NetMsgTypes

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Common Header Byte Format

All NetMsgs will contain a uniform header:

Element	Length	Notes
Magic1	int16 (2 Bytes)	Always 0x41FE
Magic2	int16 (2 Bytes)	Always 0x5309
MessageLength	int32 (4 bytes)
MsgType	int16 (2 bytes)
MessageUUID	String (Variable bytes)
HasRegardingUUID	Boolean (1 byte)
RegardingMessageUUID	String (Variable bytes)

NetMsg Generic Templates

The GSNet Protocol provides several Template classes to be used or extended from.

• Generic One Byte Msg
• Generic Two Byte Msg
• Generic Four Byte Msg
• Generic Multi Byte Msg
• Generic One String Msg

NetMsg MsgTypes

Some NetMsgs will need to have custom bodies. Here is a list of NetMsgs, their related MsgTypes, and links to details on that specific NetMsg:

MsgTypeID	Name	Description
0x0050	Failure	Uses Generic One Byte Msg
0x0051	Success	Uses Generic One Byte Msg
0x0100	RemHostNameSET
0x0150	DisconnectREQ
0x0200	NewHostOnNet
0x0250	FullHostListREQ*
0x0255	FullHostList*
0x0300	NewSessionREQ*
0x0305	NewSession*
0x0310	LogoutSession
0x0400	GeometryREQ
0x0405	GeometryMANIFEST
0x0410	GeometryCHUNK