Announce Game

Infrared Protocol Packet
Name	Multiple
PType	Multiple
PData Count	8–12
Sent By	Host

The Announce Game packet is sent by the host at 1.5 second intervals (from start to start) until it receives a Request Join Game packet from a joining tagger.

Packet Types

PType	Name	Description	Notes
0x02	HOSTING-CUSTOM	Announce Custom Lazer Tag Game
0x03	HOSTING-2-TEAMS	Announce Custom Lazer Tag (2 Teams) Game
0x04	HOSTING-3-TEAMS	Announce Custom Lazer Tag (3 Teams) Game
0x05	HOSTING-HIDE-AND-SEEK	Announce Hide and Seek Game	Bit 1 of Flags 1 must be set.
0x06	HOSTING-HUNTER-HUNTED	Announce Hunt the Prey Game	Bit 1 of Flags 1 must be set.
0x07	HOSTING-2-KINGS	Announce Kings (2 Teams) Game
0x08	HOSTING-3-KINGS	Announce Kings (3 Teams) Game
0x09	HOSTING-OWN-THE-ZONE	Announce Own the Zone Game	Bits 5 and 7 of Flags 2 must be set.
0x0A	HOSTING-2-TEAM-OWN-THE-ZONE	Announce Own the Zone (2 Teams) Game	Bits 5 and 7 of Flags 2 must be set.
0x0B	HOSTING-3-TEAM-OWN-THE-ZONE	Announce Own the Zone (3 Teams) Game	Bits 5 and 7 of Flags 2 must be set.
0x0C	HOSTING-HOOK-GAME	Announce Special Game

Packet Data

• PData0—Game ID
• PData1—Game length (BCD, 1–99 minutes)
• PData2—Health (BCD, 1–99 tags)
• PData3—Reloads (BCD, 0–99 reloads, 0xFF for unlimited)
• PData4—Shields (BCD, 0–99 seconds)
• PData5—Mega-Tags (BCD, 0–99 tags, 0xFF for unlimited)
• PData6—Flags 1
  • Bit 7—Neutralize mode
    • 0—Neutralize players when tagged once
    • 1—Neutralize players when tagged 10 times
      • Bit 5 of Flags 2 must be set.
  • Bit 6—Limited reloads
  • Bit 5—Limited mega-tags
  • Bit 4—Team tags
  • Bit 3—Medic mode
  • Bit 2—Slow tags
  • Bit 1—Hunt the prey
  • Bit 0—Hunt direction
    • 0—Team 1 hunts first
    • 1—Team 2 hunts first
• PData7—Flags 2
  • Bit 7—Contested zones
  • Bit 6—Zones can be associated with teams
    • "Number of teams" must be greater than 1.
    • If this is set to 0, zones associated with teams will not affect players.
  • Bit 5—Neutralize players for 15 seconds when tagged
  • Bit 4—Supply zones unneutralize players
    • If this is set, players will not be unneutralized automatically after 15 seconds, only by being in a zone.
  • Bit 3—Supply zones refill tags
  • Bit 2—Hostile zones (bits 3 and 4 must not be set)
  • Bits 0–1—Number of teams (1–3 teams)
    • Solo games are considered 1 team. 0 is not valid.
• PData8–11—Game name (only for PType 0x0C, 4 characters)
  • See Text Message for a list of valid characters.