Bot Questions - C++ Network Programming... tansey - Mon Mar 14, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: C++ Network Programming...
I'm interested in getting into writing bots for other client-server apps. I'm more than comfortable in C++ with regards to concepts and things, but I've never done any network programming at all.
Any information on where to start learning things like how to get the data packets and such?
Mr Ekted - Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:01 pm Post subject:
You only need to deal with networking and packets if you intend to write your own bot system (core) from scratch. Writing modules for existing bots (MERV is C++) just requires responding to events and calling basic functions.
Mine GO BOOM - Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: C++ Network Programming...
tansey wrote:
other client-server apps
It sounds like you are trying to do this for other programs, not Subspace. To then, I can only respond in that your first step would be to learn how to figure out protocols. I was able to figure out a lot of Subspace's procotol, thanks mostly to the fact that you can disable encryption (Eris told me how to do that part), and some assistance from kind people, like the one above me.
If its for something well known, like AIM, take a look at an open source program that uses that protocol. Beyond that, doing a bit of googling for topics related to networking will give you some good documentation and other simple source code examples of setting up a server/client connection.
Bak - Tue Mar 15, 2005 2:06 am Post subject: http://frenchwhale.gotdns.com/winsockt/Lesson1.htmtansey - Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:36 am Post subject:
Thanks for the info and link guys, but I'm thinking right now that I may do it all without actually getting packets. The game is a trivia-style game where you have a window:
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some gfx here
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picture of object |
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Where There are only about 10 different objects, each available in a couple different colors.
So I'm thinking that instead of getting the packets to analyze the information sent in, couldn't I just get a handle to the window, then find the color of the pixels at the unique coords for each object ( where it's gaurunteed to be white if it's not part of the object), and determine the object by mapping if there is a non-white colored pixel there and if so, which color it is? Also then could I emulate mouse clicks on the answer1-3 buttons?
I've been googling a lot for info on this and right now I know I can get a hwnd from the title of the window, and I found a program w/source that should be able to teach me how to find the color of a pixel and things. Does this all sound feasible?
thanks again,
--tansey
Cyan~Fire - Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject:
Huh? What does that have to do with networking?
Mr Ekted - Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject:
Um...What does asking about networking have to do with accessing display pixels? From the sounds of your questions, I think you are a long way from doing anything complex. You should probably start with something simple like: make a window with a blue box in it that repaints correctly. Going from writing a "hello world" app in C++ to writing a full GUI with interaction is not a single step.
Smong - Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:18 am Post subject:
I think he wants to cheat at a trivia game. His first idea was a standalone bot. The second idea is a program that examines the window the real game is played in and fake mouse clicks.
Bak - Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:15 am Post subject:
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determine the object by mapping if there is a non-white colored pixel there
that sounds like a bucket of fun... take in an image and spit out what it is