diff --git a/LobbyUI.cs b/LobbyUI.cs
index 3a7afb6..7ddee05 100644
--- a/LobbyUI.cs
+++ b/LobbyUI.cs
@@ -447,10 +447,12 @@ namespace MSCO
             GUILayout.Label(mp.IsHost ? "Hosting" : "Connected", titleStyle);
             GUILayout.Label(mp.IsHost
                 ? "Your game is open. Start when everyone has joined."
-                : "Waiting for the host to start the game.", textStyle);
+                : mp.IsDedicated || mp.IsConnectingToServer
+                    ? "Connected to the server - the world is loading" + (string.IsNullOrEmpty(mp.Status) ? "." : ": " + mp.Status)
+                    : "Waiting for the host to start the game.", textStyle);
             GUILayout.Space(16);
 
-            GUILayout.Label("PLAYERS  " + mp.Players.Count + "/" + MultiplayerManager.MaxPlayers, captionStyle);
+            GUILayout.Label("PLAYERS  " + mp.Players.Count + "/" + mp.SessionMaxPlayers, captionStyle);
             playerScroll = GUILayout.BeginScrollView(playerScroll, GUILayout.Height(170));
             foreach (PlayerInfo p in mp.Players)
             {
diff --git a/MultiplayerManager.cs b/MultiplayerManager.cs
index 5d801ba..6c521f9 100644
--- a/MultiplayerManager.cs
+++ b/MultiplayerManager.cs
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ namespace MSCO
 
         string serverName;         // Name des dedizierten Servers (für Discord)
         int serverMaxPlayers;
+
+        /// <summary>Wie viele Spieler in diese Sitzung passen: auf einem Server dessen Limit, bei P2P 3.</summary>
+        public int SessionMaxPlayers { get { return (dedicated || connectingToServer) && serverMaxPlayers > 0 ? serverMaxPlayers : MaxPlayers; } }
+        public bool IsConnectingToServer { get { return connectingToServer; } }
         string presenceKey;
         long presenceStart;
         float nextPresenceUpdate;