+    if not towedVehicle then return end
+    if not isTowBarTowPair(towingVehicle, towedVehicle) then return end
 
     local vehicleId = towingVehicle:getId()
-    local nowHours = getGameTime() and getGameTime():getWorldAgeHours() or 0
     local lastHours = TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByVehicle[vehicleId]
     if lastHours and (nowHours - lastHours) < AutoReattachCooldownHours then
         return
     end
 
+    TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByPlayer[playerNum] = nowHours
     TowBarMod.Hook.lastAutoReattachAtByVehicle[vehicleId] = nowHours
     TowBarMod.Hook.reattachTowBarFromDriverSeat(playerObj, towingVehicle)
 end