The two login packets are handled internally by forge itself. However, the other two need to be sent using <code>SimpleChannel#send</code> for <code>SimpleChannel#sendToServer</code>. Each method takes a new instance of the message to send.
The two login packets are handled internally by forge itself. However, the other two need to be sent using <code>SimpleChannel#send</code> for <code>SimpleChannel#sendToServer</code>. Each method takes a new instance of the message to send.
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== Client Packet Locations ==
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==Client Packet Locations==
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It might not always be necessary to update every single client with a packet if they are not viewing the entity or are not affected by it. To specify which clients to send a packet from the server to, a <code>PacketDistributor$PacketTarget</code> must also be passed in as a parameter. There are many helpful fields that hold simple implementations of where to send which packet within <code>PacketDistributor</code>. However, they must be supplied with the required input either via <code>PacketDistributor#with</code> or <code>PacketDistributor#noArg</code> if it is going to all players.
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* It might not always be necessary to update every single client with a packet if they are not viewing the entity or are not affected by it. To specify which clients to send a packet from the server to, a <code>PacketDistributor$PacketTarget</code> must also be passed in as a parameter. There are many helpful fields that hold simple implementations of where to send which packet within <code>PacketDistributor</code>. However, they must be supplied with the required input either via <code>PacketDistributor#with</code> or <code>PacketDistributor#noArg</code> if it is going to all players.
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Here is a list of distributors available:
Here is a list of distributors available:
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* <u>PLAYER:</u>Send to the specified Player.
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* <u>DIMENSION:</u>Send to everyone in the specified dimension.
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* <u>NEAR:</u>Send to everyone near the specified <code>PacketDistributor$TargetPoint</code>
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* <u>ALL:</u>Send to everyone
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* <u>SERVER:</u>Send to the server(from client)
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* <u>TRACKING_ENTITY:</u>Send to all tracking the specified Entity<br />
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* <u>TRACKING_ENTITY_AND_SELF:</u>Send to all tracking the specified Entity and Player
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* <u>TRACKING_CHUNK:</u>Send to all tracking the specified Chunk
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* <u>NMLIST:</u>Send to each NetworkManager instance in the specified List