Patch time is almost upon us!

Just a few reminders from your friendly neighborhood Chin. :chin:

1. Download those patches!

Oftentimes when a patch file gets posted, I get PMs stating that the patch file is up. That's all good and well. However, being the human that I am, I need my sleep. So sometimes Nexon posts a patch file and they remove it before I can wake up to get it. Then I'm left with PMs stating that there's a patch file posted... and no patch file. :(

Please guys, when you see a patch file on the Nexon FTP, download it, upload it to your file-sharing site of preference, and post the raw patch file in the Pre-patcher thread. That would help me out and help others too.

If there are several versions of the same patch put on the FTP, remember that I specialize in finding differences between patches! I can figure out what they decided to change (no matter how minute, even one little variable). The more patch files get posted the better!

2. Viruses in the pre-patcher? FALSE!

I've gotten two reports of users downloading a pre-patcher that had their accounts compromised because of it. These users downloaded the pre-patcher from another megaupload link, and the owner of that link said that the pre-patcher was from me. This is completely false, as I did not distribute a 0.60 patcher. To stay safe from viruses, keep this in mind --> only download pre-patchers from the pre-patcher thread. If you do not download it from there, it did not come from me.

3. Expansion of the database is coming.

All extracted WZ files will be posted within the following few days. Be on the lookout for an update to the database topic.

Always chinchillin',
~Fiel

Aye Aye sir! I hope we get something beginning with "monster" and ending with "book" in the data...

Aye Aye Cpt. Paul! :)

We'll be on the F5 crow's nest! :P

Wait, why6 do you say that O_O???

Thanks again,Fiel ;P!
Keep doing your good job D:!

Always chinchillin'² :B

Oh good, an expansion of the database :f2:.

If you use my prepatcher script, you can patch even if Fiel is sleeping. :chin:

If you're using that and the patch file changes, move (not delete) the .patch file that gets auto-downloaded so you can post it, delete the .exe the script creates, and run the script again.

Thanks for the clarification, Fiel.. ehm.. Chin :f2:

when is patch. when!?!!

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Originally Posted by Spaz

If you use my prepatcher script, you can patch even if Fiel is sleeping. :chin:

If you're using that and the patch file changes, move (not delete) the .patch file that gets auto-downloaded so you can post it, delete the .exe the script creates, and run the script again.

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I didn't mean so much so that other people could obtain pre-patchers, but that I could do an extraction (though both go hand in hand, I suppose).

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Originally Posted by Alloy

Aye Aye sir! I hope we get something beginning with "monster" and ending with "book" in the data...

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Monster book UI is already present. :p

Thanks Fiel, you're so awesome:glitter: If there was another way to donate besides credit card I'd so give you like 50$

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *Runs around the room in excitement*...Thanks Fiel!

Roger That

Sir, yes sir!

Sweet, skill.wz.

Ten four, good buddy.

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Originally Posted by SuGaRnSp1C3

*Runs around the room in excitement*

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Totally saw that in my head. :f6:


Can't wait, Fiel. :D Let's hope for no screw-ups on Nexon's part. :f2:

(Atten hut!) <Stands at Attention>

*thinks* Oh great, can't stop until the extraction is out. >.>

Can't wait, either.

Oooh I thought you might be talking about Patching this site. lol

I'm still waiting for the "changes" that you said are coming a while back. :f2:

Just a question. How can you confirm the patch is soon? For all we know, it isn't until the 29th.

This is how they usually do:

Patch - Server Maintenance - Server Maintenance - Server Maintenance - Another Patch

And so on.

Since the last week it was the 3rd Server Maintenance, we can guess the 0.61 patch will come this week's Wednesday. They USUALLY do that.

They could also postpone it like they did for Crimsonwood Keep's patch and keep doing Server Maintenances all weeks until they're ready to patch.

It's pretty common that they will use up all of their cash items and then go to another patch. I understand that they have not always done this, but it's a general trend that tends to hold true. As of right now, there are no more available items from NXWatch.

