Last two versions harmony have a lot of bugs, and problems:
- fps bug
- liknz & other software for ndl and complete autopots + clicker + ndl + other effects in one soft work fine.
- harmony do not block memory reading, and injection
- harmony only read latest signatures of cheat software.
- harmony owner wont fix FPS (decrease when a lot of players at same screen) bug, and other problems.
- harmony owner do not support fastly, he just answer after 1-2 weeks.
That why i think harmony is bad product to protect server.
But there is no alternative way to block cheat software.
How work harmony?
- it's check hash-sums of files in hdata.grf to "protect" against ndl. But new ways in nodelay based on sprite freezing.
- It's check hash-sums of .exe, it's not helpful.
- It's know already about some software (by signatures) but they do not want to protect memory addresses against read/write ways.
- Harmony has tunnel where transfer data is encrypted by AES (blue fish) algoritm. But this way is not good against new cheat scene. Where openkore by some people with some perl modules can bypass this method and connect to the server.
- Harmony check hash-sum for each software what they know....
Sorry guys, SIrius can say another version, but i say true. It's not good protection. You pay for brand, not for protection engine. Harmony was good at 2009-10;
For this time is most suckest anticheat engine what i ever seen before.
What to do?
- Wait for good developers like Magnum Anticheat and use their protection.
Protection must:
- Revers engeniereng most dangerous (good) cheat software and understand how it work.
- They must block API calls to memory.
- They must check everytime all files in game to detect modification.
- They must HIDE without threads, pids protected Ragnarok.exe;
- They must make own virtual keyboard what block whole WINAPI (SendKey('Button')
and allow only processrunned virtual button.
- They must ask to help increase their protection "level" at professional cheaters. Romedic, ahk, ROPS it's trivial things.
- Protection must be CHEAP.
- Cheap & good protection = many clients, many money, ro ALIVE.