DarkflameServer/docs/CaptureUnknowns.md

Capture unknowns: GM 716, 1726, 1481 and ignored client messages

Open questions left by the live packet capture comparison, answered from the 1.10.64 client (legouniverse.exe) and the 2011/2012 live captures (553 capture zips).

Source tags: G verified in Ghidra, C verified in the captures, D from docs (earlier notes), I inferred (not proven).

1. GM 716 DownloadPropertyData

Fact	Source
716 is DownloadPropertyData (GameMessage::DownloadPropertyData::Initialize writes msgId 0x2cc). 717 is QueryPropertyData.	G
Payload is PropertyData, read by PropertyData::Deserialize @ 0x00c084f0. No flags and no optional fields.	G
DLU's GameMessages::DownloadPropertyData has the same layout. Every complete 716 packet in the captures (8,605) decodes with it and no bits left over. The other 665 are split capture fragments ((1ofN) files).	G, C
Handler: LWOPropertyComponent::msgDownloadPropertyData @ 0x00c83ad0.	G

Wire layout (all little endian, byte aligned):

#	Field	Type
1	propertyId	i64
2	templateId	i32 (PropertyTemplate id)
3	mapId	u16
4	vendorMapId	u16
5	cloneId	u32
6-8	name, description, ownerName	u32 length + UTF-16
9	ownerId	i64
10-13	propertyType, zoneCode, rent, rentalPeriod	u32
14	expirationDate	u64
15	rentAmount	u32
16	reputation	u64
17-19	spawnName, templateName, templateDescription	u32 length + UTF-16
20-22	rentDuration, votes, durationType	u32
23	renew	u8
24	ownerAccountID	i64
25	moderationStatus	u32
26	rejectionReason	u32 length + UTF-16
27	lastLogoutTime	u64
28-29	dayOfMonthPlaqueWasBought, repAchievementReq	u32
30	zonePosition	3 x f32
31	maxBuildHeight	f32
32	rentalDate	u64
33	accessType	u8
34	pathPositions	u32 count, then count x 3 x f32 (client rejects count x 96 bits > unread bits)

Why live sent it in non-property worlds

Fact	Source
Objects with a PropertyComponent (component 36): LOT 3188 "Property Deed in inventory", 3404, 3972 (deed items), 3315 plaque, 3189 / 9628 vendors.	CDClient
LWOPropertyComponent::LoadDataFromTemplate @ 0x00c01d00 sends QueryPropertyData on every such object when it loads, including inventory items.	G
A player holds one deed item per claimed property map. The deed's object ID is propertyId + 1 (1,009 of 1,018 sampled packets).	C
After the local player's construction, the client sends one 717 per deed (for example 6 at once), and the server answers each with 716 then UpdatePropertyModelCount (1595).	C
Most 716 packets (7,221 of 8,822) were never queried by the receiving client. Those carry other players' deeds: ownerId is another player in the zone, sent in bursts of one packet per deed of that owner, often before that owner is constructed for the receiver (297 of 736 sampled) or never constructed (348).	C
Conclusion: live answered each player's deed queries with a zone-wide broadcast. The receiving client has no object with the deed's ID, so it drops those packets.	I
mapIds seen: 1150 (3,085), 1250, 1151, 1251, 1350, 1450, 1102 (2).	C

Client effect for the owner's own deed (msgDownloadPropertyData):

Step	Source
Copies PropertyData into the component and marks it valid.	G
Localises templateName / templateDescription from PropertyTemplate by templateId.	G
Non-vendor, non-inventory objects (plaques): SendPropertyPlaqueVisUpdate(ownerId != 0), launch pad aura when owned.	G
Inventory items: InventoryRefreshItemDetails for the item (deed tooltip).	G
LOT 3188 only: rentDuration != 0 starts "RenewWarningTimer"; if lastLogoutTime is newer than the stored logout and the last moderation display, raises PropertyModerationChanged(propertyId, moderationStatus) to the UI.	G

DLU: QueryPropertyData::Handle only answers entities with a property vendor or property management component. A query on a deed item (an inventory object, not an entity) gets no reply, so deed tooltips and the deed moderation notice never get data. Behaviour change is backlog 73.

2. GM 1726 RemoveBuffsAppliedByObject

Fact	Source
Client message table: RemoveBuffsAppliedByObject::Initialize writes msgId 0x6be (1726); SetMountInventoryID::Initialize writes 0x6bf (1727). DLU agrees. lu_packets labels 1726 SetMountInventoryId and is wrong.	G, D
Payload: bit hasObjectID, then i64 objectID when set; default 0 (Serialize 0x00d80870 / Deserialize 0x00d808e0).	G
Handler LWOBuffComponent::msgRemoveBuffsAppliedByObject @ 0x00d38f20: removes every buff (RemoveBuffIcon, immunity=false) and then every immunity (immunity=true) whose source is objectID. As decompiled, the immunity loop compares the buff loop's iterator, so immunity removal may not match by source.	G (loop detail I)
Live: 217 messages / 70 zips in the census; all 206 readable ones have the flag set and a persistent (player-range) object ID other than the receiver. It is sent to each remaining player, followed within a few packets by a replica destruction (125 of 206) and often TeamRemovePlayer (41): live sent it when an object (usually a player) left the world.	C

DLU now has the struct (CombatMessages.h); sending it is backlog 67.

