diff --git a/src/protocol/generate_protocol.py b/src/protocol/generate_protocol.py
index 41a2860..5b8be36 100644
--- a/src/protocol/generate_protocol.py
+++ b/src/protocol/generate_protocol.py
@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ def get_type_info(types, typename):
 
     return tp
 
+def resolve_name(types, name, typename, decl=False):
+    tp = get_type_info(types, typename)
+    no_array = 'size' in tp and tp['size'] == 'count'
+
+
+    idx = name.find('(')
+    if idx > 0:
+        name = name[:idx]
+    elif idx == 0:
+        warn('ERROR: Invalid variable name "{}"'.format(name))
+        exit(1)
+
+    if decl:
+        count = extract_array_count(typename)
+        if count != None and not no_array:
+            name += '[' + str(count) + ']'
+    
+    return name
+
 def resolve_type(types, typename):
     tp = get_type_info(types, typename)
     if 'type' in tp:
@@ -117,6 +136,35 @@ def get_rw_func(types, typename, read):
 
     return method
 
+def print_rw_logic(types, typename, name, read):
+    resolved_name = resolve_name(types, name, typename)
+    start = name.find('(')
+    local_indent = 0
+    if start != -1:
+        end = name.rfind(')')
+        if end == -1 or end < start:
+            warn('ERROR: Invalid variable name syntax "{}"'.format(name))
+            exit(1)
+        # conditional
+        if name[end - 1] == '?':
+            add_text('if ({})'.format(name[start+1:end-1]))
+            indent()
+            local_indent += 1
+    if read:
+        add_text('{} = reader.{}();',
+            resolved_name,
+            get_rw_func(types, typename, True)
+        )
+    else:
+        add_text('msg.{}({});', 
+            get_rw_func(types, typename, False),
+            resolved_name
+        )
+
+    for i in range(local_indent):
+        unindent()
+
+
 def get_enum_type(dict, fallback = 'int32'):
     return dict['.type'] if '.type' in dict else fallback
 
@@ -181,10 +229,7 @@ def print_messages(list, globalTypes):
                     add_text('{{')
                     indent()
                     for name, typename in message['vars'].items():
-                        add_text('{} = reader.{}();',
-                            name,
-                            get_rw_func(types, typename, True)
-                        )
+                        print_rw_logic(types, typename, name, True)
                     unindent()
                     add_text('}}')
                     newline()
@@ -195,10 +240,7 @@ def print_messages(list, globalTypes):
                     add_text('NetworkMessage msg(MaxSize);')
                     add_text('msg.WriteVarInt(PacketId);')
                     for name, typename in message['vars'].items():
-                        add_text('msg.{}({});', 
-                            get_rw_func(types, typename, False),
-                            name
-                        )
+                        print_rw_logic(types, typename, name, False)
                     add_text('msg.Finalize();')
                     add_text('return msg;')
                     unindent()
@@ -206,10 +248,11 @@ def print_messages(list, globalTypes):
 
                 for name, typename in message['vars'].items():
                     resolved_type = resolve_type(types, extract_array_type(typename))
+                    resolved_name = resolve_name(types, name, typename, decl=True)
                     if not serverbound and resolved_type == 'std::string':
-                        add_text('const {}& {};', resolved_type, name)
+                        add_text('const {}& {};', resolved_type, resolved_name)
                     else:
-                        add_text('{} {};', resolved_type, name)
+                        add_text('{} {};', resolved_type, resolved_name)
                 
                 unindent()
                 add_text('}};')
diff --git a/src/protocol/protocol.hjson b/src/protocol/protocol.hjson
index 7d21b8b..b9d85b9 100644
--- a/src/protocol/protocol.hjson
+++ b/src/protocol/protocol.hjson
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
             type: std::string
             method: String
             // requires count: e.g. string[256] 
+            // generated C type will not be an array
             size: count
         }
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@
                     }
                 }
 				
-				/*ChunkData:
+				ChunkData:
 				{
 					id: 0x22
 					vars: {
@@ -238,20 +239,20 @@
 						// bitmask for each 16x16x16 chunk section
 						// LSB: section at y=0, bits for up to y=15
 						chunkSections: varint
-						heightmaps: nbt
+						//heightmaps: nbt
 						
 						// only if fullChunk == true
-						biomes: int32[1024]
+						biomes(fullChunk?): int32[1024]
 						
-						dataSize: varint
-						data: byte[dataSize]
+						//dataSize: varint
+						//data: byte[dataSize]
 						
-						numBlockEntities: varint
-						blockEntities: nbt[numBlockEntities]
+						//numBlockEntities: varint
+						//blockEntities: nbt[numBlockEntities]
 						
 					}
-				}*/
-
+				}
+				
                 PlayerPositionAndLook:
                 {
                     id: 0x36