GameHelper: A light version of PoeHUD/Exile-Api

[GameHelper]

Hey i was browsing the Icons section of the Radar, and didnt see an Option to size/remove/hide the Spike trap icons specifically inside the Lab, they're a bit too much for my personal preference

the way ggg implemented the spike, they get the same icons as the delve walls. keep that in mind when re-sizing them
also, check the delve section, you will find them there,.

[biersn]

ty for the new release. how do u update properly ? just overwirte all files ?

[GameHelper]

ty for the new release. how do u update properly ? just overwirte all files ?

Please read the FAQ

[raelyan]

Looks like a great tool for use thanks for it. May i ask was there a report about bans after the last ban wave?

[jusikapide]

Does open source imply that it won't be as safe?

[GameHelper]

Does open source imply that it won't be as safe?

Is exile-API/poe-hud safe?

[jusikapide]

Is exile-API/poe-hud safe?

I didnt know it was. My question wasn't meant to be negative, but as someone that doesn't really understand the programming side of it, I was curious whether open source makes it much more vulnerable to detections or if there isn't a huge difference. Now that one is open source and one isn't, I also wonder if GameHelper might've been even safer than ExileAPI, but since I have no clue, I ask an expert :P

regards

[arturino009]

I didnt know it was. My question wasn't meant to be negative, but as someone that doesn't really understand the programming side of it, I was curious whether open source makes it much more vulnerable to detections or if there isn't a huge difference. Now that one is open source and one isn't, I also wonder if GameHelper might've been even safer than ExileAPI, but since I have no clue, I ask an expert :P

regards

Well, it depends. It's safer for us, the users, from PC security standpoint because currently GameHelper isn't open source, so it could have a Trojan or something in it (not that it has). Making it open source would guarantee that anyone can see what they are downloading and using, and modify it to their needs. Although being open source doesn't guarantee safety (see Log4j).

If we look at the side of being banned in PoE, I don't really think it changes much. It's not like GGG doesn't know how these tools work. If you are running these tools as a limited user (as you should), the only things I can imagine being detected are keypresses (like pressing abilities almost instantly off cooldown and flasks) and mouse clicks (not applicable to GameHelper).
Yes, being open source makes the tool easier to break for GGG, since they would know how exactly and where the game memory is scanned, but I don't think they would even bother, it's not worth the development time. It could also help to detect specific patterns in ability usage or something other, but there is such a small amount of people using these tools, there is no point specifically countering them.
Reality is, if you are not botting (or automating things to the extreme) or RMT'ing or editing game memory, your chances of getting banned are extrememly slim.
These are my thoughts as a programmer, I can't guarantee that I'm right and exactly understand how these things work.

[jusikapide]

Well, it depends. It's safer for us, the users, from PC security standpoint because currently GameHelper isn't open source, so it could have a Trojan or something in it (not that it has). Making it open source would guarantee that anyone can see what they are downloading and using, and modify it to their needs. Although being open source doesn't guarantee safety (see Log4j).

If we look at the side of being banned in PoE, I don't really think it changes much. It's not like GGG doesn't know how these tools work. If you are running these tools as a limited user (as you should), the only things I can imagine being detected are keypresses (like pressing abilities almost instantly off cooldown and flasks) and mouse clicks (not applicable to GameHelper).
Yes, being open source makes the tool easier to break for GGG, since they would know how exactly and where the game memory is scanned, but I don't think they would even bother, it's not worth the development time. It could also help to detect specific patterns in ability usage or something other, but there is such a small amount of people using these tools, there is no point specifically countering them.
Reality is, if you are not botting (or automating things to the extreme) or RMT'ing or editing game memory, your chances of getting banned are extrememly slim.
These are my thoughts as a programmer, I can't guarantee that I'm right and exactly understand how these things work.

Thank you so much for your reply, answered all my questions

[BearnecssityD2]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has lost quest icons on the map that show locations of items etc?
Not a huge issue as you can tell/guess from the revealed map but before it had exits, quest items etc showing.

[GameHelper]

Hi, just wondering if anyone has lost quest icons on the map that show locations of items etc?
Not a huge issue as you can tell/guess from the revealed map but before it had exits, quest items etc showing.

Download important tgt txt file from the first post.

[BearnecssityD2]

Yeah just redownloaded the latest version and put the files in the locations and unfortunately it doesn't show those icons in game.
Is there a setting that may have changed?

[GameHelper]

Yeah just redownloaded the latest version and put the files in the locations and unfortunately it doesn't show those icons in game.
Is there a setting that may have changed?

hmm, let me check something.


EDIT: I think I removed them since they are not required anymore. The important_tgt_file is more than enough to accurately point out the quest items.

[BearnecssityD2]

hmm, let me check something.


EDIT: I think I removed them since they are not required anymore. The important_tgt_file is more than enough to accurately point out the quest items.

Thats strange i have that pasted in the right spot, prior to this update it worked for me as per your screenshot.
But now it doesnt show those text icons.

file.png

[GameHelper]

Thats strange i have that pasted in the right spot, prior to this update it worked for me as per your screenshot.
But now it doesnt show those text icons.

file.png

looking at the screenshot, your important_tgt_file is bugged. It's not suppose to have 1 kilobyte of data.