diff --git a/Source/multi.cpp b/Source/multi.cpp
index 6a3b49e3d..113539136 100644
--- a/Source/multi.cpp
+++ b/Source/multi.cpp
@@ -531,13 +531,19 @@ void multi_process_tmsgs()
 	}
 }
 
-void multi_send_zero_packet(DWORD pnum, char identifier, void *pbSrc, DWORD dwLen)
+void multi_send_zero_packet(int pnum, BYTE bCmd, BYTE *pbSrc, DWORD dwLen)
 {
-	DWORD len, dwBody;
+	DWORD dwOffset, dwBody, dwMsg;
 	TPkt pkt;
-	int t;
-	len = 0;
-	while (dwLen) {
+	TCmdPlrInfoHdr *p;
+
+	/// ASSERT: assert(pnum != myplr);
+	/// ASSERT: assert(pbSrc);
+	/// ASSERT: assert(dwLen <= 0x0ffff);
+
+	dwOffset = 0;
+
+	while(dwLen != 0) {
 		pkt.hdr.wCheck = 'ip';
 		pkt.hdr.px = 0;
 		pkt.hdr.py = 0;
@@ -548,22 +554,45 @@ void multi_send_zero_packet(DWORD pnum, char identifier, void *pbSrc, DWORD dwLe
 		pkt.hdr.bstr = 0;
 		pkt.hdr.bmag = 0;
 		pkt.hdr.bdex = 0;
-		pkt.body[0] = identifier;
-		*(WORD *)&pkt.body[1] = len;
-		dwBody = gdwLargestMsgSize - 24;
-		if (dwLen < dwBody)
+		p = (TCmdPlrInfoHdr *)pkt.body;
+		p->bCmd = bCmd;
+		p->wOffset = dwOffset;
+		dwBody = gdwLargestMsgSize - sizeof(pkt.hdr) - sizeof(*p);
+		if(dwLen < dwBody) {
 			dwBody = dwLen;
-		*(WORD *)&pkt.body[3] = dwBody;
-		memcpy(&pkt.body[5], pbSrc, *(WORD *)&pkt.body[3]);
-		t = *(WORD *)&pkt.body[3] + 24;
-		pkt.hdr.wLen = t;
-		if (!SNetSendMessage(pnum, &pkt.hdr, t)) {
+		}
+		/// ASSERT: assert(dwBody <= 0x0ffff);
+		p->wBytes = dwBody;
+		memcpy(&pkt.body[sizeof(*p)], pbSrc, p->wBytes);
+		dwMsg = sizeof(pkt.hdr);
+		dwMsg += sizeof(*p);
+		dwMsg += p->wBytes;
+		pkt.hdr.wLen = dwMsg;
+		if(!SNetSendMessage(pnum, &pkt, dwMsg)) {
 			nthread_terminate_game("SNetSendMessage2");
 			return;
 		}
-		pbSrc = (char *)pbSrc + *(WORD *)&pkt.body[3];
-		dwLen -= *(WORD *)&pkt.body[3];
-		len += *(WORD *)&pkt.body[3];
+#if 0
+		if((DWORD)pnum >= MAX_PLRS) {
+			if(myplr != 0) {
+				debug_plr_tbl[0]++;
+			}
+			if(myplr != 1) {
+				debug_plr_tbl[1]++;
+			}
+			if(myplr != 2) {
+				debug_plr_tbl[2]++;
+			}
+			if(myplr != 3) {
+				debug_plr_tbl[3]++;
+			}
+		} else {
+			debug_plr_tbl[pnum]++;
+		}
+#endif
+		pbSrc += p->wBytes;
+		dwLen -= p->wBytes;
+		dwOffset += p->wBytes;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/multi.h b/Source/multi.h
index 0c3c6665a..dc4fd6e41 100644
--- a/Source/multi.h
+++ b/Source/multi.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void multi_check_drop_player();
 void multi_process_network_packets();
 void multi_handle_all_packets(int pnum, BYTE *pData, int nSize);
 void multi_process_tmsgs();
-void multi_send_zero_packet(DWORD pnum, char identifier, void *pbSrc, DWORD dwLen);
+void multi_send_zero_packet(int pnum, BYTE bCmd, BYTE *pbSrc, DWORD dwLen);
 void NetClose();
 void multi_event_handler(BOOL add);
 void __stdcall multi_handle_events(_SNETEVENT *pEvt);