Getting back to the earlier article from today about the nasty hack "modpack" (TBH I don't know how to call it - illegal mod? hack? does it matter?). Those who condemned me for posting it with righteous fury and those who were afraid that tomorrow the battlefields of World of Tanks will be swamped with thousands of cheaters, you can reast easy tonight.
It doesn't work.
Well, at least not anymore, that's what I got reported from several sources. Apparently, it was some sort of limited edition, a beta of sorts, with limited access. Which is good, it gives Wargaming time to deal with this shit. So you guys in the German "Fragen zum WoT - "Blog-der-nicht-genannt-werden-darf"" thread can stop getting upset over the evil Silentstalker posting omghax and whatnot.
Personally (and I know I will piss a lot of you off with this), if I was a WG developer, the first thing I'd do would be to disable all mods until this can be contained. But I am no programmer, not sure it would even help (what the hell is dll injection anyway?).
Well, let's hope Wargaming contains this. I'd hate to make more posts about hacks in game.
No matter how many hacks noobs use i will still be a better player than them all :)
ReplyDeletetens pouco a mania tu lol..
DeleteAnon you retarded as hell.
DeleteReveal yourself Anon!
DeleteOMGZz we got a badass over here1!!one!
Deletelmao
Deletestill, that "satellite view" for TD tanks and vice versa was a good idea :P
ReplyDeleteWG should implement it, but they won't so too bad.
DeleteYou can work around a little though, if you have a tank with a slow moving howizter at high range (tank guns also have range limits), you can enable auto aim (or target their tank from zoomed out view - this is why WG dislikes the zoom mod among other things) and lob shoot them over a small hill or slope.
(I ain't guy from comm)
DeleteBut this way you are limited to game engine's limitation in rendering distance aka 1kmx1km box centered at player.
Well, clueless players will stay clueless regardless of whether mods are used or not.
ReplyDeleteFrom that 4chan thread i gathered that there were 1400 test keys.
ReplyDeleteGratz, you helped them fill out positions quickly :D
I'm not mocking you, the only way to make WG do something is to make problem overblown out of proportions. That 83mm shell fiasco was a good showcase of WGs stance and nice lesson how to deal with WGs lazyness.
Keep on bloggin.
better to cast some light on this thing then keep it in the dark. good job mate!
ReplyDeleteCain Deathstalker
A similar process has happened in other games, the guy who makes the cheat/hack distributes it to a small number of people, this creates a lot of chatter but preserves the hack. Now he has made some news he makes his money, a third party will buy the hack and start selling it for $25, today was just the publicity phase.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how dumb people can be.
DeleteThey expect someone buy their 'product' for 25$ to get soon a permanent ban?(since wg confirmed that they're working/will work on a program/script that will check the client's files for banned mods)
Well, it's a bit more complicated than just checking for Client files, since the "warpack" doesn't alter any client files. It's most probably some kind of runtime injection, like many trainers for other games employ.
Delete@Alex most people are incredibly dumb, here's an example: wow glider the maker got very very rich, that was being sold for $25 a pop, according to the lawsuit he sold more 100,000 downloads of that boting program.
DeleteWell, it worked as intended :P
ReplyDeleteFrank, and about saying that you're retiring.Did you changed your mind? :)
Nope.
Deleteretiring? w00t?
DeleteDamn...I'll really miss all your stuff posted here :|…
DeleteTime to learn russian to keep reading Q&A :(
Well it's sort of understandable. Life, work, rest, etc. is flowing through fingers, when You're sitting doing something that should be done by someone who is paid to do it, earning only kudos from a much divided community. Real question is - are You closing FTR or is someone else taking over?
DeleteShit! Frank don't leave! you are like 20% of my enjoyment in WoT. That's a lot!
DeleteMake a "donate" button or something, people will give u monies to stay!
Silent, do you want to share with us some insight on reasons why you retire from this Q&A translating? Because you are doing amazing work here and IMHO there aren't many people willing to do something similar like this blog.
DeleteBest regards,
Hustodemon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPtgJVPEqbw
DeleteOla is back to the EU server. Now you must not retire SS. :D
The beta key(s) (there's no activation, so it might just be one key usable for multiple installations) work until May 4th. There is a good chance that they will release it commercially after that, unless WG figures out a way to block it. Anyway, the next 2 days playing might feel a bit awkward.
ReplyDeleteYes, our modpack creator will be releasing those commercially. 10$/month.
