(RGSS) Set file permission?

[silver wind]

Hi guys, I need help with this RGSS script.
There are files in my game folder, which I don't want players to mess with.
(save files + .rxdata files my scripts use)
I want only RMXP to have permission, so a player doing a copy/paste will get 'you have no permission for this file'.
Is this possible? or, can I make the file 'hidden' ?

 

[Glitchfinder]

Even if you set the file to read only, tech savvy players will still find ways to mess with them, if they really want to. As to hiding the files, that's pretty easy to reverse, as even people who are mostly computer illiterate often know how to reveal hidden files. As to what you could do, I'm not entirely certain. Short of creating a program that contantly uses the files so that they can't be modified, there really isn't much that can be done. (And, that would be considered malicious software by most) Do you really need to do something like that? The standard encryption used by the program is good enough for most people.

 

[Taylor]

I think silver wind is more referring to not being able to copy/paste save files as backups or similar than encrypting them. To me though this seems more of a hassle than anything.

 

[silver wind]

Yeah, what Jirbytaylor said.
If I do set files to 'read only', can't players right-click and set them back to normal ? :|
What about password-protecting a file, like Winrar does?

 

[Zeriab]

Including root-kits can help you, but I would advice against that due to legal issues. (If discovered we would also ban you from this site)
I would rather recommend you just accept that people can mess with the files.
You can of course encrypt them and alter the scripts for the .rxdata files outside the .rgssad so they can be read from inside the encrypted archive.

*hugs*
- Zeriab

 

[silver wind]

Illegal stuff is not for me, so no need to ban .
I don't need encryption, for files or for the game. So I don't get what you're saying.

I just don't want players to back up their save files and other rxdata files.. Is there a way to use Winrar, as in creating/reading these password-protected files using a script?

 

[Jason]

So when a game is saved, the file goes into the passworded winrar file ?

 

[silver wind]

Thanks guys, but it was a bad idea. I just realized you can copy-paste the entire .rar file.
T.T I'll find some other way.

 

[Taylor]

You can of course encrypt them and alter the scripts for the .rxdata files outside the .rgssad so they can be read from inside the encrypted archive.

That... sounds awesome. Can that be done with the Audio directory too? Though I'm betting that if it could - without corruption - it would already be a default.

 

[Zeriab]

In theory yes, but the engine does not support playing music from the encrypted archive so it practical in terms of speed.
On a related note I have seen scripts encrypting the audio. The audio is still separate from the encrypted archive, but cannot be played before decryption. I don't remember where though.

@silver wind:
You practically have two options:

• Accept that users can mess around with the files
• Developing or using malicious software

*hugs*
- Zeriab

 

[silver wind]

Or, use a new approach.
I'll try to discourage players from cheating, by

1. Setting a minimal price for traded item/actors. ie: rare item costs 100,000$ or a party member at max level.

    So, when player A sends his rare item to player B, player B must send him 100,000$ to get the item. player A     

    receive the cash, but then restores his old file. So player A didn't get the item for free- he payed. Not only        

    player B did the trade for free, he "lost" 100,000.

2. Use my "player score" feature to determine if a player can use a rare item/party member.

    So, player B will get a useless item/party member. Those will transform into a Glitch item & a Glitch actor I'm

     just dying to put into use (They do not glitch the game, and can be used in cool ways. Their goal is

     to add interest to the game.)