From fdf14d589749e2918913c54eb6f3610129c165b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 16:12:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(offline): skip the NewGame friend fetch offline
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

NewGame's onMount fetched the friend list (gateway.friendsList) for a non-guest;
offline the transport kill switch refuses it, so it toasted on entering the New
Game screen (the local game still created fine). The friends section is hidden
offline anyway — skip the fetch when offline.
---
 ui/src/screens/NewGame.svelte | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui/src/screens/NewGame.svelte b/ui/src/screens/NewGame.svelte
index e3597c9..751b244 100644
--- a/ui/src/screens/NewGame.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/screens/NewGame.svelte
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@
   );
 
   onMount(async () => {
-    if (guest) return;
+    // Offline mode offers only the local vs_ai flow (the friends section is hidden), and the network
+    // is off, so skip the friend fetch — it would be refused by the transport and toast an error.
+    if (guest || offlineMode.active) return;
     try {
       friends = await gateway.friendsList();
     } catch (e) {