From b0336c182dad6d1d0ab9ce63028fa30978e23fb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shane Freeder <theboyetronic@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 16:25:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix construction order in CraftBanner


diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java
index f374385e9..def728dd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/block/CraftBanner.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.bukkit.block.banner.PatternType;
 public class CraftBanner extends CraftBlockEntityState<TileEntityBanner> implements Banner {
 
     private DyeColor base;
-    private List<Pattern> patterns = new ArrayList<Pattern>();
+    private List<Pattern> patterns; /* = new ArrayList<Pattern>(); */ // Paper
 
     public CraftBanner(final Block block) {
         super(block, TileEntityBanner.class);
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class CraftBanner extends CraftBlockEntityState<TileEntityBanner> impleme
         super.load(banner);
 
         base = DyeColor.getByDyeData((byte) banner.color.getInvColorIndex());
+        patterns = new ArrayList<>(); // Paper - Ensure that patterns is initialized
 
         if (banner.patterns != null) {
             for (int i = 0; i < banner.patterns.size(); i++) {
-- 
2.13.4