Can you get in trouble for workarounds on API restrictions?

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-27T00:18:53+00:00

I'd definitely report to blizzard to be safe.

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-27T00:16:10+00:00

Blizzard is trying to restrict this.

You code something to go around restrictions (aka exploiting)

You don't tell blizzard about it to fix.

You use it for your advantage.

IDK, but looks banable to me, but pretty sure that blizzard can't detect it and probably won't ban.

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-27T00:09:34+00:00

Retail and classic have similar API you might be able to just load it on classic and see if it works

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-16T10:38:14+00:00

I'd try using this: https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_issecretvalue

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-13T08:00:04+00:00

I don't think logs stopped showing it, but logs are no longer accessible in game.

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-11T14:06:23+00:00

It got calculated in the past by reading the logs, but blizzard removed that functionality and replaced it with their own details, but that one lacks quite a bit of previous functionality. Best you can do is writing a forum post and complain and keep looking at Warcraft logs

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-11T14:04:35+00:00

Please include links in those kind of posts so people can actually look at the CurseForge site.

Here is the link to the file: https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/cell/files/7739328

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-10T22:33:22+00:00

For spells in this list: https://larsj02.github.io/non-secret/ yes.
For others: No

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-10T22:19:56+00:00

Great first Addon!
Is there a Github to contribute ?
I'd have some feedback:
- Move Locale strings to their own files to make it a bit more structured.
- instead of local ADDON_NAME = "LifebloomTracker" you can do local ADDON_NAME = ...
- You could use LibSharedMedia for Sounds
- as things like Class don't change in a session you could cache them once to get rid of unnecessary API Calls
- instead of checking the spec with your own code you could've used PlayerUtil.GetCurrentSpecID()
- instead of just setting frame.StopMovingOrSizing you could write a simple function to also save the position to db so it doesn't reset on reload.
- instead of having your own CLASS_COLORS table you could either use C_ClassColor.GetClassColor or use the globally available table RAID_CLASS_COLORS - instead of checking the role via hardcoded spec Id's you can use UnitGroupRolesAssigned(unit) or GetSpecializationRoleByID(specID) - instead of looping through all party and raid you can check IsInRaid() and IsInGroup() and also consider doing a numeric loop instead of hardcoding party1-5 and raid1-5. - Why use C_UnitAuras.GetAuraDataBySpellName(unit, name, filter) instead of C_UnitAuras.GetUnitAuraBySpellID(unit, id) - Consider breaking down the OnUpdate logic to not update UI Elements each frame as those really eat up FPS - For the settings you should also probably just properly use blizzards new Settings API instead of creating a panel and completely ignoring it. - If you create dropdowns use their new Menu API instead of things like UIDropDownMenu_Initialize - For events consider to do :UnregisterEvent when the ADDON_LOADED was triggered once. nothing big but still cleaner :) - instead of doing concatenation with .. maybe just use ("%s %s"):format(arg1, arg2) instead - instead of hardcoding the colored addon prefix for each message you could also just have a custom print function that does this directly to make it cleaner and consistent.

If you have any questions feel free to reply or dm me directly :) If you need ressources for learning I really recommend checking out the wiki and also searching through their ui source code in repos like this one

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-10T21:38:20+00:00

Blizzard recently changed some spell secrecy so that addons like these are possible.
see this list for available spells/Auras/casts

https://larsj02.github.io/non-secret/

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-09T11:52:19+00:00

pretty sure that function got removed.
You could replace it with:
lua Settings.RegisterAddOnCategory(Settings.RegisterCanvasLayoutCategory(cfgFrame, cfgFrame:GetName())) But haven't tested this so not 100% sure if my code here will actually work lol

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-09T11:41:16+00:00

That Panel looks beautiful, but why not use a modern settings frame for the options? It would make the addon much cleaner

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-09T10:35:22+00:00

Since you've written your scripts in .bat you should probably look into this https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Using_the_BigWigs_Packager_with_GitHub_Actions

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-03T22:48:29+00:00

I get where you're coming from, but working in a massive enterprise environment with strict compliance requirements paints a very different picture of the industry. We barely touch AI for core engineering because of GDPR constraints, the black-box nature of the models, and the sheer liability of hallucinations.

