Hacking ROTMG. Code is really cryptic?

Hi, I'm pretty new to hacking and I thought it would be fun to try doing some small hacks in ROTMG. I have been coding for about 4 years now so programming won't be an issue. I downloaded the .swf for the game and used a Flash decompiler to view the files. The problem I'm facing now is that all the scripts seem to be super cryptic. They use variables like "_-br" and "_-aO". How do people figure out what these scripts do/what variables are for?

That's called obfuscation.
Most non open-soruce consumer products are obfuscated.

Suprised you don't know that looking at your programming experience.

Haha I'm an indie developer that makes small games, I don't worry about that too much. So how do I get around this? Do I just have to take what actual words they give me and try to puzzle out what the scripts do?

Originally Posted by anorexicPanda

You dont sound like youre a developer at all

Soo to answer your question instead of shitting all over you for actually asking a non-retarded one for a change (DAE BARM PLS HOW DO DUPE??)

Yes, you have to piece things together. Probably the best way to get started doing that is by simply updating the currently available scripts for the game (most of which are well commented). Update the easy ones first (AutoNexus, for instance) and move on to the more complicated ones (AutoAim, maybe?). They all have valuable things to give you a feel for the code and what some obfuscated class files persist over the course of multiple builds (ie, where you place the reconnect code is always going to have a different .class name, unlike Player.class, but it will always be about the same code).

If you're willing to suck a little dick, @maat7043 (fuck idk the #s of the top of my head hope that's right) has a very beautifully done tool that can help clear up the junk code, although names will still be butchered.

ETA: "Bookmarks" will help you over the course of multiple builds. Find code / names that don't change and can serve as a "marker" on where something you're working on is between 20.0 and 20.1, etc etc. All of those _br / _aO will become something entirely new as soon as they push a new .swf, so don't get used to reading them as they are. The only ones that will persist are things like Player and normal plain text strings.
@everyone else - I'm all for shitting on idiots. Its like, my favorite thing to do on MPGH.. But at least this guy can put together a full sentence and isn't asking anything wildly retarded. Cut him some slack, eh?

Originally Posted by cehrenr

), eh?

Gotta love everyone mentioning "everyone"

You have a point though.

The point of obfuscation is to make editing and copying your code harder.
Cehenehr brought out almost everything.
Just search some keywords through all the files and you'll find where things are located at.

Though if you're a indie game developer, making something might not be easy for you.

Learn to identify the junk code (or get a client without it) and read the code. Names are names. The code doesn't lie.

Hmm..Alright I'll look at the code for other mods and try to piece stuff together. Thanks for being so helpful (almost) everyone! ;D

Hacking ROTMG. Code is really cryptic?

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