- Oct 6, 2020
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Welcome. This is a hobby journey, I will work on it after my main projects to wind down a bit.
Now, I'm a huge fan of video games, truly. But, juggling with software projects all day long means I want to disconnect and soak up some real-world vibes now and then.
However, every so often, the irresistible call of the digital wild awakens, and I find myself drawn to the thrilling adventures of DayZ.
Imagine a world teeming with zombies, where survival is the name of the game, and the stakes are sky-high between every player you meet. Pure adrenaline.
But here's the catch - as the years roll by and my gaming hours dwindle, I've noticed my skills aren't quite what they used to be. And let's face it, fumbling through a hardcore zombie survival game can be more frustrating than fun when everything in the game is out to get you.
So, in a quest to keep the fun alive without turning into zombie chow every five minutes or dying from hunger all the time(i play hardcore+), I did a little digging for some clever tricks to up my game.
Specifically, I was on the hunt for ways to snag better loot without wandering aimlessly.
Sure enough, I stumbled upon some DayZ radar solutions. They sounded like a dream, promising to give me the upper hand without breaking a sweat.
The catch? The price tag. The most wallet-friendly option clocks in at a hefty $40 a month.
As someone who happily axes their Netflix subscription the moment the binge-watching frenzy fades, forking out that kind of cash just isn't in the cards for me.
So of course I came up with a stupid idea to make my own dayz radar. Why stupid? Because I spent so many hours on it, it would be way cheaper just to rent it. But where is fun in that, right?
Now I want to monetize my work and gain back some value from this useless project.
Here is a screenshot from ingame(left) and the hack(right).
NB: It's not a hack! As per forum rules - this should not be considered as interference in game files(hacking them), my software process reads game memory from RAM and from that decides what to show on the map. Map is hosted externally and can be launched on a laptop, tablet or even TV screen. Or mobile device.
Funny enough I have had this cheat for 2 years now, still hasn't been patched nor my account is banned. I guess it's considered safe enough to publish it.
The software is written in c++ and uses a vulnerable(but signed!) driver to access dayz memory and bypass BE.
Challenges:
1. I do suck with C++, it's hard for me to work with it fast, takes a lot of time and research.
2. Security. How to build software smart enough to avoid detection and make it safe for clients to run.
3. Revenue goal. My plan is to sell the radar for $45/month, $18/week or $250/lifetime. To achieve my goal I would need 450 active clients. It's quite a lot. But doable.
Let the games begin!
My first task is to rebuild map engine because I borrowed my map from a public site https://dayz.xam.nu/ and they updated their stuff and it broke mine.
So now I need to borrow it again but this time make it easily patchable for my needs to next time when they do update it doesn't fully break my stuff.
infringement. I got countless social media accounts down because of that. On discord potentially there'd be no problem with that.