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    Default New Anti-Botting Method - Optimus

    We’re delighted to be able to announce that we’ve finally triumphed in our 2-year legal battle with Impulse Software, the developers of the iBOT RuneScape botting software.

    Their statement on their websites sums it up very nicely:

    “Farewell,

    We (Mark/Eric Snellman t/a Impulse Software) have owned and operated the websites www.rscheata.net, www.impsoft.net and www.oembots.com for several years. We’ve been developing and making money through these websites from botting software called iBOT that works exclusively with RuneScape.

    We’ve been involved in a lawsuit with Jagex in the US regarding the legality of this software and our actions for the last two years.

    Recently, judgment was entered in Jagex’s favor at Court on every count in the case. We have to pay Jagex a significant sum of money, although we are not allowed to say exactly how much for legal reasons. We are also prevented by injunction from doing a number of things in the future, including developing botting software, helping other people develop or use botting software or talking about Jagex, the lawsuit or RuneScape. If we breach any of the conditions of the injunction (such as by developing new bot software or helping people cheat in RuneScape) we would have to pay Jagex at least $1,000,000.

    Throughout the course of this lawsuit, we’ve come to understand the harm that botting does to RuneScape and Jagex. We’d like to apologize to Jagex and to all legitimate RuneScape players for the damage and harm iBOT has done.

    In the next few weeks our websites, domains, code and customer details will be passed over to Jagex along with details of all those people who we know have developed scripts for iBOT and sold or re-sold those scripts.

    We also won’t be going near Jagex or any Jagex game ever again. In fact, we’re prohibited from playing RuneScape or any other Jagex game ever again as a condition of this case ending.

    Shortly, all references to iBOT and Impulse Software will disappear from the internet. We’d encourage all of you who have scripts or iBOT to delete them and certainly not to try and use or develop them. We’ve not been able to fix them anyway following Bot Nuke week, but if you did manage to get them working again, you’d be open to the same claims Jagex has made against us.

    Mark and Eric Snellman – trading as Impulse Software”

    Obviously, this is a big win for us, but it’s also just one of the latest initiatives in our ongoing offensive to permanently stamp out botting and gold-farming in RuneScape. First and foremost, we’ve remained dedicated to this cause to provide you - our esteemed community - an enduringly great game, and we’ve no intention of stopping here.

    We remain committed to our ongoing work to ensure that the successes of Bot Nuke Day are never undone by staying a few steps ahead in the arms race with the remaining bot developers and gold farmers. We’re already well underway with our next generation of anti-botting software called Optimus, which is going to be released shortly, and we’re also currently developing ways to remove the remaining screen-scraper bots from the game. We’ll also be continuing to fight gold-farmers on every front.

    The team has been dedicated to eliminating the last of the performance issues experienced by some users since Bot Nuke Day, and we will shortly be releasing an update intended to resolve these problems. We’re also planning further improvements to game accessibility and performance in future updates this year.

    Have fun!

    Cheers,

    Mark Gerhard
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    Taken from their homepage. Thoughts? Personally I lol'ed at the "screen-scraper" comment.
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    Yeah just read that lol. Idk tho becuse everyone thought they were lieing when they said goodfight reflection/injection...but it worked :x

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itankbots View Post
    Yeah just read that lol. Idk tho becuse everyone thought they were lieing when they said goodfight reflection/injection...but it worked :x
    They aren't ever going to defeat color. It's not possible

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    It's just not possible in my eyes to stop color bots...especially Simba. It is a completely separate program, has functions called to read the screen, checks colors/texts/shapes and performs a click based on those things. The only thing I can see them doing to combat it is to drastically change colors/shapes of things daily/weekly, which would piss off a lot of legit players.

    All I've seen them do to fight color bots is change the randoms and the colors of things in them. The BeeHive, Coffin, Molly random...etc. I haven't been botting for over 2 weeks, but from what I've seen, developers here have already found ways around this.
    Last edited by shstiger2009; 01-27-2012 at 08:00 PM.

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    Here's a leaked photo I have of the future Runescape color-nuke they plan to release:


    Giggle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shstiger2009 View Post
    It's just not possible in my eyes to stop color
    lol =D oh btw the already change the shape of some things in rs, like sometimes rs item pixels shift a little.

    Edit : lol Risk <3

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    Quote Originally Posted by shstiger2009 View Post
    It's just not possible in my eyes to stop color bots...especially Simba. It is a completely separate program, has functions called to read the screen, checks colors/texts/shapes and performs a click based on those things. The only thing I can see them doing to combat it is to drastically change colors/shapes of things daily/weekly, which would piss off a lot of legit players.

