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Why is Blockland "Unhackable"?
_Rave_:
I just don't get it. Can't all games be hacked? Why/How is Blockland unhackable?
I'm no hacker, and I don't intend to become one.
General Nick:
The game runs by connecting with a server called the authentication server.
If you don't have a key entered, the auth server tells Blockland to go demo mode or if you have no key regardless.
If you enter a key, Blockland will communicate with the auth server to see if its a legit key or not. If it is, it'll return the name of the ID currently and what ID it is.
If you have multiple people logging in on the same ID it will give you an Authentication failed error.
It's just not hackable because there's no legit working crack because its nearly impossible to hack.
Vertigo:
I don't know wether it was an exploit or a hack but you could earn more bricks in the demo.
General Nick:
--- Quote from: Vertigo on July 23, 2010, 03:03:43 AM ---I don't know wether it was an exploit or a hack but you could earn more bricks in the demo.
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Exploit found in the game and was fixed.
Chrono:
Keys cannot be hacked because:
They regularly authenticate with the master server. If you do manage to get a hold of someone else's key, there will be an IP mismatch, causing an authentication failure. You can't really pretend to be using someone else's IP.
Servers cannot be hacked because:
Everything server related is processed on the server. Things do not happen peer-to-peer.
The reason other shooters can be hacked is because of this peer-to-peer business.
Reason why damage hacks in MMOs and whatnot are possible is because they have to handle so many clients that they make the client process some of the actions, such as attacking and damage calculation.
The only way you could actually hack a server is to hack the computer itself. I'm sure there's something more sinister you could do rather than messing with their Blockland server if you pull this off.
--- Quote from: General Nick on July 23, 2010, 03:09:46 AM ---Exploit found in the game and was fixed.
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Memory editing.