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02-03-10, 03:40 PM | #1 | |
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HOW-TO: Custom mouse cursors
This is not allowed, per my conversation with Blizzard. Details are posted here. As such, I've removed the information on how to do it. ~ Cairenn
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02-04-10, 12:51 AM | #2 |
WARNING!
This How-To is bordering on ToS violation territory if not aright violating the WoW ToS.. Blizzard historically had not taken kindly to MPQ hacks of any kind whether it be modifying the existing mpq or adding new "patch" mpqs. These types of changes are picked by Warden and likely will result in your account being flagged. You may want to take down this How-To until you can verify the legality of what you are doing.
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02-04-10, 01:18 AM | #3 | ||
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Also, I really dislike how you've alluded to this being a "hack". It's not. All this is doing is adding a file that says "Hey WoW, instead of using your own file how about you use this one?" (EDIT: Actually it doesn't even do that. It just exists. WoW is choosing to use it.) In fact, it's really no different than this: http://www.wowinterface.com/download...rrorsound.html The only thing that's different is that this file is a .MPQ, and that one is an audio file. NO BLIZZARD FILES ARE BEING ALTERED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER. So perhaps before you villainize someone you should back up your claims with some solid evidence? Innocent until proven guilty...the burden of proof lies on you, not me. Last edited by Amenity : 02-04-10 at 01:09 PM. |
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02-04-10, 01:36 AM | #4 | |||
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Actually...I'll take ya one further.
WoW TOS, Section #2:
Also (Section #17, subsection A):
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02-04-10, 01:55 AM | #5 |
This technique of overriding (not just adding) files is how model edits work. Model edits are very much hacks, and are often used to modify in-game geometry or other off-limits data. No one is accusing the cursor graphics of being hacks, but I wouldn't trust Blizzard's anti-cheat program to be as smart as you or I. It may simply see the extra MPQ and assume the worst. That's where all this caution comes from.
Granted, real model edits are locked down much tighter by Blizzard and require a lot more effort to get working. The fact that this cursor patch file works without any extra effort almost convinces me that it's safe. It's still a big risk to assume how Blizzard's anti-cheat works though. The only 100% safe thing to do is put a suggestion in on Blizzard's forums. Ask for a GetCursor API to return the current cursor graphic, and mods will be able to replace cursors easily. |
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02-04-10, 02:11 AM | #6 | ||||
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And Zyonin...did you even read the initial post? Or for that matter, ANYTHING I've posted in this thread? You're still spouting the same crap with nothing to back it up. HOW is this a "ToS 'grey area'"? WHO said so? WHERE in the legal documents does it state as much? WHEN has something like this (where NO BLIZZARD STUFF IS BEING TOUCHED) ever led to any action whatsoever? To be honest, it looks like you took one glance a the top of the first post, saw "MPQ Editor", and immediately flew into action. |
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02-04-10, 01:55 AM | #7 | |
I am sorry if you feel that I reacted too strongly however I have seen these things come and go usually with Blizzard snapping at their heels. Blizzard is very protective of all aspects of their games. In the case of WoW, that goes for the mpq files. I do not want to see people getting one shotted by the Banhammer because they used an innocent change to something like their mouse cursor. We do not know what Warden (the anti-cheat program) picks up on, however from what I have seen, it generates a hash based on what it finds and then compares it to what it expects to find. Additional mpq files will alter that hash (thus the comparison is not what Warden expects to find) and thus your account will be flagged. Whether or not and how Blizzard decides to act on the flagged account is up to them. As the previous poster stated, the safest way is to get in contact with Blizzard and ask for a legitimate way of changing the cursor such as the OP's idea of a GetCursor API for mods to hook into. If you are ever in doubt on whether or not something is kosher to post here on WoWI (such as your guide), email the WoWI staff. They don't bite (that I know of).
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02-10-10, 03:29 PM | #8 | ||
Not sure if anyone's seen this but have a look at this thread folks : http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...02301679&sid=1
That's Bornakk one of the CM so he liaisons with the developers as referenced in : http://www.wowwiki.com/CM EDIT : Just to clarify as Amenity seems to have made a post glorifying that she was right : Amenity all this means is SOUND modifications via placing sound files in the Data folder are okay by Blizzard. It does not mean that Cursors placed in the Data folder to over ride the default cursor is okay by Blizzard and it certainly does not mean that directly editing the MPQ files is okay because of this reference. The post was specifically made as there were a number of posts debating wheter Sound mods that go in the Data folder were okay and that post was in relation to them. Amenity I like you as a person and loves your posts you make on any forums but please don't use this post or my name to imply something that simply is not true. This is not me being "cliquey" or "sticking up for my mates". This is me correcting what you've attributed to me on your webpage. Why you gotta be such a hater
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02-24-10, 03:16 PM | #9 | ||
I've talked to Blizzard about this and they have said that MPQs are part of their proprietary software and as such are not to be altered or "faked" in any way (including creating your own "new" ones). They fall under the following sections of the EULA and ToU:
From the EULA:
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