Synchronize on network game start, so that everyone has received all avatars and player names before the game starts. Store all computer players in a separate list on the server for name retrieval.

docs/net_protocol.txt

@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ Client Request: Leave Current Game
 (will be answered with a Server Notification: Removed From Game)
 
 
-Client Request: Start Event
+Client Request/Server Request: Start Event
 
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@@ -436,10 +436,23 @@ Client Request: Start Event
 	+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
 	|          Start Flags          |           Reserved            |
 	+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
+(sent by one client, repeated to everyone by the server)
 Start Flags:
 	0x01 set: Fill up with computer opponents.
 
 
+Client Reply: Start Event ACK
+
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+	 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+	+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
+	|        Message Type = 67      |     Message Length = 8        |
+	+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
+	|                            Reserved                           |
+	+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
+(every client must confirm the start event)
+
+
 Server Notification: Game Start
 
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