3. GM 1481 UpdatePlayerStatistic

Fact	Source
msgId 0x5c9 (1481). Payload: u32 updateID, bit hasValue, i64 updateValue when set; default 1 (0x00d8c7d0 / 0x00d8c870). DLU's struct matches.	G
LWOCharacterComponent::SendMessage @ 0x00d34330: playerStatistics[updateID] += updateValue; for updateID != 12 also sends UI message "ModifyPlayerStat" {index, amount} (passport statistics page).	G
LWOControllablePhysComponent::SendMessage @ 0x00d2f020, updateID 12 only: rebases the client's local meters-travelled accumulator by the server's value.	G
The client also builds UpdatePlayerStatistic locally (LWODestroyableComponent::SendMessage, id 16 with a computed amount). Live captures hold no client -> server copy.	G, C
Live sent 59,933 messages server -> client. DLU only receives it and never sends it, so the passport does not change until the next login.	C

Statistic ids live sent (updateID = DLU StatisticID; "value" = share of messages carrying the optional amount):

id	StatisticID	Count	Value	Typically right after
1	CurrencyCollected	16,756	17% (coins, e.g. 10, 500)	SetCurrency, PickupCurrency
2	BricksCollected	1,010	8%	AddItemToInventoryClientSync (brick)
3	SmashablesSmashed	672	never	NotifyMissionTask
4	QuickBuildsCompleted	227	never	PlayFXEffect (rebuild complete)
5	EnemiesSmashed	2,934	never	NotifyMissionTask
6	RocketsUsed	117	never	NotifyClientFlagChange (rocket launch), before TransferToZone
7	MissionsCompleted	234	never	NotifyMissionTask / NotifyMission
8	PetsTamed	11	never	NotifyTamingBuildSuccess
9	ImaginationPowerUpsCollected	2,585	never	NotifyMissionTask, EchoStartSkill (power-up)
10	LifePowerUpsCollected	1,428	never	same
11	ArmorPowerUpsCollected	1,442	never	same
12	MetersTraveled	20,439	~100% (mostly < 100)	periodic while moving; one more after TRANSFER_TO_WORLD
13	TimesSmashed	25	never	SetCurrency (death coin loss), Die
14	TotalDamageTaken	939	43%	DoClientProjectileImpact, skills
15	TotalDamageHealed	132	40%	skills, pickups
16	TotalArmorRepaired	1,781	85% (often 0)	NotifyMissionTask, skills
17	TotalImaginationRestored	3,060	85% (often 0)	NotifyMissionTask, SetCurrency, skills
18	TotalImaginationUsed	1,233	12%	skills
19	DistanceDriven	73	100% (large)	racing
20	TimeAirborneInCar	30	67%	racing
21	RacingImaginationPowerUpsCollected	222	never	NotifyMissionTask
22	RacingImaginationCratesSmashed	7	never	NotifyMissionTask
23	RacingCarBoostsActivated	51	never	racing boost skill
24	RacingTimesWrecked	5	never	RequestDie / Die
25	RacingSmashablesSmashed	53	never	NotifyMissionTask
26	RacesFinished	3	never	NotifyRacingClient
27	FirstPlaceRaceFinishes	2	never	NotifyRacingClient

All C. The MetersTraveled interval could not be measured (capture file times are not packet times).

What DLU sends (CharacterComponent::UpdatePlayerStatistic / SendPlayerStatistic), from the captures:

Statistic	When	Amount	Source
CurrencyCollected	right after a SetCurrency that raised the coins (any source); none for losses	coins gained	C (15,815 pickups, all mission / achievement / vendor / activity gains)
BricksCollected	after each add to the bricks inventory the client is told about	the count	C (999 of 1,010)
EnemiesSmashed / SmashablesSmashed	to the killer right after Die, before the loot: isnpc set -> Enemies, else a smashable -> Smashables; neither while racing	1	C (2,766 / 538; faction and AI don't decide it)
TimesSmashed	after the player's Die and coin loss	1	C
MissionsCompleted	after NotifyMission(Completed), missions only	1	C (229 of 235)
QuickBuildsCompleted	after RebuildNotifyState(Completed) and effect 507, before EnableRebuild	1	C (218 of 227)
RocketsUsed	when the client fires "ZonePlayer", before TransferToZone	1	C (94 of 117)
*PowerUpsCollected	on pickup	1	C
TotalArmorRepaired / TotalImaginationRestored	what a repair / restore applied, 0 included	amount	C (1,050 / 2,148 zeros)
TotalDamageHealed / TotalDamageTaken / TotalImaginationUsed	health healed or lost, imagination spent; never 0	amount	C
MetersTraveled	once 25 whole meters have gathered; the rest (0 included) when the player is taken down leaving the world	meters	C (values 25-33 while moving; low values only at leave)
DistanceDriven	every 10 s while racing, the rest on leave	units	I (interval inferred from ~1,300 per message)
Racing*, PetsTamed, RacesFinished, FirstPlaceRaceFinishes	where DLU already counted them	1	not re-checked

The client's ModifyPlayerZoneStatistic (CoinsCollected, BricksCollected, EnemiesSmashed) only updates the zone counts, so the totals aren't counted twice. TimeAirborneInCar is not tracked.

