WriteChar

void WriteChar(float type, float arg)

Usage

Writes a signed byte to the current network message. This is used for server commands that expect signed byte arguments.

Parameters

• type

The type of network message to write to. Can be one of the following:

• MSG_BROADCAST

Send a message to every client, not caring if they receive it. This is best used for things that have no affect on the gameplay state e.g. temp entities.

• MSG_ONE

Send a message to a single client. The client it's sent to is stored in the msg_entity global. Guarantees the client receives it.

• MSG_ALL

Similar to MSG_BROADCAST but it guarantees every client receives it.

• arg

The argument to write to the network message. Can be [-128, 127] as whole numbers only.

Example

// Spawn a brown particle manually
WriteByte(MSG_BROADCAST, 18);
WriteCoord(MSG_BROADCAST, pos.x);
WriteCoord(MSG_BROADCAST, pos.y);
WriteCoord(MSG_BROADCAST, pos.x);
WriteChar(MSG_BROADCAST, vel.x * 16);
WriteChar(MSG_BROADCAST, vel.y * 16);
WriteChar(MSG_BROADCAST, vel.z * 16);
WriteByte(MSG_BROADCAST, 1);
WriteByte(MSG_BROADCAST, 225);