Reddit reviews Game Hacking: Developing Autonomous Bots for Online Games

1. Can you talk a little about what you do at Bromium? What companies do you work with? What do you do for them specifically? Whats your day to day job like? Is traveling involved?
   
   
2. Your book was a great read, and I definitely recommend people buy it. Are you considering writing a part 2?
   
   
3. What does your ideal second edition of your book look like? Do you have any sections that didn't make the final cut? (I saw you had already mentioned the impact on Tibia chapter getting cut as well as a section on API Monitor)
   
   
4. Are there legal issues surrounding writing about Anti-cheat? What legal issues did you run into when writing the book?
   
   
5. I know your name is out there and I saw you have made numerous videos for your Tibia Bot. Have you ever run into legal issues there?
   
   Thanks again man, I really enjoyed reading your story!

The below book gives some pretty good beginner types of steps for what to look for and how to do it. Depending on the game, most now days have some pretty advanced protections that will get you caught, or these techniques just won't work any more. https://www.amazon.com/Game-Hacking-Developing-Autonomous-Online/dp/1593276699


For a lot of the folks that are publishing exploits, they have likely been doing it for a while and evolved with the times. Usually they know the classic symptoms of what could cause a duping bug, or glitches in level designs.

Thanks for the shoutout! The link is dead, but the official is here and Amazon is here.

@OP hacking games is what ignited my passion for coding. It allowed me to make things which were in line with my hobby--gaming--and quickly became my hobby itself. Whether or not you're a gamer, it's important to apply coding to whatever grabs your attention. When you go that route, you can be sure you'll have the drive to get better and make coding a way of life. Luckily for gamers who aspire to hack, game hacking is a popular industry and the techniques have reverse engineering baked right in, so it is a double whammy.

Given you're a CS student, I'll assume you have at least a passing enjoyment of video games. /u/nickcano has a great book on game hacking if you're looking for an avenue to intersect learning with an existing hobby.

https://www.amazon.com/Game-Hacking-Developing-Autonomous-Online/dp/1593276699&ved=0ahUKEwi4lq_2y5rZAhURM6wKHfXOB98Q5OUBCF0wBw&usg=AOvVaw18ufFhR9oBAwJTzgMW9gA3