Hi guys, hope you all doing well. I had some free time and decided to share some ideas on how to approach resource recollection with pixelbots. If you didn't read my post on how to detect the dofus client, check pixel coordinates and colors, detect fights and autofight, you can always take a look on **[this](https://cadernis.com/d/2617-pixelbot-combat-displacement-spells-attack-summon-etc)**. Lets start.**1. Collect resources ****Approach 1: Click although the resource has not reappeared **This is the easiest way of collecting resources. The idea is to click on the resource location even if someone has collected it and the resource has not reappeared. This approach allows to save some lines of code. At first glance seems like a huge waste of time, but after dozens of hours of testing and collecting resources, I think this approach is efficient enough to take it into consideration since only consumes 3 to 5 seconds per resource spot. The algorithm would be something like this:- Click on a resource spot coordinates- Wait 3 to 5 seconds.- Check if a fight has started (a resource protector has appeared) --> fight detector- If yes --> fight- If no --> continue recollecting- Click on another resource spot on the same mapOnce the map is collected, change map and continue the recollection.**Approach 2: Only click if the resource has reappered and is collectable.**This is the difficult approach but the most efficent one. You need to know what chroma pallet a specific resource uses, and search for it on the screen. If any resource is collectable, you can continue your route without wasting time clicking on empty resource spots. The way I found to detect resources is this one:- Imagine I want to collect some chestnut trees. Then I need to search for the colors of that tree. I **always try to search for the less common color of the resource**. For example chestnut trees usually have this small chestnut in the treetop.![img](https://cadernis.com/assets/attachments/492.jpg)- You need to know that even **if two resources are of the same type, their colors might not be always the same**, they follow a pallet, and they vary some hex values. Maybe one chestnut color (in hexadecimal) is AB3D26A**1** and another one in the same map is AB3D26A**2**. So it's not possible to search for a specific hex value, but instead you need to search using a **regex** pattern. Pls dont try to check colors directly on the Dofus client because the white _aura_ that appears around the resource in fact alters (slightly) all the colours of the resource.- Take a screenshot and then check the colour of the desired area of your resource. For example lets take a look on some chestnuts, and compare their colors:![img](https://cadernis.com/assets/attachments/494.jpg)As you can see, we are checking the colours of the same type of tree, on the same map, BUT they vary slightly. The first one is 5B2413 and the second is 5E2613. I don't know exactly why this happens, if it's intended by Ankama to avoid pixel bots or what but the fact is: you need to search colour resources using regex, and not specific hex values.So, how we do this? Take another look on those hex values, they share the same number structure: 5X2X1X, so basically thats your RegEx.``` checkColor(color){ c := color if RegExMatch(c, "^0x6.2.1.$")=1 or RegExMatch(c, "^0x5.2.1.$")=1 return 0 else return 1 } ```You can see I also compare it with 6x2x1x and thats because thats another hex colour pattern for chestnuts. So, thats all for resource detection.**2. Routes**The first step when coding a route is **planning** the route. In order to do that, I think one solution is to decide what resource/resources do you want and then check [dofus maps online](https://dofus-map.com).Lets say we want some chestnuts, we check the map and we plan our route. This is a example of a mini route of chestnuts from zaap Scaraleafs. Its only an example, is not efficient probably and of course is a small route, which has many problems related to the Ankama Antibot IA as we will discuss later. So, now you have your route planned, and you know how to collect resources. Also you can autofight resource protectors if you saw my last post. So whats next? Well we need to discuss how to actually move between maps. To change map, simply click on the blue areas, any clicks near that areas will make your character move and change to the adjacent map on that direction.But now, how we know we have changed maps and we can continue running