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The ultimate GM Compedium of Knowledge
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04-08-2008, 10:58 PM
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| The ultimate GM Compedium of Knowledge The Ultimate GM Compendium of Knowledge. -By Skype. -Dedicated to the unseen, the unknown, and the ignored. Prove to them you exsist. 1) i dont expect anyone to read this whole thing. Except maybe the new GMs that want to enter WoW as a true pro. 2) Thank you to seethezorz that constantly reminded me to keep writing this thing. (At a point then disappearing on me when the guide was 80% completed) 3) Thank you to the people that added on/edited some parts of the guide. Because no human is perfect, and i can tell you now, there are many parts that i do not know. Send me a PM or post at the end of these threads And i shall edit that part out with your name on it =P (and rep you for it too) Please keep in mind, all these commands are for acent/antrix only! the rest of the guide can be converted with a little tight fit, but doable. Each subject has been separated into it's own post so that you can find the stuff you need faster. And this time, you WILL be using the table of context =P This is the ultimate source of knowledge for GMs, both new and old. This guide was built for potential GMs in mind, and will train you to everything, Vet GMs will benefit from this guide as well because several of the more, "Elite" commands and tips, have been exposed (and for some, the first time ever that a guide about that subject has been posted) Within these massive walls of text is knowledge on anything GM related, Anything, and everything For such a massive thread, i could not fit it all in one post. Due to the character limit, and also it will be easier to home in one what you need. (much faster to scan posts then to try and see the titles.) Table of context:
I have finnsihed posting everything now, all thats left is to check the nomad mis-spelled words that eluded my eye. And change the color, and add pics, and all the other crap =P P.S My Guide was originally ment for Mmo-woned, So some names may be a bit off. Dont worry about that too much. Last edited by Skype; 08-14-2008 at 08:16 PM.  |
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04-08-2008, 11:03 PM
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| What to expect as a GM -By Skype New to GMing? you have come to the right spot. Vet to GMing and want to learn a few more complex tricks? you also have come to the right spot. However scroll down to another guide if you a Vet =P, since this first part will bore you. This will explain to you the real things that being a Gm will bring. it's not all powerful, its not The best way to play wow for the fun of it, and it will strip a lot from you. Now, If your reading this part of the GM compendium, that means your not yet a GM but are interested in becoming one for a populated server. With this you can think over your decision to be a GM. Keep in mind, out of 100 players, 1 Gm will be chosen. And that one GM will have to cater for that 99 players. So get ready, this might not be all fun and games =P -You will have to devote every second of your gametime to helping players. Your not playing WoW to have fun anymore, your playing it to help others. This is important to know. When you come back from a hard day at work, you wont sink into your chair to play and raid, you will be sinking into your chair to work again, and for no pay, other then thanks and respect from the players. -You will face many who call you out, get angry with you, or are just plain rude to you. Its important to try and make as least enemies as possible if you are a GM. your role is to help people, not annoy them or defend yourself. If they insult you, move on. Ignoration is key. And if you serve everyone's ticket with fairness, and to the best of your abilities, usually people wont get mad at you. Although the donors might give you problems, since you have to check them over to see if they are not scamming you. You lost your right to opinion when you became a GM, you must judge people for exactly what you see, not what you think you see. -Everyone will assume that your god and can fix anything. If you cant do something, tell them that it's beyond the power given to you. Dont tell them that you wont do it, tell them the truth, that you can't do it. This will avoid a lot of hard feelings against you if you explain to people that you cant solve their particular problem and the reason why. -You will deal with dumb tickets. Get ready for the "jimmy called my character fat! can you give him a ban!!!" -You will deal with drama. From the player's point of view, its a soap opera. From the GM's point of view, its a nightmare. Almost all servers will have some drama, or something that is currently happening. it will be your job to appear calm and in control. They will watch, and exactly how they treat the Blizzard GMs whenever they appear human, they will flame you as well. So if you call out the admin on the forums, expect both the admin to be angry at you, and the players to gossip about it to the max. -You will be begged gold/levels/gear/GM powers/GOD LIKE POWERS!!!/grey and humorus items. Know what you can give, and what you cant. personally, every time a player begs me for something, i give them an empty wallet, or a pet rock. until they figure it out =P And there will be some that whisper you asking to be GMs. Just politely say that you have no authority on that, nor can you give recommendations. -Know that your command over the GM powers is critical in being a good GM. You WILL have to know them by heart, or will be forced to =P If you dont know most by heart, you can still survive, at a somewhat less practical effective use. Find the part of this compendium that has the detailed GM commands for reference and use them for now. Keep in mind, you will start to learn most commands by heart just by simply being forced to use them in situations. -Know that you can be replaced. There are hundreds of silent players, each of them fighting for GM powers, and many of them might be even better then you are, should they get the chance to prove it. Dont give them that chance. If you work hard, and everyday, no one will complain about your effectiveness and you wont lose your post. -Know that most of the server will know your name. Wear it with pride. -Know that you will have to be able to type fast. really really fast. Trust me. -Know that you must have good social skills. make enemies with none, friends with all. Bribing wont win you friends, just exploiters. If you serve everyone's tickets as they want it to be, you wont have problems with having people talk about you =P. If you give powers and items to a group of people, you will have a cult following you around that will stab your back at any chance they get to get more stuff. I have seen Corrupt GMs like this, and they have all been downed simply because they refused to give ultimate power when their gang asked them for, and they turned on him and sank him to the bottom of the sea. And even worst when he does give ultimate power like death hand, and when I come to patrol and nerf them they point their grubby figures right at him. Dont get sucked into this like a lot of GMs have. Keep it professional. -Know that you will have a few break times, when there are no tickets, so you will get to play around with your powers, but do not let yourself make too many breaks, else your efficiency will drop. And keep an eye on what you wreak. Clean up NPCs that you spawn, and dont keep a messy server. -Know that you will have to deal with hackers, exploiters, liars, and thieves (Donor item frauds too.) So start on a strong