Thanks for releasing your trade secrets. :| Thanks, - Saul.
On 18 Sep 2009, at 14:34, Mark Chandler <[email protected]> wrote: > Just hash the usernames into an int. The chance of collisions is small > and being an int it will be hard to find in the code. We do this for > goldeneye source > > ZuM wrote: >> Well, probably it will be hard coded on the code right? >> >> Also all the options presented here would be easily hackeable, IF >> the user >> wants, but of course it will stop anyone who doesn't know or >> doesn't want to >> waste time to hack it, so i believe that any of them is suitable :). >> >> 2009/9/18 Tobias Kammersgaard <[email protected]> >> >> >>> What happens if someone modifies that list of Steamids? I'm >>> assuming it'll >>> be an offline list? >>> >>> /ScarT >>> >>> >>> 2009/9/18 Jonas 'Sortie' Termansen <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>>> Heimo Stieg skrev: >>>> >>>>> You have also other options: >>>>> Check the steam account name( just check the folders ) >>>>> Read the steamid out of the registry or the log files >>>>> BIOS or motherboard serial number ( use WMI for that ) >>>>> >>>> Kyle '1/4 Life' and I decided on detecting the Steam Account >>>> Names using >>>> the current working directory using the command _getcwd() and then >>>> parsing the string to isolate the Steam Username and then >>>> comparing it >>>> to a list of usernames. Quite simple, really. It's easy to hack >>>> using a >>>> hex editor, but we decided it's reliable enough for our needs. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>> archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
