Method ghostReadStartBlock

Engine/source/sim/netGhost.cpp:1258–1300

}

void NetConnection::ghostReadStartBlock(BitStream *stream)
{
   stream->read(&mGhostingSequence);

   // read em back in.
   // first, read in the index/class id, construct the object, and place it in mLocalGhosts[i]

   while(stream->readFlag())
   {
      U32 index = stream->readInt(GhostIdBitSize);
      S32 tag = stream->readClassId(NetClassTypeObject, getNetClassGroup());
      NetObject *obj = (NetObject *) ConsoleObject::create(getNetClassGroup(), NetClassTypeObject, tag);
      if(!obj)
      {
         setLastError("Invalid packet. (failed to create ghost from demo block)");
         return;
      }
      obj->mNetFlags = NetObject::IsGhost;
      obj->mNetIndex = index;
      mLocalGhosts[index] = obj;
   }

   // now, all the ghosts are in the mLocalGhosts, so we loop
   // through all non-null mLocalGhosts, unpacking the objects
   // as we go:

   for(U32 i = 0; i < MaxGhostCount; i++)
   {
      if(mLocalGhosts[i])
      {
         mLocalGhosts[i]->unpackUpdate(this, stream);
         if(!mLocalGhosts[i]->registerObject())
         {
            if(mErrorBuffer.isEmpty())
               setLastError("Invalid packet. (failed to register ghost from demo block)");
            return;
         }
         addObject(mLocalGhosts[i]);
      }
   }
   // MARKF - TODO - looks like we could have memory leaks here
   // if there are errors.
}