foot, and dont let them get the better of you. if you show mercy now, you will set a rep of benediction and hackers will run rampant while you are on. But keep in mind, it's better to have 3 hackers out there, then to ban someone that was simply bugged and was trying to get rid of it. Deal with exploiters of bugs however you wish, weather they apply to hackers, or to a diffrent class, is up to your server rules. -Know that you will have to know every one of your server's rules. And enforce it. You will be the judge, and the defendant will only have his side of it. Make fair choices, but do not go soft on every one you find. Keep in mind, every case will always be to the hacker's side, since usually it comes down to his word vs a witness's and the witness might just be trying to get him banned for personal reasons. -Know that there will be hard times, and some times when you would love to be a player, a normal player. That means you will have a lot of stress on this job. can you handle stress well? If no, dont bother to read the rest of this Compendium, your not GM material, if you break rather then bend. If you are ready for all of these, then you are GM material. Look over yourself and honestly judge yourself. It's all right if you miss a few of these points, but keep in mind, if you miss more then 3, consider staying a player for now. If you think you are ready, then, dear reader, Read on, and become a GM pro before typing your first command. =P |
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04-08-2008, 11:03 PM
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| How to do tickets as a new GM by Skype. This part of the compendium is aimed at the new GMs that need help figuring out tickets. And vet GMs getting more tips on this subject. No fore speech this time =P Lets jump into this already. Tickets are exactly as everyone expects, Annoying, zerglike if ignored for more then 5 minutes, and above all, Frustrating. Your first few tickets are usually great! its awesome to help people, But then as the novelty gets old, you quickly feel bogged down, and sometimes may be tempted to ignore tickets and claim to be on a break. Here is a guide to finishing tickets quick, well done, and above else, less time consuming. Settling a main base = not effective. Dont take your time and make yourself a neat little spot to ticket at. its ineffective, Takes time that you could be doing tickets, and often makes people want to stay and watch you do tickets then screw you up some way or another xD Instead, your main base can be made on your own spare time. Find a spot thats isolated, Make a portal to Shatrath, and Add a recall there. Thats all you need for a base. When answering tickets, Always try to .appear to the ticketeer. This will be more polite then to yank him with a summon when he is not ready. Also, if your the more diligent GM, that whispers before summoning, This will also help you, because it will eliminate the need to whisper in order to find out weather he is AFK or not. Appear to him, if he is not moving, leave him a message with the /s. He can scroll up after. And them move on to the next. If you meet a guy stuck somewhere, or falling off, or dead somewhere where he cant rez, it would be incredibly stupid to appear to him. Hence why you made that scratchy mini base with a port and a recall. Go to that place VIA recall, summon the man, and revive him if he is dead. Move on to the next ticket, and rest at peace you dont need to tell him to take the portal to shat, he can figure it out on his own =P If you have your GM tag up, you will see ghosts so select him when he appears and .revive him, or if you cant target him, summon him and type ".reviveplr This will already speed up your tickets speed by a LOT. You would be amazed at how much time is lost setting up a good base, and summoning players and tendering to them and pointing them in the right direction out. Talking about the art of a GM, the true power of a GM is only partly how many commands he knows, and the use of them; its mostly how good he is with people. First thing is first: training. The best way to develop the art of multi-whispering, is to keep your GM tag, OFF. Yes, i said OFF. You will be flooded, zerged, and maybe tea-baged in whispers, but if your going to work in the kitchen, learn to use a knife, no matter how many cuts it does to you. Eventually, you will come to realize the gift that being able to speak with 10 people at the same time truly is. No longer will you need to type that complex command to allow whisper and block it, or many other stuff. learning this skill, is what makes a legendary GM from a great GM. with this, everyone who needs help immediately, will be able to contact you. However, should someone whisper something dumb to you, or start idle chat while you work, Warn him immediately. the last thing you want is to have senseless chat. Create your own channel. I have heard from some GMs they enjoy this, personally, i use the regular local server channel. however, i see how it could help you, if you would rather keep your GM tag up, but not deny the people that need to contact you immediately. Beware of the people that say they want to help as much as they can, while they are players themselves, usually their call is like this "If you need help, type in /join help! and i will try to help you as best as possible, Im NOT a Gm (yet) but i can still try my best ^_^" Sounds innocent enough right? Just someone devoted to helping people. Well dont be fooled. They are doing this to act. You cant help someone as a player, you can grind for them/tell them directions/be nice to them/give gold, but you can't fix them the way a Gm can. They are doing it for show. Look up the word "paresis" Also, there is a saying "Never give power to the ones that crave it" It would fit well here. If you are looking for a good GM, ignore these attention seekers, look for the quiet players that comment on the world channel often with help and directions for lost noobs who ask for help. If they are nice enough to do this, and dont go looking for attention as the "Look at me, im so great, gimmi GM now Pl0x!" people. The silent players that help usually go without notice, and they dident want notice in the first place. They only wanted to help someone, and that is what a GM is for. Dont give Gm to the people that want GM, give it to the people that Help others without asking for anything else other then to know they helped a guy. Give Gm to the players that are naturaly helpful, not the ones that run around just to get attention. Prioritize. Wait time does not matter at all. If a guy waited for 1 hour, he can wait a few more moments. Dont serve tickets on the time spent, serve them on need. If someone is dead and has no way out, and has waited 20 minutes. and another has been waiting 2 hours to get a donation set, Do the guy that is stuck. He can't do anything at all, while the guy that is waiting for donations can still play WoW normally. Doing this will not affect your ticket completion speed, But your quality. Test yourself. Fight against your own time. After each ticket, record the time it took to finish that one, and its quality, on a scale of 1/10. Either ask your ticketeer what he thought the service was (Usually either a 1, or a 10. Chances are very slim for a number in between =P) Or judge yourself. Honestly. At the end of the day, add up your total ticket time, and divide by the number of tickets you have done to find the average time it takes to do a ticket, then do the same with your quality numbers and find the average quality your tickets are. The next day, try to beat yesterday's score. That's all you need to get started right away! This guide was made assuming that you already know how to connect to the GM_Sync_channel and have the addon to boot. Good luck with your tickets! |
