Character Management
After successful authentication, validation and admission to the game, players will gain access to the character management scene.
WizardCharacterCreationInfo
WizardCharacterCreationInfo is a PropertyClass
used to represent character data throughout early character selection.
As explained in the ObjectProperty chapter, readers should use wizwalker to obtain a dump of all types (including this one).
m_schoolOfFocus is a string ID of the school's literal name
and m_nameIndices is a concatenations of three bytes for each index with the
MSB always being 0. Everything else is self-explanatory.
It is serialized with no serializer configuration flags (value 0) and a property mask
of 0x18.
Requesting the List
The Character List must be directly requested from the server when initially entering the game but also when altering it, e.g. creating new characters.
The client sends the empty MSG_REQUESTCHARACTERLIST
for that.
The server then follows up with MSG_STARTCHARACTERLIST holding a human-readable
name of the Login Server instance and the number
of additionally purchased character slots (to the default 6).
Next, MSG_CHARACTERINFO will be sent a finite number of times for each character
there is to this account. It carries a serialized WizardCharacterCreationInfo
object.
Finally, the sequence will be terminated with MSG_CHARACTERLIST holding an error
code of 0 (empty string id). This message may be sent prematurely if an error
occurs while still trying to stream the Character List.
Creating new Characters
The client sends MSG_CREATE_CHARACTER with the serialized
WizardCharacterCreationInfo object.
The server then responds with MSG_CREATE_CHARACTER_RESPONSE, potentially holding
an error or empty string ID on success.
Errors may occur when the creation info object is malformed or the character limit for the account is exhausted.
TODO: Brute force string for
1745079928.
Creation Logs
The client logs various stages of the character creation in MSG_LOGIN_LOG_CHARACTER_CREATION.
The following explains the Stages and Parameters in use there.
| Stage | Description | Parameter |
|---|---|---|
0 | Prologue | 0 (nothing) |
1 | Consulting Book of Secrets | 0 (nothing) |
2 | School chosen arbitrarily | School ID |
3 | School assigned by Book | School ID |
4 | Default appearance taken | Template ID |
5 | Custom appearance chosen | Template ID |
6 | Choosing a name | 0 (nothing) |
School ID
| Value | School |
|---|---|
0 | Fire |
1 | Ice |
2 | Storm |
3 | Myth |
4 | Life |
5 | Death |
6 | Balance |
Deleting a Character
The client sends MSG_DELETE_CHARACTER with the unique CharID of the character.
The server is expected to respond with MSG_DELETE_CHARACTER_RESPONSE, potentially
holding an error or empty string ID on success.
Errors may occur when CharID does not exist or references a character that does
not belong to the currently authenticated account.
Entering the Game
When the player selected its character of choice and hits Play, the client
will send MSG_SELECTCHARACTER with the selected character ID.
The server will then confirm the selection with MSG_CHARACTERSELECTED with IP
and port of the Game Server, a random Key that will be sent back for validation
later, player and char IDs, the current zone and position, and a potential error.
New Wizards start at WizardCity/Tutorial_Exterior, with zone ID 191965934121493239
and location "START".
From this point onwards, the Login Server connection is closed and all client communication will happen through the Game Server.