DeleteDLL injection is a method to e.g. allow hacker code to run sort of between the game and the operating system, say DirectX. This way, when the game renders something, say a tank, the hacker code gets direct access to the 3D position of said tank, which can be used for example to calculate the necessary aiming direction, which can then be fed back to the game by simulating mouse movements (a few methods exist for that too). With all that data available, you can surely image almost any sort of automated functionality is possible given enough time to program it. And 130k botter times 25 euros per botter pays for quite a lot of programmer hours, although I'll be the last to believe all of that money would go back into further development of the bot software...
ReplyDelete-Ano N. Ymous
"Personally (and I know I will piss a lot of you off with this), if I was a WG developer, the first thing I'd do would be to disable all mods until this can be contained. But I am no programmer, not sure it would even help (what the hell is dll injection anyway?)."
ReplyDeleteGood ur not ;)
Those hacks are seperate from the normal mod section (they dont use it). They hook the wot.exe and dlls.
So deactivating the mod interface wont improve the situation... it would just upset the players...
Isn't there a way to check for .exe and .dll authenticity? maybe then wot can ban players who run their game with a modified .exe or .dll
DeleteThere is no real solution to this problem. It is how most of backdoor work and neither antivirus company nor Microsoft did find a solution for the moment.
DeleteBy the way, I agree with this "full disclosure" behavior.
I could not agree more with you, you can find similarities in EU supertesters case, and this illegal mods case. To put it simple: WG offers something to players (eu supertest=ability to mod the game) ---> ppl cant respect that cause they are greedy monkeys (leaks=hacks) ---> disable all that crap.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't be more wrong. This is not something that can be achieved by exploiting the mod Interface. Removing the mod interface would do nothing but upset the players.
DeleteTo be honest, I think it's a good idea that you posted it, with the official link too. It's the only way to raise awareness against such things, and the only way WG would care to fix it ( as you can recall with the HE shell fiasco of the 8.3 ).
ReplyDeleteKeep doing what you're doing and don't let others influence how you deal with your blog.
Cheers!
So the conclusion is it was ok to post the link because we now found out it doesnt work anymore... which you didnt know when you posted the link?
ReplyDeleteI like your work here Silentstalker but sometimes a tad bit of self criticism wouldnt hurt.
ShadowNX
facepalm
DeletePosting the link is the best thing he could do otherwise WG wont react as can be seen by exampels in the past.
Now everyone knows about including honest players, not only people who use such BS.
But keep repeating the lines WG is feeding you ... .
Well, no need for such insulting reply...
DeleteRegards,
Hustodemon
No, the conclusion is that it was always the right choice to post this info. Whether the link/cheat works or not, WG won't act unless it receives lots of attention.
DeletePeople that are going to cheat, will cheat no matter what. The 1500 beta spots were going to be filled regardless of this blog posting.
This game is unplayable without mods. Thank God you are not a developer.
ReplyDeleteActually I don't use any mods and the game is quite enjoyable.
DeletePomar
Well, a lot of them (reload timer, exact direction pointer and labeled tank icons on the minimap, stat addons) could very well be implemented into the game. But things like "last known location" and such just replace the player's own abilities with crutches.
Delete-Platypusbill
Lol, read carefully.He said, if he'd been a developer he would temporary, not permanent, disable the mod interface, until the team figures out how to deal with the cheats.
DeleteAnd how long would that take?
DeleteA month?
Two months?
Three months?
I really don't like vanilla WoT, would seriously cut my play time to just CW if that was the case.
I think that answer to how long would that take would be: "When It's Done, It's Done."
DeleteThose mods "hacks" you posted are old as shit and have even been aknowledged by WG and people warned, they will be banned if they are using them.
ReplyDeleteOh and you forgot another "hax" the 3rd models hitskin for tanks. Here is my overview :
- smart modified autoaim, that can track a target behind obla bla bullshit----OLD!!
- automatic fire extinguisher/repair, a script that triggers the repair/extinguish automatically as soon as it happens--- OLD AND WG AWARE
- removes any aim circle jerking (contrary to he official version, there is no jerk even when you get rammed)----never heard of it.
- counterarty hack that puts a red dot on the spot enemy arty just fired from--OLD
- sixth sense mod that replaces the perk (if you don't have it), it shows you not only you are targetted but also who's targetting you--OLD
- artymode for tanks and TDs, snipermode for arty (with the artymode you can fire HE shells accross the map with a regular tank)---OLD AS SHIT. Comes with free cam mod.
- tracerhack (visible tracers)---OLD
- a mod showing on minimap where trees fell or buildings got destroyed ("ideal for field commanders")--never heard of it
- a mod that removes ALL vegetation in sniper mode---this is so OLD its since beta.
- laser pointer mod---OLD as shit again.
Half of these were posted by SerB himself and told nubs not to use them, if they want their account in good standing.
These are the main reasons WG wants to restrict some mods bla bla. Overlord made a post about it awhile ago.
