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Demystifying Epic Games Store Spyware

Over the past few weeks, I've seen a lot of discussion about whether or not the Epic Games' store is spyware. Unfortunately, the "proof" and "research" that has been shared is far from either of those things, and can only be described as an amateurish perspective.

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Throwbacks Part 1: The Effects of Bots on Online Games

This is the introduction to a multi-part series where I will be refreshing and reposting content which I've written before the days of this blog. An introduction to the series and topic is here. Back when I was writing my book, I intended to include a chapter with a candid

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Hooking LuaJIT

If you've been around the gaming industry even a little, you've almost definitely heard of Lua. This potent scripting language has found itself embedded in thousands of video games, acting as an API for engineers to easily add functionality to game clients and servers alike. Sidebar: You'll see me talking

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Reversing the League of Legends Client

DISCLAIMER: This is for information and learning purposes only, I do not endorse or recommend using this information to make any unofficial tools which can result in bans (or worse). Back when League of Legends' client was still written in Adobe AIR, I reverse engineered it, located the functions responsible

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Bot Architecture Part 2: Versions & Updates

This is the second installment in a multi-part series about the architecture and design of XenoBot. An introduction to the series and topic is here and the first post is here. One peculiar aspect of bot development is the frequent out-of-cycle updates that will inevitably drive you insane. You see,

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Bot Architecture Part 1: Threading

This is the first installment in a multi-part series about the architecture and design of XenoBot. An introduction to the series and topic is here and the next post is here. The core code of XenoBot exists withing the memory space of the game client. This design is extremely powerful,

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Bot Architecture Part 0: Introduction

This is the introduction to a multi-part series about the architecture and design of XenoBot. You can check out the first installment here. Before I dive into the nitty-gritty of XenoBot's architecture, I think it's appropriate to introduce XenoBot at a high-level. XenoBot is a client modification for an MMORPG