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function events.on_load(event)
	trigger_on_load = true
end

function events.on_tick()
	if trigger_on_load then 
		init.initialize()
		trigger_on_load = nil
	end
end

function init.initialize()
	step_check_config_changed() 
end

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the dirtiest way would be to register and un-register a custom event in the tick handler (register in on_load and un_register after the tick handler has run) -- I do this for SP testing so I don't have to increment version and change folder names everywhere

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local my_event = script.generate_event_name()

script.on_load(function ()
script.on_event(my_event, function()
update code here
script.on_event(my_event, nil) --nil the event to remove it
end)
end)

script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, function(event)
game.raise_event(my_event)
blah blah blah rest of your tick code here.
)

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function events.on_load(event)
	global.triggerinitialize = true
end

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--this is control lua
--these are config variables
local var1=2
var2=3
--this initializes a bit more of config variables
require "config.lua"
--here go functions that use the above variables
...

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function events.on_player_joined_game(event)
	local player_online_count = 0
	for key, player in pairs(game.players) do
		if player.connected then
			player_online_count = player_online_count + 1
			if player_online_count >=2 then break end
		end
	end
	if player_online_count < 2 then global.trigger.initialize = true end --will trigger initialization in the mainloop only when first player joins
end

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events={}
--previous snip pasted here
--then register the handlers in the following manner
game.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, events.on_tick() ) 

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events={}
--previous snip pasted here
function events.on_load(event)
   trigger_on_load = true
end

function events.on_tick()
   if trigger_on_load then
      init.initialize()
      trigger_on_load = nil
   end
end

function init.initialize() 
	local player = game.players[event.player_index]
	player.print("loaded game")
end

--then register the handlers in the following manner
script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, events.on_tick() ) 
script.on_event(defines.events.on_load, events.on_load() ) 

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-- use local to make it clear if something is local variable or function

local trigger_on_load = false

local init   = {} -- you forgot to define this
local events = {}


function events.on_load()
   trigger_on_load = true
end

function events.on_tick()
   if trigger_on_load then
      init.initialize()
      trigger_on_load = nil
   end
end

function init.initialize()
   local player = game.players[event.player_index]
   player.print("loaded game")
end

-- if you put () after a function it runs immediately
-- instead just pass in the function reference

-- wrong:
-- script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, events.on_tick() )

-- correct:
   script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, events.on_tick )
--                                                       ^ removed ()


-- on_load is a special type of event

-- wrong:
-- script.on_event(defines.events.on_load, events.on_load() )

-- correct:
   script.on_load( events.on_load )

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local trigger_on_load = false
local events = {}

script.on_load(
	function()
		trigger_on_load = true
	end
)

function events.on_tick()
   if trigger_on_load then
	  initMod()
      trigger_on_load = nil
   end
end

function initMod()
	for _, force in pairs(game.forces) do
		force.reset_recipes()
		force.reset_technologies()
	end
end

script.on_event(defines.events.on_tick, events.on_tick )