Levela's WoW Helper 0.1b

[levela13]

Hello Ownedcore!

First of all, let me introduce myself: I'm Levela. I'm 18 years old, preparing for my graduation.
Since programming is needed for me, I thought that if I need to learn it anyway, I should
do something useful, so after about 1 week of trying/learning (started from approx. 0 knowledge)
I am proud to announce:

Levela's WoW Helper

Current version: 0.1b

Features:

• Display character name in application title for easier selection
• Somewhat-multi-client support (able to switch between processes quickly)
• Automatic hooking/unhooking between processes
• Brings WoW window to front, if a random dungeon group has been found / battleground is ready
• Automatically queue for random dungeon / random battleground
• Automatically accept a dungeon / random battleground invite, in case the user is on a short term AFK (5 mins, for example)
• Play a sound file, if the dungeon group is ready (thanks wiirgi!)

Requirements:

• .Net Framework 4.0
• World of Warcraft - DirectX 9 mode!

Instructions:

• Download compressed file, and extract it's content to a folder (all files should be in the same folder!)
• Start WoW, log in
• Start WoW_Helper.exe
• Set desired settings on GUI
• Press Start
• Enjoy!

Future plans:

• Auto-Login system [current project, may take a looong time]
• Get an icon
• System-tray support
• *waiting for ideas, don't hesitate if you've got one!*

F.A.Q:

Q: There are a lot of of such other programs out here @ownedcore, why did you release your one too?
A: Because I've been leeching around for quite a long time, and felt guilt for not being able to contribute anything, and since I'm a beginner, Your feedback means a lot to me.

Q: How did you manage to do this?
A: Now I have to thank the whole ownedcore community, You guys (and girls?) helped me a LOT through your threads, posts and contributions in the past. Especially a big thanks flies out to -Ryuk-, the creator of iHook library (with which this little tool was made).

Q: I'd have a request, what shall I do?
A: Tell it! I love challenges, so if time (and my skill) enables it, I'd be happy to help you out.

Credits:

• -Ryuk-, for creating the iHook library
• The ownedcore-community

Please don't forget to leave feedback, this is my first work, so I'm really excited about it.

VirusTotal:
Scan report
MD5 : eb1d88f445a69a157799f4a2ca210f70

Changelog:


0.3:

• Added support for random battleground
• Re-coded multithreading
• Added PID box
• Added character name-reader function

0.1b:

• Added multithreading (GUI wont freeze after starting to watch function)
• Added function to play a sound file if the dungeon group is ready
• Minor core-modifications
• Started development of PID-selection function
• Hooking/unhooking automatized

0.1a:

• Initial Release

Download:
Download here

[neopoya]

Amazing! I'm gonna try it assap =) Thanks a lot and really nice job!

[~Unknown~]

Good work. Couple of things:

1) Obviously you know already, but multithreading is a good idea.
2) You have ability to type in the PID I see, but I'd give some kind of list box for people to choose from.
3) You should note how iHook works with endscene as well. You must call the restore function from ihook or else it will crash WoW if you try to rehook it again. I'd do it as the form is closing, but you might find that hard if you run the while loop on the main thread. See 1)
4) Also, you have it go in the endless search loop even if the user doesn't select the auto-join checkbox. Why search for the invite if you aren't queued?


Nice learning. Needs a few revisions. Thanks for the contribution.

[levela13]

Amazing! I'm gonna try it assap =) Thanks a lot and really nice job!

Thanks for your feedback, mate!

2145530]Good work. Couple of things:

1) Obviously you know already, but multithreading is a good idea.
2) You have ability to type in the PID I see, but I'd give some kind of list box for people to choose from.
3) You should note how iHook works with endscene as well. You must call the restore function from ihook or else it will crash WoW if you try to rehook it again. I'd do it as the form is closing, but you might find that hard if you run the while loop on the main thread. See 1)
4) Also, you have it go in the endless search loop even if the user doesn't select the auto-join checkbox. Why search for the invite if you aren't queued?


Nice learning. Needs a few revisions. Thanks for the contribution.

1) Indeed!
2) Actually, it's a read-only textbox, in which the first wow.exe's PID is shown. If I can manage, to show the contents of the processes array in a combo box, it'll be easy to do it. Gonna look into it today.
3) Thank you, forgot to mention this, gonna edit main post.
4) See 2, and good idea!

Thank you for your feedback!

[wiirgi]

Great program for a beginner! It took me alot more of time before I understood lot of these stuff.. Some suggestions:

Play a sound when the queue pops so you don't have to be at the computer when it happends.
Make the GUI a bit sexier because an appealing UI will give you more downloads

Also what language was this written in? Anyways Rep+ !

[levela13]

Great program for a beginner! It took me alot more of time before I understood lot of these stuff.. Some suggestions:

Play a sound when the queue pops so you don't have to be at the computer when it happends.
Make the GUI a bit sexier because an appealing UI will give you more downloads

Also what language was this written in? Anyways Rep+ !

Thanks! It's written in C#. By the way, I just updated to 0.1b, see changelog for changes!

[matapo]

Worked good for me!

[neopoya]

Sadly , i cant run this at all... i get an error everytime i run it with the game on =( maybe because i'm not playing WoW in English?

I use windows 7 x86 and run wow on directX 11 if that helps

[levela13]

Hey! Sorry to hear that you're having trouble. I don't think, that playing WoW non-english could cause this trouble. First of all, make sure, that you've got the latest version of the program. (Uploaded a new one about an hour ago, redownload the package again, if you aren't sure about it.) And:
There is a chance, that you don't have .Net Framework 4.0 installed. (My fault, forgot to mention it, sorry. ) Install it, restart your PC and try again! If your problem persists, please take a screenshot of it, maybe then I can help you!

Thank you for your feedback, hope I helped!

[~Unknown~]

Sadly , i cant run this at all... i get an error everytime i run it with the game on =( maybe because i'm not playing WoW in English?

I use windows 7 x86 and run wow on directX 11 if that helps

You have to use directX9 API in Wow or else this won't work. Endscene requires it. I'd update that in the main post.

[levela13]

You have to use directX9 API in Wow or else this won't work. Endscene requires it. I'd update that in the main post.

You're absolutely right, I totally forgot about this. Thanks mate! Gonna update main post now.

[neopoya]

That was the problem! thanks guys! Trying it atm =) thx for the tool levela

[levela13]

0.3 update released! Please leave feedback, and requests! Hope you enjoy this tool! :]

[SprayPlaster]

Nice, +rep

[hilion]

Allways crashing for me, even tough i like the Features. :-\