Update players
Updates all the players in the immediate area.
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| Opcode
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99
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| Type
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Variable Short
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| Length
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N/A
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Update players
Description
Updates all the players in the immediate area.
Packet Structure
| Data type
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Description
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| Start of bit access.
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| Movement block
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Handles the movement of this player.
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| Local player list block
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Handles adding, managing and removing local players.
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| End of bit access.
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| Update blocks
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Update blocks contain the actual update data.
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Movement Block
First off a single bit is read indicating if a movement or block update is required.
| Data type
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Description
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| 1 bit
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Movement or block update flag.
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If this is set to 1 (true), 2 bits are read which indicates the movement type.
| Data type
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Description
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| 2 bits
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Movement type.
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Movement type 0
No movement takes place, but a block update is required.
Movement type 1 (walk)
| Data type
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Description
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| 3 bits
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The first direction.
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| 1 bit
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The block update flag.
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Movement type 2 (run)
| Data type
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Description
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| 3 bits
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The first direction.
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| 3 bits
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The second direction.
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| 1 bit
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The block update flag.
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Movement type 3 (teleport)
| Data type
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Description
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| 1 bit
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Discard client side walk queue flag.
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| 7 bits
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Local y position.
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| 7 bits
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Local x position.
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| 1 bit
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Block update flag.
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| 2 bits
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Height level.
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Local player list block
| Data type
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Description
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| 8 bits
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Current player list size.
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| Current player list size * Other player movement block
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The other player movement blocks.
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| Add player blocks (for remainder of packet)
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The blocks for adding new players.
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Other player movement block
| Data type
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Description
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| 1 bit
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Movement update or block update flag.
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If this is set to 1 (true), 2 bits are read which indicates the movement type.
| Data type
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Description
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| 2 bits
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Movement type.
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Movement type 0
No movement takes place, but a block update is required.
Movement type 1 (walk)
| Data type
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Description
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| 3 bits
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The first direction.
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| 1 bit
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The block update flag.
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Movement type 2 (run)
| Data type
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Description
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| 3 bits
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The first direction.
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| 3 bits
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The second direction.
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| 1 bit
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The block update flag.
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Movement type 3
The player is removed from the local player list.
Add player block
| Data type
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Description
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| 11 bits
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The player id (note 0 cannot be used).
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If the player id is 2047, that means an update block is appended at the end of the packet.
Otherwise, the add player block continues as normal:
| Data type
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Description
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| 5 bits
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Local x offset.
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| 1 bit
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Block update required flag.
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| 1 bit
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Reset walking queue flag.
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| 5 bits
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Local y offset.
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Update block
| Data type
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Description
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| Unsigned Byte
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Update type bitmask.
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| Unsigned Byte (if bitmask & 0x8 != 0)
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Update type bitmask second byte.
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Update masks
The ordering is:
- 0x200
- 0x4
- 0x100
- 0x20
- 0x2 - appearance update
- 0x1
- 0x10
- 0x80
- 0x400
- 0x40 - chat message
0x2 - Appearance update mask
| Data type
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Description
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| Unsigned Byte
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Appearance mask length.
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| Unsigned Byte
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Gender.
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| Signed Byte
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Prayer icon.
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| Signed Byte
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Pk icon.
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| 12 * Equipment Update
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The equipment/appearance updates.
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| 5 Unsigned Bytes
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The colour array.
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| 7 Unsigned Shorts
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The animation index array: stand, stand turn, walk, turn 180, turn 90 cw, turn 90 ccw, run.
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| Long
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Player name as long.
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| Unsigned Byte
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Combat level.
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| Unsigned Short
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Total skill level in a skill ordered area (or 0 in combat ordered area).
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Equipment Update
If the player is wearing nothing in a slot and it does not count to their appearance, a single byte with value 0 is sent.
Otherwise, a short is sent. The short is either:
0x100 + appearance id, if there is no equipment.
or 0x200 + item id, if there is a piece of equipment.