4. Client -> server messages DLU ignores

"Sent by" is the client function that builds the message (callers of GameMessage::<Name>::Initialize; G). IDs were checked against the Initialize functions (G). "Server should" is D/I unless marked.

ID	Message	Live count / zips	Sent by (G)	Server should
851	SetMissionTypeState	650 / 303	LWOMissionComponent (NotifyMissionTask, Startup)	Store the journal tab state, persist it in charxml <mis> (D)
120	CasterDead	303 / 41	LWOSkillComponent::MsgSyncSkill, msgEchoStartSkill when the caster is dead	End that skill handle for the dead caster (I)
1485	ModifyGhostingDistance	239 / 237	LWOCharacterComponent::SendMessage, on load	Scale the player's ghosting distance; every live sample leaves the scalar at default, so no-op is correct (C)
932	BounceNotification	229 / 67	msgBouncePlayer (ControllablePhys, HavokVehiclePhysics), msgDeflect	Record the bounce (missions, scripts, pets); live replied RequestClientBounce (C)
890	SetLastCustomBuild	202 / 161	LWOModuleAssemblyComponent (rocket build)	Save char@lcbp (D)
1479	RequestRailActivatorState	152 / 6	LWORailActivatorComponent::SendMessage on add to world	Reply NotifyRailActivatorStateChange (D)
1577	SetEmotesEnabled	81 / 16	pet taming (LWOPlayerPetTamingComponent), racing attach, LWOSkillComponent	Track emote permission while taming / racing (I)
1238	ResyncEquipment	59 / 3	property editor pick up / set down of a carried model, property model placement	Resend the player's equipment (I)
1419	UsedInformationPlaque	49 / 18	only the message factory: sent from script / UI	Plaque read tracking (achievement progress) (I)
358	ServerTerminateInteraction	36 / 16	LWOPetComponent::HandleMessage	End the pet interaction server side (I)
660	NotifyPet	37 / -	LWOBouncerComponent::BounceSucceeded	Tell the player's pet about the bouncer (pet follows) (I)
1166	ToggleSendingPositionUpdates	27 / 6	build mode enter (false) / exit (true)	Stop expecting position updates while false (I)
1072	BuildExitConfirmation	17 / -	LWOPropertyManagementComponent::DoSetBuildMode, build mode exit	Property build mode exit handshake (D)
1406	ResetPropertyBehaviors	14 / -	LWOPropertyEditorComponent::ResetBehaviors, SwitchMode	Reset model behaviours on edit begin (D)
667	PetTamingMinigameResult	11 / -	LWOPlayerPetTamingComponent::SendMessage	Taming result; DLU relies on NotifyTamingBuildSuccess (D)
1632	CelebrationCompleted	11 / -	Character / FX component (celebration end)	Continue the flow that waited for the celebration (I)
1371	ZonePropertyModelRemovedWhileEquipped	5 / -	LWOPropertyEditorComponent::SwitchMode	Remove the carried model (I)
915	PropertyModerationAction	4 / -	LWOPropertyManagementComponent when moderationStatus != 0	Handle the owner's moderation action (I)
1746	ServerCancelMoveSkill	4 / -	status effect removal of a move skill (0x00c10e80)	Cancel the move skill server side (I)
1004	BBBResetMetadataSourceItem	3 / -	BBBManager::OnB3Close	Reset the BBB source item metadata (I)
469	SetTooltipFlag	2 / -	UI / script (factory only)	Persist char@ttip (D)
903	SetIgnoreProjectileCollision	1 / -	ForceMovementBehavior::Cast, ForceMovementStatusEffect::Run	Set shouldIgnoreProjectileCollision (D)

5. Message names fixed in DLU

IDs unchanged; only enum names.

ID	Old DLU name	Client name	Source
792	CREATEMODEL_FROM_CLIENT	DeletePropertyResponse -> DELETE_PROPERTY_RESPONSE	G, D
793	UPDATE_MODEL_FROM_CLIENT	CreateModelFromClient -> CREATE_MODEL_FROM_CLIENT	G, D
915	PROPERTY_MODERATION_STATUS_ACTION	PropertyModerationAction -> PROPERTY_MODERATION_ACTION	G, D
916	PROPERTY_MODERATION_STATUS_ACTION_RESPONSE	PropertyModerationActionResponse -> PROPERTY_MODERATION_ACTION_RESPONSE	G, D

716, 1481 and 1726 were already named correctly. About 150 other enum names differ from other message references (spelling, missing entries); they were not checked in Ghidra and are unchanged.