1 Topic by pennywise

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Topic: Bots

Just wanted to give you a heads up and let you know that your packet protection has been broken and people are teleporting across the map, auto attacking and auto collecting items more effectively than they were the first time you fixed it.  I was having items pulled from me across the map and through walls by botting players - the effective range of the item collecting is huge and the bots teleport through walls faster than the last set of ai generated bots.

Last edited by pennywise (March 17th, 2026 12:21 PM)

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2 Reply by James

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Re: Bots

Is the item motion smooth? (Would suggest Telekinesis.) Who's doing this? What area were you in when this was happening?

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3 Reply by pennywise

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Re: Bots

James wrote:

Is the item motion smooth? (Would suggest Telekinesis.) Who's doing this? What area were you in when this was happening?

One character I saw was named Specializer.  It was using telekinesis to pull everything to them.  It was in the Tiger cave with the entrance on the SW side of map 5.  It was pulling items from pretty far away from where they were botting.

It was the same behavior as the bots from before.  Casting resistance spells, teleporting, using attack packets, tele to pull items, ect.  I suspect it's the same player who was selling it before as they recently became active in the discord again.

Last edited by pennywise (March 17th, 2026 2:20 PM)

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Re: Bots

Hmm. Actually, that bot is using the old client.

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Re: Bots

I suspect the old client's ability to access the map editor opens up avenues to spoof location/pathfinding hmm

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Re: Bots

James wrote:

Hmm. Actually, that bot is using the old client.

Hi James, you’ve been notified several times about the need to disable the old client. As long as it remains active, WPE and hardcore bots will continue to ruin the game. These users are leveling five times faster than legitimate players, including those using AFK methods. They are currently abusing Attack Rating hacks, auto-targeting mobs from beyond the intended range, and using mass telekinesis on all dropped items. I won't even mention the player locator; that is just the cherry on top.

Please disable it. If you need it for internal testing or map creation, you could simply enable it privately during those specific windows.