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Esca Dello Squalo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Colorado

Caffeinated Existence

01 Nov 2008 at 04:04 - 1

So, me being the lazy individual I am, I do not like typing in my password every time I want to play the game,
so one day I wrote a little vbscript to launch gw.exe with the -email and -password switches, which was nice,
except my login info was out in plaintext on my computer, which grinded my nerves a bit since I am not only lazy, but a bit paranoid too.

So, I wrote a little minimalistic GUI app in VB.NET (VB '08 Express) that handles all the little things I like to do with GW:

Launch GW with my login info.
Store said login info securely
The ability to update GW qith the -image switch
The ability to take .BMP screenshots

That being said, time for screenshots:

The main window:

The options (blank fields at first go):

I type in my login info (once you click OK, the Options window goes away):

Upon opening Options with your info stored, it looks like so:

Finally, your settings are stored in an XML file, which looks like this (for the login info above):

Question and Comments encouraged.

The executable itself is attached, as well as the source for the paranoid among us.

Requires .NET Framework 2.0

Just extract it to your Guild Wars folder.
The Fix Link button in the options window updates the desktop shortcut to point to the launcher instead.

It minimizes to the tray upon launching the game and returns once the game closes so you can update the game when there is a new build, or just close it... whatever tickles our fancy.

Oh, yes, almost forgot, the Update button in the Options window is for re-enabling the login/password fields once information has been stored.
Clicking it will clear the fields out.

I think that about covers everything...

Again, Questions and Comments encouraged.

AtomicMew

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/A

07 Nov 2008 at 17:16 - 2

Can you explain the method you used to encrypt? If someone had your source, which you've just posted, it seems like it would be easy to decrypt.

Also, you should just let the user add their own command line options, like -noshaders -fps XX etc.

royal mercenary

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

Me/Rt

07 Nov 2008 at 21:45 - 3

You gotta love lazy people

(won't be using it but like your way of thinking

)

Miss Puddles

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

Shiverpeaks Search And Rescue [Lost]

Me/

12 Nov 2008 at 19:27 - 4

you took the time to do all this coding and such but you can't be bothered to type in your password?

Esca Dello Squalo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Colorado

Caffeinated Existence

12 Nov 2008 at 20:06 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by traversc

Can you explain the method you used to encrypt? If someone had your source, which you've just posted, it seems like it would be easy to decrypt.

If I told you, that would defeat the purpose.

Now, if you figure it out enough to decrypt the information, more power to you, now you would just have to get the hash from someone to get their info, seeing as the example is totally bogus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by royal mercenary

You gotta love lazy people

(won't be using it but like your way of thinking

)

Lol, thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miss Puddles

you took the time to do all this coding and such but you can't be bothered to type in your password?

Well, the point of being lazy is to make something to automate a process generally repeated on a regular basis.
So, typing one long thing to not have to type one short thing multiple times every other day or so is worth it.

Jade

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Canada...... Eh!

12 Nov 2008 at 20:19 - 6

Would there be a way to make a launcher like this, but to have it work with texmod as well? I love using texmod to chenge the ui, but like the op I hate having to type in my pass every time. I also like having the -perf command in the command line as well. I know at quite a few people who use texmod that would love something like that. Can it be done? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

)

Cronkk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2007

Me/

12 Nov 2008 at 21:36 - 7

Isn't this a bit unsafe? As far as I read out of your source someone who knows a bit about Cryptograhy wouldn't have that much trouble to re-build the source of your password. Wouldn't it be better to use AES or some other secure algorithm?

@Jade: As far as I understood Esca he uses the GW commandline switches, which are incompatible to texmod, so this won't work.

