set pkt_type [string index $packet 9]

  switch $pkt_type {
    "\x14"  {  # Binary packet
               set pkt_counttype [string index $packet 19]
               set player_count 0
               set build 0

               switch $pkt_counttype {
                 "\x04"  {
                            binary scan [string range $packet 20 21] s1 player_count
                            set player_count [expr { $player_count & 0xffff }]
                         }
                 "\x05"  {  # "short" player count
                            binary scan [string range $packet 20 21] s1 player_count
                         }
                 "\x06"  {  # "byte" player count
                            binary scan [string index $packet 20] c1 player_count
                         }
                 "\x01"  -
                 "\x09"  -
                 "\x08"  {  # no player count, infer as 0 players
                            set player_count 0
                         }
                 default {  # "unknown type" player count
                            set player_count -1
                         }
               }