I am making a server for a mmorpg somewhat soon, and I want to release a bot to go with it, since I don't want people having the ability to level to the maximum within a week or less but I don't want them to be discouraged from the amount of farming exp and items, so I want to make a bot that handles 1-8 accounts. I'm somewhat good with c++, do not tell me "use autoit" I am trying to make it look somewhat professional and actually work with the settings on their computer, I am good with the functions for windows.h but I can't figure out how to make the bot read or write to memory nor can I figure out how to use softice (not sure if I even have the correct one).
Now, the game is simple and I would have only 2 spells per account being used (long or short ranged) and monster icons and hp are always in the same x,y pos so the AI is very basic having all the accounts do the exact same things, but I can't figure out how to look at let alone edit the packets to allow my bot to work without having each account become the focus window at every step of the fight.
the reason for 1-8 accounts is that most people on the normal server have anywhere from 1-8 usually 4-8 once they reach higher levels to allow for them to be able to do things without searching for a group since most dungeons take up to 5 hours at higher levels and it would be easier to have all you need instead of being stuck half way through once someone decides that they have to get off or you need to leave.. you know how it can be. anyway,
it is strictly for my server, but its not up yet so I can't learn with it, and I'm not the host I am paying my friend to set it up but he has no idea how to make a bot so I'm looking for some help.
I would like help with
-some tutorials on or around the subject.
or
-someone to help me through it (I don't need much help, an hour or two would probably be enough for me to get in the right direction)
or
-the source code to someones bot (I could probably look through it to find what I need.)
or
-where to go to find someone to teach me (cheap)
Now Please don't post things like "you shouldn't cheat" I am making this for a server I am supplying, so its not cheating since I allow it and give people the program for free on my website. And if you say something like "you'll have to practice with it on the real server", Yes I will, but I would be using level 1 accounts in the "noob" area in a place nobody ever goes (plus on the real server the noob area has individual 200 people servers so even if I go on it I wouldn't disturb anyone) and I am only using it for practice and then I would edit it once my server was up, so I am not cheating to get farther in the game or anything, it is purely for the use in my server. I also ask that people take this somewhat seriously, I am fairly good with C++ I am just stuck since I can't find where to teach myself this.
Also, admins please don't shut this down I realize that this could be taken as I am violating the terms of service but if you read this, I am not. Since it is for own MY server and I am not using it to cheat, I have a viable reason for making this and I do really need help.
EDIT:
I found some information that said I need to learn about sockets and networking in C++. I have located some tutorials for networking, but I would greatly appreciate something on sockets (all I have found are useless tidbits of information).
In my opinion it would be way easier if the bot was a game-client itself. This way it could do everything a client could without hooking anything. The bot doesn't even need a useinterface, it could just run in the background. If this is possible depends on how modular your code is. In an ideal situation you could make a new application, referencing the game-client dll with the gamelogic and recieve requests from the server and send actions as a player would do.
Creating a bot that clicks on a client windows button is possible but complicated. But to help you with your request we need more info about how the client and server work. What languages are they written in, what APIs and Libraries are you using?
If you have no idea how to achieve this it and got no idea how the client works it would probably better for your friend to write the bot.
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I did my best to search all topics regarding to SCADA and developing your own C++ desktop application to communicate with PLCs, but could not find any recent, or in my opinion, relevant topics that fit what I needed. If I missed them, a link to them would be very much appreciated. If I also happened to post this in the wrong section, or you can think of a better section for me to post this in, I will take it there.
With that said, I thank you in advance for taking the time to read my questions, and appreciate any input you have to offer.
A little bit about what I'm doing
I'm currently in school for electromechanical engineering, and for my final year project I am developing a desktop application in C++ to monitor PLCs we have located within one of our labs.
Within this lab, I have a pre-existing ethernet network connecting all PLCs to single point, which I am tying into with a PC, and will be doing all my work from there.
I will be developing the application in Qt for an easy way to design the GUI, and giving me access to the QNetworkInterface as well as QTcpSocket.
With that said, I wouldn't go as far as saying I'm an experienced programmer, but I have been fooling around with a few languages (i.e.: python, c++, c, php) for quite a few years, and am still learning, considering the learning NEVER stops.
