In Megamek lobby, using Reinforce from MUL causes the deployment phase to be skipped

[TenkawaBC]

Prerequisites and Pre-Issue Checklist

• I'm reporting the issue to the correct repository:

• MegaMek

• MegaMekLab

• MekHQ

• I've tested the issue against at least the latest MILESTONE version

• I've asked on the MegaMek Discord about the error

• I've reviewed the BattleTech rules and MegaMek documentation, and I've confirmed that something isn't working as intended.

• I've searched the Github tracker and haven't found the issue listed

Severity *

Medium (Gameplay Limitation): Non-core functionality is impaired, providing a suboptimal but playable experience.

Brief Description *

In the lobby, selecting "Game->Reinforce from MUL" to load in units, when you launch the game, it skips deployment phase.

Using the "Load from MUL" link on the left side of the lobby does not trigger this issue.

Note: In the round report, you can see it say "round #0" rather than "Initial deployment" when the game starts.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create an MUL file with units
2. Open a new game
3. Click Game->Reinforce from MUL
4. Assign some units to another player
5. Start the game. Deployment will be skipped.

Operating System *

Windows 11

Java Version *

17.0.12

MegaMek Suite Version *

Free Text (type manually)

Custom MegaMek Version

v0.50.01

Attach Files

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Final Checklist

• I've checked to make sure that this issue has not already been filed
• I'm reporting only one issue in this ticket for clarity and focus

[TenkawaBC]

Best fix would be to disable this game menu item in the lobby, or call the same call as the Load from MUL.