“Reload Complete. Joining...” is a status message displayed by tModLoader (the open-source modding API for Terraria) when a player connects to a multiplayer server that uses mods. It appears after the client finishes synchronizing mod assets with the server, immediately before entering the game world.
(like 1.3-legacy) while the server is on the latest 1.4 stable build. reload complete joining tmodloader
Player has joined.
: High-memory mods (like Calamity or Overhaul) can cause the "Reload Complete" phase to hang if your RAM is nearly full. Closing background applications can help. Version Mismatch : Ensure you aren't accidentally running a legacy version Reinstall tModLoader from Steam