twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Hi, I'm new to the world of bots although I'm not new to programming. I'd like to read the source code of a successful bot (or two!) so that I can understand how it works and how to code them. Can anybody help me? Is the source to Exiled Bot available? Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kokosoida 21 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Is the source to Exiled Bot available? Nope Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Doh! I'd like to write bots - can anybody give me some pointers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonebox 36 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 lol no offense meant here dude, really, as I obviously don't know you and your skills, but if someone can't think where to start on something as complex as this then they've got a hell of a lot of learning head of them As a pointer though three core things I think you'll need to research; reverse engineering, reading and understanding another running program's memory and path-finding; you need to detect and understand the world you're in and be able to navigate around it. After that you obviously need a lot of decision routines to deal with the things you find in that world and the effects it has on you. And then decide how you want to tell the game to do things about what if finds/things that happen, either by controlling user input as this bot does, or injection as others do. Alk's a fckn whizzkid when you think about how involved all this is. As I say tho no offense meant and good luck man, look forward to maybe trying your results out one day Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enlitenkrokodil 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Everything is available for the right price. Everything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 I'm qualified in programming and I've written commercial code before (Java and C/C++), so I can use an IDE and debugger etc, but I'm new to the world of bots and PoE. I can use other languages too, like lua. Botting looks quite interesting though, so I'd like to experiment with creating profiles and bots from scratch. I'd usually start by examining existing bots and profiles, so if anyone could point me in the right direction for source materials to research then I'd appreciate it, thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferlez 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 I'm qualified in programming and I've written commercial code before (Java and C/C++), so I can use an IDE and debugger etc, but I'm new to the world of bots and PoE. I can use other languages too, like lua. Botting looks quite interesting though, so I'd like to experiment with creating profiles and bots from scratch. I'd usually start by examining existing bots and profiles, so if anyone could point me in the right direction for source materials to research then I'd appreciate it, thanks. You are hired by GGG to spy for them to destroy us! You will never bring us down, never! You hear me!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 You are hired by GGG to spy for them to destroy us! You will never bring us down, never! You hear me!? Oh no, my cover has been blown! Truly, you guys are far too clever by far! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drmaboul 3 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 a programmer asking for free code of this bot ... people nowadays ... not sure if stupid, or just trolling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Just a beginner to botting and these kind of games, looking to get on a fast learning curve. After all, there's plenty of open source and code sharing in the commercial world to improve code for everyone to use, so why not here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drmaboul 3 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) sure get free code, modify and sell it, get free code, see how auth work, and break it. etc... Now i'm sure you are not trolling ... Edited May 8, 2014 by drmaboul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 Google 'open source' and see what results you get back. Open source or collaborative programming is very common in the commercial programming world, although the benefits of it may not have filtered through to the gaming community. However, I've been given some pointers to creating bot profiles first, then moving onto bots themselves when I've mastered those, so that's probably a good way forward for me, along with the excellent advice given by bonebox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonebox 36 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 Open source and commercial tend to be mutually exclusive other than maybe the linux world. I wasn't so much giving advice as a reality check, from the things you're saying sounds like you have years of work ahead of you. But you could be a whizzkid too so go for it! Think about what this program is doing though, replace the memory reading with sensor input and the game interaction with motor control and you've got yourself a full fledged robot control system. The fact that it's in a virtual world rather than the real is almost irrelevant. You're in the fckn matrix now man, hence my avatar the ultimate bot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kokosoida 21 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Ok, guys. I'm here to fix misunderstandings! twinkle, ExiledBot is not opensource bot. Because so decided developers. There are some benefits and some disadvantages in opensource projects. Maybe if you write here what benefits will community and developers get from code being open - devs will change their mind. Maybe. Other guys, if you know any opensource bots for PoE or other mmorpgs - give our new member a link. It might help him to become new bot developer. Edited May 9, 2014 by kokosoida Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeMagic 7 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 If you want to show your worth, and maybe get on the good side with the developers, start by NOT asking for the source code of a non-open source project. After completing step 1, try programming something that would benefit the bot, or the community, release it for use. Basically, i'm sure that Alk wouldn't mind a helping hand, but you'd need to show what you can do, and this is before getting any source code whatsoever. Look through the bot, find stuff that could be improved, then code it in C++ as an MFC Application, and upload source code, and PM Alk about it. If he likes it, he may add you on Skype, and you can discuss further Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodin 26 Report post Posted May 9, 2014 I want the source too, gimme plz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twinkle 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 Thank you for the advice guys, it is much appreciated. Yes, I have arrived fresh from the linux world of open source code, but it seems that I have an awful lot to research and learn beofre I can become a useful contributor! I'll have a think on the pros and cons of open source in bot development, as there seem to be some unusual factors which I hadn't considered as I hadn't encountered them before. Watch this space, and hopefully I can post more intelligent and relevant questions in the future as I get my learning curve up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodin 26 Report post Posted May 12, 2014 Well if you are trying to learn I can direct you to a GREAT project of open source bot, it was an old game called Ragnarok Online. This bot "Openkore" was an open source project and it is still active. Best, most complete bot I ever saw/use. You can find all the information here :http://www.openkore.com/index.php/Main_Page Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walt 178 Report post Posted May 21, 2014 The source code will never be released to the public. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MPUop 1 Report post Posted July 18, 2014 Open source and commercial tend to be mutually exclusive other than maybe the linux world. I wasn't so much giving advice as a reality check, from the things you're saying sounds like you have years of work ahead of you. But you could be a whizzkid too so go for it! Think about what this program is doing though, replace the memory reading with sensor input and the game interaction with motor control and you've got yourself a full fledged robot control system. The fact that it's in a virtual world rather than the real is almost irrelevant. You're in the fckn matrix now man, hence my avatar the ultimate bot You know except that the game has its own level of AI control for the characters, so it's a bot running a bot. Kinda like Agent Smith not NEO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
