mangos zero Implementing anti-cheat/db question

[publiccert]

Hi all,

I've finally got everything up and running. I had two questions:

Does anyone know how to implement anti-cheating? I've seen logs of other servers where admins are alerted in chat about speedhacking for example.

Also, I'd like general guidance on the DB process. I see many different releases in the update directory. Is it safe to say I should always apply ANY .sql files to my running realm? Which is to say, anytime a new .sql is updated in git, I should probably apply it? Also, I'm running two realms (release20, develop21). Is it safe to apply develop21 sql patches to release20?

 

Thanks!

[antz]

As of a few minutes ago, Release20 and Develop21 branches are now merged !!!

Warden is a part of Mangos and has quite a few built in anti-cheating checks !!
- Just set it to active in the mangos.conf file

[publiccert]

Just a quick bump to see if someone can clarify these two questions. Thanks!

[publiccert]

Very cool, thanks for clarifying! Can you clarify how I can tell if my DB is full 'updated'?

Also, how would I reproduce what I saw from a server GM. He showed me GM chat logs where speedhackers were generating alerts in chat. Thanks!

[antz]

AS for the DB side of things.... the general rule is apply the installdatabases script, then apply any updates for the latest release
- Generally the install databases script also applies any updates for you

[publiccert]

Understood. So I don't need to apply Rel18/19 updates even though they're available in the repo?

[antz]

Please check out this article:

 

[antz]

2 minutes ago, publiccert said:

Understood. So I don't need to apply Rel18/19 updates even though they're available in the repo?

That's correct, they are only available for those people upgrading from an earlier version.

The base DB is always on the current release

[publiccert]

Thanks for clarifying that. It probably seems really obvious to you guys but I wanted to be overly verbose in case I miss something obvious. Do you have any thoughts on the anti-cheat feature I described?

[antz]

There is also an option in mangos.conf to log all player commands

 

[publiccert]

Cool. Would that allow me to detect if someone was using a speedhack or something similar? I'm not sure Warden does that.

[madmax]

Marking this as resolved. Feel free to open a new topic should you need further help.