diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
index af3b4a90f..236731264 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/GamePacketOpcode.scala
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
     case 0x5a => noDecoder(DelayedPathMountMsg)
     case 0x5b => noDecoder(OrbitalShuttleTimeMsg)
     case 0x5c => noDecoder(AIDamage)
-    case 0x5d => game.DeployObjectMessage.decode
+    case 0x5d => noDecoder(DeployObjectMessage)
     case 0x5e => noDecoder(FavoritesRequest)
     case 0x5f => noDecoder(FavoritesResponse)
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ object GamePacketOpcode extends Enumeration {
     case 0x83 => noDecoder(SquadWaypointRequest)
     case 0x84 => noDecoder(SquadWaypointEvent)
     case 0x85 => noDecoder(OffshoreVehicleMessage)
-    case 0x86 => noDecoder(ObjectDeployedMessage)
+    case 0x86 => game.ObjectDeployedMessage.decode
     case 0x87 => noDecoder(ObjectDeployedCountMessage)
     // 0x88
     case 0x88 => game.WeaponDelayFireMessage.decode
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DeployObjectMessage.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DeployObjectMessage.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index e18b24429..000000000
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/DeployObjectMessage.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
-package net.psforever.packet.game
-
-import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PacketHelpers, PlanetSideGamePacket}
-import scodec.Codec
-import scodec.codecs._
-import shapeless.{::, HNil}
-
-final case class DeployObjectMessage(guid : PlanetSideGUID,
-                                     str : String,
-                                     unk1 : Long,
-                                     unk2 : Long,
-                                     unk3 : Long)
-  extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
-  type Packet = DeployObjectMessage
-  def opcode = GamePacketOpcode.ObjectDeployedMessage
-  def encode = DeployObjectMessage.encode(this)
-}
-
-object DeployObjectMessage extends Marshallable[DeployObjectMessage] {
-  implicit val codec : Codec[DeployObjectMessage] = (
-    ("object_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
-      ("str" | PacketHelpers.encodedString) ::
-      ("unk1" | uint32L) ::
-      ("unk2" | uint32L) ::
-      ("unk3" | uint32L)
-    ).xmap[DeployObjectMessage] (
-    {
-      case guid :: str :: u1 :: u2 :: u3 :: HNil =>
-        DeployObjectMessage(guid, str, u1, u2, u3)
-    },
-    {
-      case DeployObjectMessage(guid, str, u1, u2, u3) =>
-        //truncate string length to 100 characters; raise no warnings
-        val limitedStr : String =  if(str.length() > 100) { str.substring(0,100) } else { str }
-        guid :: limitedStr :: u1 :: u2 :: u3 :: HNil
-    }
-  )
-}
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/ObjectDeployedMessage.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/ObjectDeployedMessage.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..007fb1ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/packet/game/ObjectDeployedMessage.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package net.psforever.packet.game
+
+import net.psforever.packet.{GamePacketOpcode, Marshallable, PacketHelpers, PlanetSideGamePacket}
+import scodec.Codec
+import scodec.codecs._
+import shapeless.{::, HNil}
+
+/**
+  * Dispatched by the server when placing deployables to generate a message in the events chat.<br>
+  * <br>
+  * This packet does not actually modify anything in regards to deployables.
+  * It merely generates the message:<br>
+  *   `"You have placed x of a possible y thing."`<br>
+  * ... where `x` is the current count of objects of this type that have been deployed;
+  * `y` is the (reported) maximum amount of objects of this type that can be deployed;
+  * and, `thing` is the label for objects of this type.
+  * This text is not directly placed into the message's field but, rather, is a token for language-appropriate descriptive text.<br>
+  * "boomer," for example, is replaced by "Heavy Explosive Mines" in the message for English language.
+  * @param guid na
+  * @param desc descriptive text of what kind of object is being deployed;
+  *             matches the `String` description of the object class
+  * @param unk na
+  * @param count the current number of this type of object deployed
+  * @param max the maximum number of this type of object that can be deployed
+  * @see `ObjectClass`
+  */
+final case class ObjectDeployedMessage(guid : PlanetSideGUID,
+                                       desc : String,
+                                       unk : Long,
+                                       count : Long,
+                                       max : Long)
+  extends PlanetSideGamePacket {
+  type Packet = ObjectDeployedMessage
+  def opcode = GamePacketOpcode.ObjectDeployedMessage
+  def encode = ObjectDeployedMessage.encode(this)
+}
+
+object ObjectDeployedMessage extends Marshallable[ObjectDeployedMessage] {
+  /**
+    * Overloaded constructor for when the guid is not required.
+    * @param desc descriptive text of what kind of object is being deployed
+    * @param unk na
+    * @param count the number of this type of object deployed
+    * @param max the maximum number of this type of object that can be deployed
+    * @return an `ObjectDeployedMessage` object
+    */
+  def apply(desc : String, unk : Long, count : Long, max : Long) : ObjectDeployedMessage =
+    new ObjectDeployedMessage(PlanetSideGUID(0), desc, unk, count, max)
+
+  implicit val codec : Codec[ObjectDeployedMessage] = (
+    ("object_guid" | PlanetSideGUID.codec) ::
+      ("desc" | PacketHelpers.encodedString) ::
+      ("unk" | uint32L) ::
+      ("count" | uint32L) ::
+      ("max" | uint32L)
+    ).xmap[ObjectDeployedMessage] (
+    {
+      case guid :: str :: unk :: cnt ::mx :: HNil =>
+        ObjectDeployedMessage(guid, str, unk, cnt, mx)
+    },
+    {
+      case ObjectDeployedMessage(guid, str, unk, cnt, mx) =>
+        //truncate string length to 100 characters; raise no warnings
+        val limitedStr : String =  if(str.length() > 100) { str.substring(0,100) } else { str }
+        guid :: limitedStr :: unk :: cnt :: mx :: HNil
+    }
+  )
+}
diff --git a/common/src/test/scala/game/ObjectDeployedMessageTest.scala b/common/src/test/scala/game/ObjectDeployedMessageTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1910ceea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/test/scala/game/ObjectDeployedMessageTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package game
+
+import org.specs2.mutable._
+import net.psforever.packet._
+import net.psforever.packet.game._
+import net.psforever.types.Vector3
+import scodec.bits._
+
+class ObjectDeployedMessageTest extends Specification {
+  val string_boomer = hex"86 000086626F6F6D6572040000000100000019000000"
+
+  "decode" in {
+    PacketCoding.DecodePacket(string_boomer).require match {
+      case ObjectDeployedMessage(guid : PlanetSideGUID, desc : String, unk : Long, count : Long, max : Long) =>
+        guid mustEqual PlanetSideGUID(0)
+        desc mustEqual "boomer"
+        unk mustEqual 4
+        count mustEqual 1
+        max mustEqual 25
+      case _ =>
+        ko
+    }
+  }
+
+  "encode" in {
+    val msg = ObjectDeployedMessage("boomer", 4, 1, 25)
+    val pkt = PacketCoding.EncodePacket(msg).require.toByteVector
+
+    pkt mustEqual string_boomer
+  }
+}