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Originally Posted by IsaacGS

Monster book UI is already present. :p

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I think what most people are looking forward to is the script, the lore. Even if they patch that stuff into the data, that doesn't even necessarily mean we'll be getting it, and it'd definitely be nice to take a peak at all the descriptions given, officially in English for the first time.

Well... there's always a chance they might re-release CS stuff that were removed from the CS eariler lol.

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

I think what most people are looking forward to is the script, the lore. Even if they patch that stuff into the data, that doesn't even necessarily mean we'll be getting it, and it'd definitely be nice to take a peak at all the descriptions given, officially in English for the first time.

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That's what I meant! If it's a translation, and not one like MSEA's (GOD it was HORRID), it'd be enough for me.

It'd be fantastic if they actually release the actual thing, though :D

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

I think what most people are looking forward to is the script, the lore. Even if they patch that stuff into the data, that doesn't even necessarily mean we'll be getting it, and it'd definitely be nice to take a peak at all the descriptions given, officially in English for the first time.

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Look who you're talking to. XD Yeah, that may be the interesting part, but I'm just saying it's already partially there.

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Originally Posted by Fiel

It's pretty common that they will use up all of their cash items and then go to another patch. I understand that they have not always done this, but it's a general trend that tends to hold true. As of right now, there are no more available items from NXWatch.

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On top of this, all the event quests are scheduled to end at October 8th, 00:00. Which means the latest you could do them, assuming the game is up, is 11:59 PM today. No NX plus the end of events means that, at the very least, the patch is *intended* for this week. It may get delayed but it was supposed to be now.

In regards to it being the 29th, it wouldn't make very much sense to start the halloween events then eh? :p

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Originally Posted by IsaacGS

Look who you're talking to. XD Yeah, that may be the interesting part, but I'm just saying it's already partially there.

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Yeah, I do this a lot. Basically take someone who said something I want to comment on and say something they themselves already know, all so that I can be sure others who read the thread are able to get a more full understanding on things.

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Originally Posted by Alloy

That's what I meant! If it's a translation, and not one like MSEA's (GOD it was HORRID), it'd be enough for me.

It'd be fantastic if they actually release the actual thing, though :D

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If MSEA got translations before us, I wouldn't even consider them legitimate.

The language they use isn't English, after all. What do they call it...? Singlish? rofl. But really, that's not right, regardless of their intent, be it true English or the bastard Singlish-- it's in the same league as Engrish lah~

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

Singlish

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Yeah, it's a sin against humanity. You had to stand for a while to decipher EACH monster alone. Like Nependes instead of Nependeath. And that's the only relation I remember...

Just as a notification about prepatchers Fiel make and such:

The way of making the prepatcher in Python is completely harmless if you download the .patch file from Nexon's FTP. Though, I liked the cleaner version better than the other version, because you can easily see that this isn't dangerous:

Wasn't it something like this?

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import struct
import cStringIO

def Main(pname):
    manpatch = open(pname + '.exe', 'wb')
    base = open('ManualPatch.base', 'rb')
    bdata = base.read()
    base.close()
    manpatch.write(bdata)
    patch = open(pname + '.patch', 'rb')
    pdata = patch.read()
    plen = len(pdata)
    patch.close()
    manpatch.write(pdata)
    manpatch.write(struct.pack('L', plen))
    manpatch.write(struct.pack('L', 0))
    manpatch.write(struct.pack('BBBB', 0xF3, 0xFB, 0xF7, 0xF2))
    manpatch.close()
Main('00057to00058') #input the patch file name without the .patch here

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Originally Posted by Devil's Sunrise

Just as a notification about prepatchers Fiel make and such:

The way of making the prepatcher in Python is completely harmless if you download the .patch file from Nexon's FTP. Though, I liked the cleaner version better than the other version, because you can easily see that this isn't dangerous:

Wasn't it something like this?

