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<h1>CreateNetPlayer (name$)</h1>
<h1>Parameters</h1>
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name$ = any valid string holding the player's name.
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<h1>Description</h1>
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Creates a new local player. This also causes a special message to be sent  to all remote machines (see NetMsgType). This returns  an integer player number to be used in sending/receiving messages. Note that  you must create at least one player before you can send and receive messages. 
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<h1><a href=../2d_examples/CreateNetPlayer.bb>Example</a></h1>
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; CreateNetPlayer example
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newGame = StartNetGame()
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; Check the status of the new game.
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If newGame = 0 Then
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Print "Could not start or join net game."
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End
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ElseIf newGame = 1
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Print "Successfully joined the network game"
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ElseIf newGame = 2
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Print "A new network game was started!"
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EndIf
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; Create a random player name
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name$="Player" + Rand(100)
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; Get a unique player id number for the player
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			`<h1>CreateNetPlayer (name$)</h1>`
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			`name$ = any valid string holding the player's name.`
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			`Creates a new local player. This also causes a special message to be sent to all remote machines (see NetMsgType). This returns an integer player number to be used in sending/receiving messages. Note that you must create at least one player before you can send and receive messages.`
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			`; CreateNetPlayer example`
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			`newGame = StartNetGame()`
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			`; Check the status of the new game.`
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			`If newGame = 0 Then`
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			`Print "Could not start or join net game."`
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			`End`
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			`ElseIf newGame = 1`
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			`Print "Successfully joined the network game"`
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			`ElseIf newGame = 2`
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			`Print "A new network game was started!"`
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			`; Create a random player name`
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			`name$="Player" + Rand(100)`
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