Multiple network strings or one with additional packet data?

Garry's Mod coding
#1

Should there be multiple network strings made with this?


util.AddNetworkString

Or just one and have more data be in the packet itself?


net.Receive("one string", function()
  local whatToDo = net.ReadString()
  if whatToDo == "something" then...etc
end)
#2

Keeping everything in one net message means overhead and while it’s only a few bytes, it’s good practice to avoid it where possible. Make multiple net messages for cleaner code.

#3

You can use it as much as you want yeah. All that does is register it. For example:

server


 util.AddNetworkString("system:test")

client


 net.Start("system:test") net.SendToServer()

you can send it from the Client to Server as much as you want, you can even use it on the Server to send to the client.