Continual updates until merged

code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm

@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mapping)
 	var/datum/space_level/transit
 	var/datum/space_level/empty_space
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/mapping/PreInit()
+//dlete dis once #39770 is resolved
+/datum/controller/subsystem/mapping/proc/HACK_LoadMapConfig()
 	if(!config)
 #ifdef FORCE_MAP
 		config = load_map_config(FORCE_MAP)
 #else
 		config = load_map_config(error_if_missing = FALSE)
 #endif
-	return ..()
-
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/mapping/Initialize(timeofday)
+	HACK_LoadMapConfig()
 	if(initialized)
 		return
 	if(config.defaulted)
@@ -493,4 +493,4 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(the_station_areas)
 	clearing |= used_turfs		//used turfs is an associative list, BUT, reserve_turfs() can still handle it. If the code above works properly, this won't even be needed as the turfs would be freed already.
 	unused_turfs.Cut()
 	used_turfs.Cut()
-	reserve_turfs(clearing)
+	reserve_turfs(clearing)