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04-08-2008, 11:05 PM
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| Macros for GMs by Skype These macros were the ones i made and fixed through time as i was a GM on diffrent servers. They usually deal with the major problem in all classes, and are generally cure alls for most problems. Each of them will have this format: <Class name> <spells/items in order> Simply select the entire macro, copy it, start WoW, and add it in. It worked great for me and can probably solve most of your problems. They were advanced through time (i added spells in every time a player missed them, and they were not in my macro), so most of them cover almost any missing spells. Druids: Bear form Walrus form cat form Travel form Dire bear form Swift Flight form Prowl /s .learn 5487 /s .learn 1066 /s .learn 768 /s .learn 783 /s .learn 9634 /s .learn 40120 /s .learn 9913 Mages Conjure water Conjure food Invisiblility Portal to shatrath (( other portals were not included because of the factions [IMG]http://www.*******.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif[/IMG] shatrath has ports to everywhere too) /s .learn 27090 /s .learn 33717 /s .learn 66 /s .learn 35717 Warriors Defencive stance Bezerker stance Intersept Commanding shout Spell Reflection Intervene Dual wield (make sure he logsout for the effect.) /s .learn 71 /s .learn 2458 /s .learn 25275 /s .learn 469 /s .learn 23920 /s .learn 3411 /s .learn 674 Rouges Dual weild Vanish Stealth Shiv Deadly posion Instant poison Crippling posion /s .learn 674 /s .learn 26889 /s .learn 1787 /s .learn 5938 /s .learn 27282 /s .learn 26892 /s .learn 3421 Shammans Earth totem Fire totem water totem air totem /s .additem 5175 /s .additem 5176 /s .additem 5177 /s .additem 5178 / Paladins Redemption Frost resistance aura Devotion aura Rettibution aura Crusader aura Fire resistence aura /s .learn 20773 /s .learn 27152 /s .learn 27149 /s .learn 27150 /s .learn 32223 /s .learn 19900 hunters call pet tame beast feed pet Dismiss pet /s .learn 883 /s .learn 1515 /s .learn 6991 /s .learn 2641 Preist Shadow word death Prayer of spirit Prayer of shadow protection power word fortitude power word sheild /s .learn 32996 /s .learn 32999 /s .learn 39374 /s .learn 25389 /s .learn 25218 Warlocks Ritual of summoning Voidwalker imp Felhunter felguard Infernal Felsteed /s .learn 698 /s .learn 697 /s .learn 688 /s .learn 691 /s .learn 30146 /s .learn 1122 /s .learn 5784 / |
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04-08-2008, 11:07 PM
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| Detailed list of commands. -by skype This is the unltimate part of this thread. it's the part that took weeks to make. While there are 100 lists of "GM commands omgwtfBBQsaus!" ALL of them are ripoffs from Thread to thread. i belive the original makers of the GM list were the people who created acent. They failed to include how to use each command however, perhaps due to the scale of work they whould have to do. Who could blame them? But it's about time someone stood up, and took the time to add detail to every command, how to use it, what it's for, and when best to use it. This part was my hardest, and possibly my best peice of work, so i whould go to the ends of the world hunting people who copy this and state it's their own work. You have been warned. With that said lets start. The setup is easy. the command will be within the "" under is is a definition of what it does, and how to type it in, and it's use. Keep in mind, only 2 reliable channels excist where Commands can be typed in. the /say channel, and the /guild channel. So if you are dead and cannot speak, the /guild will be where you can input your commands. /p and maybe special channels work as well, but only on some servers. Others wont allow it. Universaly /s and /g are the ones to use. other channels excist but it depends on the server you are, weather they work or not. Also, there are 2 diffrent ways to use the commands. I use the '.' mostly, but the '!' can work just as well. So for example, If you type ".cheat fly" the same effect whould happen if you had typed "!cheat fly". I know i have not included every single Command known to man, and for simple reasons, i will be adding them on as we go along. However my priority is to teach new GMs what they need to know to be a good GM, and if they learn all the commands listed here, they will be greater GMs aready. Pictures, and updating the guide on other parts comes first before the more shadowy commands are exposed. They will each require more time then i have aready given. Once the entire compedium is set up, i will return here and compleat this part with the more detailed commands. ----> General Commands <---- These commands have no main category, They are the nomads of the command list. They are used quite a bit however, thus they make it on the basic list part of this compedium. " .commands" This will just give you a small menu on most of the commands, they will appear on your chat log. " .help This will give more info on the command you add. However Some of the commands will give you a "no detail added" answer or something like that, so dont rely on this one too mcuh. after all you do have the compedium to answer your questions =P " Commonly used by everyone, this one is notherless a vital command to know. To use it, type ".announce Hello this is a general announcement to state that Skype rocks." For that example, A serverwide text will appear on the chat log, saying "Hello this is a general announcment to state that Skype rocks." The "announce" part will be dropped so no worries about that. Any text you add in the " This is the raid warning version of the server. Instead of having a quiet announcement on the chat log, this will appear only on the player's screen. Dont count on it much, because this fits in the floating combat part of the players. So if someone is fighting, the Announcement you made, will dissapear faster then they players can read them, and be replaced by damage numbers. It is uses the same way the ".announce" command was used. except with a 'W' at the beggining. " Used a lot in tickets, this will Both teleport you to the player that has " .Summon This will yank whoever has the " This will lock a character who has the name of " .unbanchar This will unlock a character that someone banned. For example, let say an evil GM banned the player Skype from showing his face in the server, and you decided to unban Skype, because he rocks. (Duh.) Type ".unbanchar Skype" and the player Skype will be unbanned. So subsitute " ".kick This will punt the target out of the server in 5 seconds, with a small reason. A red text will appear on the chat log saying something along the lines of " The command whould be ".kick skype Gtfo of my server you lazy leeching lowbie!" And the text that whould be displayed whould be "Skype was kicked from the server by Angelripper. Reason: Gtfo of my server you lazy leeching lowbie!" And in 5 seconds i whould be punted from the server. A player that has been punted can return at any time, even right after the kick. ".revive" This will rez the target to full health, and no rez sickness to boot. This will be useful if you target a player before they sprit releace, or if you have the GM tag on and see a player in ghost form running around. Or even yourself if you have died, by typeing the command while selecting yourself, (typeing it in /guild chat =P, you cant use the /s channel when your dead.) ".reviveplr If you missed the player and they spirit released, this is the way to get them again. Type ".reviveplr Skype" for example. that whould rez me, no matter where i am. This