--- a/projects/openttd_vs80.vcproj
+++ b/projects/openttd_vs80.vcproj
@@ -3232,6 +3232,14 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\network\core\tcp_game.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\network\core\tcp_game.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath=".\..\src\network\core\udp.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>

--- a/projects/openttd_vs90.vcproj
+++ b/projects/openttd_vs90.vcproj
@@ -3229,6 +3229,14 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\network\core\tcp_game.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\..\src\network\core\tcp_game.h"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath=".\..\src\network\core\udp.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>

--- a/source.list
+++ b/source.list
@@ -776,6 +776,8 @@
 network/core/packet.h
 network/core/tcp.cpp
 network/core/tcp.h
+network/core/tcp_game.cpp
+network/core/tcp_game.h
 network/core/udp.cpp
 network/core/udp.h
 

--- a/src/network/core/core.h
+++ b/src/network/core/core.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 	SOCKET sock;   ///< The socket currently connected to
 public:
 	/** Create a new unbound socket */
-	NetworkSocketHandler() { this->sock = INVALID_SOCKET; this->has_quit = false; }
+	NetworkSocketHandler(SOCKET s = INVALID_SOCKET) { this->sock = s; this->has_quit = false; }
 
 	/** Close the socket when distructing the socket handler */
 	virtual ~NetworkSocketHandler() { this->Close(); }

--- a/src/network/core/tcp.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp.cpp
@@ -8,31 +8,17 @@
 
 #include "../../stdafx.h"
 #include "../../debug.h"
-#include "../../openttd.h"
-#include "../../variables.h"
 
-#include "../network_internal.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "tcp.h"
 
-#include "table/strings.h"
-#include "../../oldpool_func.h"
-
-/** Make very sure the preconditions given in network_type.h are actually followed */
-assert_compile(MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS == (MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS >> NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK) << NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK);
-assert_compile(MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS > MAX_CLIENTS);
-
-typedef ClientIndex NetworkClientSocketID;
-DEFINE_OLD_POOL_GENERIC(NetworkClientSocket, NetworkClientSocket);
-
-NetworkClientSocket::NetworkClientSocket(ClientID client_id)
+NetworkTCPSocketHandler::NetworkTCPSocketHandler(SOCKET s) :
+		NetworkSocketHandler(s),
+		packet_queue(NULL), packet_recv(NULL), writable(false)
 {
-	this->sock              = INVALID_SOCKET;
-	this->client_id         = client_id;
-	this->status            = STATUS_INACTIVE;
 }
 
-NetworkClientSocket::~NetworkClientSocket()
+NetworkTCPSocketHandler::~NetworkTCPSocketHandler()
 {
 	if (this->sock != INVALID_SOCKET) closesocket(this->sock);
 	this->writable = false;
@@ -47,39 +33,7 @@
 	delete this->packet_recv;
 	this->packet_recv = NULL;
 
-	while (this->command_queue != NULL) {
-		CommandPacket *p = this->command_queue->next;
-		free(this->command_queue);
-		this->command_queue = p;
-	}
-
 	this->sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
-	this->client_id = INVALID_CLIENT_ID;
-	this->status = STATUS_INACTIVE;
-}
-
-/**
- * Functions to help NetworkRecv_Packet/NetworkSend_Packet a bit
- *  A socket can make errors. When that happens this handles what to do.
- * For clients: close connection and drop back to main-menu
- * For servers: close connection and that is it
- * @return the new status
- * TODO: needs to be splitted when using client and server socket packets
- */
-NetworkRecvStatus NetworkClientSocket::CloseConnection()
-{
-	/* Clients drop back to the main menu */
-	if (!_network_server && _networking) {
-		_switch_mode = SM_MENU;
-		_networking = false;
-		extern StringID _switch_mode_errorstr;
-		_switch_mode_errorstr = STR_NETWORK_ERR_LOSTCONNECTION;
-
-		return NETWORK_RECV_STATUS_CONN_LOST;
-	}
-
-	NetworkCloseClient(this);
-	return NETWORK_RECV_STATUS_OKAY;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -88,7 +42,7 @@
  * if the OS-network-buffer is full)
  * @param packet the packet to send
  */
-void NetworkClientSocket::Send_Packet(Packet *packet)
+void NetworkTCPSocketHandler::Send_Packet(Packet *packet)
 {
 	Packet *p;
 	assert(packet != NULL);
@@ -114,7 +68,7 @@
  *      data right now (full network-buffer, it happens ;))
  *   3) sending took too long
  */
-bool NetworkClientSocket::Send_Packets()
+bool NetworkTCPSocketHandler::Send_Packets()
 {
 	ssize_t res;
 	Packet *p;
@@ -163,7 +117,7 @@
  * @param status the variable to store the status into
  * @return the received packet (or NULL when it didn't receive one)
  */
-Packet *NetworkClientSocket::Recv_Packet(NetworkRecvStatus *status)
+Packet *NetworkTCPSocketHandler::Recv_Packet(NetworkRecvStatus *status)
 {
 	ssize_t res;
 	Packet *p;
@@ -242,7 +196,7 @@
 	return p;
 }
 
