Auto-Login in WoW (not AutoIt)

[attn]

I was looking everywhere how to implement proper auto-login but didn't find anything except primitive Auto-IT scripts so I decided the best place to keep this information is here.

On the beginning a bit theory. WoW has special "GlueXML" interface for all out-of-the-game stuff. It can be extracted out of patch.mpq with WinMPQ. All logic for login, character selection and other can be found there. Only 1 interface I don't have idea what it about is "SecurityMatrix".

Now go back to auto-login. You need lua module injected into wow to use GlueXML. All code below in C# but my skills in this language is not quite good so if you have more elegant solution post it here.

First define state machine. The currently known login states are next:

// Login States
static Array LoginState = Array.CreateInstance( typeof(String), 11);

 static Login()
    {
        LoginState.SetValue("login", 0); // "AccountLogin";
        LoginState.SetValue("charselect", 1); // "CharacterSelect";
        LoginState.SetValue("realmwizard", 2); // "RealmWizard";
        LoginState.SetValue("charcreate", 3); // "CharacterCreate";
        LoginState.SetValue("patchdownload", 4); // "PatchDownload";
        LoginState.SetValue("trialconvert", 5); // "TrialConvert";
        LoginState.SetValue("movie", 6); // "MovieFrame";
        LoginState.SetValue("credits", 7); // "CreditsFrame";
        LoginState.SetValue("options", 8); // "OptionsFrame";
        LoginState.SetValue("tos", 9); // "TOS Dialog";
        LoginState.SetValue("eula", 10); // EULA
        LoginState.SetValue("disconnect", 11); // EULA
    }

other states is
-1 - Failure/Error
100 - Waiting
101 - Retry (Networking problem)
999 - Success

How WoW switches state we don't know so on the beginning first we do is defining current state

/// <summary>
/// Execute Auto-Login
/// </summary>
/// <param name="realm">Realm Name</param>
/// <param name="account">WoW account</param>
/// <param name="pwd">Account password</param>
/// <param name="name">Character name</param>
/// <param name="retry"># of retries (if networking problems)</param>
/// <returns>TRUE if succeed and FALSE if not</returns>

public static bool AutoLogin(string realm, string account, string pwd, string name, int retry)
        {
			int RetryCount = 0;

            do
            {
                if (SetGlueState() == -1)
                    return false;
            ....
            
             } while (!((State == 999) || (RetryCount > retry)));

function to set&get current state is next:

/// <summary>
        /// Check current Glue window and set login state
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Login State ID or -1 if Glue Window not found or state unknown</returns>
		static int SetGlueState()
		{
 Lua_DoString(@"(function()
              local d1, d2, d3
              if (GlueDialog:IsShown()) then
                d1 = GlueDialog.which
                d2 = GlueDialogText:GetText()
                if (GlueDialogHTML:IsShown()) then
                    d3 = 'html'
                 end
              else 
                if (TOSFrame:IsShown()) then
                    d1 = string.lower(TOSFrame.noticeType)
                    local scrollbar = _G[TOSFrame.noticeType .. 'ScrollFrameScrollBar'];
                    if (scrollbar:IsShown()) then
					    local min, max = scrollbar:GetMinMaxValues()
					    scrollbar:SetValue(max)
                    end
                end
              end
              return CURRENT_GLUE_SCREEN, CURRENT_GLUE_PENDING, d1, d2, d3, IsConnectedToServer()
            end)()");

            CurrentGlueScreen = Lua_GetLocalizedText(0);
            string PendingScreen = Lua_GetLocalizedText(1);
            CurrentGlueDialog = Lua_GetLocalizedText(2);
            string DialogText = Lua_GetLocalizedText(3);
            string d3 = Lua_GetLocalizedText(4);
            string Connected = Lua_GetLocalizedText(5);

            bool IsDialogText = (!((DialogText == null) || DialogText.Equals("")));
            bool IsHtml = ((d3 != null) && !d3.Equals(""));

As you see I'm also analyzing TOS frame but I'll return to EULA\TOS later

I saw some logic in GlueXML to fade screens but never triggered this. But just in case

if (!((PendingScreen == null) || PendingScreen.Equals("")))
            {
                Log("'" + PendingScreen + "' coming ...");
                return SetState(100);
            }

If CurrentGlueScreen not set means we not on login screen

 if (CurrentGlueScreen == null)
            {
                Log("Not on login page");
                // not on login page
                return -1;
            }

