int lightCount = 1, decalCount = 22, probeCount = 33, extraNumber = 10;
    unsigned float myCount = 0;
    myCount |= probeCount;
    myCount <<= 8;
    myCount |= decalCount;
    myCount <<= 8;
    myCount |= lightCount;
    myCount <<= 8;
    myCount |= extraNumber;
    byte *myCounts = new byte[4];
    myCounts[0] = myCount >> 0; // 1
    myCounts[1] = myCount >> 8; //22
    myCounts[2] = myCount >> 16; //33
    myCounts[3] = myCount >> 24; //10

    for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
        std::cout << "NUM "<<i <<" : " << (int)myCounts[i] << "\n";
        //prints 1 then 22 then 33 then 10
    }