PacketPlayOutNamedEntitySpawn - packet help.

In short; I am wanting to color player names, I am using packets rather than teams as players in the same faction should be able to see themselves as green name tags, whereas others red.

Here's my code;

Code (Text):

public static void updatePlayerColors() {
        for (Player player : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
            for (Player target : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
                EntityPlayer entityTarget = ((CraftPlayer) target).getHandle();
                PacketPlayOutNamedEntitySpawn packet = new PacketPlayOutNamedEntitySpawn(entityTarget);
           
                try {
                    Field field = packet.getClass().getDeclaredField("b");
                    field.setAccessible(true);
               
                    Object gameProfile = field.get(packet);
                    Field name = gameProfile.getClass().getDeclaredField("name");
               
                    name.setAccessible(true);
                    name.set(gameProfile, color("&c" + target.getName()));
                    //TODO if same faction, make green instead.
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                    ex.printStackTrace();
                }
                   
                ((CraftPlayer) player).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(packet);
                entityTarget.displayName = target.getName(); // trying to put it back to normal?
            }
        }
    }
 

Problems:

Whenever I use player.getName() it returns their colored version.
Doesn't show up in tab.

So my question, is there a better way of doing this? Sending players different coloured versions of players names for above their head and on the list.



Note- using spigot 1.7.10

 

Yes, tab does not show their colour - I can do this with entityTarget.listName = "..." however I can't send different players different coloured versions of it.

 

I can change the names above player's head by editing their GameProfile name - but this effects the player.getName() method. That's 1 problem, the next is that it doesn't update in tab.

I want to be able to send certain players different color versions of the same player's name - so for example everyone in the same faction will be sent a green version, everyone else a red version. (Both for tablist and above their heads).

I'm sure I can do this, but using a different method than altering GameProfiles.

 

Yes, just checked. So I can remove a real player with PacketPlayOutPlayerInfo.removePlayer(EntityPlayer), then add a fake (copy) of the real player with an altered coloured name, but how would I send this packet to individual players, as all of the methods are static..

 

Here's what I've done:

Code (Text):

    public static void updatePlayerColors() {
        for (Player player : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
            for (Player target : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {        
                EntityPlayer entityTarget = ((CraftPlayer) target).getHandle();
                PacketPlayOutPlayerInfo packet = PacketPlayOutPlayerInfo.removePlayer(entityTarget);    
                ((CraftPlayer) player).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(packet);
             
                entityTarget.displayName = color("&c" + target.getName());
                entityTarget.listName = color("&c" + target.getName());
             
                packet = PacketPlayOutPlayerInfo.addPlayer(entityTarget);    
                ((CraftPlayer) player).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(packet);
            }
        }
    }

List updates, and player.getName() returns their name uncoloured which it should do, however player nametags are white.

EDIT: Seems like the list only changed due to entityTarget.listName