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import struct
import cStringIO

def Main(pname):
    manpatch = open(pname + '.exe', 'wb')
    base = open('ManualPatch.base', 'rb')
    bdata = base.read()
    base.close()
    manpatch.write(bdata)
    patch = open(pname + '.patch', 'rb')
    pdata = patch.read()
    plen = len(pdata)
    patch.close()
    manpatch.write(pdata)
    manpatch.write(struct.pack('L', plen))
    manpatch.write(struct.pack('L', 0))
    manpatch.write(struct.pack('BBBB', 0xF3, 0xFB, 0xF7, 0xF2))
    manpatch.close()
Main('00057to00058') #input the patch file name without the .patch here

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How does that work, exactly? You're not writing any TXT file to the patcher. I think you accidentally erased the cStringIO statement since you have that as an import but never call the module in the script. So yeah, otherwise it's close to what you have.

My script I have posted in the pre-patcher thread also does the following things:
1. Creates a verbose patchlog to help detect where errors occur
2. Patch error checking to make sure that the zlib block isn't corrupt
3. Manualpatch.base checking to ensure that the user is using the correct version.
4. Automatic finding of patch files in the current working directory

EDIT: Oops, noticed that you had the length of the notice file as 0. I suppose that would work, but I've never tried it.

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Originally Posted by Fiel

How does that work, exactly? You're not writing any TXT file to the patcher. I think you accidentally erased the cStringIO statement since you have that as an import but never call the module in the script. So yeah, otherwise it's close to what you have.

My script I have posted in the pre-patcher thread also does the following things:
1. Creates a verbose patchlog to help detect where errors occur
2. Patch error checking to make sure that the zlib block isn't corrupt
3. Manualpatch.base checking to ensure that the user is using the correct version.
4. Automatic finding of patch files in the current working directory

EDIT: Oops, noticed that you had the length of the notice file as 0. I suppose that would work, but I've never tried it.

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Yeah, I know. But in the end, this does basically the same thing as long nothing wrong happens. Whoops @ that import cString though, that wasn't supposed to be there.

It should work, unless NULL POINTER EXCEPTIONS occur! [/sarcasm]

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Originally Posted by SuGaRnSp1C3

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *Runs around the room in excitement*...Thanks Fiel!

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do it naked plz k thnx.

No patch up yet :f6:.

In 8 hours it will be the 8th:glitter: and still no patch notice:f7: the guild screenshot event ends on the 14th, and the last GM event is the 11th, so...patch on the 15th and no cash shop items?:f4:
Actually, I guess it dosen't neccessarily have to be on a Wednesday...

It could be next week. lololol.

Pirates or CWK expansion or Singapore or not, I do want the Halloween quests opened up again soon. I gave someone my Toymaker equips and need another set for myself. xD

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Originally Posted by iamflip

It could be next week. lololol.

Pirates or CWK expansion or Singapore or not, I do want the Halloween quests opened up again soon. I gave someone my Toymaker equips and need another set for myself. xD

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Haha, same.. I loved those toymaker equips so much.

Time to go level up and get some NX for a NX costume :P

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Originally Posted by Fiel

Please guys, when you see a patch file on the Nexon FTP, download it, upload it to your file-sharing site of preference, and post the raw patch file in the Pre-patcher thread. That would help me out and help others too.

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Oh, so you can notice the difference between every one of them? (e.g. what they are editing from the patch)

Sure thing, will do.

Anyway, I recommended for TinEye that your website (The database, in particular) should be searched through and will display images from here. Partly advertisement, partly faster finding of a monster or an item for me.

Well, no patch today, and I'm almost certain they won't get around to it till at least Monday. >.> (Typical Nexon...)

Patch should be this week.. I really hope so, because I can't wait to see what the Halloween Events' patch will be like!

Will they completely change our mansion to MapleSEA's one or will they just add the NPCs with quests? How will they organize everything in OUR mansion?

And I can't wait to do the new quests.. :f2:

I downloaded the 0.61 patch. its still in the ftp but I'll upload it if you want. i won't make a pre patcher but i would like an extraction please.

Please do upload it. I will extract it once I get home. Post the download link in the pre-patcher thread. Thank you.

Yes please extraction ftw.

When will you get home Fiel my dear o3o
I wanna know what's inside that Pandora box :3

Apparently in 20 minutes.

:D Yay patch:cool: