VG Advanced Crafting Bot v2.0 : VGExtreme Programs

[beergeek]

.NET 3.5 won't make a difference since ACB is coded under 2.0. Besides, 3.5 already ships with Vista.

The crash on authentication is not ACB crashing, but VGExtremeService.exe crashing, which is referenced by ACB. That is why you never get the main window for the bot.

iirc, the thread about getting vgextreme to work on vista is the old vgextreme, the one that downloads when you use UpdateVGExtreme.exe. VGExtremeService.exe (the 2.0 version) and the required files have only been posted on this thread, nowhere else. Getting the old service to run on Vista is not the same as running the new. Problem is, I didn't write the service and cannot troubleshoot why it has such a hard time with Vista.

Unless someone is running this with Vista successfully who can help you get it going with some workaround, there really isn't much I can do. Perhaps if you have an old XP key you can find a torrent for the same version of XP and set up a dual boot...

[valmir]

ok update on setting it up, I have ended up creating a dual boot and on my xp (32 bit) partition I have just the following installed:

Vanguard
.net framework 2.0
windows debugger
ACB download with the patch file added

I can run the VGExtremeservice.exe as a stand alone and run the test script without issue, but if I run ACB 2.0 I still get the same issue of ACB has stopped working blah blah blah.

Hoping its something silly that I have forgotten to do, but I find it odd that I can run the VGExtreme but not the ACB.

[beergeek]

Running vgextremeservice.exe as a standalone really only partially tests this for a couple reasons: 1) only a couple offsets are used in the test script and 2) different interface components are used in the service when you use it as a reference.

The splash screen will always come up when you try to run ACB, regardless if vgextremeservice is present or even if vg is running. It's not a very good indicator of what the problem is.

Do you get any just-in-time debugger messages when it crashes? If so, I need the full text of the error message. If all you get is the generic windows crash message, you may need to install a dev package that enables debugging (such as Visual Basic 2008 Express, which is free to download/free to use from MS) to get a more detailed crash message. Even with it, though, you might not get any good debugging info.

You're probably right that there's something silly being missed, or everyone else would be having the same problem. Make sure the ACB executable is in the same directory as the service and that VG is running.

[valmir]

I had forgotten to use Visual Basic 2008 Express so I installed it rather than the ms scripting debugger I was originally using. What happens now is I still crash on the splash and although it makes no difference I tried to use the stand alone and it has the error message "Unable to run assembly: VGExtremeService.exe the type initializer for <module> threw and exception".

I clicked on debug to get the just intime message and it said:

An unhandled exception('SystemInvalidOperatingException') occured in AdvancedCraftingBot.exe [2304]

Starting to get low on ideas now as in the past I have never had any issues running the software, I have the VB 2008 express installed which upgraded my .net to 3.5, the ACB is in the same folder as the VGExtremeService as I just downloaded your folder and did nothing with it other than update the exe file and yes VG is running at the time of loading ACB.

I even tried a clean install of xp again just to make sure I had everything, I put on the VB 2008 express, .net framework 2.0, vg and obviously downloaded your files on the front page.

[beergeek]

Well, that is telling me it's definitely crashing when it tries to initialize the reference to the mmoviper.vanguard class in vgextremeservice, although I still do not know why.

I'll try to move my declaration around some, that may help answer why it's doing it, but since I've been doing everything lately in C#, my visual basic skills are getting rusty. no eta yet and not having an active vanguard account doesn't help :/

[beergeek]

Before I continue trying to troubleshoot this...

Can anyone else using the bot confirm that it's working?

[rommel62]

Its working fine for me.

[rommel62]

Patch today, need offset fix.

Thanks

R

[beergeek]

This one could take a while.

The patch changed enough where the code sigs I was using to quickly get offsets no longer works. I am also concerned that the offsets in the service may be affected since I'm reasonably sure wyv takes a similar approach to locating static addresses.

Further, vgextremeservice and the test app crash for me upon launch while everything worked fine for me about a week ago. Again, likely due to patch changes.

Can anyone else confirm (that was not having problems before) attempting to run the service as a standalone app also crashes before you get a login screen? If it is indeed broken, I'll message wyv.

[rommel62]

No problems here, just fired it up and it loads up and runs without crashing. Only problems are the usual things that happen every patch.

Im hoping this is good news;)

R

[beergeek]

yes, although it makes it more difficult for me to verify

[rommel62]

Uh oh, Im guessing there are problems this time. You usually have this fixed in less than a day. Guess you got me spoiled!

[beergeek]

Normally I would, but been pretty busy with work and other things lately. I'll try to get this done soon.

[beergeek]

Update notes:

2-9-2009 v2.0.4

- offset fix for 2-4-09 patch
- now remembers "ignore complications on finishing step" setting between sessions

*** there is a known issue with the bot crashing upon launch on certain systems (including my own) but not affecting everyone. this has been traced to the service, which was not written by me. No ETR at this time.

[rommel62]

Hate to post this, but they just patched again. ( today)

The usual stuff again.


Sorry