-bool NetworkClientSocket::IsPacketQueueEmpty()
+bool NetworkTCPSocketHandler::IsPacketQueueEmpty()
 {
 	return this->packet_queue == NULL;
 }

--- a/src/network/core/tcp.h
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp.h
@@ -13,114 +13,24 @@
 #include "core.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 
-/**
- * Enum with all types of UDP packets.
- * The order of the first 4 packets MUST not be changed, as
- * it protects old clients from joining newer servers
- * (because SERVER_ERROR is the respond to a wrong revision)
- */
-enum {
-	PACKET_SERVER_FULL,
-	PACKET_SERVER_BANNED,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_JOIN,
-	PACKET_SERVER_ERROR,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_COMPANY_INFO,
-	PACKET_SERVER_COMPANY_INFO,
-	PACKET_SERVER_CLIENT_INFO,
-	PACKET_SERVER_NEED_PASSWORD,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_PASSWORD,
-	PACKET_SERVER_WELCOME,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_GETMAP,
-	PACKET_SERVER_WAIT,
-	PACKET_SERVER_MAP,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_MAP_OK,
-	PACKET_SERVER_JOIN,
-	PACKET_SERVER_FRAME,
-	PACKET_SERVER_SYNC,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_ACK,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_COMMAND,
-	PACKET_SERVER_COMMAND,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_CHAT,
-	PACKET_SERVER_CHAT,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_SET_PASSWORD,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_SET_NAME,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_QUIT,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_ERROR,
-	PACKET_SERVER_QUIT,
-	PACKET_SERVER_ERROR_QUIT,
-	PACKET_SERVER_SHUTDOWN,
-	PACKET_SERVER_NEWGAME,
-	PACKET_SERVER_RCON,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_RCON,
-	PACKET_SERVER_CHECK_NEWGRFS,
-	PACKET_CLIENT_NEWGRFS_CHECKED,
-	PACKET_END                   ///< Must ALWAYS be on the end of this list!! (period)
-};
-
-/** Packet that wraps a command */
-struct CommandPacket;
-
-/** Status of a client */
-enum ClientStatus {
-	STATUS_INACTIVE,   ///< The client is not connected nor active
-	STATUS_AUTHORIZING,///< The client is authorizing
-	STATUS_AUTH,       ///< The client is authorized
-	STATUS_MAP_WAIT,   ///< The client is waiting as someone else is downloading the map
-	STATUS_MAP,        ///< The client is downloading the map
-	STATUS_DONE_MAP,   ///< The client has downloaded the map
-	STATUS_PRE_ACTIVE, ///< The client is catching up the delayed frames
-	STATUS_ACTIVE,     ///< The client is active within in the game
-};
-
-
-class NetworkClientSocket;
-DECLARE_OLD_POOL(NetworkClientSocket, NetworkClientSocket, NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK, MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS >> NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK);
-
 /** Base socket handler for all TCP sockets */
-class NetworkClientSocket : public PoolItem<NetworkClientSocket, ClientIndex, &_NetworkClientSocket_pool>, public NetworkSocketHandler {
-/* TODO: rewrite into a proper class */
+class NetworkTCPSocketHandler : public NetworkSocketHandler {
 private:
 	Packet *packet_queue;     ///< Packets that are awaiting delivery
 	Packet *packet_recv;      ///< Partially received packet
-	NetworkClientInfo *info;  ///< Client info related to this socket
 public:
-	ClientID client_id;       ///< Client identifier
-	uint32 last_frame;        ///< Last frame we have executed
-	uint32 last_frame_server; ///< Last frame the server has executed
-	byte lag_test;            ///< Byte used for lag-testing the client
-
-	ClientStatus status;      ///< Status of this client
 	bool writable;            ///< Can we write to this socket?
 
