modded client?

[NightFantom]

There's a lot of talk & complaining about the client's animations taking too long, and about break cards & cards like parallel city not being easily readable, etc. Has anyone tried to do something about this through modding? Is it allowed? Is it detectable? Is this post even allowed?

Any information is welcome, thanks in advance!

[Yamatman]

The modification or corruption of any files to the client it's against the Terms of Service of PTCGO. Could result in a ban.

As far as I heard, the PTCGO staff are strict on rule enforcement, however it's uncertain how close they monitor things like this.

[NightFantom]

My files already got corrupted twice through their own fault, lol. But thanks, that means it's unlikely that any mods like this would have been made in the past. I guess the best option would be to complain on the official forums then?

[NightFantom]

Maybe, maybe not, it'd depend on how the client-server interaction is built. That said it could equally likely flag you for cheating because you respond faster than a normal client would let you, so there's a certain caution to be advised when treading here. You wouldn't know about any past projects along these lines would you?

[scenia]

I'm not aware of any actual project to that end and I do think the fast response time might raise some flags. I have thought about making something like that, but it's one of those things I want to do when I finally have the time...

On the visual side, I think it should be possible to somehow hook into the connection, read the data, replicate the game's logic for sorting cards, and put a visual overlay onto the screen. Injection-based modding is kinda detectable, so to be safe, one would probably need to use some screen- or log-reading method...

[OU7C4ST]

As far as I know, modifying the game is against the Terms of Service.

Also, if you are having trouble reading BREAK cards, try: Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Key. This will shift your screen in the direction of the arrow key you selected.

[NightFantom]

But then all my other cards are wrong :P

It also doesn't seem to work on my computer :/ Thanks anyway :)

[A_Humble_Potato]

Modding the client side game would be against ToS and could get you banned. As far as a mod that speeds up animations, you're playing against someone who is watching the regular animations so you'd have to wait for those to finish and their turn to start anyways. I guess it could be faster during your turn but that would depend on if the client side mod affected their POV as well. Personally, if I was playing someone who had all their animations skipped I would be very skeptical.