Checking for global cooldown

[namreeb]

I've been trying to find a way to check if the global cooldown is active (or if I am for whatever reason unable to cast anything), but have been unsuccessful. Right now I am calculating how long it should be based on haste and am waiting for that period of time.. but that's awfully kludgy. Is there a way to check for this?

[ramey]

You can use either UnitCastingInfo() or GetSpellCooldown().

I believe it is possible to do through those, however could be a better way.

[Nesox]

sub_805B10 seems to set a bool that indicates if there's global cooldown present at

sub_805B10 + 2F
mov dword ptr [esi+0D8h], 1

and the other function that set's it false, sub_805AD0

sub_805AD0 + 2F
mov dword ptr [esi+0D8h], 0

they are completly identical except for that the one at sub_805AD0 set's it to 0 and the other one 1

Im not sure if it's related but you could take a look atleast it wont hurt

[Cypher]

Fyi, the actual GCD is stored globally as a countdown timer measured in milliseconds.

Too lazy to dig up the address right now because I just moved house, but bump this thread in a couple of days and I might.

[namreeb]

From what I see those two functions get called all the time. Even when I mountain walk off to an area with no other NPCs/players it gets spammed when I'm not casting. I see no consistency in the arg passed to the function. How do you know these functions pertain to GCD?

[Nesox]

I found them with MHS when i checked it looked as if they were only used when GCD is present :s

[suicidity]

A private server is good for this because you can speed hack your game and slow it down for use with something like CheatEngine.

The GCD though should start at say 500(ms) then count down to 0(ms); Anyways Good luck!

[lanman92]

Don't you mean 1500ms? Also, just use MHS to speedhack on live on a trial :P It takes quite a while to get caught. Usually.

[Nesox]

Isnt warden looking for API hooks on GTC and QPC?
It sure looked like that not long ago

[lanman92]

They are, but you could write a hook for the wrapper function around them, or on the specific calls to the function(in the movement handler, in the spell class, etc). This is going to be my strategy for speeding again. Might migrate to XP(in a VM ofcourse) and just do a kernel hook. I'd like verification from kynox or boogieman that that's how they're detecting it though. Not sure about the server-side detection...

Anyways, usually you don't get caught very quickly speeding on live. Since the chance for them to do the scan for QPC/GTC is random(possibly weighted though).

[ramey]

They are, but you could write a hook for the wrapper function around them, or on the specific calls to the function(in the movement handler, in the spell class, etc). This is going to be my strategy for speeding again. Might migrate to XP(in a VM ofcourse) and just do a kernel hook. I'd like verification from kynox or boogieman that that's how they're detecting it though. Not sure about the server-side detection...

Anyways, usually you don't get caught very quickly speeding on live. Since the chance for them to do the scan for QPC/GTC is random(possibly weighted though).

Thats not how they're detecting it..

[kynox]

The only API hooks Blizzard are checking for are mimic-specific GetCursorPos hooks.

They use a sneaky method for detecting speed hacks. You'll need Warden knowledge to find out how.

[Cypher]

The only API hooks Blizzard are checking for are mimic-specific GetCursorPos hooks.

They use a sneaky method for detecting speed hacks. You'll need Warden knowledge to find out how.

I reckon with enough windows internals knowledge it would be possible to come up with a workaround without even looking at Warden.

[ramey]

The only API hooks Blizzard are checking for are mimic-specific GetCursorPos hooks.

They use a sneaky method for detecting speed hacks. You'll need Warden knowledge to find out how.

It is pretty sneaky!

[lanman92]

The only API hooks Blizzard are checking for are mimic-specific GetCursorPos hooks.

They use a sneaky method for detecting speed hacks. You'll need Warden knowledge to find out how.

Well. I guess I'll start looking at warden now. Any tips?