My questions
Is there any reference material I can read, that you can suggest, on the subject to more easily understand what sort of process I need to go through to receive information (i.e.: individual I/Os, status bits, tags, logs, etc...) from the PLCs directly, and not through an OPC server?
If an OPC server is required, I've never dealt with OPC links other than using Rockwell Automations RSLinx to grab tags and display their values within excel (I had created a prototype using that exact method to start, but would like to move away from excel, and if possible, the OPC server (RSLinx) as well). What would you suggest to someone who knows nothing about the subject of OPC servers, or to my knowledge, OPC in general?
Have any of you previously written your own application to do something similar, if not of the same nature to what I'm trying to accomplish?
What advice or suggestions would you give for someone who is attempting this type of project?
PS: As a start for this project, I would initially just want to get the reading of the I/Os (tags or addresses) to view what their current values are (closed or open for inputs, energized or not for outputs). But eventually I would also like to be able to write values to tags on the PLCs I'm monitoring based on the values I've received from them.
PSS: I would like to note again, that I am still a student, and am still learning about this subject in it's entirety. I would just like to ask for your patience, as I may not grasp things completely the first time!
If I've missed any information you feel is pertinent to be able to provide an answer, please let me know! I will do my best to come up with said information in a timely manner!
Thank you!
EDIT #1: Added in another question, and altered my first question slightly
EDIT #2: Fixed up question 2
IMHO a SCADA program should have as a minimum requirement to be able to connect to an OPC server. OPC is used for most commercial PLCs.
Strictly speaking there is no need to have an OPC server/client approach but it gives you flexibility and gives you an abstraction model. If you want to directly connect to PLCs using a protocol then that is of course possible as well. You then need to know more details about the protocols and their various versions.
Yes I worked for a few years in a team that developed a commercial SCADA application.
It is very easy to get lost in details in such a project so try to keep things as simple as possible. By using OPC you will save time instead of fiddling directly with the protocols. You could add the ability to add custom-drivers for other protocols - depending on your timeframe. Try to model up your project before you start coding to a birdsview of the model and avoid getting lost in the details.
I would stay well away from looking to write your own code to connect directly
to an AB PLC - there are products out there that you can use in your application:
http://www.rtaautomation.com/software/ethernetip/client/tagc/ControlWin.html
http://www.automatedsolutions.com/products/dotnet/ascomm/
You would be better to use OPC - you can write you own OPC client if you want and follow examples you find here:
http://www.opcconnect.com/source.php#freesource
According to this http://www.control.com/thread/1026173407 you should be able to get source code of Kepwares OPC Quick Client.
It would probably be easier to just use a library as in this example (RSLogix,C#):
http://www.mesta-automation.com/opc-client-with-c-an-how-to-video/
You might find this of use:
http://www.rockwellautomation.co.kr/applications/gs/ap/GSKR.nsf/files/rslinxsdk_ma_eng.pdf/$file/rslinxsdk_ma_eng.pdf
Some resources:
http://www.opcconnect.com/ ,
http://www.mesta-automation.com/
Answer to question #4 - realize that your lab technically could contain ANY manufacturer's PLCs in the future. If you ever took a Data Communications class, you realize that for N different PLC types, you would have to write N different communication drivers for your PLC client.
This is where standards are helpful. Without the use of a standard protocol, scaling your lab could become more time consuming and less manageable. This is why communications standards exist.
HOWEVER, not all PLCs necessarily support the standard(s) you may decide upon.
The best choice is OPC/UA. Many PLCs have server drivers readily available. That means that your client just needs to understand 1 protocol (OPC/UA), and then it can "easily" be connected to any PLC that has a driver for that standard.
After that, there is OPC. After that, Modbus (TCP and RTU flavors), a relatively simple industry standard that is supported by most PLCs. EtherNet/IP is also a possible choice, although not all PLCs support it in a "server" role (many do support it as a client, but that is not what you need).
have a look at pycomm in github or pylogix at github which are Python written drivers to link to clx plc.
Suppose for an application which will never receive internet connection during its lifetime, how can you prevent the piracy of the software?
