Network Functions

Overview

Network functions provide packet sending and communication capabilities in Growtopia.

Functions

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sendPacket()

sendPacket(type, packet, to_client_first?)

• Description: Send packet to server
• Parameters:
  • type:number
  • packet:string
  • to_client_first?:boolean
• Returns:
  • None
• Example:

  sendPacket(2,"action|input\ntext|Hi")

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sendVariant()

sendVariant(variantlist, packet_data?, netid?, value?)

• Description: Send variant list
• Parameters:
  • variantlist:VariantList
  • packet_data?:TankPacket
  • netid?:number
  • value?:number
• Returns:
  • None
• Example:

  sendVariant({v1 = "OnConsoleMessage", v2 = "Console here"})

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sendPacketRaw()

sendPacketRaw(flag, packet)

• Description: Send raw TankPacket
• Parameters:
  • flag:boolean
  • packet:TankPacket
• Returns:
  • None
• Example:

  p = getLocal()
  sendPacketRaw(false, {type=3, value=18, x=p.posX, y=p.posY, px=p.posX//32, py = p.posY//32})