Console player is the term used for referring to players based on the server's player indexing scheme.
In 1.9.7, console player 0 is reserved for the server and is never used for players. This makes console player 1 the first actual player present in the game.
| Console player | Server | Client “Foo” | Client “Bar” |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | reserved, not used | reserved for communicating with the server | reserved for communicating with the server |
| 1 | player “foo” in game | local player 1 | remote player “foo” |
| 2 | player “bar” in game | remote player “bar” | local player 1 (yes, #1 as on “foo”) |