CurrentGlueScreen name must corresponds to our state

int idx = Array.IndexOf(LoginState, CurrentGlueScreen);
            if (idx < 0)
            {
                Log("Unknown GlueScreen '" + CurrentGlueScreen + "'");
                return -1;
            }
SetState(idx);

That's not enough. GlueScreen might have some dialogs shown (TOS, EULA, realm selection) so checking for it too

 // Check for dialog
            if ((CurrentGlueDialog == null) || CurrentGlueDialog.Equals(""))
            {
                // we done, no dialog
                return State;
            }

            // Analyze dialogs
            
            // TOS & EULA & realm select shown in dialog
            int idy = Array.IndexOf(LoginState, CurrentGlueDialog);
            if (idy >= 0)
            {
                return SetState(idy);
            }

Other dialog on GlueScreen can show login progress, connection error, Blizz error (wrong accont/passwor, ban etc) so checking for it

// Check for progress dialog
             if (CurrentGlueDialog.Equals("CANCEL")) {
                // Current state in progress
                string s = "Current state in progress";
                if (IsDialogText) 
                    s += DialogText;
                 s += " ...";
                 Log(s);
                 return SetState(100);
             }
             
             // Check for disconnection
            if (CurrentGlueDialog.Equals("DISCONNECT"))
                return SetState(99);

             // Check for Blizz message
            if (IsHtml) {
                if (CurrentGlueDialog.Equals("CONNECTION_HELP_HTML") && IsHtml)
                {
                    Log("Network problem. Retrying in 10 sec");
                    // Connection problem
                    SendKeys(CommandManager.SK_ESC);
                    return SetState(101);
                } else {
                    Log("Received Blizz. message. Interrupting login");
                    return -1;
                }
            }

"CANCEL" dialog handles all action-in progress so we need wait (but not long) until wow make changes on the screen.

I can't find at the moment how to read Blizz html error to better handle this process but except "CONNECTION_HELP_HTML" dialog
the rest means we can't login even if we retry. If you can find how to get that text let me know.

If nothing matches conditions above, but some dialog shown, log it and also wait

if (IsDialogText)
            {
                Log("received " + DialogText);
                return SetState(100);
            }

and at the end if we find that something not implemented than interrupt login

 // If we still here than something wrong
            Log(string.Format(@"Unknow state detected for GlueScreen: {0}; 
                    GlueDialog: {1}", CurrentGlueScreen, CurrentGlueDialog));
            return -1;

That's pretty much all about wow login state machine. Realm selection not implemented yet (it has it's own dialog)

Now define action for each state

 switch (State)
                {

"login" - Fill out fields and start login

 case 0: // Login
                        SendLogin(realm, account, pwd);
                        break;
                        ............
                        
/// <summary>
        /// Sending account/password
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="realm">Realm name</param>
        /// <param name="user">Account</param>
        /// <param name="pwd">Password</param>
        static void SendLogin(string realm, string user, string pwd)
		{
			string realm_cmd = "";
			if (!realm.Equals(""))
				realm_cmd = string.Format(@"local realm = AccountLoginRealmName:SetText(serverName);
                    if (realm != {0})
                    AccountLoginRealmName:SetText({0})", realm);
			
			Lua_DoString(string.Format(@"(function()
						{0}
                        AccountLoginAccountEdit:SetText('{1}')
                        AccountLoginPasswordEdit:SetText('{2}')
                        DefaultServerLogin(AccountLoginAccountEdit:GetText(), AccountLoginPasswordEdit:GetText())
                    end)()", realm_cmd, user, pwd));


            // Wait
            Thread.Sleep(1000);

		}

"character selection". It might not be in list so need anylyze returning result

 case 1: // Character Selection
                        int idx = SelectCharacter(name);
                        if (idx > 0)
                        {
                            Log("Found " + name + " as id:" + idx);
                            SendKeys(CommandManager.SK_ENTER);
                            
                            // We done. World loading
                            State = 999;
                        }
                        else if (idx == -1)
                        {
                            Log("Character '" + name +
                                "' not found in list for realm '" + realm + "'");
                            return false;
                        }
                        else
                            return false;
                        break;

	/// <summary>
		/// Selecting character
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">Character name</param>
		/// <returns>Character index or -1 if character not found on realm</returns>
		static int SelectCharacter(string name)
		{
			Lua_DoString(string.Format(@"(function()
						local found = nill