There cannot be a single product key requirement during installation because, once installed legitimately anybody can copy the installation and re-distribute it.
So every time the application runs it should check for something and crash if the check fails.
Now what could it possibly check?
Initially I thought keeping an encrypted binary file will do the job, but as answered here, that seems a negligible prevention.
Any hacker can modify the executable so that instead of crashing when the check fails it should continue running.
So no matter how difficult the check is, the cracked application will always run.
Now I cannot see any possible solution to this problem.
PS: I am a single independent developer who is developing productivity software with very low charge. Seeing this question I believe I just have to let it go. Sigh....
EDIT: I would like to thank all the contributors in this discussion in letting me know the grim reality...
What I understand now is that you are indirectly submitting the source code of your application in the form of the target executable. Its source code can be modified by anybody using a debugger, thus ANY method of preventing piracy through source code of your application is useless. The only possible solution to this problem is to keep your legitimate customers happy by providing them services (apart from the software) and keep your price below their expectations.
I was think of solving this problem for past 3 days and now all seems worthwhile but still learnt a lot in this process, which I wouldn't have otherwise...
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The only standalone thing I've seen that is semi-effective is hardware keys that come with the boxed software. They used to attach to a parallel port or a serial port and get checked when you started the program.
AutoCad and similar programs used to do this, but it is a BIG PAIN for your customers. Any time it doesn't read it, or a key goes bad, customer productivity suffers. It hurts your legitimate customers far more than those who end up pirating it anyway, and a sufficiently motivated pirate can make a VM that will overcome this. Modern versions of this use USB.
My recommendation is to trust people. Upon install, make them click a "I promise I paid for this" button and be done with it. If they click "I didn't pay for this" show them a small paragraph about how to help keep good software coming and prevent customer-harming DRM schemes by simply contributing to the success of good software authors.
You could generate a unique copy for each user, create a database, and check it agents copies you find online if you like playing the biggest game of wack-a-mole ever.
I can't decide which way I should take so instead of trying all options I would like to get expert's or more knowlageable people's ideas since I'm a C++ newbie. (After frustration with php for years I understood C,C++ is the way to go )
Extra info: I'm only linux user for a year :)
--Here is what I want to do: Webapp that people can register and chat and be friends. Like facebookchat but no less ability than it (should be realtime all the way) (For instance: If a friend closes the browser it should be seem unavailable).
--Options I have I guess: Using boost:asio, using BSD directly, using opensource server like nginx,lighttpd with fcgi (I din't like libev, libevent.)
--Here is main questions:
1) Is Nginx+fcgi+CPP spawning a new Cpp programme for each request (Performance would be bad)
2) Would using a ready server+FCGI make it impossible or harder the chat thing i stated above.
3) Would you choose BSD, asio or tweaking a ready server for such thing?(with a short why)
(Scability for development is main concern. I mean if it requires new implementations it should be done in future)(blaa blaa must be done)
What would you do?
I think I'd step back a bit, and consider a few questions. First and foremost, it's not apparent from your question whether you're basically trying to set up a web site (or something on that order) that provides this service, or you want to write software that (or example) others could incorporate into their web sites.
Second, it's not entirely clear whether you're interested primarily in the client side, the server side, or both. Most of what you talk about is on the server side, but the features you talk about providing are mostly on the client side.
Third, is the question of whether you're willing to write a closed system that requires your client to work with your server, or you want to use something like XMPP to provide compatibility with existing software.
To summarize: you seem to be jumping directly into nitty-gritty details of how to do things; before you can figure out how very well, you first have to decide exactly what you're going to do. Until those are answered, many of the "how" questions can't be -- and after they're answered, many of the "how" questions may easily disappear.
I would start playing with Wt (http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt) which is a framework for Web applications, or Qt (http://qt.nokia.com/products/) which offer good http and https support
For some time now I've been tossing around what I think is am awesome idea: I want to write essentially a C++ phone server to handle all of my incoming calls on a land-line. I'll have a white-list (yay never having to worry about telemarketers ever again!), a black-list, and will be able to access my phone using my gaming headset, allowing me to make/answer calls while I'm gaming or whatever. In the future I'd also like to hook it up to a gui and make it have pop-ups and other cool features.
