PB and ET support!!

[ailmanki]

Thanks Splashdamage!

[Pedro-NF]

[QUOTE=cheesy;382442]Pedro-NF, if possible I would like to include this in a multi utility program I am making. It basically gives options to clean menus, install menus, install the etkey…etc.

I sent you a PM on it but I would like permission from you to include your batch script in mine. I made it so that the etkey from your script gets installed directly in the players etmain folder, regardless of where it is installed. If possible, can you minus the “press G”
part and maybe replace with a delay to read your disclaimer instead? I can send you the lines to edit. This makes your script coorperate with mine better and send the etkey to the directories faster. If not it is ok, I will use it as is.

Please let me know. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Sure! Another person had already asked me for a version without prompts and I’m sending you the download link to it via PM. I don’t care about the credits info not being read, so no worries, and you may also distribute this version as you wish.

Note that the etkeys generated by my program are much more unique and harder to spoof that the ones generated by other people’s programs or scripts, because instead of putting the date and time of the file’s generation in it (0-9 possible values per byte), I’m filling that space with 8-bit wide random values (0-255 possible values per byte). Many people don’t know it, but the actual PB GUID is computed every time a player connects by the local PunkBuster server that runs along your game server on your server’s host using a series of calculations based on the data on the etkey - the PB GUID is NOT contained in the etkey file. So, the more random the data in the etkey files is, the stronger and more unique the resulting PB GUID’s will be.

Also, while others are ignoring the official size and structure of an etkey file, my program generates files that are of the exact same file size and have the exact same structure as the “regular” etkey files generated by UNEvenBalance. If some server or mod or anti cheat system happens to check for the length and structure of the etkey files to determine its validity, mine will pass ALL checks.

[Pedro-NF]

Just to let you know, we’re looking into a few possible solutions to address the lack of unique guids in Wolf. It’s still early days at the moment, but as soon as we have something workable, we’ll alert the internet.

OK, fanboy here going off topic. I’ll try to keep this short, but I just had to say it. I’ve been into computer games and programming since the days of the Sinclair ZX-81, and my favorite computer ever was the Commodore 64, which inspired me to learn machine code programming. I’ve played countless games of all types, and many of them were awesomely designed and programmed, but Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory… that’s the most perfectly designed game I’ve ever seen or played. You guys are GODS. Your commitment to the players community during and after all these years is admirable and unique in the game’s industry. I keep seeing on my server people who went to play Crysis, COD, or whatever other game, and inevitably ended up coming back to ET because the game’s sheer playability, the totally unique feeling of immersion and full control the player has over his game character, just can’t be beaten and I wonder if it ever will.

T H A N K YOU ! ! !

[twt_thunder]

Just to let you know, we’re looking into a few possible solutions to address the lack of unique guids in Wolf. It’s still early days at the moment, but as soon as we have something workable, we’ll alert the internet.

Thanx a lot SD ,
will this say that masterserver will be staying up or will it be disabled.
it’s good for us who got work in progress to know wich way this goes…

[Remasters]

[QUOTE=Pedro-NF;382508] You guys are GODS. Your commitment to the players community during and after all these years is admirable and unique in the game’s industry. I keep seeing on my server people who went to play Crysis, COD, or whatever other game, and inevitably ended up coming back to ET because the game’s sheer playability, the totally unique feeling of immersion and full control the player has over his game character, just can’t be beaten and I wonder if it ever will.

T H A N K YOU ! ! ![/QUOTE]
echo pedro-NF on that one.

will there be a bash script version of the above mentioned batch script for us linux players?
Enemy-Territory is one of the biggest games on the linux platform.

[schnoog]

Maybe this script will help you: http://etkey.org/pages/punkbuster/auto---install-for-linux-bash.php

It installs pb and also a new ETKEY is noone is available.