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

12 Nov 2008 at 21:42 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jade

Would there be a way to make a launcher like this, but to have it work with texmod as well? I love using texmod to chenge the ui, but like the op I hate having to type in my pass every time. I also like having the -perf command in the command line as well. I know at quite a few people who use texmod that would love something like that. Can it be done? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

)

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10335481
I can't get that script to work, yet. Quite possible I'm doing something wrong. Trying to learn the AutoIT script, but I have only got as far as opening TexMod, selecting gw.exe, and opening the select package to load window. TexMod launches GW with no packages using my script. It would not be hard at all to make a script to open TexMod, select gw.exe, load all the .tpf packages, launch GW, and then type your password if you knew what you were doing. I do not, sadly. There would be a security issue. The script would contain your password, but someone would have to have access to your computer directly, or you'd have to have malware, remote access exploit, keylogger, etc.

I don't know any method to load GW with command line switches from TexMod. I've tried making batch files, and TexMod DOES load GW, but none of the switches work.

AtomicMew

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/A

12 Nov 2008 at 22:53 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterB

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10335481
I can't get that script to work, yet. Quite possible I'm doing something wrong. Trying to learn the AutoIT script, but I have only got as far as opening TexMod, selecting gw.exe, and opening the select package to load window. TexMod launches GW with no packages using my script. It would not be hard at all to make a script to open TexMod, select gw.exe, load all the .tpf packages, launch GW, and then type your password if you knew what you were doing. I do not, sadly. There would be a security issue. The script would contain your password, but someone would have to have access to your computer directly, or you'd have to have malware, remote access exploit, ketlogger, etc.

I don't know any method to load GW with command line switches from TexMod. I've tried making batch files, and TexMod DOES load GW, but none of the switches work.

What exactly are you having trouble with? Maybe I can help (I wrote that autoIt script) Selecting the correct tpf file is the most iffy part of the script. What TexMod does is, when you press the tpf button, opens a new window (which looks like a menu) with options to select the most recent or select from a destination. The new window has no title or text, which is very annyoing to deal with.

You might try stepping through each command to find where exactly the script is having trouble. Or you could try adding delays in between commands, which might help if you have a slower computer.

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

16 Nov 2008 at 02:51 - 10

Woo! First post here in a loooong time.

If I recall, can't you just use the -password parameter? Or was that removed?

Either way it only puts it into the form and then you must perform a debilitating press of the ENTER key, so I get your drift.

Stupid Shizno

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[eF]

Mo/

20 Nov 2008 at 20:10 - 11

-password parameter still works, hes not that lazy to run a parameter gw already has in the code. but rather spend time making his own and then be lazy

Jade

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Canada...... Eh!

20 Nov 2008 at 21:42 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by traversc

What exactly are you having trouble with? Maybe I can help (I wrote that autoIt script) Selecting the correct tpf file is the most iffy part of the script. What TexMod does is, when you press the tpf button, opens a new window (which looks like a menu) with options to select the most recent or select from a destination. The new window has no title or text, which is very annyoing to deal with.

You might try stepping through each command to find where exactly the script is having trouble. Or you could try adding delays in between commands, which might help if you have a slower computer.

Say you only ever use 5 .tpf files. (the amount stored in the drop down menu without having to browse for more.) Wouldn't it be possible to just tell it to click on the folder icon and then have it press 1, folder icon, 2, folder icon, 3, etc?

Royal Bodyguard

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

SoutherN California

W/Mo

03 Jan 2009 at 15:40 - 13

I'm surprised you aren't up for a lazy GW player of the year, even the [LaZY] alliances pay tributes to you I'll bet =p

rcvf

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

26 Oct 2009 at 07:50 - 14

I actually tried it on XP with SP3 with all the .NET framework versions and it gives me a bug when I press the launch button, after setting up the login info:

Code:

See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(String fileName, String arguments)
   at GWboot.Root.Launch_Btn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3082 (QFE.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///c:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
GWboot
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/rcvf/My%20Documents/Downloads/GWboot.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3082 (QFE.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Runtime.Remoting
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

It also gives me an error when I click update.
I hope it can help.

BlueNovember

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

WTS GW2 items for Zkey

Mo/

26 Oct 2009 at 12:06 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cronkk

Wouldn't it be better to use AES or some other secure algorithm?

Slightly off topic, but;
If you're typing the letters A-E-S into your code you're doing it wrong.
(Amusing well-written crypto guide in the form of a play).