-	CommandPacket *command_queue; ///< The command-queue awaiting delivery
-
-	NetworkRecvStatus CloseConnection();
-
 	void Send_Packet(Packet *packet);
 	bool Send_Packets();
 	bool IsPacketQueueEmpty();
 
 	Packet *Recv_Packet(NetworkRecvStatus *status);
 
-	NetworkClientSocket(ClientID client_id = INVALID_CLIENT_ID);
-	~NetworkClientSocket();
-
-	inline bool IsValid() const { return this->IsConnected(); }
-	inline void SetInfo(NetworkClientInfo *info) { assert(info != NULL && this->info == NULL); this->info = info; }
-	inline NetworkClientInfo *GetInfo() const { return this->info; }
-
-	const char *Recv_Command(Packet *p, CommandPacket *cp);
-	void Send_Command(Packet *p, const CommandPacket *cp);
+	NetworkTCPSocketHandler(SOCKET s = INVALID_SOCKET);
+	~NetworkTCPSocketHandler();
 };
 
-static inline bool IsValidNetworkClientSocketIndex(ClientIndex index)
-{
-	return (uint)index < GetNetworkClientSocketPoolSize() && GetNetworkClientSocket(index)->IsValid();
-}
-
-#define FOR_ALL_CLIENT_SOCKETS_FROM(d, start) for (d = GetNetworkClientSocket(start); d != NULL; d = (d->index + 1U < GetNetworkClientSocketPoolSize()) ? GetNetworkClientSocket(d->index + 1U) : NULL) if (d->IsValid())
-#define FOR_ALL_CLIENT_SOCKETS(d) FOR_ALL_CLIENT_SOCKETS_FROM(d, 0)
-
 #endif /* ENABLE_NETWORK */
 
 #endif /* NETWORK_CORE_TCP_H */

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp_game.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/**
+ * @file tcp_game.cpp Basic functions to receive and send TCP packets for game purposes.
+ */
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
+
+#include "../../stdafx.h"
+#include "../../openttd.h"
+#include "../../variables.h"
+
+#include "../network_internal.h"
+#include "packet.h"
+#include "tcp_game.h"
+
+#include "table/strings.h"
+#include "../../oldpool_func.h"
+
+/** Make very sure the preconditions given in network_type.h are actually followed */
+assert_compile(MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS == (MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS >> NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK) << NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK);
+assert_compile(MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS > MAX_CLIENTS);
+
+typedef ClientIndex NetworkClientSocketID;
+DEFINE_OLD_POOL_GENERIC(NetworkClientSocket, NetworkClientSocket);
+
+NetworkClientSocket::NetworkClientSocket(ClientID client_id)
+{
+	this->client_id         = client_id;
+	this->status            = STATUS_INACTIVE;
+}
+
+NetworkClientSocket::~NetworkClientSocket()
+{
+	while (this->command_queue != NULL) {
+		CommandPacket *p = this->command_queue->next;
+		free(this->command_queue);
+		this->command_queue = p;
+	}
+
+	this->client_id = INVALID_CLIENT_ID;
+	this->status = STATUS_INACTIVE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Functions to help NetworkRecv_Packet/NetworkSend_Packet a bit
+ *  A socket can make errors. When that happens this handles what to do.
+ * For clients: close connection and drop back to main-menu
+ * For servers: close connection and that is it
+ * @return the new status
+ * TODO: needs to be splitted when using client and server socket packets
+ */
+NetworkRecvStatus NetworkClientSocket::CloseConnection()
+{
+	/* Clients drop back to the main menu */
+	if (!_network_server && _networking) {
+		_switch_mode = SM_MENU;
+		_networking = false;
+		extern StringID _switch_mode_errorstr;
+		_switch_mode_errorstr = STR_NETWORK_ERR_LOSTCONNECTION;
+
+		return NETWORK_RECV_STATUS_CONN_LOST;
+	}
+
+	NetworkCloseClient(this);
+	return NETWORK_RECV_STATUS_OKAY;
+}
+
+#endif /* ENABLE_NETWORK */