[Remasters]

[QUOTE=schnoog;383029]Maybe this script will help you: http://etkey.org/pages/punkbuster/auto---install-for-linux-bash.php

It installs pb and also a new ETKEY is noone is available.[/QUOTE]
danke - just what I was looking for

[_CWL_Batyesz]

It is a really big problem,I dont know how I can help…I can say only If I can help please say.I dont know how big server is needed for generating etkeys.But I have a root Server,maybe I can help with this machine or not I dont know how big machine is needed…
Technical informations: Processor: Intel® Xeon® CPU X+440 @ 2.53GHz 2.53GHz
Installed memory (RAM):: 16GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System (Windows Server 2008 R2)
2*1.36TB SATA Hard Drive

Contact: batyesz@cwlclan.com OR batyesz@enemyterritory.hu

[Warden]

Why was PB dropped for W:ET in the first place. It still has a large number of players on it every day. It does not make sense to drop anti-cheat support for a game that is still popular. Was it a financial issue? I like the game a lot and am saddened about the news to end PB support.

[Smurfer]

Yes, it was gayhenna that we did not even get a warning. Smells of assassination.
ET is a shadow of its former self and aimbotters >= 500%

[cheesy]

None of my servers use punkbuster any more, so my members only need an etkey installed, not the whole pb package.

So I took Pedro’s etkey maker and made a script that automatically installs it. It will find the game folder (regardless of location) and install the etkey.

Its for most of the noobs that do not know where to find the right folder. I am directing my players to this file, not etkey.org, but that is just my plan.

It comes with three options…

1. Prompt before replacing any etkey
2. Replace any etkey found
3. Just make the etkey and let user install it

If anyone wants it, here is the Link:
http://www.supremeclan.com/t180-get-new-etkey#987

Make sure you choose the “ETKEY Installer”

[Domagoj]

is there gonna be any progress soon? sum new anti cheat protection or anything?

[7Killer]

about guid problem,
i give that to all modders, they can update their mod with that, for etpro (and all others mod where dev is stopped) , i m sorry to said i can not found any automatic solution, player has to manage their etkey manually

[CoD4Fun]

Hi,

there are still some servers with PB turned on. I get kicked on them with the message to update my Punkbuster. Where to get such an update. I found nothing on the evenbalance site.

[Mateos]

The differents ultimate installers comes with it, see WolfFiles.de

I dunno if the PunkBuster Service or the manual EXE still works?

[CoD4Fun]

Is there another way, because i want it somehow official, not download it through many, maybe untrustworthy hands. Sad that PB does not even offer a download

[Mateos]

You can try pb_setup.exe which is somewhere on PB website, and see if there’s still WET entries available, but I don’t think so since they dropped support… So the only way is to download it from “untrustworthy hands”.

[CoD4Fun]

pbweb.exe results in seems loop (can be found in pb folder). pb_setup.exe is the same, no ? (edit) ah it says now: server not found error 302 or something.

PB really completely fails in dropping support. That is somehow not a way to say bye. At least they could offer one last download (something official, noone expects from them to update their cheat protection anymore, but these few bytes really dont hurt, what is the PB update (latest version) ? 3 MB ? Comon PB, that really sucks!!!).

On the other hand, server admins really fail to configure their server, new et players like me almost stand no chance of joining one of these servers. So it is not long until all servers get emptier and emptier. Admins really do not take much responsibilities it seems. The game dies slowly with this behaviour, from both sites, PB, and admins.

[Mateos]

If so they would have offer something outdated and useless by this way, but at least it would have let play the ones who want the game. That’s why some ultimate installers have been made. It’s not the admin’s fault, what you want them to do? Disable PB, let newbies join and get killed by wallhacks/aimbots? And if you don’t want to download it manually, so play another game… No other solution. Or play with SilenT/ETXreaL for now, I guess the other mods will have the key trick soon.

[CoD4Fun]

Not so useless, at least protection against hacks, which are old, and so not everyone can use them. It reduces the amount of hacks to use greatly still, so not useless.

Admins fault ? I dont’t know, there is at least a way to turn it off, to let new players still join. It is a better solution, than refusing newbies without the neccessary pb update to join. At cost of cheatprotection, admins choice probably. But also their fault, when playerbase shrinks on their server.

so play another game

meany