goes hand in hand with the ".summon" command. ".morph This will change you into the mob of your choise. One thing to know is that the mob will have an ID that is diffrent from it's spawn ID. To find out the DisplayID you want, and easy way to do that is spawn the creature you want, by getting it's spawn ID from thottbot or wowhead, either one, and spawning it in front of you. Then useing the ".npc info" and find the DisplayID part of the info of the NPC on your chat log. Now format your command and type in the command like so: ".morph 8011" That whould turn you into a flying machine. ".Demorph" This will simply unmorph your target. Select him, or yourself and type ".demorph" and the target will revert back to his default display ID. ".mount This will mount a player. Im not too sure if it works on NPCs, And currently there is no way for me to check that. If anyone can comfirm if it works on NPCs, i will gladly rep. The .mount will mount the target unit, with any type of creature in-game. Some of these creatures are not ment to be mounted, and the result will look... odd to say the least. First you have to find the ID of the mount you want. Thottbot, and wow head look very well for this. Select the last number of the website adress, and use that as your mount. for example, if i wanted to mount myself on a flying machine, i whould find the ID of the flying machines by thottbot, the ID is 8011. Then i will select myself and type in ".mount 8011" This will mount me on the flying machine. ".dismount" This will dismount yourself from any mount you have. Since when you mount youself with the ".mount" command, no buffs will appear to dispell, So you will have to either use this command, or relog. Select the target, or yourself, and type ".dismount" ".gm" This will simply tell you how many active Gms are online at that moment. On the chat log will appear yellow text that will list the names of currently online Gms. This is useful for teamwork, as you can find out who is a Gm, if they changed their names, and be able to contact them quickly without having to hunt them down. ".gmon" This will activate the ".gmoff" This will remove the ".gps" This will give you the exact coordinates that you occupy, X,Y, and Z. To understand what it does you need to know coordinate grids, in thee-D. Normaly as a GM you will not need this unless for rare occations. as an admin, this command becomes important to you. Simply type ".gps" and on your chat log, a text will appear with a long string of numbers, that is the X,Y, and Z coordinates of the peice of land that you are on, to the exact MM in-game. ".info" This will give you a general info on the server you are on, Type ".info" and some text will appear on your chat log. The rest is self explanitory. Usually you wont need this command, but as an admin, you may call upon it more often then GMs will. "worldport This will teleport you anywere on the world, This is where GMs may want to use the ".gps" command. The world port will consite of a long string of numbers after '.worldport' These numbers will match the X,Y and Z of the GPS numbers. Usually if you get an addon for GMs, they will have a lot of numbers for quite a few spots. Be carful, as if you plug in numbers by hand and miss a didget, you might end up in a compleatly diffrent spot, even underground. ".save" This will save the character you are playing on. You will rarely use this, rather the ".saveall" is more effective. ".saveall" This is the best command to use, as it will save every character online, includeing yourself. A large raid warning like announcement will appear, that will be similar to this: "Saved all 789 players online in 3ms" I belive it will also be added to the chat logs of everyone online, but im not too sure about that. ".Security This is an admin command. As a GM you will not be able to use it. This command will set the rank of the GM, from A or AZ. Other ranks are a mouthful, so i wont list them here. Say that you decided GM Skype was too powerfull, and wanted to nerf bat him, only that you were too lazy to do so on your SQL. Select the target and type ".security Skype A" This will nerf GM Skype from AZ (that he had before) to A. ".start" This will teleport the target back to the start location. This will only work on players... i think. For example, if you target an orc, and type ".start" he will be returned to the vally of trails. ".level up" I think this will level the player to the next level, for example if he is 56, he will turn 57. Im not too sure this will work on NPCs. In fact, im almost positive that this will not Work on NPCs. Ill give rep, and this spot on the compedium, with his/her name to the person that can figure this one out. ".additem A well used command by every single GM, both new, and vet. In fact, this command is so infamous, that even players who never GMed know about this command. they might not know how to get the ID, but they do know this command. To find the ID of the Item, go on either thottbot, or wowhead, and type in the item you want. Then Ctrl + C the ending numbers and use that in your command. For example, you wanted the item '1337' You will type ".additem 1337" while selecting yourself. This will not work on NPCs =P ".createguild This will forge a new guild for the target player, or yourself. If they aready have a guild, they will be part of both the new guild and their old one, and should they leave their current guild, the forged guild will be shown on them. To create a guild, select the target (Player only) and type ".createguild Skype's Army" That would create the guild "Skype's army" on the target. (the ',% and any weird characters in the command will not be allowed though, so it might give you an error message. While you can make the name as long as you want, the same restrictions apply to the guild names as in player made guilds.) ".Invincible" Safly said, it will make you godlike, just the same as if you used the ".cheat god" command. however, its better then that, it will make it so no mobs will aggro you. I could be wrong about this, but im 70% sure that it will cause this effect. To use the command, select a player or yourself, and type ".invincible" Typing this again will cause it to shut off.s ".Invisible" This is almost exactly like the ".Invincible" command, except that you are a ghost now. No one can see, target, or know if your stalking them. if you talk, they will hear it however. Chats that are not automated Will be heard. Chats that are automated will no longer appear to anyone except yourself. Such chats, include the "GM Skype is appearing to your location" and other stuff like that. Announcements will be heard as well however. Type ".invisible" a second time to turn off the command. (Apart from ".resetreputaion" I whould welcome any extra detail on the other ".reset" commands, and whould both rep you, and give you mention in this guide.) ".resetreputation" This will reset the targets reputation back to default. Very useful when someone is bugged and cant talk to NPCs, or if NPCs attack them. You target will need to relog for effects to be used. To use this command, select the target, and type ".resetteputaion" It will give you a small message on the chat log with more detail. ".resetspells" This will revert the target's spell to level 1. This effect is perminant. however the target can allways go to the trainer and learn them again, i think. I have had only one case when i needed to use this command, and it did not work =P. I had to manually remove the bugged spells. ".Resetlevel" This will reset all the stats of the player to his starting level (1). This will compleatly mess up the target player beyond repair, i have never used this command ever. I advise Caution when useing it. ".Resettalents" This will reset the player's talents to '0' all over. allowing them to rechose their tree. However, this will get rid of the extra talents that the player might have gotten illigaly. I have had a few rare cases when i needed to use this. "Resetskills" This will reset the player's skills, such as proff. Wepon, and other misc skill lines. They will need to work on it again. Not too sure if this will affect the language, or gear prof. I have never used this command. ".learn A very well used command, this will teach you any spell that is in the game. To find the ".unlearn The mirror image of the ".learn ".learnskill This is a bit tricky to learn but once you know how to use them, you Can make great use of this as a GM. Skills are anything that you need to work for and that advance as you use them, such as swords, cooking, 2H staves, first aid, defence, ect. The first thing you need is the Skill ID, its the Identification number of that skill, you can find this on thottbot, or if you have an addon. This will plug into the ".playerinfo" Well used in catching hackers you WILL need to know this. This will tell everything about the target, his IP, His Account name, ect. For the best use put this in a macro. To use this command all you have to do is click the target player, and type ".playerinfo" usually if everything went right the info will be on your chat log in yellow. ".uptime" This will simply show how long the server has been online without D/Cing. I have never had any need to use this, so i may be wrong. I suspect the way to use this is by typeing ".uptime" The time should be posted on your chat log. I will +rep to someone that can confirm this =D (And give credit for comfimation) ".getpos" This is the same as ".gps" It will tell you the coordinates of the target. Usually im not an admin and when i am, i use ".gps" mostly on the occations i need it. I suspect that this command is used simply as clicking the target, and typeing in ".getpos" The data should be on your chat log. ".removeauras" This will remove any auras of the target, all of them. Weather good or bad. Select the target and type ".removeauras" Im not too sure if it will work on NPCs or not. Theoreticaly i think it should. I will give rep for more detail on this. ".paralyze" This will freeze the target, Normaly i use ".debug root" For me this will also freeze the characters animation, so this is good for props and special matrix theamed shoots for movies =D. Select the target and type ".paraplyze" ".Unparalyze" This removes any paralisis effects from ".paraplyze" Use it once you finnished with your matrix shoot =P. ".additemset A very useful command. To use this find the Item set ID, that can be found on thottbot, or wowhead usually. The number will be small compared to the other IDs you find. When you go on thottbot and find an item that is part of a set, you can click the 'set Details' and it will take you to a part of the Site that has the Item set ID on the URL. Copy that and paste it on your ".additemset ".Createinstance" Never used this command. i assume you need either the ID of the instance, or maybe just the name. The Command speaks for itself that this will create a custom instance for yourself. How to use the command, is something diffrent [IMG]http://www.*******.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif[/IMG] ".dbreload" This will reload the database, only admins whould care for this command, and they use it when they added something new into the game. It avoids the need to reboot the entire server to add what they tinkered on. ".spawnspiritguide" THis will spawn a spirit guide at your location. you wont see it unless you die. And no, players will not appear to it if they die nearby, however if they are running around dead and they cross that path, they will see it. to use this command, simply find the area you want to add the spirit healer, and type ".spawnspiritguide" ".servershutdown ----> Cheat Commands<---- - Used mainly for your own gain, Most of the time, its important NOT to select a player when you type this command in =P ---------------------------------------------------------- ".cheat fly" This is used by a lot of GMs to fly around. Simply said, select the target you want to attach wings to and type ".cheat fly" USe the ".cheat land" To disable this command. ".cheat flyspeed This command will mod your speed in the air. The ".mod speed" affects both your ground speed and air speed, the ".cheat flyspeed ".cheat god" Grants your target GOD-LIKE POWER!!! In reality, it only makes them immune to any type of damage. You cant die (or the target you select cant die anymore) Select your target, and type the command ".cheat god" It works like an on/off switch, that means to turn it off type the same command again, and it will be deactivated. ".cheat power" This will allow you to use any spell/ability without useing mana, energy, or rage. Select your target and type ".cheat power" This works a bit diffrently with rage. You will not lose rage, you will not spend rage, but you must build it up however. Works the same with the on/off switch. typeing this again will turn the cheat OFF ".cheat status" This will just show you the list of enabled cheats on your target. Select the person you want to investigate (either you or someone else =P) and type ".cheat status" A list will appear in your chat log. ".cheat cooldown" This will stop the global Cooldown. Allowing you to cast much faster. Select the target and type ".cheat cooldown" Keep in mind this will stop the global cooldown, not the spell cooldown. It works like an On/off switch, typeing the command again will turn it off. ".cheat casttime" This will allow you to instantly cast your spells with no cast time. If it is not aready an instant cast spell, you will need to stand still to fire. select the target you want to have instant cast on, and type ".cheat casttime" Keep in mind the two 'T's This works like an on/off switch, typeing it again will turn it off. ".cheat stack" This allows you to stack buffs on your target. Select him, or yourself, and type ".cheat stack" You will be able to stack buffs such as combution, or power word fortitue. ".cheat land" Simply said, this is the off switch of ".cheat fly" Typeing this in to someone without the fly cheat active will do nothig, and typeing it while selecting a flying person will make him fall down to the ground. New GMs use this to see weather a player is flyhacking or just gifted with flight. If they dont fall down, they are flyhacking, if they do, they were given a cheat command by another GM. Veteran GMs find hackers by noticing weather they are standing still in the air, or if they are floating around as if they were swiming. ".cheat explore 1" Normaly it should show you all the unrevealed parts of the map that you are at. type ".cheat explore 1" and the map that you are on should be fully explored. That way when you open up your map with the 'M' key, everything will be revealed. Most people fail to make it work because they imput the command wrong, its with a diget at the end that it can work. ----> Waypoints! <---- If the NPC commands are the butter of the "bread and butter" expresttion, Waypoint and formationlinks must be the jelly! They are one of the commands that are very useful in creating dungons, makeing events, or just having fun. a full guide is also avalible for you to have tips in setting this up, and it is much, much more detailed -------------------------------------------- ".waypoint Add" This will add a waypoint. Simply said, Select an NPC, and type ".waypoint add" weather you show his waypoint or not, nor how many, it will add the waypoint for that target. ".Waypoint show" This will show any waypoints at the target. they will appear smaller, and in a ghost form. Each will have a level. their level will represent the # that they are. for example, Waypoint #5 will be level 5. Any of the more detailed waypoint tinkering requires to select the ghost. to show them, select the target and type ".waypoint show" ".waypoint Hide" This will hide any waypoint of the target. Use it after your done with an NPC. select him and type ".waypoint Hide" ".waypoint delete" You need to have ".waypoint show" active to use this command. This command will delete a waypoint, use it if you messed up with something. Select the ghost you want to remove and type ".waypoint delete" ".waypoint movehere" You need to have "waypoint Show" active to use this command. This will move the target ghost to where you are, and where the NPC will advance at that waypoint to where you are. use this when you misplaced a waypoint and just need to move it a bit. Select the ghost that you misplaced, and type ".waypoint movehere" ".waypoint Flags" You need to have ".Waypoint show" active to use this command. This will change the standing of your NPC in relation to the allience or horde, as soon as they cross that waypoint. It's usefull in events, or special dungons, however, i have yet to make this work. =P I know how it works theoreticaly, but there are still no effects. ".Waypoint Waittime ----> Game objects <----- These commands allow control over game objects and the like. When dealing with game object, be ready to log out, and log back in. They seem to be client side, and thus when you scale something, or delete something and spawn something right after, Relog. ".go select" This will select the nearest Object by you. A name will appear on your chat log. this command becomes important, so make sure you have a macro for it, or have it added in a macro, if you work with objects, you will be typeing in that command over and over. ".go delete" Must have the object selected with ".go select" This will destroy the target object. relog after, as if you spawn something right after, it will appear, but you wont see it, or feel it. The object you just deleted will reapear however. This can be annoying, and sometimes usefull. depends on how you see the glass. After you type ".go select" type ".go delete" ".go Spawn This is the bread of the .go commands. You will use this even more then the ".go select", or the ".go info" First find the ID of the object, and plug it in to the ".go info" Must have the object selected with ".go select" the third most used command, this will give a ton of info about the object you selected Almost allways follows up the ".go select" 30% of the time. the other 70% instead of ".go info" it will be ".go delete" =P The info will be on your chat log all in one. However, the smallest blimp in the chat, and you will have to scroll up to find it. If your working with .go's Be sure to make your chat log a bit bigger, by Moveing your mouse to its options, unlock it, go to the edge, drag it a bit higher, and lock the chat log again. ".go Scale Must have the object selected with ".go select" This will scale the selected object. you wont be able to see it, unless you relog. ----> Pet commands <---- Very easy to understand, and good to use. They make great custom bosses for GM created dungons. [IMG]http://www.*******.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif[/IMG] Once you have a pet, he acts like any normal NPC, so you can mod his scale, hp, mana, ect. ".pet createpet This will create a pet with the ".pet rename this will rename the pet to whatever you want, space, ', 5, é, Any letter can be added in. A rather cool thing =). Select the pet and type ".npc rename Skype's Bodyguard and personal Servant" This will rename your pet to "Skype's bodyguard and personal Servant" ".pet addspell This will add a spell that you wish, the ID will be the same as the one you use to .learn for yourself, so this is awsome. Select the pet and type ".pet addspell PART 2 under |
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04-08-2008, 11:11 PM
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| PART 2 of the Fully detailed command list. -By Skype ---->Modify Commands<---- - Considered the most used commands ever, this is where some of the power of GMs come from You can type .modify but a faster way is by simply typing ".mod" ------------------------------------------------------- ".mod hp This will set the health of your target to whatever you want. The setup is a bit hard to grasp, but easy to understand after. The I will have 3000/4000 health I can have up to 4000 health, but have only currently 3000 health and it will heal up normaly back to 4000 health, unless im in combat. Usually you want to keep both numbers the same, but you might be running an event, so this can come in handy. ".mod mana This is exactly the same as health, only that it mods mana instead of health. the system is the exact same. Number 1 deals with current mana, and number 2 deals with maximum mana. Select the target as allways, and type ".mod mana 23000 23000" for example. this will give your target 23000/23000 mana. ".mod rage This will mod your rage, Allowing you to use bear form moves, or warrior moves. Once more, this works exactly like the others. First number will mod your current rage, the second will mod the max rage you can get. As soon as you type this in, you will start to lose rage normaly unless you are in combat. Select the target, and type ".mod rage 100 100" for example. this will give any warrior max amount of rage possible. ".mod energy Same as above, it will directly change the amount of energy you have. Type ".mod energy 100 100" as an example, this will give you exactly 100 energy. NOTE: Useing the above commands will work for any class. that means if you are a mage, and want to use a rouge ability, mod your energy, and while you wont see an energy bar, there will be one, allowing you to use rouge abilites. Same goes for warrior useing mana, and a rouge useing rage. ect ".mod level An easy command, this will set the level of your target, to the exact one that you want. The ".mod armor This will change the target's armor to your choseing. For example, we dont like a warrior much, so we will mod his armor to 5. Select the poor man, and type ".mod armor 5" This will work on both players and NPCs. ".mod This will mod the target's resistence, depending on the type you chose. The ".mod damage This will directly mod the damage that you or your target does. The first number will be the minimum damage he can possibly do. So for example, if we want out target to hit for as low as 500, the first number ( ".mod scale This command can make you or your target bigger or smaller. ".mod gold get ready to type some big numbers. This will set the amount of gold the player will have. and no, if you type 20 for the number, you wont have 20 gold, you will have 20 copper. The number is in copper. that means that you need 100 to get a silver, and 100 silver to get one gold. So that means if you want 20 gold, your going to have to type 20,000 in the number. Like this ".mod gold 20000" ".mod speed This will set your speed to the one that you want. Or your targets. This will not work on NPCs. 7 is your normal speed. 14 is about the range of the epic mount, and 30 is just right. You can also go under 7 to walk slower. Say we want to go to speeds of an epic mount. Type ".mod speed 14" That should be it. ".mod DisplayID One of my favs, because the morph never worked for me =P This command will allow you to look like anything in the world. However you need to know it's displayID. To do that you first need to find its spawn ID. Look up in thottbot the mob you want to become. Find the small trail of numbers at the end, Should be something like: /c8011 near the end. the small c, means creature. The number after is it's spawn ID. Spawn it, and type ".npc info" while selecting it. This will give you all sorts of info about it. Scroll up and find the "DisplayID ".mod nativedisplayid" This will simply reset the target if you have been tinkering with it's displayID, that includes you and the players. If you are a player, to get rid of the displayID, a simple relog works well, if it's an NPC you cant make it relog, thus you need to use this. Select your target and type ".mod nativedisplayID" ".mod flag" Not to sure what this does, Never tinkered with it much during my time as a GM, and currently with hamachi broken, the server i GMed on, dead, and my computer's refusal to run a private server, i am unable to work with this command. If anyone finds out more about it, send me a PM, and ill add it in, with your name =) ".mod faction This will set the faction of the mob. Some of the better known factions are 0 (normal mobs) 1 (allience) 2 (horde). To find the faction of any mob, use the ".npc info" button, once you see it's faction number, you can use that to mod your other units to that faction. Say we want to make a unit have the faction of 35 (neutral) Select him and type ".mod faction 35" This will work on both horde and allience. ".mod dynamicflags" Not to sure what this does, Never tinkered with it much during my time as a GM, and currently with hamachi broken, the server i GMed on, dead, and my computer's refusal to run a private server, i am unable to work with this command. If anyone finds out more about it, send me a PM, and ill add it in, with your name =) ".mod talentpoints This will add talent points if you so wish. Lets say we want to add 5 more talent points. Select the player and type ".mod talentpoints 5" This will only work on players, and will not work on NPCs. ".mod loyalty This will set the pet's loyalty. I have only dabbed in this once, and left it at that. Say we want to mod the loyalty of the pet to 6. Type ".mod loyalty 6" while selecting the pet. it will only work on hunter pets. ".mod spirit/stamina/intelect/ect This will mod your base stats by what you want. For example, lets say we want exactly 300 spirit, select yourself and type ".mod Spirit 300" ".mod boundingraidus This will set up how far the player can get to an NPC before the NPC aggros him. It it mesured in IN-game yard. Say we want an NPc to attack as soon as the player steps into 6 yards of it. Select the NPC and type ".mod boundingraidus 6" This is my speculation, and can be false your going to have to test it yourself =P ".mod combatreach This will set the NPC's Distence before it can attack, it will also set how far a player can attack it. Say you have a giant, and you want it to be able to crush people 3 Yards from it Select it and type ".mod combatreach 6" I know it's measured in yards, but i could be wrong, so your going to have to test this one for yourself as well =P ".npc emotestate This will set the npc's emote. it also works on players too, Gastric stickied a list of emotes he found on the MyWarcraftSudio, so its up there to find the numbers. Find the emote you want, copy the number and plug it in. Say we want the target to dance. the emote for that is "10" We type this in ".mod emotestate 10" This will make him do the dance. Im not too sure about this one either, since i never did test it out, but this is my theory, if you can prove me wrong, and add a better paraghraph to add, Ill give rep, and edit this out to what you wrote with your name one it =P ----> NPC commands <---- These commands are among my personal Favorits, since i love to tinker with NPCs. Not only that, but if you are a GM, you will see a lot of these commands,so get used to them. ".npc spawn This will spawn an NPC For You to use. To use this command, type ".npc spawn ".npc vendoradditem this is as simple as asking an NPC to add an item to what he sells. First you need to know what you want him to sell. Find the item on thottbot or wowhead the same way you whould find an NPC, and use the URL's last digets as your ".npc vendorremoveitem this will remove an item from what a vendor sells. So say you wanted to remove item 23161. (NOOOO!!!! T.T) You will select the NPC and type ".npc remove item 23161" this will remove the lemonade that the vendor sells. ".npc name This one i have yet to make it work. Im suspecting three things, but right now i cant test them. This is either an admin command, or needs to be formated diffrently. It might be that you have to type ".npc name ".npc emote This will make the NPC run an emote. Use gastric's emote list to pinpoint what you need. Emotes are from 1 to 400ish. A fun command to tinker with. Select the npc, and lets say we want him to dance, we will type ".npc emote 10" the number 10 is the dance emote ID. ".npc return" This will return wayward NPC to their spawn locations and reset their waypoint patrol. Use this when you have a bugged NPC on the loose. Select the NPC, and type ".npc return" ".npc say This is a rather fun command, as it can be used on players as well. This will make the NPC/player say whatever you want him to say in the ".npc yell works the same as ".npc say ".npc possess" This will possess the npc as if you were Mind controling him, only that they cant resist, or that it will wear off. If you go too far, you will break the spell. Rule of thumb with this one: "4 S spit by E" Many people tend to spell "possess" wrong. Its 2 pairs of 'S's Split by one 'E' Remember this and you wont have any problem with this command. ".npc unpossess" This will simply unpossess the NPC. you need to select the NPC, and type this in. ".npc come" This will make the NPC wonder to you. Select the NPC and type ".npc come" he will turn heels and start walking to the exact location you are. ".npc addagent" These commands bear further investigation on my part. I belive this will add a spell to an NPC without having to go into the SQL, making it great for creating a good dungon. Im not too sure, and i need to resurch this more, and make a guide about it. =P ----> .recall commands <---- This works very well to move around the map without having to run there. ".recall list" this will list all the recalls currently in use. you may have a long list in your chat log, good luck managing it. =P ".recall port This only works if you know the name of the recall position. For example, say someone made a recall about "Skypebase" You can use that name to jump to that area, by typeing ".recall port Skypebase" and your screen will either jump to a loading screen if the area you ported to is in another continant, or it will freeze as its loading if its in your own continant, Dont assume its a bug and try to CRT+ALT+DELTE. Its not, its perfectly normal if the screen freezes for a few seconds as it loads. ".recall add you will add your own recall with this command. Find yourself a recall name that has not been used aready to add the recall there. Type ".recall add Skype" to add a recall with the name of Skype for example. Any name works so long as it has not been used. you can then use that name in your recall, for the ".recall del this will delete a recall by the name of For now that all, I will be adding stuff continually as i test it. You now know all the commands a Gm master needs, maybe even more. Debug will be added in time when if find the time to resurch them. .npc addagents seem soo much more intersting however, and so does guides about other stuff.  Either way a new GM can live without .debug commands, so they are not my priority. i will add them once i scratched out everything to do on this compedium. |
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04-08-2008, 11:14 PM
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| Go Objects and tactics on how to use them -By Skype Well, time for the .go's Possibly one of the most easiest Topics and yet hardest topics of GMing, apart from dealing with people of course. Nothing is more painful then solving an idiotic issue with an idiotic person while keeping a smile on your virtual face =P .go objects are simple to use commands that allow you to spawn objects in-game. As i explained in moderate detail on how to use such commands, I will now explain how to make the best use of them, assumeing that you know how to acctually do the command. 1) Macros are your BEST freind with .go's. Simply add "/s .go spawn Keep in mind, the .go kill macro will target the nearest object and destroy it. So make sure you are as close to the object you want to murder. and as far away from the objects you dont want to destroy at all. 2) Wall building is used quite a bit, there are many ways to do this. there are 3 types: The Look-good walls, ramparts, and the hard player-proof walls. Good looking walls are easy to build, You can make a good wall out of virtually anything. Troggle your walk, which should be the "/" You can change that in the key binding on your option menu, but i wont go into detail on that. We have more important stuff to cover first. If you cant find the toggle walk button, set your speed to 3-4. Then you will lay your base line, the wall will follow that line. Walk forward to where you want your wall to be set, constantly clicking your macro. IF it's tables, you will be clicking every 3 seconds or so, if its small crates, you will be clicking ever 1 second or so. You get the picture right? It is important to click the button at a timed rhythm. if you want the best looking walls, time them all. Humans have a built in clock, so use it! Once you are done with your base line, jump on top and follow it back, clicking your macro as you walk, each layer will make your wall higher. Usually 5 crates makes a wall bigger then a player could jump it. Ramparts take more time to build, and are made so a player can walk on it, and shoot arrows or spell from it. This will be important if you are building a BG, which a guide explaining what blizzard's approach to BGs, and how objective based PvP will improve your BG, will be in this Compendium. To build a ramparts, start building a normal wall. Then build a wall of tables right behind your wall. The tables will serve as the walking part of the ramparts. Do the same that you have done with the wall when building the walking part of the ramparts. Now tables stacked on one another look ugly, so build a second wall of crates behind the tables, this will be for the looks mainly. Well built ramparts > Ugly ramparts =P Once you built that, your ramparts is nearly done. Now build a small ascending stair of crates to it's side on the inner side of the wall. That way players can walk up to the ramparts themselves. then your done! Players are very devious people. They are persistent to say the least, ANY flaw in your walls, and you are sure players will make a guide on your forums saying exactly how to get by it, and think they are leet for breaking you work. Then you feel bad because you thought it was perfect. So, to avoid this, here are a few tips to Stop the exploiting players from getting to places you don't want them to be. First of all, You must master the art of wall building, but a different kind of it. You see players can climb straight walls given enough time by just jumping from crate to crate and landing on the almost unseeable flaws in the objects that allow them to stay on the side of the wall. As you build your wall, inch little by little forward, by a tiny amount, Eventually the first part of your wall will be straight, but the top part will start to incline a bit, making a small almost unseeable "roof" that will bonk players that try to climb it all the way down. it will form a very slight candy cane like shape. enough so that players wont get past Use the same players to your advantage. Build up your walls, then issue a challenge to players to get past it. If they do, give them the treat (Any reward that you set, for motivation), and fix the entry he used. Keep doing this over and over until they just cant get pass. Another way, is to spawn one small thing, and mod it's size by a LOT. Objects stacked on one another leaves room for flaws, but one object's side, has no flaw at all. Find a slim object, place it in a strategic area, and scale it to a gigantic wall with the .mod scale command. Remember to relog for the effect to appear. Keep in mind, ".go Scale" commands tend to get buggy sometimes and a month after you may be wondering around and find your object shrinked back to normal. 3) Creating towers is a bit of work. keep in mind, in some places, gnomes can squeeze in, while taurens cant. The best way to make a player useable tower with objects, is to create a tauren and build your tower from there. Start with one table. then jump and jump until that pillar of table is tall enough. Build crates, and other item to decorate the tower so it wont look that ugly. Build a roof by first building walls around the tower. Remember to leave windows to players can shoot from above. and see from above. Once your walls are build, its time to make the roof. You can either float up and make your roof with crates, or a table. or you can return to ground, build a table, jump, delete it, and spawn another table, jump, delete, spawn, jump delete, spawn until you are at the height of your roof, and then you leave the table alone. you will have a perfect roof this way. Make sure to relog sometimes if the table you just deleted respawns when you spawn something else. you will fall down, but you can fly back on top =P 4) I recommend downloading the Ascent_search thing (One of them at least. there are hundreds out there), it will have a huge list of objects to chose from! This will make your GM life much easier. 5) Always, ALLWAYS make sure a '1' is added at the end to save. I will tell you now, if your macro has no one at the end, it will be a very dark day for you the second the server D/cs. 6) Making a floating floor, is probably on of the hardest things to do. ever. If you have a lot of time to kill, start your floor at the bottom, and start spawning them with the spawn, jump delete method. If you have less time to kill, and need a straight line for a platform (E.G the floating maze) Make yourself fly, and set your flyspeed to 3-4. Then do the same thing you would for wall building, Click both your mouse buttons to move your character and point him with the camera. Add your macro to a hotkey button, and spam that as you try to fly straight. If you need a floating platform that is wide, but goes a bit far, instead of making another line and maybe a third line, Make one straight line counting three seconds between each object. Then Make a new macro, saying "/s .go scale 3" Fly by and spam that hotkey like lightning had hit it. You wont see anything at first. Once you log out and relog in, your path will be straight, and big enough to hold a few people. 7) Use real world architecture to influence what you make. anything you see out in RL< you can make in-game with enough time. All it takes is time, and know-how. The acent lookup will help you greatly with that. and this guide has shown you the basics on how to make that awesome building in-game. Good luck! |
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04-08-2008, 11:19 PM
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| How to catch an hacker -By Skype This part will teach you how to identify a hacker, the types of hacks most common, How to catch him red handed, keeping an archive in case he cries croc tears, and how hunt a hacker and get rid of him. First of all, why do people hack? There are three conclusions |