IS MTC

IS_MTC
Send a message to a connection or player
Overview
Size	8 + TEXT_SIZE (TEXT_SIZE = 4, 8, 12... 128)
Type	ISP_MTC (14)
Usage	instruction
Previous packet IS_MST	Next packet IS_MOD

The Msg To Connection packet is used to send messages to a specific player, using their UCID or PLID.

Packet details

IS_MTC packet properties

Type	Name	Description
byte	Size	8 + TEXT_SIZE (TEXT_SIZE = 4, 8, 12... 128)
byte	Type	ISP_MTC
byte	ReqI	0
byte	Sound	sound effect (see Message Sounds below)
byte	UCID	connection's unique id (0 = host / 255 = all)
byte	PLID	player's unique id (if zero, use UCID)
byte	Sp2
byte	Sp3
char	Text[TEXT_SIZE]	up to 128 characters of text - last byte must be zero

Size

The packet has a base size of 8 bytes, and an additional 4-128 bytes for the message.

Type

The packet type from the ISP_ enumeration, always ISP_MTC.

ReqI

ReqI is always equal to zero.

Sound

The message can play a sound when displayed in LFS. It should be one of the values in the SND_ enumeration.

UCID

The unique connection ID of the message recipient. If zero, the message is sent to the host. If 255, the message is sent to every connected player.

This value is ignored if PLID is not zero.

PLID

The player ID of the message recipient. If zero, UCID is used instead.

Text

The bytes representing the message. The message is padded with zeros. The last byte is always zero.