#FALDON PATCH BYPASS
import os
def StartFaldon(code):
Game = "client.exe"
os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT,Game,Game,code)
def GetCode():
f=open('patch.cfg','rb')
data = f.read()
i = data.index('#')
j=i+2
while(True):
temp = data[i+1:j]
if (temp.isalnum()):
j+=1
else:
break
return data[i:j-1]
code = GetCode()
StartFaldon(code)I've finally found my old password!
Stashed away in a saved password form on an old computer....
Anyway I've probably found a semi-permanent way of evading college security.
Certain connection settings are still accessible and its possible to set up a new connection to the LAN but make sure that 127.0.0.1 doesn't have to go through the filtering proxy that all internet traffic normally has to.....
....and I doubt the game would be too happy about trying to run through port 80 even if I could find a way to force it to....
]]>not too sure on the IP issue, but I reckon its on 1 IP, theres alternate ports n stuff tho.
Tried command.exe instead of cmd.exe btw? ;-)
It is not command.exe it is cmd.exe. There is command.com, but not
.exe.
Well yes but theres a higher chance of remembering you were on faldon at that time in general
Anyway I've been foiled again, theres a new restriction which blocks the running of cmd.exe and I suspect the faldon IP has been blocked, I'm not certain because the patcher is able to connect (and update) to something...
I dont believe it connects to the game server so I suspect its the game server's main IP thats been blocked....
On that subject, is there a different IP for the alt connection?
I doubt the game server's IP was blocked. What are the chances a
computer guy happens to know about Faldon to block the IP? More than
likely it is the protocol which is blocked. Yet even more likely it is the
fact that only certain protocols are allowed. The patcher works on port
80 which is used by web browsers for browsing the interenet. The
game on the other hand, does not. It runs on its own port so as to not
interefere with the servers capability of accepting web requests.
In other words, you need something that will let you get on Faldon
through port 80. Good luck.
Tried command.exe instead of cmd.exe btw? ;-)
]]>Anyway I've been foiled again, theres a new restriction which blocks the running of cmd.exe and I suspect the faldon IP has been blocked, I'm not certain because the patcher is able to connect (and update) to something...
I dont believe it connects to the game server so I suspect its the game server's main IP thats been blocked....
On that subject, is there a different IP for the alt connection?
]]>Just checking something out 
client.exe #fcCGJEGIEJOEOALDELSP
Hope this helps and people dont go Back and edit their posts just to copy my answer.
edit:
Why would I wanna do that when I can just edit your post Jesus? ;-)
<3 Ronnie
bah... I just opened a reply and prolly did some stuff in between lol. But I checked some of my old files on my old HD actually, cuz I remembered it used to be stored in a different file, so figured I'd find out a bit about its exact form before searching in the heap of files that I got in my faldon folder nowadays. Did actually find an old shortcut i once used as by-pass method, but didn't matter since I talked to Spec and he pointed me to the patch.cfg.
Not that I really care, but meh lol. After I posed I could've of course edited my own post away, but since I put that time in it, didnt want to.
PS. Yea, I can't resist taking bait even when I know it is.
]]>IT WORKS! :shock:
....not that I doubted you or anything 
Disabled alt port to get it working but all looks good
]]>You need the code '#fcCGJEGIEJOEOALDELSP' in your command line.
In a shortcut it'd be like:
"C:Program FilesFaldonclient.exe" #fcCGJEGIEJOEOALDELSP
(note how the quotes are positioned)
In a shell, just
client.exe #fcCGJEGIEJOEOALDELSP
will probably do though I havent tried, heh.
edit:
I kept this thread open a bit long, looks like Lothar beat me to it. =P
And yea Lothar, heh. Like on this old client install (still this client though) I have on my comp the code was #fcEJODAHDOJEPLPGJMSP
]]>client.exe #fcCGJEGIEJOEOALDELSP
Of course you must have the prompt in the Faldon directory too. Also as Crov
mentioned the code does change, not often, and probably never again.. but
it has.