scripted code for online campaign

[Magyar Khan]

hello guys, a question for the those who know a lot about computers, software, hardware

if i want to make an online campaign option myself how can i scramble the data used in the game in that way that even i cant read the data.
i like to scramble simple ASCII-related-data-text-files... how is this properly done?

[Tone]

Not sure off-hand, but I can check with my colleagues. I've got alot of work on at the moment so give me time, but if you haven't heard in a week post me a reminder

[Vanya]

Write an encryption routine. Simple. Then use a function to decrypt the data within the program loop.

If you need simple encryption routines... hehe... hmmm... where did I put those... Oops... gotta switch the keys! *giggle* *giggle*

[Vanya]

But seriously, I do have a DLL somewhere that will do this for you... you just install it and use it from your VB/VB Script/ASP code... just 2 functions: Encrypt and Decrypt... doesn't get any easier than that...

I assume you plan to do this from a web site somewhere... right? If so, I would think that you would use some kind of database to store results/moves/etc in. I think designing that properly would be more important that encrypting the moves/etc.

Perhaps if I knew more about your intentions, I could tell you if this would work. After all... anyone WITH the DLL could potentially decrypt that which you are trying to conceal... if they knew certain things that is...

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[Magyar Khan]

hi
i was thinking of making some kind of campaign game, i just should have done this months ago but i cant do it with java or something like that. i have visual basic skills, enough to make a pc version.

i am still thinking what is necessarry to make it a quick, playable campaign but didnt know how to encrypt the textfiles i wanna use. i dont wanna use databases like access cause it is too cumberfull for just a few files...
just a file with all data of a player which he only can open by the priogramm by using a passsword or whatever.

i am thinking of this campaign tool since i figured it can be used with many games once it is done... but still i hope it is all unnecessarry http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/tongue.gif

[Tone]

You'll find what you want on the web. I was wondering what you were going to do, somehow I was hoping it would be something more subversive http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/wink.gif

As for decrypting anyone who really wanted to would be able to quite quickly.

[This message has been edited by Tone (edited 03-09-2001).]

[Vanya]

I thought you were going to publish a web site where people would log into a campaing, submit their moves, and wait for the turn to end, at which point a list of battles to play out could be made available and each player in a battle would then submit their logfiles for each battle...

Geez... such grandiose dreams I had for your campaing thingy... and you bursted my bubble!

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And I agree on the decrypt thing... it is only good to against indifferent or unmotivated hackers... the determined ones will get it...

[Rodhern]

Quote ... bursted my bubble![/QUOTE]Vanya
Do not despair, there can't be that much difference between a webserver- and a "play by e-mail/file"- campaign, can there? http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/wink.gif

[Rodhern]

Excelent Magyar Khan, it would be really really nice to have a general purpose campaign tool. Quote ... but still i hope it is all unnecessarry http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/tongue.gif[/QUOTE] ohhh, I don't know, if it means you will be making a great versatile MP campaign-mode then ..... http://www.totalwar.org/ubb/biggrin.gif