    All I've seen them do to fight color bots is change the randoms and the colors of things in them. The BeeHive, Coffin, Molly random...etc. I haven't been botting for over 2 weeks, but from what I've seen, developers here have already found ways around this.
    SRL never completes randoms. and people said the same thing about reflection/injection. Idk. i wouldnt be suprised if they pull of something is all im saying. Nothing is imposisble

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itankbots View Post
    SRL never completes randoms. and people said the same thing about reflection/injection. Idk. i wouldnt be suprised if they pull of something is all im saying. Nothing is imposisble
    I'm going to have to agree with this.. but it's also a matter of if they did pull it off, how long would it last.
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    Woot!
    We're going to be playing RS blind!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RISK View Post
    Here's a leaked photo I have of the future Runescape color-nuke they plan to release:


    Giggle.
    Detailed DTM's would become what I would use

    Currently: Working on Defending&Attacking in my Castle-Wars Script
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    Black and white RS sounds fun
    "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itankbots View Post
    SRL never completes randoms. and people said the same thing about reflection/injection. Idk. i wouldnt be suprised if they pull of something is all im saying. Nothing is imposisble
    Ignorance is shining thru....

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    Oh, they have a fix for that too, my friend. They do:


    You see, this velociraptor appears whenever the game detects you are bot-like or that you are relying on specific pixels to detect something. It also makes a very terrifying roar.

    Truly a genius idea to help stop screen-scaping bots, don't you think?

    Quote Originally Posted by PatDuffy View Post
    Detailed DTM's would become what I would use

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    That...is GENIUS!
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    "We remain committed to our ongoing work to ensure that the successes of Bot Nuke Day are never undone by staying a few steps ahead in the arms race with the remaining bot developers and gold farmers. We’re already well underway with our next generation of anti-botting software called Optimus, which is going to be released shortly, and we’re also currently developing ways to remove the remaining screen-scraper bots from the game. We’ll also be continuing to fight gold-farmers on every front."

    Bring it on.

    Btw heres a citidal miner (so it has walking too) that I made a while back that doesn't use color, apart from compass.

    Simba Code:
    //{$Define SMART}
    Program CitidalMine;
    {$IfDef SMART}
      {$I SRL\SRL\Misc\SMART.SCAR}
    {$EndIf}
    {$i SRL\SRL.scar}

    Var
      PD, PT: Integer;
      PC, MSCC: TPoint;
      OldSWL : String;

    Const
      Direct = 0;


    Function Compas: Integer;
    Begin
      Result := Round( RS_GetCompassAngleDegrees);
    End;

    Function TR: String;
    Begin
      Result := ' Time :' + TimeRunning + '.';
    End;

    Procedure SWL( S: String);
    Begin
      If S = OldSWL Then Exit;
      Writeln( S + TR);
      OldSWL := S;
    End;

    Procedure MMM( X, Y, T: Integer);
    //I got tired of typing MMouse, Mouse. So I made this to ease my life abit:P
    //T = 0 is mmouse, T = 1 is mouse( x, y, rx, ry, true) and T = 2 is mouse( x, y, rx, ry, false).
    Begin
      If T > 0 Then
      Begin
        If T > 1 Then
          Mouse( X, Y, 0, 0, False)
        Else
        Begin
          T := 0;
          Repeat
            Mouse( X, Y, 0, 0, True);
            Inc( T)
          Until T > RandomRange( 0, 1);
        End;
      End Else
        Mmouse( X, Y, 0, 0);
    End;

    Function PtToPol( A: Integer; I, C: Tpoint): Integer;
    //Convert an point'I'to a angle'Result'from the center point'C'.
    //A is a over ride if you wish to use a custom compass angle.
    var
      N: TPoint;
      D , H: Integer;
    Begin

      If A = 0 Then
        D := Compas
      else
        D := A;
      I.X := I.X - C.X;
      I.Y := I.Y - C.Y;
      H := Round( Hypot( I.X, I.Y));
      If H = 0 Then
        H := 1;
      I.X := 76 * I.X / H;
      I.Y := 76 * I.Y / H;
      N := Inttopoint( - Round( 1000 * Sin( Radians( D))), - Round( 1000 * Cos( Radians( D))));
      H := Round( Hypot( N.X, N.Y));
      N := IntToPoint( 76 * N.X / H, 76 * N.Y / H);
      Result := 360 - Round( Degrees( ArcCos( ( N.X * I.X + N.Y * I.Y) / ( 1 + Hypot( I.X, I.Y) * Hypot( N.X, N.Y)))));

      If Result > 0 Then
      Begin
        If D < 180 Then
        Begin
          If ( ( I.X < 0) and ( I.Y < N.Y)) or ( ( I.X > 0) and ( I.Y < -1 * N.Y)) Then Result:= 360 - Result;
        End else
          If ( ( I.X < 0) and ( I.Y > -1 * N.Y)) or ( ( I.X > 0) and ( I.Y > N.Y)) Then Result:= 360 - Result;
      End;

    End;

    Function PolToPt( A, H: Integer; C: Tpoint): TPoint;
    //Convert a angle'A'to a point'Result'from the center'C'.
    //'H'is the distance from the point'C'.
    Var
      P: TPoint;
      Rh: Integer;
    Begin
      A := 360 - A;
      P.X := Round( - 100 * Sin( Radians( Compas + A )));
      P.Y := Round( - 100 * Cos( Radians( Compas + A )));
      Rh := Round( Hypot( P.X, P.Y));
      P.X := C.X + H * P.X / Rh
      P.Y := C.Y + H * P.Y / Rh;
      Result:= P;
    End;

