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Programming => Battle.net Bot Development => Topic started by: oldskooldrew on September 12, 2004, 06:58 PM

Title: ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: oldskooldrew on September 12, 2004, 06:58 PM
When i switch characters all the other clients in a channel are seeing ghosts. I've fixed it so my bot does not show doubles, but the other ones still do, has anyone done anything for this? This refers to changing characters w/o re-logging in all together.
Title: Re:ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: UserLoser. on September 12, 2004, 07:22 PM
Servers sometimes don't update your statstring right away, which appears you to be on an open character
Title: Re:ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: oldskooldrew on September 12, 2004, 08:48 PM
actually thats the problem, they do right away, but it sends a Event_User and adds the new character to the list, but does not remove the old user/character leaveing a ghost, i can/have fixed this with my bot, but others dont do the same... any suggestions?
Title: Re:ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: Kp on September 13, 2004, 12:35 AM
Quote from: oldskooldrew on September 12, 2004, 08:48 PM
actually thats the problem, they do right away, but it sends a Event_User and adds the new character to the list, but does not remove the old user/character leaveing a ghost, i can/have fixed this with my bot, but others dont do the same... any suggestions?

Yes.  Since it's only affecting the people who haven't fixed their clients, don't worry about it.  Or, if you're feeling malicious, change characters as often as you can so as to deluge their list with ghosts, thereby encouraging them to fix their client.
Title: Re:ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: KrisL on September 13, 2004, 01:21 AM
Quote from: Kp on September 13, 2004, 12:35 AM
Yes.  Since it's only affecting the people who haven't fixed their clients, don't worry about it.  Or, if you're feeling malicious, change characters as often as you can so as to deluge their list with ghosts, thereby encouraging them to fix their client.

LOL KP.  A very evil yet effective way of "encouraging" people to fix their clients.  
Title: Re:ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: tA-Kane on September 14, 2004, 01:13 PM
Quote from: Kp on September 13, 2004, 12:35 AMchange characters as often as you can so as to deluge their list with ghosts
i foresee some asshat abusing that  :(

i wonder, does changing characters count against your flood values? eg, if you were to try changing 100 times/sec, would you get flooded off? it'd be very sad if not
Title: Re:ghost left after changing characters (D2)
Post by: UserLoser. on September 14, 2004, 02:01 PM
Quote from: tA-Kane on September 14, 2004, 01:13 PM
Quote from: Kp on September 13, 2004, 12:35 AMchange characters as often as you can so as to deluge their list with ghosts
i foresee some asshat abusing that  :(

i wonder, does changing characters count against your flood values? eg, if you were to try changing 100 times/sec, would you get flooded off? it'd be very sad if not

IIRC, there is a limit, just it's not very strict.  100 times/sec wouldn't work, though, since the realm servers are known to have great delays on responding back to certain things such as logging on to a character.