Click to Move - Explained

[nitrogrlie]

BOOL __thiscall CGPlayer_C__ClickToMove(WoWActivePlayer *this, CLICKTOMOVETYPE clickType, WGUID *interactGuid, WOWPOS *clickPos, float precision)

outside of this crazy return type known as BOOL that function prototype seems a little odd, no?

the fact that it's a __thiscall indicates that it is a class function and except ECX to contain a pointer to that class, so what's the purpose of pushing *this as the first argument? Unless the first argument is meant to represent a different ActivePlayer (i.e. for PVP reasons), but then why not just use the Guid?

Anyone able to clarify?

[Cypher]

outside of this crazy return type known as BOOL that function prototype seems a little odd, no?

the fact that it's a __thiscall indicates that it is a class function and except ECX to contain a pointer to that class, so what's the purpose of pushing *this as the first argument? Unless the first argument is meant to represent a different ActivePlayer (i.e. for PVP reasons), but then why not just use the Guid?

Anyone able to clarify?

*bangs head repeatedly on table*

[nitrogrlie]

Really? You can't say it was that bad of a question. I will agree that I didn't spend any time really thinking about it or investigated it and chances are that if I decide to use the function I'll answer my own question, but really... it's that obvious to warrant such a response? Unless it's been covered multiple times already and then it's shame on me for only reading the boards for a few days on spare time...

EDIT: N/m, actually spending time and reading the first post answers the question. That's what I get for just asking questions and not spending any time actually figuring it out on my own (aka "being lazy"). Rightfully called out by Cypher.

[hestas]

Thank you. I understand a little more on this feature now.

[-Ryuk-]

Thank you, I've been leaching here for some time now...(not programs just code ect...) So I decided a few days back to make a bot and this helped me alot. Ill have my Bot uploaded by tomorrow.

Thanks Again

[-Ryuk-]

Hello, Sorry for the double post, It was four days ago though.

Is there some sort limit to the amount of times I can inject CTM? My bot seems to stand still after I have injected my cords 283 times(I think).

Yes I have debugged my code, and it works fine.
Maybe I am overlooking something(although I don't think I am), I can send someone my code(Its Autoit) if you think its my error.

Thanks

[ramey]

Hello, Sorry for the double post, It was four days ago though.

Is there some sort limit to the amount of times I can inject CTM? My bot seems to stand still after I have injected my cords 283 times(I think).

Yes I have debugged my code, and it works fine.
Maybe I am overlooking something(although I don't think I am), I can send someone my code(Its Autoit) if you think its my error.

Thanks

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[-Ryuk-]

Buy XAutomation bot now for only $19.99 per month!

Ontopic: Your code is broke, you're doing it wrong.

I dont charge for my bots... :hf:

EDIT: NVM my profile had an error in it!

[evil2]

hmm.. so blizzard stills doesn't care and didn't add any "game code" protection in 3.3

[nitrogrlie]

hmm.. so blizzard stills doesn't care and didn't add any "game code" protection in 3.3

Cause it will cost them more money than it will hamper botters. Seriously, how can they enforce it. Unless you figured out a way to prevent the defense vs offense race... then you are a rich man.

[amadmonk]

No, Blizzard can, does, has, and will go against the *commercial* bots, for two reasons.

1) Legally, if you're earning money off their game, if it should ever go to court (unlikely, but still), it should be easier to prove damages (IANAL, but I've heard this said and it makes sense).

2) More important, 90+% of Blizzard's detection code is signature-based, not heuristic (or behavior-based). This means that in order to "detect" you, some part of your code has to match some "known" signature. Obviously, for the punters who just go and buy some bot, this spells trouble, since the biggies are going to quickly get detected and scanned for. For folks like me, however, who write all my own code (well, there are some choice snippets from Apoc and Cypher and probably indirectly from bobbysing in there), signature-based detection is so unlikely as to be not worth worrying about. The only thing to be really worried about is behavioral checking, but this type of anti-cheating mechanism runs the risk of false positives, resulting in legitimate users getting banned because they happened to be infected with a virus or (ironically) running the "wrong" antivirus software. So again, as long as you're aware of and avoid the "obvious" things, it's fairly easy to cheat to your heart's content without much fear of detection.

Just don't, you know, buy other people's bots. The whole purpose of this more "advanced" forum is supposed to be to help you figure out how to roll your own, after all.

I'm sure that Apoc or Cypher will jump in and tell me all the million ways that I'm wrong, and then this will all devolve into a discussion of Kynox's sister (oh that mythical creature)...

[wraithZX]

Behaviour is fun to play with too.

I busted out my old MATLAB navigation code from my uni days a couple of weeks back and implemented a PID controller to my gathering code. The turning from CTM is nowhere near as "sharp", and it allows me to muck around with gains so that the paths aren't straight. "Fuzzy" waypoints make it look a little less repetitive too. Simple things, really.

...who would've thought doing flight mechanics would finally come in handy?! :P

[amadmonk]

That rocks. I've simply put off doing navigation (oh, I travel in straight lines, okay, but extended, non-waypoint travel throws me, as does any Z variation greater than a yard...) due to the maths involved.

[vulcanaoc]

There is no way to stop CTM using CTM itself, without having Lua errors being thrown. (This has to do with WoW firing the AUTOFOLLOW_END event when 0x3 is passed as a click type.) Note: You can click your current position; however if the users PC is slow, or has a high ping, you may end up doing a 180.

Dunno about lua errors, but passing in 'ConstantFace' as the ClickToMoveType works nicely for stopping previous ClickToMoves.

[tok_junior]

outside of this crazy return type known as BOOL that function prototype seems a little odd, no?

the fact that it's a __thiscall indicates that it is a class function and except ECX to contain a pointer to that class, so what's the purpose of pushing *this as the first argument? Unless the first argument is meant to represent a different ActivePlayer (i.e. for PVP reasons), but then why not just use the Guid?

Anyone able to clarify?

Makes perfect sense.

Even though Visual C++ uses ECX for the this-parameter it IS a function parameter. G++ uses the stack to pass it, for example, and IDA just decides to show it in the function prototype. If someone is using fastcall, don't you think it should show the parameters in the prototype?

Now stop trying to be a smartass and go learn something. Like cooking. Then you can make me a steak.

/Junior of #isxwow