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Docs: Update 'tag' documentation (#3632) 

* Add tag docs for HintGame

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@ -702,14 +702,18 @@ GameData is a **dict** but contains these keys and values. It's broken out into
| checksum | str | A checksum hash of this game's data. | | checksum | str | A checksum hash of this game's data. |
### Tags ### Tags
Tags are represented as a list of strings, the common Client tags follow: Tags are represented as a list of strings, the common client tags follow:
| Name | Notes | | Name | Notes |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| AP | Signifies that this client is a reference client, its usefulness is mostly in debugging to compare client behaviours more easily. | | AP | Signifies that this client is a reference client, its usefulness is mostly in debugging to compare client behaviours more easily. |
| DeathLink | Client participates in the DeathLink mechanic, therefore will send and receive DeathLink bounce packets | | DeathLink | Client participates in the DeathLink mechanic, therefore will send and receive DeathLink bounce packets. |
| Tracker | Tells the server that this client will not send locations and is actually a Tracker. When specified and used with empty or null `game` in [Connect](#connect), game and game's version validation will be skipped. | | HintGame | Indicates the client is a hint game, made to send hints instead of locations. Special join/leave message,¹ `game` is optional.² |
| TextOnly | Tells the server that this client will not send locations and is intended for chat. When specified and used with empty or null `game` in [Connect](#connect), game and game's version validation will be skipped. | | Tracker | Indicates the client is a tracker, made to track instead of sending locations. Special join/leave message,¹ `game` is optional.² |
| TextOnly | Indicates the client is a basic client, made to chat instead of sending locations. Special join/leave message,¹ `game` is optional.² |
¹: When connecting or disconnecting, the chat message shows e.g. "tracking".\
²: Allows `game` to be empty or null in [Connect](#connect). Game and version validation will then be skipped.
### DeathLink ### DeathLink
A special kind of Bounce packet that can be supported by any AP game. It targets the tag "DeathLink" and carries the following data: A special kind of Bounce packet that can be supported by any AP game. It targets the tag "DeathLink" and carries the following data: