Re: [Circle] Money bug

From: Mike Stilson (stilson@earthlink.net)
Date: 02/05/00


On Sat, 5 Feb 2000, Axiem wrote:

> > > Check your .mob files.. There can be a mobile with 1 million coins
> > > or something :o)
> > That was the first thing I checked, no mobs with above 1000 coins. And
> > we're talking 100 Million in less than 1.5 hour. I've tested for the Junk,
> > though I do have a bug there, it's not something to be concerned about,
> > since you can junk 10000 coins and still have the same amount as before,
> > nothing serious there..
> >
> > I'm totally baffled..
>
> What you could do is snoop him next time you see him, and perhaps follow
> him under wisinvis, and see what he does. Although there are ethical
> concerns to that. But 100 million? on the dot? or is it a lotta numbers
> around 100mil? He could be running a macro on junk gold, but doubtful.
> I think the best way would be to snoop him, but ehtical concerns.
>

There's also a bug involving logging in 1 char, and sitting the other at
the main menu.

Now I like privacy as much as the next person, but to snoop someone/follow
as wizinvis who you are fairly sure is exploiting a bug would seem to be
common sense, unless you can trust everyone enough to tell you how they're
doing it.


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