Xsteve
Joined: 13th Jul 2009
Posts: 20
 How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
im making a client and i have some custom items and i was wanting to know what or how to lock them so other people cant steal them.
Edit - when i mean lock i mean compress them so no one can get to them
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kenobi13
Joined: 3rd Jun 2009
Posts: 881
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
Get something like PEProtect. But there's no protection that can't be cracked.
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Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
You could try doing what ever FE did to their GFX, idk what they did but it seems to work.
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Addison
Joined: 24th Mar 2009
Posts: 1380
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
If by working you meanmaking their files 30x bigger, then it works fantastically.
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kenobi13
Joined: 3rd Jun 2009
Posts: 881
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
danjakeneal posted: (27th Jul 2010 07:20 pm)
You could try doing what ever FE did to their GFX, idk what they did but it seems to work.
It took me only a few mins to access their protected gfxes ;) Few hours more and I can save every graphic to my HDD.
If you want me I can check what are they using.
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Tendency
Joined: 7th Apr 2009
Posts: 332
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
kenobi13 posted: (27th Jul 2010 08:21 pm)
danjakeneal posted: (27th Jul 2010 07:20 pm)
You could try doing what ever FE did to their GFX, idk what they did but it seems to work.
It took me only a few mins to access their protected gfxes ;) Few hours more and I can save every graphic to my HDD.
If you want me I can check what are they using.
Please do.
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Sordie
Joined: 3rd Apr 2009
Posts: 2044
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
I've posted this a million times for people wanting to protect their graphics: You can't and shouldn't!
1. Why you can't:EO does no special loading other than call the Windows API. If you do something that prevents WinAPI from loading your graphics then EO would no longer work. Therefore, if you want to load anyones graphics (including FEs) all you have to do is use WinAPI. It's that simple. All so called "resource protection" programs will do is make your files bigger, take longer to load and use more memory. They are worthless.
2. Why you shouldn't:Why would you want to protect your graphics? You put a lot of time into them? Sausage put a lot of time into EOSERV. I put a lot of time into Seose and Kalandra. We've all put a lot of time into this forum. It seems that some server owners like to take more than they give back to this community. ---
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Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
Can you provide a link to WIN API My best friend(Google) Doesn't want to help.
In this cause I'll stop protecting my GFX :D!
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newguy
Joined: 13th Mar 2009
Posts: 665
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
WIN API is not a program, its more like a lot of things coded into windows. As long as you are using windows you have what sordie is talking about. ---
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Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
Okay, were is it located, I'm using Windows.
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Scott
Joined: 4th Sep 2008
Posts: 1806
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
xIFearlessIxx posted: (29th Jul 2010 02:25 am)
Okay, were is it located, I'm using Windows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_API
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Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
I hate windows. Because I don't know what/when/where/how/ to use that Lol.
Maybe someone will figure it out I'll try -_-' if I get anywhere ill post.
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hotdog
Joined: 3rd Aug 2008
Posts: 428
Re: How would i lock my gfx file if i was making a client?
Sordie posted: (28th Jul 2010 01:04 pm)
I've posted this a million times for people wanting to protect their graphics:
You can't and shouldn't!
1. Why you can't:
EO does no special loading other than call the Windows API. If you do something that prevents WinAPI from loading your graphics then EO would no longer work. Therefore, if you want to load anyones graphics (including FEs) all you have to do is use WinAPI. It's that simple.
All so called "resource protection" programs will do is make your files bigger, take longer to load and use more memory. They are worthless.
2. Why you shouldn't:
Why would you want to protect your graphics? You put a lot of time into them? Sausage put a lot of time into EOSERV. I put a lot of time into Seose and Kalandra. We've all put a lot of time into this forum.
It seems that some server owners like to take more than they give back to this community.
I agree completely with sordie. We should stop trying to hide our artwork from other servers, and share them. Making a more united game that attracts more players and enhances our community =] ---
Hmm.
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