C>S 0x02 MCP_CHARCREATE

Message Id:	0x02
Message Name:	MCP_CHARCREATE
Direction:	Client to Server
Used By:	Diablo II, Diablo II Lord of Destruction
Format:	`(UINT32) Character class (UINT16) Character flags (STRING) Character name`

Remarks

Creates a character on the Realm.

Character Classes are the same as in D2 users' Statstrings:

0x00: Amazon
0x01: Sorceress
0x02: Necromancer
0x03: Paladin
0x04: Barbarian
0x05: Druid
0x06: Assassin

Flag values should be OR'd together. The only flags that can be set for character creation are classic, hardcore, expansion, and ladder, but the other flags are included here for completeness:

0x00: Classic
0x04: Hardcore
0x08: Dead
0x20: Expansion
0x40: Ladder

Sending 0x05 or 0x06 in character class or 0x20 in character flags while on D2DV will disconnect and temporarily ban you from the realm. Likewise, sending 0x05 or 0x06 in character class without setting 0x20 in character flags will result in a disconnect and ban.