a "Download only" bot

[Sanguine]

I'm pondering over the possibility to making a bot that can host download only games on frozen throne (read : custom games) to help spread custom maps, give an automessage to people, automatically kick people that have finished etc

Has anything like this been attempted before do you know? I'm wondering if there's some prior research on the subject of the protocol blizzard uses to send the maps to clients etc

[Yegg]

There are bots that support joining games for Warcraft III. I can't think of any public bots that do, but perhaps if the bot could simply select the map that it wanted to use, then making the bot you need to be made shouldn't be hard at all. All you really need is a bot that can join (well, create) Warcraft III games and use a designated map. For what you want it to do, it'd have to be slightly modified, so making your own project would be the best way to go.

I don't think there are any current projects that do just what you mentioned.

[UserLoser]

Has anything like this been attempted before do you know? I'm wondering if there's some prior research on the subject of the protocol blizzard uses to send the maps to clients etc

Yes.  I had done this my self--my old bot hosted Tides of Blood on Frozen Throne.  Users were also able to chat in my "game" too, just the game never started so I was in the lobby only.

[PaiD]

UL: Care to help me in that? I am tring to do the same thing and I am stuck

[Sanguine]

I would appreciate any research you have on the file transfer you still have, if you feel like being super sexy and helpful to me :>

[Joe[x86]]

By the way BNFTP was crafted, and how it wasn't changed much in protocol v2, I'd guess it will be rather straight forward to implement map transfer, once you get it reversed.

[Sorc.Polgara]

By the way BNFTP was crafted, and how it wasn't changed much in protocol v2, I'd guess it will be rather straight forward to implement map transfer, once you get it reversed.

BNFTP is the protocol that is used to transfer icons, right?

[rabbit]

Yes, among other things, but users can't UPLOAD to it, which, Joe, shoots your idea out of the water.

[MyndFyre]

By the way BNFTP was crafted, and how it wasn't changed much in protocol v2, I'd guess it will be rather straight forward to implement map transfer, once you get it reversed.

How do you figure this?  Several fields were added to the request packets, not to mention you need to authenticate your CD key...

[UserLoser]

By the way BNFTP was crafted, and how it wasn't changed much in protocol v2, I'd guess it will be rather straight forward to implement map transfer, once you get it reversed.

Wtf you talking about?  He asked about in-game file transfer...has nothing to do with Battle.net

[Joe[x86]]

Except for one thing: the protocols were written by the same developers, and probably in the same overall style. Think, UL! Think!

@MyndFyre:
Beyond the first fields, the file is still sent as-is as a void, not encrypted/encoded or anything fancy.

[rabbit]

You realize that 'void' means 'lack of data', right?  'Void' is used on BnetDocs as a filler for 'some sequence of data types'?  Files are send in-game via uint_32[].

[UserLoser]

Except for one thing: the protocols were written by the same developers, and probably in the same overall style. Think, UL! Think!

@MyndFyre:
Beyond the first fields, the file is still sent as-is as a void, not encrypted/encoded or anything fancy.

Actually, no, considering I have done it before like I said...they have nothing in common at all.

Second thought, I think you don't know what this thread is about.  Why mention BnFtp when it has nothing to do with it at all?  That's like posting news in the Fun Forum--totally unrelated.

[Sorc.Polgara]

I'd think UL would know since he has already made a bot like this...

[UserLoser]

I'd think UL would know since he has already made a bot like this...

Nearly three years ago I might add & I don't have this anymore.

Infact, I just formatted and reinstalled Win2k3 so I have nothing at all! (I need to find where I hit VS .NET 2k3 Enterprise Architect on my mom's computer over the network along with VB6 so I can reinstall them )