The problem is, I have no idea where to start. I'm familiar enough with C++, but have no idea how to go about doing anything with a phone-line. I can plug a phone-line into my computer, but I have no idea how to get my program to be able to use that connection. There's WinSock2 for being able to use my ethernet connection, is there something similar I'd be able to use to use the phone line? As it's using the same ethernet jack, I wonder if it's even possible to use WinSock2 to use the phone-line?
I saw this post, which wasn't particularly helpful: stackoverflow link , which points out Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling. I stumbled across this site: link, but isn't really going to help me get started.
So I was wondering, is there some sort of library out there that would allow me to tap into a phone-line that's connected to my computer? Is there a standard somewhere out there concerning phone-lines and what the different combinations of tone's mean? Can anyone here help get me started? I realize it's somewhat of a big undertaking, so any push in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
[Update:]
I found this question, which is a step in the right direction, but I'm not sure yet if it helps me (I need to go to bed, and will take a look at it in the morning). I did see mention of a Microsoft Telephony API though, I'll try doing more research on that tomorrow.
If working with MS products is not an absolute necessity, you might also consider taking a shot at Asterisk. This is an open-source PBX (in software) that allows development on Linux, Windows (emulated) and Mac. At the company where I work, we use it for implementing small-scale exchanges, about a 100 lines or so. It also interfaces well with VoIP and allows a whole host of protocols. I have developed scripts and programs in C++ that work on voice packets in real-time, and so far, my experience has been good. As for your stated use-case of blocking telemarketers etc., this would be a very good fit. Check out further details here.
After doing more research, having one link lead to another link, and coming up with new search terms, I stumbled across this site that looks like it could kick me off using the Windows Telephony API in C++: link. This link includes open source c++ samples showing how to do the basics of what this question asks, I'll just have to test to see if they actually still work.
This is only the beginning of my research, so I'll keep you posted on any other findings. If anyone else is knowledgeable in this area, please still feel free to drop me information on what I want to accomplish.
I am beginning C++. I have a long way to go and I am one to never stop learning. I want to create a project for myself that will allow me to learn as I go. It will also give me the motivation and possibly add to my portfolio when I graduate.
The runescape skill calculator will ask for your current experience in the current skill of your choosing and your desired level.
For Example: my woodcutting experience is 60 and I want to get to lvl 5 which is 120 exp. That means im 60 experience away. by cutting oak logs I get 5 experience per log. The calculator would tell me I need to cut 12 Oak logs. All these numbers are made up.
So to my question. Where would I even begin? Hoping it would have buttons to press.
Sorry pretty new to all this. I will start with getting what I want in a Command Line first. I will be using Visual C++ 2010 express. Not sure of all the tools I will need as I am new. I can not go into detail as I do not know how I am going about this. Vague was good. Thank you
Unfortunately, a general question can only get a general answer:
First, build the program to run interactively from the command line with correct behaviour.
Then, (if you haven't designed it this way) extract the code into a class. This will allow you to call it from future programs.
Then, write an GUI that interfaces with the class.
A good set of unit tests will help throughout this project, and will make you more marketable when you present your portfolio.
For more specific answers, ask again with more detail provided.
I think that it is important to get a grip on the problem before developing.
The main questions are:
Where will you get the information about the exp. (manual input in your program, or available on-line as open data)?
Will you put your lvl in the app, or will you use the Runescape highscores API (Runescape Highscores API) and just give your UserId?
Will you get the data on the fly, or will you load them once (e.g. startup of your application). What will you do if your application runs for a long time?
How will you calculate the result you want? Are there error margins?
Afterward, you should start thinking about your UI.
Will this application be transported to different platforms?
Will you use only a text interface or something more graphical?
An now is the time to make the choice for the development architecture (what part of the code will run where: server, client, web-based, etc...). Once this choice is made, you can make a choice of development language or languages.
Visual Studio Express seems a good choice, since it permits you to choose a number of development options: client/Server, client, web application, database application, choice of development language (C, C++, C#, F), ...
Now is the time to do what Steve V. advises you to do.
As already said above: your question is general, so I could not get into more detail.
Good luck !