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Thank you for the txt map fix - however there still seems to be wierd crashing that occurs when loading an LDoN map.

client working 100% through all the old zones - then I zone into LDoN and due...

Here is my problem - with the older code (14.) I could get LDoN maps to work..

With the 15. code tree I can not get LDoN - although other maps work fine...

due to wierdness with c++ builder and the source (and windows header files mostly) I couldn't test this but if you want to check it out here is the source for a port change in the server...

add a...

Well as borlands RAD for citrix is free (except database functions and advanced debugging) I think the C++ code will be compatable with a linux distro on x86 machines anyway..

I don't know C# at...

Ummm

Would anyone care if I converted the client from VB to C++?

I use borland builder here and honestly just can't stand VB...

BTW - the server compiles fine under Builder - however as I...

To handle uncaught exceptions..

try putting your entire program in a try catch...

easy to do - just put it in winmain before you call your main proggy..

Then make your catch just throw up...

For those of you that say you can code a small business app in VB faster than C++ I have two words for you:

Borland Builder.

There is nothing in VB that can not be done in CBuilder just as fast...

there is a process called bliting (spelling - heck it's been a few years)...

This is where the software determines if a pixel is behind another pixel and if so doesn't draw the stuff behind - this...

Actually it's the engine that has a hard time - I'm not sure how they draw the world - but I can tell ya it's the suck :P

Ever wonder why the lag in the bazaar is bad? It's not the number of...

I program in C++, I am fairly comfortable looking through code and trying to figure out what it does.

I'm assuming you guys are reading the packets with a sniffer then figuring it out by the data...

Does anyone have a good primer on structs and opcodes - I would like to understand what is going on and how you guys are figuring out the info in the packet to make the changes.

If anyone has good...

When you start a connection to EQ you are routed through the internet - the client starts a connection and connects to the server.

Verant has load balanced routers comming in through multiple...

Linksys has problems with thier newer firmware - I downgraded my router to an older firmware and this fixed the 'ld every 15-20 mins like clockwork' problem

The wierd packet loss with fixed by...

I still get unknown symbol next...

And some error about the use of call..

I have the rest of the program working - but this still does not work...

heh taking out the call and just putting...

Yes - that is why anyone that has ever read a stat off a web site or used magelo or looked at a map is cheating.

I did say I was cheating. I don't deny this.

What bothers me are the people who...

/shrug

What is cheating? Well it's gaining an adantage over your opponent by using means they do not have.

Can anyone use SEQ? Yes - so is it cheaing against your other players? No.
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Yeah but I'm sure they don't have one big pipe - from conversations they have had over issues in the past it looks like they have several major pipes to the different backbones in order to keep the...

if your header file was modified the CVS update would not overwrite it - and this looks like a header file issue.

You could always do what I do rm cvs/showeq -r then download the sucker again in...

Ok I've tried to get this going under a Borland compiler but it gets stuck on ONE of the assemly lines..

call $ + 5 ...

Anyone familiar enough with the differences between TASAM and MASAM to...

ahh and here is the source for those who want to critique...

Everything is generic so if you wanted to cut/paste this just add the right objects to your form - I didn't change the names just for...

er - attaching the file - forgot to delete my linker objects and it was too big the first time *DOH*

*edit* new file

For those of you not using microsloth and wanting to have a nifty windows based sniffer - I took the time to throw it into builder ..

Attached is a zip containing the project - source files and...

Borland supports inline assembly - just preface it with [asm] I believe...

As this is living in the process space couldn't EQ just take a look at the memory footprint and do some checking to see if there is extra code in there?

That seems to me how virus detection is...

do a search for detours on the Microsoft site - you *can* hook a API for systemwide useage - it works in NT also.

All you have to do is insert a few lines of code before the real API call ... this...