More work on OP_Marquee. Should be enough to implement a function with it. Anyone wants to fiddle around with the unknowns and get them better documented they are free to.

common/eq_packet_structs.h

@@ -5077,13 +5077,15 @@ struct ServerLootItem_Struct {
 //"Got a broadcast message for ... %s ...\n"
 struct ClientMarqueeMessage_Struct {
 	uint32 type;
-	uint32 unk04; // no idea, have seen 10 mostly, didn't notice a change when altering it
+	uint32 unk04; // no idea, didn't notice a change when altering it.
+	//According to asm the following are hard coded values: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20
+	//There is also a non-hardcoded fall through but to be honest i don't know enough about what it does yet
 	uint32 priority; //needs a better name but it does:
-	//opacity = priority / 255
+	//opacity = (priority / 255) - floor(priority / 255)
-	//# of ending blinks = (int)((priority - 1) / 255)
+	//# of fade in/out blinks = (int)((priority - 1) / 255)
 	//so 510 would have 100% opacity and 1 extra blink at end
-	uint32 unk12; //no idea, seen 0, 500, 1000.  
+	uint32 unk12; //no idea, seen 0, 500, 1000.  I'm assuming this has to do with the fade in/out.
-	uint32 unk16; //no idea, seen 500, 1000
+	uint32 unk16; //no idea, seen 500, 1000. I'm assuming this has to do with the fade in/out.
 	//Visually I couldn't tell a difference from these previous two, 
 	//but there's probably a reason for them that's more subtle than what i was looking for
 	uint32 duration; //in ms

utils/patches/patch_RoF.conf

@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ OP_IncreaseStats=0x0711
 OP_Weblink=0x7cce
 #OP_OpenInventory=0x0000			# Likely does not exist in RoF -U
 OP_OpenContainer=0x654f
+OP_Marquee=0x288a
 
 OP_DzQuit=0x5fc8
 OP_DzListTimers=0x67b9

utils/patches/patch_SoF.conf

@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ OP_RemoveNimbusEffect=0x5872	# C
 OP_InspectMessageUpdate=0x67e9	# C
 OP_OpenInventory=0x66c8
 OP_OpenContainer=0x10e3
+OP_Marquee=0x2f75
 
 #expedition
 OP_DzQuit=0x20d6

utils/patches/patch_Titanium.conf

@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ OP_SpellEffect=0x22C5
 OP_RemoveNimbusEffect=0x0000
 OP_CrystalReclaim=0x7cfe
 OP_CrystalCreate=0x62c3
+OP_Marquee=0x1d4d
 
 OP_DzQuit=0x486d
 OP_DzListTimers=0x39aa

utils/patches/patch_Underfoot.conf

@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ OP_Weblink=0x6840					# C
 OP_InspectMessageUpdate=0x7fa1		# C
 #OP_OpenInventory=0x0000			# Likely does not exist in UF -U
 OP_OpenContainer=0x041a
+OP_Marquee=0x3675
 
 OP_DzQuit=0x1539
 OP_DzListTimers=0x21e9

zone/command.cpp

@@ -719,71 +719,6 @@ void command_sendop(Client *c,const Seperator *sep){
 	c->QueuePacket(outapp);
 	safe_delete(outapp);
 	return;
-
-	/*if(sep->arg[1][0] && sep->arg[2][0])
-	{
-		c->Message_StringID(atoi(sep->arg[1]),atoi(sep->arg[2]),sep->arg[3],sep->arg[4],sep->arg[5],sep->arg[6],sep->arg[7],sep->arg[8]);
-	}
-	else
-		c->Message(0,"type,string id, message1...");*/
-	/*
-		clientupdate lvl and such
-			uint32	level; //new level
-
-
-	*/
-
-
-	/*
-	if(sep->arg[1][0] && sep->arg[2][0]){
-		EQApplicationPacket* outapp = new EQApplicationPacket((EmuOpcode)atoi(sep->arg[1]),sizeof(GMName_Struct));
-		GMName_Struct* gms=(GMName_Struct*)outapp->pBuffer;
-		memset(outapp->pBuffer,0,outapp->size);
-		strcpy(gms->gmname,c->GetName());
-		strcpy(gms->oldname,c->GetName());
-		strcpy(gms->newname,sep->arg[3]);
-		if(sep->arg[4][0])
-			gms->badname=atoi(sep->arg[4]);
-		c->QueuePacket(outapp);
-		safe_delete(outapp);
-	}
-	*/
-	/*
-		else{
-			EQApplicationPacket* outapp = new EQApplicationPacket(121,atoi(sep->arg[2]));
-			memset(outapp->pBuffer,0,outapp->size);
-			uint8 offset=atoi(sep->arg[3]);
-			if(offset<outapp->size && sep->arg[4][0])
-				outapp->pBuffer[offset]=atoi(sep->arg[4]);
-			offset++;
-			if(offset<outapp->size && sep->arg[5][0])
-				outapp->pBuffer[offset+3]=atoi(sep->arg[5]);
-			offset++;
-			if(offset<outapp->size && sep->arg[6][0])
-				outapp->pBuffer[offset+3]=atoi(sep->arg[6]);
-			offset++;
-			if(offset<outapp->size && sep->arg[7][0])
-				outapp->pBuffer[offset]=atoi(sep->arg[7]);
-			offset++;
-			if(offset<outapp->size && sep->arg[8][0])
-				outapp->pBuffer[offset]=atoi(sep->arg[8]);
-			offset++;
-			if(offset<outapp->size && sep->arg[9][0])
-				outapp->pBuffer[offset]=atoi(sep->arg[9]);
-			c->QueuePacket(outapp);
-			safe_delete(outapp);
-		}*/
-		//c->SetStats(atoi(sep->arg[1]),atoi(sep->arg[2]));
-	//}
-		/*EQApplicationPacket* outapp = new EQApplicationPacket(atoi(sep->arg[1]), sizeof(PlayerAA_Struct));
-		memcpy(outapp->pBuffer,c->GetAAStruct(),outapp->size);
-		c->QueuePacket(outapp);
-		safe_delete(outapp);
-	}
-	else
-		c->Message(15,"Invalid opcode!");
-		*/
-
 }
 
 void command_optest(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
@@ -824,6 +759,22 @@ void command_optest(Client *c, const Seperator *sep)
 				c->FastQueuePacket(&outapp);
 				break;
 			}
+			case 3:
+			{
+				char *msg = "This is a test message";
+				EQApplicationPacket outapp(OP_Marquee, sizeof(ClientMarqueeMessage_Struct) + strlen(msg));
+				ClientMarqueeMessage_Struct *cms = (ClientMarqueeMessage_Struct*)outapp.pBuffer;
+				cms->priority = 510;
+				cms->type = 15;
+				cms->unk04 = 10;
+				cms->unk12 = 1000;
+				cms->unk16 = 1000;
+				cms->duration = 5000;
+				strcpy(cms->msg, msg);
+
+				c->QueuePacket(&outapp);
+				break;
+			}
 			default:
 			{
 				break;