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Messages that the server sends to the client always begin with one of the following bytes:
Messages that the server sends to the client always begin with one of the following bytes:
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<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" line="1" >
enum
enum
{
{
SVRC_OLDPROTOCOL = 32, //This set of enumerations starts at 32, increments by one
    SVRC_OLDPROTOCOL = 32, //This set of enumerations starts at 32, increments by one
SVRC_BANNED,
    SVRC_BANNED,
SVRC_SALT,
    SVRC_SALT,
SVRC_LOGGEDIN,
    SVRC_LOGGEDIN,
SVRC_INVALIDPASSWORD,
    SVRC_INVALIDPASSWORD,
SVRC_MESSAGE,
    SVRC_MESSAGE,
SVRC_UPDATE,
    SVRC_UPDATE,
        SVRC_TABCOMPLETE,
    SVRC_TABCOMPLETE,
        SVRC_TOOMANYTABCOMPLETES,
    SVRC_TOOMANYTABCOMPLETES,
};
};
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</syntaxhighlight>


Messages that the client sends to the server always begin with one of the following bytes:
Messages that the client sends to the server always begin with one of the following bytes:


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enum
enum
{
{
CLRC_BEGINCONNECTION = 52, // Also increments by one
    CLRC_BEGINCONNECTION = 52, // Also increments by one
CLRC_PASSWORD,
    CLRC_PASSWORD,
CLRC_COMMAND,
    CLRC_COMMAND,
CLRC_PONG,
    CLRC_PONG,
CLRC_DISCONNECT,
    CLRC_DISCONNECT,
        CLRC_TABCOMPLETE,
    CLRC_TABCOMPLETE,
};
};
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Also, when the server sends SVRC_UPDATE, it's immediately followed by another byte:
Also, when the server sends SVRC_UPDATE, it's immediately followed by another byte:
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enum
enum
{
{
SVRCU_PLAYERDATA = 0,
    SVRCU_PLAYERDATA = 0,
SVRCU_ADMINCOUNT,
    SVRCU_ADMINCOUNT,
SVRCU_MAP,
    SVRCU_MAP,
};
};
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</syntaxhighlight>


== Connecting to a server ==
== Connecting to a server ==