the script?The approach I follow is _map has changed_. It sounds weird but I think its efficient. First you need to make sure the lateral bars of your Dofus Client shows the adjacent maps. Then the only task is run a Loop that waits forever until it detects the map has changed, then the loop breaks, and the next resources can be collected. How to do this?Select some random pixels from areas 1, 2, 3 and/or 4, and check that they are all colour black. I recommend to at least check 3 different areas. Whenever you change maps, those 4 areas turn black until the next map is loaded and is displayed. So when you have finished collecting one map, click to change maps, and then run a loop that checks those areas.``` MoveRight(){ Click, 1650, 450 Loop{ PixelGetColor, color, 100, 100 PixelGetColor, color2, 350, 350 PixelGetColor, color3, 700, 700 } Until (color = 0x000000 and color2 = 0x000000 and color3 = 0x000000) Sleep 1500 return } ```Now, I will give you some tips I have learned after all this time.- To make some routes on an infinite loop... make an infinite loop hehe and put inside your different routes.- To use zaaps, go to your Haven Bag (Havre-Sac (?) ) by pressing H then click on your zaap and type the desired zaap with Send _nameofthezaap_ then send Enter key. The move to the initial map of your route and start collecting.- After you change map, **always Send Shitf key down**, that will make sure that your character remembers and collects all the resources even if you are attacked, or some lag appears, and **most important, to make sure you dont attack enemies!** This is so important in areas like the Abyss of Sufokia. If the Shift key is down, even if you click on a monster moob, you will not enter in combat, just the moob info coordinates will appear on the chat.**3. AntiBot Ankama IA + Anti Player Bot Reports**Well this is an easy approach. Since Ankama (or at least I have read that) checks for repetitive tasks, actions or routes to autoban bots (I don't know if its real, but just in case xD ) always **make sure you run large routes that covers different areas**. For example Otomai, then Frigost, then Amakna, then Sufokia then whatever and then you can repeat the loop. I have checked my routes, and my character usually takes like 50 minutes to finish one loop of the route. That means even if a player/mod is looking for bots, he will have to wait about two hours to see you go through one specific map again. Nobody does that, so basically its antiban 99,99%. I have been testing my scripts for 8 hours daily (while I sleep), every day for 2 weeks, and never had problems. (Btw all the resources I got, about 40 million stimated kamas, I never sold them or craft them because its not fair with the other players. I just stored it all on one of my house chests because I just wanted to test how much stuff could this type of bot collect and said to my friends to take as much as they wanted).**4. Auto Pods + Auto Bank**Put the remaning pods on your character bar, and every time you finish a collecting loop, check if it has reached the limit (the green bar is on the right side).![img](https://cadernis.com/assets/attachments/500.jpg)Then trigger a method to go to Bonta (go to your havre-sac by pressing H, click on the zaap, write Bonta by using the Send Bonta command then Send Enter key, click on the zaapi, click on the right menu, click on the textbox, Send bank, Send Enter, click on the bank door, click on the owl to speak with him, click on open my account..) well I think you understand how to do it. Click on your resource interface, click on the arrow, click on "transfer the visible items", click on the X to close the bank interface and you are ready to continue your collecting loop. If you dont want to use the bank, and you have a house, apply the same logic but going to your house and use your chest.Video demo with the start of a route + auto detect resources + auto collect: [Video](https://streamable.com/809ln4)Example of script (1000 lines of code with 4 complete routes + pods + house) using the Approach 1: [Script](https://drive.google.com/file/d/15tBKqA7nfCHGx_wOC-SwYZ4Wp3bdQX20/view?usp=sharing)Remember that my scripts are for 1920*1080 with 125% zoom and if a fight is detected you need the scripts I shared in my first post if you want to autofight.**Happy Farming!**![img](https://cadernis.com/assets/attachments/502.jpg)**AutoEnclos breed + generations, auto Treasure Hunts...and more, much more... coming soon!**

