public synchronized void buddy(int id, int frame, String name, int group, int type) {
        Gob g = getgob(id, frame);
        if (g == null)
            return;
        if ((name.length() == 0) && (group == 0) && (type == 0)) {
            g.delattr(KinInfo.class);
        } else {
            KinInfo b = g.getattr(KinInfo.class);
            if (b == null) {
                g.setattr(new KinInfo(g, name, group, type));
            } else {
                b.update(name, group, type);
            }
        }
    }