Function MultiDoPlayer

Descent3/multi.cpp:2512–2643

The server is telling me about a player in the game Client only

// The server is telling me about a player in the game
// Client only
void MultiDoPlayer(uint8_t *data) {
  int count = 0;
  char ship_name[PAGENAME_LEN];

  mprintf(0, "Got player packet!\n");

  // Skip header stuff
  SKIP_HEADER(data, &count);

  // Get slotnumber
  uint8_t slot = MultiGetByte(data, &count);

  // Reset some local stuff for this player
  if (slot != Player_num) {
    InitPlayerNewShip(slot, INVRESET_ALL);
    InitPlayerNewGame(slot);
    PlayerStopSounds(slot);
    ResetPlayerObject(slot);
    InitPlayerNewLevel(slot);
  }

  // Get name
  uint8_t len = MultiGetByte(data, &count);
  memcpy(Players[slot].callsign, &data[count], len);
  count += len;

  // Get ship name
  len = MultiGetByte(data, &count);
  memcpy(ship_name, &data[count], len);
  count += len;

  int ship_index = FindShipName(ship_name);
  if (ship_index < 0) {
    ship_index = 0; // Should we bail out here?
  }

  PlayerChangeShip(slot, ship_index);

  // Get various flags
  if (slot != Player_num) {
    Players[slot].flags = MultiGetInt(data, &count);
    Players[slot].weapon_flags = MultiGetInt(data, &count);
  } else {
    // Skip my own data
    MultiGetInt(data, &count);
    MultiGetInt(data, &count);
  }

  NetPlayers[slot].flags = MultiGetInt(data, &count);
  float shields = MultiGetFloat(data, &count);

  // Get object number, just to verify
  int objnum = MultiGetShort(data, &count);

  // Make sure we have the right object number
  if (objnum != Players[slot].objnum) {
    BailOnMultiplayer(NULL);
    return;