Save/Load Code Idea

[XxShadyxX]

I have been learning Jass for a little while now, and I have noticed that you can access outside programs/txt documents with Jass code.

I was just thinking of an idea for a save/load system. When you save, it gives you instructions to create a txt doc in a specific folder in your documents, and then when you save it saves the code into the txt document,

backtrack, when you save, you input a password, like -save ****** and the password is added to your code,

now when you load all you say is -load password and then it goes to your txt file finds the correct code and then your stuff is loaded.

Anyway tell me if this is a good idea or if it can be done?

Thanks

 

[quraji]

Can't be done.

JASS used to be able to execute byte code, but no longer (as far as we know).

 

[LearningCode]

They didn't want people's entire HardDrives being erased? xD

 

[TriggerHappy]

They didn't want people's entire HardDrives being erased? xD

Can you not see how executing unwanted programs can be bad?

Erasing the hard drive is just one possibility.

 

[XxShadyxX]

Well, in the new map that came out, Risk Next Generation, Psyco made it send stats to the website? How did he do this?

 

[TriggerHappy]

Well, in the new map that came out, Risk Next Generation, Psyco made it send stats to the website? How did he do this?

At least one person needs to have a program running while playing the game which sends the data.

Usually people with hostbots do this.

 

[XxShadyxX]

So would this be possible with a Hostbot?

 

[TriggerHappy]

So would this be possible with a Hostbot?

Well, if you read what I said..

Any program capable of sending data to your server. Some hostbots have that functionality.

 

[Sevion]

Yes. You'd just need to have the hostbot (or not even a hostbot, any bot that hooks WC3) to detect when players type -save, and then get the output from WC3, save that to a .txt file or upload it to a site.

 

[XxShadyxX]

Hmm so is this a good idea? Would anyone be willing to help code this?

 

[LearningCode]

Would anyone be willing to download a 3rd party program for a WC3 map?

 

[TriggerHappy]

Would anyone be willing to download a 3rd party program for a WC3 map?

HOST-BOT.

Meaning nobody (aside from the automated host) has to download anything, which is why this method is so popular.

 

[LearningCode]

And who's hosting?
A server or his computer?

That MIGHT make the number of hosts small and that's not what you want if your map is epic but the hassle is a bit too much.
Took me forever to figure out how to use a Host-Bot last time (Ghost)
Is speaking of host-bots looked down on? o.0

 

[TriggerHappy]

If you're hostbot is ran all day, then that is all people will join because it will become the standard for your map.

 

[Sevion]

Here's what you do.

You download a hostbot.

You find/host a BNLS Warden server. (I host my own)

You launch the hostbot (In this case, I use GHost One with my own BNLS Warden Server)

You set the bot to autohost with autostart.

Now, the bot will host your map every so often until you turn it off.

At the end of each of these games, the hostbot will detect players "saving" and upload those to your database (wherever this may be)

Then, players can go to that database, (i.e. host it on a domain like yourmap.com) and find their load codes.

 

[XxShadyxX]

well, can the host bot take things from the website to use in the map? Cuz what I was thinking was having players have to load codes at all anymore? Like you say -load, the hostbot access the site, then inputs the code for that player and then the player's stuff load

 

[Sevion]

That's possible. The bot would just "type" the load code like it does stuff like the say command.

 

[XxShadyxX]

So, is this a good idea?

 

[Sevion]

Nah.

 

[Lyerae]

> and I have noticed that you can access outside programs/txt documents with Jass code.

How can you do that? I've never heard of it, other than with the return bug.