As you can see from the source code, I made it exactly the same, but still people are complaining that the network is slow.
It doesn't make any difference if you are saving the value, returned from a function, in a variable (result% = Writeline stream,a$) or not (Writeline stream,a$). If I understood you correctly.
Edit:
I uploaded a new version of the game. Many commands have been added and the networking speed has been slightly increased.
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It doesn't make any difference if you are saving the value, returned from a function, in a variable (result% = Writeline stream,a$) or not (Writeline stream,a$). If I understood you correctly.
Edit:
I uploaded a new version of the game. Many commands have been added and the networking speed has been slightly increased.
Download