Function MultiDoRequestMarker

Descent3/multi.cpp:8793–8838

Server is processing a request for a marker

// Server is processing a request for a marker
void MultiDoRequestMarker(uint8_t *data) {
  MULTI_ASSERT_NOMESSAGE(Netgame.local_role == LR_SERVER);

  int count = 0;
  char message[100];
  SKIP_HEADER(data, &count);

  int pnum = MultiGetByte(data, &count);
  uint8_t len = MultiGetByte(data, &count);
  memcpy(message, &data[count], len);
  count += len;

  int limit = 2;
  int cur_marker_num;

  object *pobj = &Objects[Players[pnum].objnum];

  if (Players[pnum].num_markers >= limit) {
    // Delete the oldest marker
    int found = -1;
    float low_time = 999999999.0f;
    for (int i = 0; i <= Highest_object_index; i++) {
      if (Objects[i].type == OBJ_MARKER && Objects[i].parent_handle == pobj->handle &&
          Objects[i].creation_time < low_time) {
        found = i;
        low_time = Objects[i].creation_time;
      }
    }

    ASSERT(found != -1);

    SetObjectDeadFlag(&Objects[found], true, false);

    cur_marker_num = Objects[found].id;
  } else {
    cur_marker_num = pnum * 2 + Players[pnum].num_markers;
    Players[pnum].num_markers++;
  }

  int objnum = ObjCreate(OBJ_MARKER, cur_marker_num, pobj->roomnum, &pobj->pos, &pobj->orient, pobj->handle);

  if (objnum >= 0) {
    strcpy(MarkerMessages[cur_marker_num], message);
    MultiSendObject(&Objects[objnum], 0);
  }
}

// Client is asking for a marker
void MultiSendRequestForMarker(char *message) {