Seems like you didn't have a first hand look at warpack. The concept of these "hacks" may be old, but the quality of their implementation in warpack is new (and stunning!).
Deleteplanless I.D.I.O.T
DeleteErm, the Hack still working!
ReplyDeleteI tried it with an second account, cause i dont want to get Banned with my normal Account. i Just played Tier I and II, but this Hack is very crazy. I cant believe what my eyes just saw in that 10 or 15 Games... I was very shocked and i hope, all users, who are using this Mod will be Banned permanently!!! If uu use this Mod, u dont have any Fun on WoT, cause u know all important Data, whats neccessary to win!
Banning all mods wouldnt be solution. It would be just easy way not to deal with the problem. The reason why people use mods (not hacks) is that game isnt enough good without those things.
ReplyDeleteI would like that WG would include gun fire flash/smoke after every shot no matter do you actually spot that enemy or not, it would be logical. Atleast it would remove these idiotical situation where one team fires 100 shots and still nobody knows where those shots came. So it would give you, a general idea where to shoot back, but current system is too hard to do that. In beta times I could kill enemies like that, because shell tracers were always seen(but some idiot cheaters had to make those tracers esier to detect, thats why they change that). But nowdays its very hard to kill anyone like that.
To be pedantic all mods are hacks, it's a question of what is fair and what is cheating.
DeleteWhen I first used OTM I couldn't believe it was allowed, being able to see everyone's health all the time and exactly what damage they were taking. WG's reaction to that - include it in the game.
Actually in the linked thread there is no wining about the hackstuff at all o.0
ReplyDeleteStop posting hacks and you won't have to worry about the german community hating (rightfully) on you.
ReplyDelete-Nolan
There's nothing better he could have done, especially with a company like WG. Their reputation for ignorance is legion.
DeleteIt's very sad that "the german community" (which I am a part of, just so you know that you can't speak for all of us) doesn't get that.
At least anony above me got infected by this propaganda blog ;)
DeleteTo bad this blog turned from an awesome infoblog to an hate WG/Wg is bad propaganda blog...
And even worse: most ppl just believe everything SiS says without even thinging about thinging about it :(
Nolan, you couldn't be more wrong. It's got nothing to do with propaganda or blindly believing in what SiS sais. That kind of rethoric just shows how desperate you are. Full disclosure is the best way to deal with things like this.
DeleteWay to make the German community look stupid.
DeleteHis aim was to make it an issue WG would seal with rather than ignore.
Yes, keep hacks secret, so the few ones can cheat whole months...
DeleteDo you also think that newspapers should not write about tax evading, financial scums and so on?
At least I don't believe that WG can "fix" this within a few days. It takes many weeks, even months to develop an anti-cheat system. Judging by their answers and awareness on the matter, they have already been working on such a system long before this discussion even came up.
DeleteSo posting these hacks only spreads their use before the anti-cheat system is ready to be implemented.
-Nolan
What a bullshit, i think your brave to make a report of this so that WG can do something about these mods.
ReplyDeleteIf you search the internet you find enough of hacks and cheats, it is WG's duty to handle with this. Shoot the messenger ?
typical krauts, since the end of ww2 they try to be the world conschiences and yet never do shit
ReplyDeleteDude, we aren't allowed to do shit because of WW2.
DeleteMa_Wo
Also AFAIK that's more the Swedes - though they also have a long history of actually trying to do shit.
DeleteJust ignore this guy. I recently met him ingame in the opponent team with one of the worst ingame behavior ive ever seen.
DeleteSince the beginning he was flaming around calling everybody a noob. After my mates and me killed him in his E100 by just outnumbering him, he sorted the "you noobs only use gold ammo" stuff. Till the end he was raging about us and his remaining "ultra retard" teammates.
With 20k battles ive never seen such an arrogant player before. At least he has chosen the right avatar....
I feel for you. Although I have yet to see such people in the last 130 games on EU. I did however see such people in my first 20 EVER on the NA server. Sigh... Which is why I play EU and live in the US.
DeleteNEMO.
@morgotz: A typical racist statement. Gz for bringing up new retarded stereotypes.
ReplyDeleteWell guys, I've been using my willy into USB slot cheat for a long time now. Works, everytime. B)
ReplyDeleteAs long as WG doesn't get Punkbuster involved i think the worst hasn't occurred yet. As long as WG is aware of hax its just a matter of time before people are banned and problems patched. Like it or not this is typical for all games.
