Silence pet level/loyalty notifications right after loading

api/core-level-tracking.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 local MTH_LT_Frame = nil
 local MTH_LT_PendingPetCheck = false
+local MTH_LT_SuppressUntil = 0
 
 local MTH_LT_HunterLines = {
 	[1] = "You can now track beasts. Revolutionary: look for the things you intend to shoot.",
@@ -293,6 +294,13 @@ local function MTH_LT_HandlePetState()
 		store.pet = state
 		return
 	end
+	-- Just after a loading screen the pet's real level/loyalty can arrive a beat
+	-- late; record them as the baseline silently so we never announce progress
+	-- that actually happened in an earlier session (e.g. a fresh install).
+	if type(GetTime) == "function" and MTH_LT_SuppressUntil > 0 and GetTime() < MTH_LT_SuppressUntil then
+		store.pet = state
+		return
+	end
 	if state.level > (tonumber(pet.level) or 0) then
 		local line = MTH_LT_NextLine(store, "petLine", MTH_LT_PetLines)
 		if MTH_LT_MessageEnabled("petLevelUp", true) then MTH:Print(state.name .. " reached level " .. state.level .. ". " .. line) end
@@ -368,6 +376,7 @@ function MTH_LevelTracker_Initialize()
 		if event == "PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD" then
 			local level = type(UnitLevel) == "function" and tonumber(UnitLevel("player")) or nil
 			if level then MTH_LT_Store().hunterLevel = level end
+			if type(GetTime) == "function" then MTH_LT_SuppressUntil = GetTime() + 8 end
 			MTH_LT_RequestPetCheck()
 		elseif event == "PLAYER_LEVEL_UP" then
 			MTH_LT_HandleHunterLevel(tonumber(arg1) or tonumber(UnitLevel("player")) or 1)