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Exception when loading some old player data (now with some other players data)

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Description

Expected behavior

It should load

Observed/Actual behavior

Exception: https://cpaste.de/talupafune.css

Steps/models to reproduce
  1. Add this player data to your server: https://webinterface.cubeside.de/temp/ce31ef71-5622-477b-a450-50e2461d7d83.dat
  2. Start a plugin with the following test code (in onEnable or whereever)
        OfflinePlayer offlinePlayer = Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(UUID.fromString("ce31ef71-5622-477b-a450-50e2461d7d83"));
        offlinePlayer.getName();
Plugin and Datapack List

just a test plugin

Paper version

Paper version 1.21.5-103-main@2ba1675 (2025-05-29T12:14:46Z) (Implementing API version 1.21.5-R0.1-SNAPSHOT)

Other

Similar to this https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper/issues/12565 but now with other players

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Research direction

Reproduce with the supplied player data and the test call to Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(UUID).getName(); start by tracing the offline-player data-loading path from that entry point and capture the full exception behind the linked output. Done means the old player data loads and getName() completes without an exception.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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