MMF2 Encryption

[variant]

Hello,

Are there any tools available to encrypt the applications you develop in MMF2? Or do you have to program the encryption, yourself?

-Variant

[Pkeod]

What exactly is your objective?

[variant]

Just to protect the coding and prevent people from cheating, copying, etc.

-Variant

[Pkeod]

When an exe is compiled there is no possible way to get an mfa back out of it.

[Shawn]

Also, there's really no way to stop hackers. Not even big time publishers can do it.

However, if all you want to do is encrypt game data and saves, then use an array object that supports encryption or ini+

[variant]

What's ini+? I am more worried about people cheating or editing save files than hackers?

-Variant

[nivram]

Here are some INI++ Features:
Comparison and Encryption - INI++ allows the files to be compressed and encrypted when saved to disk.

Path Features – You can select the path that relative paths are relative to. You can save to directories which do not exist and they will be created. There is a read-only mode if you do not wish to modify the file.

Initial Data – You can specify initial data to be loaded into the object in the frame editor, as well as an initial file to load.

Dialog Box – INI++ features a dialog box which can be opened at run-time. It is helpful for debugging or cheat menus.

Case Sensitive – If you wish, the INI file can be case sensitive.

Repeated Groups and Items – Repeated groups can be merged together. Repeated groups and items can also be automatically renamed.

Debugging Tools – View and modify the INI file as text from the Multimedia Fusion Debugger.

Auto Save – INI++ can be set so it does not automatically rewrite the file to disk when it has been modified, however it can still do this if desired.

No Limits – There are no limits for the size of the INI files, the number of groups, the number of items, and the size of values.

Searching – There are actions and expressions for searching INI files and even putting the results in other INI++ objects.

Merging Functions – There are new functions for merging INI files.

Sub-groups – Groups with sub-groups can be simulated with the object.

Global Data Stores – An infinite number of global data stores that can be shared across sub-applications.

Hashed Values – There are functions for having hashed data values, which is useful for passwords and etc.

Get and Set as Text –INI files can be loaded in directly as text, or the data can be received as a string.

Marv

[variant]

Thanks, that helps a lot, I'll use that object for my game save files. Is the ini++ extension included in the MMF2 Standard Edition?

-Thanks, To All, Variant

[nivram]

It is an extension not included with MMF2. I think you can download in the Released Extension sub-forum.

Marv

[variant]

Thanks.

-Variant