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/core/tcp_game.h
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/**
+ * @file tcp_game.h Basic functions to receive and send TCP packets for game purposes.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NETWORK_CORE_TCP_GAME_H
+#define NETWORK_CORE_TCP_GAME_H
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_NETWORK
+
+#include "os_abstraction.h"
+#include "tcp.h"
+#include "packet.h"
+
+/**
+ * Enum with all types of UDP packets.
+ * The order of the first 4 packets MUST not be changed, as
+ * it protects old clients from joining newer servers
+ * (because SERVER_ERROR is the respond to a wrong revision)
+ */
+enum {
+	PACKET_SERVER_FULL,
+	PACKET_SERVER_BANNED,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_JOIN,
+	PACKET_SERVER_ERROR,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_COMPANY_INFO,
+	PACKET_SERVER_COMPANY_INFO,
+	PACKET_SERVER_CLIENT_INFO,
+	PACKET_SERVER_NEED_PASSWORD,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_PASSWORD,
+	PACKET_SERVER_WELCOME,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_GETMAP,
+	PACKET_SERVER_WAIT,
+	PACKET_SERVER_MAP,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_MAP_OK,
+	PACKET_SERVER_JOIN,
+	PACKET_SERVER_FRAME,
+	PACKET_SERVER_SYNC,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_ACK,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_COMMAND,
+	PACKET_SERVER_COMMAND,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_CHAT,
+	PACKET_SERVER_CHAT,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_SET_PASSWORD,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_SET_NAME,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_QUIT,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_ERROR,
+	PACKET_SERVER_QUIT,
+	PACKET_SERVER_ERROR_QUIT,
+	PACKET_SERVER_SHUTDOWN,
+	PACKET_SERVER_NEWGAME,
+	PACKET_SERVER_RCON,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_RCON,
+	PACKET_SERVER_CHECK_NEWGRFS,
+	PACKET_CLIENT_NEWGRFS_CHECKED,
+	PACKET_END                   ///< Must ALWAYS be on the end of this list!! (period)
+};
+
+/** Packet that wraps a command */
+struct CommandPacket;
+
+/** Status of a client */
+enum ClientStatus {
+	STATUS_INACTIVE,   ///< The client is not connected nor active
+	STATUS_AUTHORIZING,///< The client is authorizing
+	STATUS_AUTH,       ///< The client is authorized
+	STATUS_MAP_WAIT,   ///< The client is waiting as someone else is downloading the map
+	STATUS_MAP,        ///< The client is downloading the map
+	STATUS_DONE_MAP,   ///< The client has downloaded the map
+	STATUS_PRE_ACTIVE, ///< The client is catching up the delayed frames
+	STATUS_ACTIVE,     ///< The client is active within in the game
+};
+
+
+class NetworkClientSocket;
+DECLARE_OLD_POOL(NetworkClientSocket, NetworkClientSocket, NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK, MAX_CLIENT_SLOTS >> NCI_BITS_PER_POOL_BLOCK);
+
+/** Base socket handler for all TCP sockets */
+class NetworkClientSocket : public PoolItem<NetworkClientSocket, ClientIndex, &_NetworkClientSocket_pool>, public NetworkTCPSocketHandler {
+/* TODO: rewrite into a proper class */
+private:
+	NetworkClientInfo *info;  ///< Client info related to this socket
+public:
+	ClientID client_id;       ///< Client identifier
+	uint32 last_frame;        ///< Last frame we have executed
+	uint32 last_frame_server; ///< Last frame the server has executed
+	byte lag_test;            ///< Byte used for lag-testing the client
+
+	ClientStatus status;      ///< Status of this client
+
+	CommandPacket *command_queue; ///< The command-queue awaiting delivery
+
+	NetworkRecvStatus CloseConnection();
+
+	NetworkClientSocket(ClientID client_id = INVALID_CLIENT_ID);
+	~NetworkClientSocket();
+
+	inline bool IsValid() const { return this->IsConnected(); }
+	inline void SetInfo(NetworkClientInfo *info) { assert(info != NULL && this->info == NULL); this->info = info; }
+	inline NetworkClientInfo *GetInfo() const { return this->info; }
+
+	const char *Recv_Command(Packet *p, CommandPacket *cp);
+	void Send_Command(Packet *p, const CommandPacket *cp);
+};
+
+static inline bool IsValidNetworkClientSocketIndex(ClientIndex index)
+{
+	return (uint)index < GetNetworkClientSocketPoolSize() && GetNetworkClientSocket(index)->IsValid();
+}
+
+#define FOR_ALL_CLIENT_SOCKETS_FROM(d, start) for (d = GetNetworkClientSocket(start); d != NULL; d = (d->index + 1U < GetNetworkClientSocketPoolSize()) ? GetNetworkClientSocket(d->index + 1U) : NULL) if (d->IsValid())
+#define FOR_ALL_CLIENT_SOCKETS(d) FOR_ALL_CLIENT_SOCKETS_FROM(d, 0)
+
+#endif /* ENABLE_NETWORK */
+
+#endif /* NETWORK_CORE_TCP_GAME_H */

--- a/src/network/network_internal.h
+++ b/src/network/network_internal.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "core/config.h"
 #include "core/packet.h"
-#include "core/tcp.h"
+#include "core/tcp_game.h"
 
 #include "../command_type.h"