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Okay, how on EARTH does a pirate server work? That must take an INCREDIBLE amount of reverse engineering/packet monitoring.. Or they stole a copy of the server
by zackattack 17y ago
Okay, how on EARTH does a pirate server work? That must take an INCREDIBLE amount of reverse engineering/packet monitoring..
Or they stole a copy of the server sw?
- DarkShikari 17y agoThere have been pirate servers of many MMORPGs, far more complex than any simple RTS (Everquest, World of Warcraft, Earth and Beyond, Ragnarok Online, among others).
- zackattack 17y agoRight, that's what i mean, how?
- daeken 17y agoYou start off simple. You write a packet sniffer and begin analysis of the protocol. As you determine how the protocol works, you can start to implement the base of a server. Implement authorization, game discovery, etc. If you'd like to know more, hit me up on IRC -- I cut my teeth on MMO server emulation, so it's a subject that's near and dear to my heart.
- eru 17y agoYou could also write up a blog post. Please.
- csallen 17y agoI'd love to read a blog post about this as well.
- ghost303 17y agoHells yes Write a blog. I reckon that anyone with a working beta key should download WireShark, and capture all network traffic for the launch and authentication of Starcraft II. That would be a great help.