ReplyDeleteExxec
Who cares. Siema comes - shit's goin' down - 5 loss in a row. Even bot is smarter than them xD
ReplyDeleteTried it on a throwaway account I made with that "starter" promo code from a while ago, and the "hacks" in it work quite effectively. The auto-lead when you have a tank targeted with auto-aim worked amazingly well to my surprise. It looks like a injector to me, all WG would need to do would implement a EXE and DLL checker, either to prevent you from playing with them modified or send flags when it senses something to prompt investigation. I'm all for script kiddies would can't make their own stuff getting banned en masse.
ReplyDeleteInforming about it was good decision. The more fuss, the faster it will be stopped by WG. Because devs can be blind, when such "super power pack" is used by a few, but not when all know about it.
ReplyDeleteThx for your work, Frank! Stay cool and calm. Genious will be misunderstood for Eons.
ReplyDeleteHope I didnt violent your rules (Thread in german forum).
"Weltbürgertum!" (you do it!)
Best regards
Johnny_k2
SStalker, your idea, is in my opinion, really good. I think I would do something similiar or even same. It's logical, you know. Obviously, I don't have a butthurt because you posted some (information about) hax. I prefer to live in certainty than terrible uncertainty.
ReplyDelete"he first thing I'd do would be to disable all mods until this can be contained"
ReplyDeletelol you have absolutely no idea how mods works
of course the outright german forum with all its hypocrites rage the most and then play with at least one of those mods *facepalm*
ReplyDeletenp without any mod.
Deletemeanwhile using a mod-pack offered in their forum: OldSkools one!
What's hypocrites?
johnny_k2
What's going with german forums?
ReplyDeleteAs to hack - WG needs to work more, drink less.
Dramaqueens.... Gj Frank on exposing the threat.
ReplyDeletehey guys, can anyone tell me what mods are considered safe for using, and what not? i know it was written some time ago, but i just want to recheck it?
ReplyDeletethanks in advance,
labud
Everything except this cheat pack content, foliage removers, zoom in/out mods and 3d hit-box skins
DeleteAll mods that don't require injecting into the game and function just by putting them into res_mods folder, considered legal or not cannot be detected, so this cheat pack contet is dangerous but zoom out/in, hitbox skins, foliage removers are 100% safe, unless you start sending replays or screens to support lol...
DeletePretty sure all the top clans know this stuff.
ReplyDeletetried them just now and working perfect. We can understand it from clan wars matches today.
ReplyDeleteWorking until 4th May, after that you must pay 7€ if you want working code for another month.
ReplyDeleteHaxors making monies? I wonder how long till someone pirates that shit. Haxing teh haxor leet tools.
Delete^ Good luck keeping your pirated hax up to date once WG starts to actively work against cheating.
DeleteYou'll also get a bot that does his job better than a siemka as a free bonus!
DeleteAnd it'll be just like the Kaspersky's incident on the RU cluster. WG doesn't care.
where do i pay?
Deleteshut up and take my money!!
U can disable all mods, but not XVM. No XVM => me crazy and siemas running wildly free.
ReplyDeleteGood job dude.
ReplyDeleteNaming all the problems is the only way to improve something. I'am with you on this one.
Naming that hack with url was very good that forces WG to do something IMMEDIATLY and not "when necessary", lol.
As said, keep up the good work. I for myself appreciate the time you spend in trying to make/keep the game good or better.
It doesnt work, right?
ReplyDeleteQuite the contrary!
http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/242066-very-important-must-read-lets-get-wot-its-fair-play/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mQh81AdSJeA
I know it DID work. Not anymore (was limited beta).
DeleteEven if it worked for a limited time in beta stage, it will be finished soon and released. WG also does not seem to take this matter seriously enough.
DeleteAs you can see the forum topic is already gone, evidence is being swept away.
"According to Storm, the cheats in the modpack are "not really that terrible". "
Even if WG makes a little patch against it, the devs of the pack will make a new version against that patch.
If it DID work, then what proof we have that it WILL NOT work after beta?
I don't understand why you even bother of the german community.. they consist of 13y old, retarded school kids mixed with some 50y old cunts with a reaction time of 15s and above trying to win the war again.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good job to post the link of this mod and you should keep going this way. I don't like cheaters but this mod is not much of danger for me at least. But i was sure from the 1st day that this whole server side calculation is not the whole truth (and this mod shows there is data which shouldn't be on the client). Who knows, maybe WG took it easier as they should and we will soon have a radarhack (which i would take and use).
Lets talk about the stupidity of bias.
DeleteWhat you did by linking the cheat pack from this blog was moronic. This shit with trying to hurt WG to make a point doesn't need to cross over onto the player base.
ReplyDeleteDon't even bother posting these herp derp "it doesn't even work now" justifications.
the cheat works, you hav to pay for a key in order to start the cheat program
ReplyDelete