void create_client_pilot (void)
{
client_pilot_request_data
pilot_data;
ASSERT (get_comms_model () == COMMS_MODEL_CLIENT);
//
// pack required gunship data
//
strcpy (pilot_data.name, get_player_log_name (get_current_player_log ()));
pilot_data.side = get_global_gunship_side ();
pilot_data.rank = get_player_log_rank (get_global_gunship_side (), get_current_player_log ());
pilot_data.sub_type = ENTITY_SUB_TYPE_PILOT_PILOT;
pilot_data.unique_id = direct_play_get_player_id ();
pilot_data.difficulty = get_global_difficulty_level ();
//
// Send request
//
send_packet (get_server_id (), PACKET_TYPE_CLIENT_PILOT_REQUEST, (unsigned char *) &pilot_data, sizeof (client_pilot_request_data), SEND_TYPE_PERSONAL);
// turn off NEXT button while Pilot entity is being created client_server
if (get_comms_model () == COMMS_MODEL_CLIENT)
{
set_display_gunship_buttons (FALSE, "ENGAGE");
}
}
int get_player_log_task_level (int side, player_log_type *log)
{
int
rank;
rank = get_player_log_rank (side, log);
switch ( rank )
{
case PILOT_RANK_LIEUTENANT:
{
return ( 6 );
break;
}
case PILOT_RANK_CAPTAIN:
{
return ( 7 );
break;
}
case PILOT_RANK_MAJOR:
{
return ( 8 );
break;
}
case PILOT_RANK_LT_COLONEL:
{
return ( 9 );
break;
}
case PILOT_RANK_COLONEL:
{
return ( 10 );
break;
}
}
return ( 0 );
}
void create_server_pilot (void)
{
entity
*en;
ASSERT (get_comms_model () == COMMS_MODEL_SERVER);
en = create_new_pilot_entity
(
get_player_log_name (get_current_player_log ()),
get_global_gunship_side (),
get_player_log_rank (get_global_gunship_side (), get_current_player_log ()),
ENTITY_SUB_TYPE_PILOT_PILOT,
direct_play_get_player_id (),
get_global_difficulty_level ()
);
set_pilot_entity (en);
}
