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The current documentation seems to suggest that the only case where it can be nil is if the entity is not a player. But in my testing, it's also nil if you're looking at the map/remote view. This is unexpected (intuitively, why would player.get_main_inventory() not work just because the player is looking at the map?). So I would suggest documenting this.

There is an angle where this is a bug rather than a documentation issue. I think I sit in that angle

PennyJim wrote: Thu Dec 19, 2024 2:33 pm There is an angle where this is a bug rather than a documentation issue. I think I sit in that angle

The only report is listed as "not a bug", you might consider trying your luck with an API request.

Bah :(

I can kind of understand it.. with a get physical inventory, I think I'd be more okay

Personally, I think the current behavior makes sense. You don't have an inventory when in remote view. And I bet it would return nil for some other controllers too, like spectator. All of them should be documented.