[0.16.22] PlayerPrototype::enter_vehicle_distance should have a default value

[dgw]

Version 0.16.22 added a new property, PlayerPrototype::enter_vehicle_distance. This breaks existing mods like The Fat Controller (viewtopic.php?f=92&t=4504&start=320#p340182) because the new property is not assigned a default value if missing. I believe it should be assigned a default, at least for a few releases until modders update their code.

[Rseding91]

Ok, I'll add a default value.

But an update "braking" mods like this is perfectly normal and not something that goes in bug reports - the mod just needs to add the prototype property and it will work again.

[dgw]

I put it in bug reports not specifically because it "breaks" mods, but because of what I said about the property itself: a new property should have a default value, at least for a transitional period. It's just nice software design for the user, avoiding breakage unless needed. Causing mods not to load was the vehicle for finding out about the bug, not the bug itself.

Anyway, thank you for the quick resolution.