Very nice with ahk :) thx a lot

Well done. Thank you for sharing

Best thing youll find to search for pixels or image patterns on a subimage is this : [https://opencv-python-tutroals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_tutorials.html](https://opencv-python-tutroals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_tutorials.html)Plenty of tutorials on youtube about the different methods ( squared difference and others template matching strategies )

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PixelBot Resource Collecting, Routes, AntiBan, AutoPods, AutoBank...

valchimiiste

Best thing youll find to search for pixels or image patterns on a subimage is this : https://opencv-python-tutroals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_tutorials.html

Plenty of tutorials on youtube about the different methods ( squared difference and others template matching strategies )

KekaBron

Tulfier
Good work ;)
Question: You search for resources according to their colors without giving x and y coordinates. So I understand that you are doing a global search on your screen. What is the processing time for finding the color on a map?
I did some tests on my side with windll.gdi32.GetPixel but it is rather long. So I'm curious how long your treatment lasts.

Sorry @Tulfier , when I said

You need to know what chroma pallet a specific resource uses, and search for it on the screen. If any resource is collectable, you can continue your route without wasting time clicking on empty resource spots.

I meant to say I search on specific x and y coordinates, not on the whole screen. Both my approaches check specific x and y coordinates, but the first one always clicks even if the resource has not spawn'd and the second approach checks if the resource is there so you can save between 3-5 seconds per resource spot. Anyways is a good question, and since there are some alternative solutions with python libraries and other stuff, I would want to share my approach. Mine is kinda inneficient considering the amount of time required to program it, but I think it is worth it considering how fast my script can be. Instead of searching on the whole screen, which can take quite a long time (if i'm not wrong, pixelsearchs AutoHotkey methods search line by line checking all the pixels) or doing search algorithms or image pattern recognition, I've made my script to only look in specific pixels. In other words, I have coded for every map of my route, the concrete locations where the resources spawn.

Example:

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With the spy window, I check the exact pixel or pixels where the chestnuts are, for every map. Then my colour checker method only checks if those specific pixels are that colour or other. Only if there is a match, the click is executed. Otherwise it continues to check the next pixel. So basically I dont "search", I "compare". I would code that map as follows:



; [1,30] map coordinates
    Send {Shift down}
    PixelGetColor, color, 567, 85, RGB
    if checkColor(color) = 0
    {
        MouseMove, 567, 85,
        Click
        Sleep, 5000
    }
    check()
    PixelGetColor, color, 871, 625, RGB
    if checkColor(color) = 0
    {
        MouseMove, 871, 625,
        Click
        Sleep, 5000
    }
   .... and so on, all the trees coordinates

checkColor(color){
    c := color
    if RegExMatch(c, "^0x6.2.1.$")=1 or RegExMatch(c, "^0x5.2.1.$")=1
    return 0
    else
    return 1
}

check(){
sleep, 500
if (checkFight() = 1)
    {
    Send {Shift up}
    Sleep, 500
    RunWait, fight.exe, %A_ScriptDir%  ; we run the fight script to autofight the resource protector and wait till that script ends
    Sleep, 3000 ;we wait 3 seconds because sometimes the end-of-combat interface laggs
    Send {Enter} ;after the fight has ended, we send the enter key to close the end-of-combat interface
    Sleep, 500
    Send {Shift down}
    Sleep, 500
    }
return
}

checkFight(){  ;I think this method checks for the yellow button "ready" or something like that to know if you are starting a combat.
PixelGetColor, color, 160, 488, RGB
PixelGetColor, color2, 1732, 476, RGB
PixelGetColor, color3, 791, 1007, RGB
if (color = 0x000000 and color2 = 0x000000 and color3 = 0x92CA00)
return 1
else
return 0
}

So, why this approach?

- I coded this all on ahk scripts (AutoHotKey), so no python, no libraries, no aditional stuff needed.

- This method takes like 5 seconds to code per each resource (move the mouse to the resource coordinate, copy the coordinates into the script and repeat). By practising I have managed to code scripts of more than 1.000 lines in like 15-20 minutes.

- I can bet is way more faster than any librarie/algorithm search method, because you are directly telling the script where to search.

- Its true that you have spent maybe 10 minutes coding a route with 20 maps and 50 chestnuts, and manually inserting the coordinates, but the amount of time your CPU is gonna save running time consuming search algorithms I think its worth it.

- How fast it is? Well, lets find out. Lets get rid of the fight check() since its not part of the resource detection and lets measure the execution time of the 9 chestnuts on [-1,30] with this approach

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StartTime := A_TickCount
    PixelGetColor, color, 567, 85, RGB
    if checkColor(color) = 0
    {
     ; I have left this empty since we want to measure the execution time without waiting for the resource to be collected
     ; we are only counting how long it takes to search and compare colours of the 9 trees
    }
    another 8 chestnut comparisons here, all calling checkColor()
    ElapsedTime := A_TickCount - StartTime
    MsgBox % ElapsedTime

Cliquez pour révéler Cliquez pour masquer

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I have run the script like 20 times, and I always get execution times between 100ms and 200ms for 9 resource checks, and the most common value was 156ms. It depends on how busy your CPU is, and how good your CPU is. Mine is and i3 from 2014, and I'm running Mozilla with 9 tabs, Chrome with 2 tabs (Imgur doesnt work on Mozilla idk why), Discord, Paint 3D and Notepad++ so I think we can lower the execution time some ms.