    Function PtToHyp( I, C: TPoint): Integer;
    //Get the distance'Result'of the point'I'from the center point'C'.
    Begin
      Result := Round( Hypot( I.X - C.X, I.Y - C.Y));
    End;

    Procedure HandleAntiBan;
    Begin
      SWL( 'Handling anti ban.');
      MouseSpeed := RandomRange( 13, 19);
      Disguise( 'Time from mark is '+IntToStr(TimeFromMark(PT))+'.');
      Case Random( 22) Of
        0: Wait( Random( 1000));
        1: MMM( Random( MIX2), Random( MIY2), 0);
        2: Wait( Random( 1000));
        3: Wait( Random( 1000));
        4: Wait( Random( 1000));
        5: Wait( Random( 1000));
        6: Wait( Random( 1000));
        7: Wait( Random( 1000));
        8: Wait( Random( 1000));
        9: Wait( Random( 1000));
        10: Wait( Random( 1000));
        11: Wait( Random( 1000));
        12: Wait( Random( 1000));
        13: Wait( Random( 1000));
        14: Wait( Random( 1000));
        15: Wait( Random( 1000));
        16: Wait( Random( 1000));
        17: Wait( Random( 1000));
        18: Wait( Random( 1000));
        19: Wait( Random( 1000));
        20: Wait( Random( 1000));
        21: MakeCompass( RandomRange( -360, 360));

        //6..19: Wait( Random( 1000));
        //16: HoverSkill( 'mining', False);
        //17..19: MakeCompass( RandomRange( -360, 360));

      End;
    End;

    Procedure MineCW;
    //PD = 0 is west, pd = 1 is east.
    Begin
      //PC := PolToPt( RandomRange( - 20, 20), RandomRange( 10,60), MSCC);
      Disguise( 'Time from mark is '+IntToStr(TimeFromMark(PT))+'.');
      If TimeFromMark( PT) > ( RANDOMRANGE(6500,9500)) Then
      Begin
        Disguise( 'Time from mark is '+IntToStr(TimeFromMark(PT))+'.');
        If PD = 0 Then
        Begin
          SWL('Clicking type 0');
          PC := PolToPt( Direct + RandomRange( 65, 75), RandomRange( 90,150), MSCC);
          MMM( PC.X, PC.Y, 0);
          Wait( 100 + Random( 400));
          MarkTime( Pt);
          MMM( PC.X, PC.Y, 1);
          PD := 1;
        End Else
        Begin
          SWl('Clicking type 1');
          PC := PolToPt( Direct + RandomRange( 280, 290), RandomRange( 90,150), MSCC);
          MMM( PC.X, PC.Y, 0);
          Wait( 100 + Random( 400));
          MarkTime( Pt);
          MMM( PC.X, PC.Y, 1);
          PD := 0;
        End;
      End Else
        HandleAntiBan;
    End;

    Begin
      {$IfDef SMART}
        Smart_Server := 129;
        Smart_Members := True;
        Smart_Signed := True;
        Smart_SuperDetail := False;
        SmartSetTarget;
      {$EndIf}
      Setupsrl;
      MSCC := IntToPoint( MSCX, MSCY);
      PD := Random( 2);
      Repeat
        MineCW;
      Until False;
    End.
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    LSD RuneScape will be fun :P We must try some acid to see if it cancels the effects out.
    I made a new script, check it out!.

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    Jagex may not be able to detect color bots as easily as reflection/injection,
    But they can still go after the developers of Simba (Wizzup?) and take 'em to court.

    So basically their 'new' anti botting method is taking bot developers to court.
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    What for? Wizzup has done nothing wrong and neither has Simba / SRL / Developers. We are a non-profit 'Group' and we abide by the laws.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RISK View Post
    What for? Wizzup has done nothing wrong and neither has Simba / SRL / Developers. We are a non-profit 'Group' and we abide by the laws.
    I doubt Jagex sees it that way.
    It's still a bot - a 'threat' to Runescape,

    However, perhaps they can't take legal action since Simba/SRL is non-profit.
    I would not know.
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    Simba itself does not break any laws. The only thing that can be even argued over is the SRL include.

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    Simba is not generically for Runescape, we simply choose to use it so
    As stated by Wizzup? :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by oo00o View Post
    I doubt Jagex sees it that way.
    It's still a bot - a 'threat' to Runescape,

    However, perhaps they can't take legal action since Simba/SRL is non-profit.
    I would not know.
    Simba is not a bot, It's a program that can be used to find colors, shapes, etc. and can act upon what it finds. It will never be taken down by Jagex.

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    One thing that I found interesting about the lawsuit...
    n the next few weeks our websites, domains, code and customer details will be passed over to Jagex along with details of all those people who we know have developed scripts for iBOT and sold or re-sold those scripts.
    hmm...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caotom View Post
    One thing that I found interesting about the lawsuit...


    hmm...
    They already had all the customer emails from Paypal....what more do they need?

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    I find that odd too, did iBot have any kind of agreement with the customer? like "we will never share your information" stuff? hmm...

    Also, from the wording of the statement, it appears that Optimus isn't even directed at color bots.

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