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src/components/Game.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useRef, useState,useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import PixiGame from './PixiGame.tsx';
 
 import { useElementSize } from 'usehooks-ts';
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ export function GameStateLabel(game: GameObj, me: PlayerDescription | undefined)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const updateHumanPlayers = () => {
-      const humanCount = [...game.world.players.values()].filter(player => player.human).length;
+      const humanCount = [...game.world.playersInit.values()].filter(player => player.human).length;
       setHumans(humanCount);
     };
 
     // Update the count of human players when the component mounts and when game.world.players changes
     updateHumanPlayers();
-  }, [game.world.players]);
+  }, [game.world.playersInit]);
 
   switch (game.world.gameCycle.cycleState) {
     case 'Day':