                        local numChars = GetNumCharacters();
		                for i=1, numChars, 1 do
							local name = GetCharacterInfo(i);
							if (name == '{0}') then
								found = i
								break
							end
						end
						if (found) then
							CharacterSelect_SelectCharacter(found)
                        end
						return found
                    end)()", name));

            string idx = Lua_GetLocalizedText(0);

            if ((idx == null) || idx.Equals(""))
            {
                Log("Unable found character name '" + name + "'");
                return -1;
            } else
                return Convert.ToInt32(idx);
		}

"movie" - just hit ESC

case 6: // Movie
                        // Ohhh, cmon
                        SendKeys(SK_ESC);
                        break;

"tos", "eula". Here I want return to SetGlueScreen. TOS & EULA displayed in same TOSFrame but with different title.
When that dialogs detected on the Glue Screen I do scroll down to enable "Accept" buttton
and in next iteration execute button click. Can be done differently but I've chosen human-like approach

 case 9: // tos
                    case 10: // eula
                        Lua_DoString(string.Format(
                           @"(function()
                            Accept{0}()
                            TOSFrame:Hide()
                            TOSNotice:Hide()
                            AccountLogin_ShowUserAgreements()
                        end)()", CurrentGlueDialog.ToUpper()));
                        break;

"disconnect" - hit ESC and try again

case 11: // disconnect
                        SendKeys(CommandManager.SK_ESC);
                        break;

"waiting" - keep checkig that we don't wait too long. If process stack hit ESC and retry

 case 100: // Pending
                        if (DateTime.Now.Millisecond - StateChangeTime.Millisecond <= MaxScreenWaitTime) {
                            // Cancel current process and retry
                            RetryCount++;
                            SendKeys(CommandManager.SK_ESC);
                            Thread.Sleep(10000);
                            StateChangeTime = DateTime.Now;
                        } else 
                            Thread.Sleep(1000);

                        break;

"retry" (networking problem) - increase retry count, wait a bit and go again

case 101: // Retry
                        RetryCount++;
                        Thread.Sleep(10000);
                        StateChangeTime = DateTime.Now;
                        break;

exit if state unknown

 default:
                        Log("'" + LoginState.GetValue(State) + "' not implemented yet");
                        return false;

"realm wizard", "realm selection", patch download (with apply process) not implemented yet.

For non-lua implementetion only SetGlueState and SelectCharacter needs to be re-implemented.Actually, if anyone have solution where to find parameters above in memory post it here. Could be interesting try same but without lua.

To handle movie/tos/eula is simply set parameters below in WTF\config.wtf before start WoW.exe

SET readEULA "1"
SET readTOS "1"

Last used realm/account can be also set in this file so for login just enough send password + ENTER

The full source code can be found in babbot project - https://sourceforge.net/projects/babbot/ and everyone also welcome to join

[goodzumber]

is it that hard to just write your password?

[klufas]

is it that hard to just write your password?

This is incredibly helpful for someone / group who run large gold farms and need to worry about logging in a **** ton of toons throughout their rotations.

Thanks for this!

+REP

[weaverofdreams]

I could see how this could be useful. Nice job man

[clanstyles]

WoW, Thank you very much!

[kryptek]

Thanks! very much!

[dekdeck]

this is some pretty advance stuff here. i cant understand anything but I've made wow manager in that can be used to auto login to any server that you specify 99% of the time. the auto login part is optional. i am to lazy to write a readme so if anyone understands how to use the app and wants to write one feel free to do so and post it here so that it will be use full to others.

WoW Manager WITH Auto-Login v0.0.7.1.zip

if you dont want the auto login feature but would like the other features like auto change realmlist for the different servers use this one

http://www.mediafire.com/?lonodywwmyz

---------- Post added at 09:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 AM ----------

it was written in autoit so some scanners flag it as a virus but its not. i wrote them myself its not something i downloaded from some site

[DrakeFish]

this is some pretty advance stuff here. i cant understand anything but I've made wow manager in that can be used to auto login to any server that you specify 99% of the time. the auto login part is optional. i am to lazy to write a readme so if anyone understands how to use the app and wants to write one feel free to do so and post it here so that it will be use full to others.

if you dont want the auto login feature but would like the other features like auto change realmlist for the different servers use this one


---------- Post added at 09:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 AM ----------

it was written in autoit so some scanners flag it as a virus but its not. i wrote them myself its not something i downloaded from some site

1 year old post.. You could have made a new post for this.

[dekdeck]

1 year old post.. You could have made a new post for this.

i did not feel the need for a new post because my app is under the same topic.

[UDontKnowWhoIAm]

Lol if a wallwalk hack exists for 2.4.3 you can create a new topic for 3.3.5,its the same

[Nixeon]

pls reupp WoW Manager v1.2

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