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Packets

Comments in 'Plugin Development' started by Tethered_, Dec 12, 2014.

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  1. Tethered_
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    What are packets, how can I use them, and where can I view the different available "types" of packets?

    Sorry if this is really brief, I've seen them mentioned a lot here and don't understand them at all.
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    Packets are the way that information flow between the client and the server, you can find different packets on the source code of PocketMine, or you can access HERE for a complete list of available packets, their description and where they're sent from (Ex. Client to Server, Server to Client or Both ways)

    As always, it is not recommendable to use them, you can break Server's functionality or not, but it is considered as a bad practice :p
    iksaku, Dec 12, 2014
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    That link is outdated. You can use packets if they are really needed or speed up something greatly. For example, I use packets in DisguiseMe and iControlU as there is no obvious way to accomplish these plugins without them. Packets are not considered to be "bad practice", they are much lower level than the standard API but they are abstracted to an extent (which means that the protocol can undergo some change without breaking the classes).
    Falk, Dec 12, 2014
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    So essentially in your plugin you use something like the MoveMobPacket and send it to connected players?
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    Yes, but PocketMine won't know that you did this and will still consider the mob to be at that place before you sent the packets.
    PEMapModder, Dec 12, 2014
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    Bad practice! XD
    iksaku, Dec 12, 2014
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    as long as it works :p
    iJoshuaHD, Dec 12, 2014
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    Shhhh! XD they should use API to get knowledge on what they're doing :p
    iksaku, Dec 12, 2014
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    how could they use some PocketMine internal stuff if they cant even know the API's xD
    iJoshuaHD, Dec 13, 2014
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    You send raw packets when you don't want PocketMine to know you sent that packet, like, in cases of fake entities (disguise), etc.
    PEMapModder, Dec 13, 2014
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    which makes it FASTER
    Samueljh1H8sLag, Aug 12, 2015
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    You just bumped an old thread.
    Legoboy0215, Aug 12, 2015
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    lol didn't even realise it was 2014 xD
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