Anyways 156ms / 9 chestnuts = 17,33 ms per resource. Is that fast enough? I'm quite sure it is.

To sum up:

- Is it fun to program? No

- Is it an elegant solution? No

- Requires to program complex search methods? No

- Requires external libraries/languages like python? No

- Is it fast? Yes

- You can apply this approach to collect fish, minerals , trees, plants...

Thanks to @valchimiiste for helping as well, I will check those python libraries.

javiersevilla011

Anything for 1.30?

KekaBron

javiersevilla011
Anything for 1.30?

The approach is the same, detect colours and collect/move between maps or whatever. For example displacement between maps can be done like this

KekaBron

javiersevilla011
Anything for 1.30?

I actually managed to do some Retro scripts for fishing. It is just some test script that I have done for only enutrofs, with autofight and chest summoning.

You can study how I coded it here

It is a lot more complex that scripting for 2.0, every resource spot needs 2 clicks, and there is no Shift Down for queuing clicks, which is very sad. So I had to manually code a "detect start of fishing" and a "detect finish fishing" to actually trigger the next clicks without hardcoding static sleep times. I did that detecting where the red thing of the rod appears and disappears.

Well, to sum up, it is like 2 or 3 times more complex than scripting for 2.0, for example since there are a lot more people fishing you need to make sure that the red thing of the rod that you are checking is the nearest to the fish spot you have clicked etc. If you want to study my code check the link. Also if someone has any questions about the Retro scripts, I can do another post explaining the whole process, just PM me.

KekaBron

javiersevilla011
pero lo tienes actualmente?

Use english or french bro xD. I've never done scripts for Retro because I don't play Retro. Only 2.0

BlueDream

@javiersevilla011 It's not made for retro,

Please use the english language and correct speech please

dylanbab22

Le lien est mort, possible de le remettre ?

KekaBron

dylanbab22
Le lien est mort, possible de le remettre ?

Hi, link updated. Pls notice that instead of copy pasting the collect structure 24/7, which is 5 lines per resource spot, you can change it to call a function, so you can save 4 lines. Instead of this:


Send {Shift down}
    MouseMove, 1459, 410 
    Click
    Sleep, 5000
    check()

    MouseMove, 1325, 390 
    Click
    Sleep, 5000
    check()

Do this:


collect(1459, 410, 5000)
collect(1325, 390, 5000)

collect(x1, y1, s){ 
    ;this function clicks on x1,y1 and then wait s milliseconds
    Send {Shift down}
    MouseMove, %x1%, %y1%
    Click
    Sleep, %s%
    check()
}

I should have done that since the beginning but I'm very lazy and didnt change the script. Feel free to modify the scripts or just leave them like it is now :^)

You will notice that in the .rar there are like 5 files called megaroutewhatever there are the same route, that collects on frigost, cania, sufokia etc, but the order in which those places are visited is changed in every file, that helps in order to never repeat the same routes, so Ankabug will not notice anything weird. Also I included a small script called MyTabs which you can use as a substitute for WindowsTabs.

Remember that in order to use my scripts your screen needs to be on 1920*1080, and also the pods() function is rpogrammed to go to my house, you will need to change it to go to yours, or your bank. Also to use the Sufokia() route you need all the exploration items, if you dont have them, then dont use those lines, just delete them from all the 5 scripts.

If you have any question feel free to post it :^)

paulo

wait, is this an actual english thread or is my chrome translator bugged? :D

You won't believe it but I was doing exactly what you did so far, except I'm going for tesseract OCR (optical character recognition), but at the essence my approach is the same as yours!

dylanbab22

Thanks for the new links, but how I use it ?

KekaBron

dylanbab22
Thanks for the new links, but how I use it ?

Well you need to install AutoHotKey and then you should have some background programming knowledge to understand what the code does and why. Then you can improve it and addapt it to your needs. Every function is explained in the AutoHotKey documentation. If you dont know how to program or you never tried ahk scripting, then you should take a look on their documentation. Good luck!

DarkYoda

It's a awesome work! Thx!

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