ED - A Script Kiddie's Wet Dream
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Apologies, any passing resemblance to humour is entirely punintentional.
why would anyone use bots these days??
just wait for the next exploit to popup... much easier.
Why would anyone play this game these days?
Just use bots to do the exploit... even better.
Aah, but did you DuckDuckGo it?
DuckDuckGo brought up some interesting links, quite different from the Google search rankings.
However, they still don't seem to point to bots being a huge problem in the game. I saw bots from two years ago, 32bit bots that don't work, and an article that went into detail about the best way to cheat (trade bots, apparently, as Elite isn't designed well to accomodate many other types).
It seems there's a niche community running bots anyway, but that's kind of normal for most online games. Some people get more enjoyment from gaming the system than playing the game.
I feel this is an important point.
In the early days there used to be folks who used LUA scripts. Which did thinks like giving you unbreakable shields, better jump range and all sorts of naughty stuff. Thankfully FD seemed to of stamped that particular avenue out. There were also folks who were selling credits for RL money (by using an exploit), which im not sure if it still goes on.
Thank you.
The other folks in my office are wondering why I had to get paper towels to clean my monitor.
LOL I only said it as I was reading up on DDG yesterday and switched over to it. Google change ur results based on what you do - you're all a data point to google and they'll make your search results appropriate to what they think is good for you.
DDG on the other hand encrypts your searches, doesn't save any data so have nothing to give to any authorities and protect your privacy so you don't get targeted ads which is why the results are different. For example, say you're into right wing conspiracy theories, Google will more likely send you links to websites that fit your narrative rather than giving you alternate websites, at least that's what the creator was saying in interview.
DuckDuckGo "12 things about duckduckgo" LOL
I think we started talking about different bots.
Yeah, DuckDuckGo is pretty cool alright. Funnily enough (and totally off-topic for this thread) I've had to learn about how search engine results change depending on cookies/etc for work recently.
What I've now done is set up a separate browser on my PC (usually Edge) and tell it not to allow any cookies, clear cache after each session, save no data and leave no trace basically. It has a similar effect to using a search engine in anonymous mode, and will give you results that haven't been influenced by the factors you mentioned. Of course Tor exists if I really need to be off the radar, which is not very often
I don't like to throw a blanket I-Agree, but I really do agree.
Power Play and the BGS are really bad.
BGS is supposed to be short for "Background Simulation", which would be more accurately abbreviated "", which is exponentially more accurate for what it is.
It's "played", like a game, as a "Foreground Simulation", which is was never meant to be. I've done multiple writeups as to how to vastly improve all this.
It was never 'angrily asking'..
In any case, not sure what your point is. Maybe I have to have a crystal ball to inside your head or something? Or lower my IQ.. I don't know..
Regardless; I found out that 3.0 added GPS co-ords etc, altitude, and lots of other goodies. So, like is my way.. I wrote my own API
Even added a webserver so other machines on my LAN can query it.
It was never 'angrily asking'..
In any case, not sure what your point is. Maybe I have to have a crystal ball to inside your head or something? Or lower my IQ.. I don't know..
Regardless; I found out that 3.0 added GPS co-ords etc, altitude, and lots of other goodies. So, like is my way.. I wrote my own API
Even added a webserver so other machines on my LAN can query it.
THAT doesn't explain the autopilot, and you specifically mentioned an autopilot
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As a causal non-BGS player, I also have no clue. Lol
If you're really that concerned about what your search history might contain...
1. Use a bootable OS on removable media, like a Linux Bootable ISO. Nothing written or cached anywhere, no hard drive required.
2. You can be traced backwards from where you went.
Yeah, DuckDuckGo is pretty cool alright. Funnily enough (and totally off-topic for this thread) I've had to learn about how search engine results change depending on cookies/etc for work recently.
What I've now done is set up a separate browser on my PC (usually Edge) and tell it not to allow any cookies, clear cache after each session, save no data and leave no trace basically. It has a similar effect to using a search engine in anonymous mode, and will give you results that haven't been influenced by the factors you mentioned. Of course Tor exists if I really need to be off the radar, which is not very often
You forgot the tin foil hat!
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