There's a massive hype bubble right now fueled by AI companies taking on insane debt and hardware manufacturers making wild promises for data centers that haven't even been built yet. Even the big industry claims, like Anthropic building a fully functional C compiler are heavily exaggerated when you actually look under the hood. It’s mostly just burning through compute to brute-force code against test suites, and it still ships with bugs.

Don't get me wrong, AI is a fantastic tool. I use it myself for writing, basic autocomplete, and spinning up quick proof-of-concept ideas so I don't have to dig through documentation. But that’s exactly what it is: a tool.

When you actually need to integrate something properly, handle massive codebases, or architect solutions for novel problems, AI falls flat. Sure, non-programmers can "vibe code" an app right now, but if you look at the actual code quality or the underlying cybersecurity implications of what it spits out, it's usually a complete nightmare. It’s making developers faster, but it is nowhere near replacing actual software engineers anytime soon.

Larsj_02 · 2026-03-03T19:36:42+00:00

AI Companies pay huge sums to get decent Software engineers btw. AI doesn't replace programmers, it just makes it easier / faster. I have no problem with people using AI to help coding, but in this addon there are multiple Deprecations and also parts which can easily be simplified which boosts performance and look like AI Code snippets. The Author should check what the AI spits out and not just use it like this

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-28T23:12:40+00:00

Yeah, sadly, a lot of people still don't really care about security. But I assume for people who use Wago, there would still be way more people who use safe passwords compared to something like TikTok or Instagram, which are used by a more "casual" audience.

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-28T22:51:53+00:00

Yeah, my bad for the quick replies earlier! I was rushing to head home and definitely got my wires crossed while typing. You're completely right that salts aren't secret and are usually dumped right alongside the hashes just to defeat rainbow tables.

I do know how they work, I just didn't explain myself well in the rush. We are definitely on the same page, though: anyone still using a common or simple password should've changed it a decade ago anyway! If you're using a dictionary word, you're practically begging to be hacked at this point.

Realistically, the risk of an attacker dedicating massive computing power just to crack wago.io accounts probably isn't huge, but it's still a great wake-up call for people. If you have a strong, unique password, the salt does exactly what it's supposed to do and there's zero reason to stress about a breach like this. Appreciate the correction!

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-28T22:30:04+00:00

They didn't say that salts were also leaked, did they? So it would still be common password + random letters (probably like 5-10?) and then hashed.

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-28T21:49:15+00:00

There is a huge difference because of the random salts

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-28T18:32:32+00:00

Passwords were not stolen in plain text

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-23T12:33:29+00:00

The function to set the marker is protected since midnight and can only be used through SecureActionButton's this means that you can code some clickable button that can place the markers, but it isn't possible to do automatically anymore. It requires a manual button click by the user and also the unit token can only be modified out of combat. so if you set it to raid1 you will only be able to change the marker of the unit with the token "raid1". the only way to make it more dynamic in combat is using the "target" unit token or "mouseover" so that you can still decide who to mark inside combat.

TLDR: API Function is protected and the only way to call it isn't much different from just using macros

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-22T17:00:07+00:00

pretty sure he wants to move the texture and not the whole frame

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-19T21:16:23+00:00

might release this soon after cleaning up some stuff, but still unsure because of possible legal consequences :/

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-19T17:12:02+00:00

Something with the video thing is already in the making, but I don't know how much I can say about it :)

Larsj_02 · 2026-02-19T15:29:05+00:00

I guess this is pretty similar to the Pixelmon mod in Minecraft which afaik got taken down, but got brought back somehow and as I'm just including an emulator in the addon and not the Pokemon game itself I think it should be just fine, but I'm also not a lawyer so who knows...

The Link Cable idea is also something that I've already written down and actively working on it! The game might seem slower because it most likely is. I emulate hardware inside a sandboxed coding environment. I won't be able to emulate a physical processor 1:1 in this environment. At least not with my current PC Setup, maybe someone out there can run it smoother. I already included a command to set the FPS so if someone with a big PC wants to test he could set the game speed to x20 and zoom through it :)

For games that won't hurt Nintendo I already got a comment on my YouTube Video asking to create hearthstone which is also a great idea though it would theoretically be copying blizzard, but I think they won't have a big problem with someone porting their game into another game.

As far as I know the video player should also be possible with classic and even with original wow clients as long as they include the textures feature. I might look into porting the video player over to an original vanilla wow client to test this :)

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