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[Kway]

This is a Google Chrome extension and requires Google Chrome to use.

 

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

 

Latest version: 1.0.1

 

Installation Instructions:

1. Download scoresender.crx.
2. Open Chrome's extension page.
3. Drag and drop scoresender.crx from step 1 onto the extensions page.
4. Confirm the installation.

How to use:

1. Navigate to the flash game you wish to score send.
2. Allow the game to load and click the Chia Cop icon that appears in the address bar.
3. Enter the score you want to send.
4. Click the checkbox next to "Active".
5. Play the flash game.
6. Send a score when you want the score sent.

Changelog

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v1.0.1

• Now detects an alternate method of sending/verifying scores.
• Added a warning when something may be wrong.

 

FAQs

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1. Why won't the Chia Cop icon appear?
   Make sure the game loads to a playable state. The game must also be a flash game and in a main window (not in a pop-up). If the icon still won't appear, pm me with a link to the game.
2. The score sender said it replaced the score but the game shows the score I got was sent.
   The game is not aware that the score was modified so it will assume the score it tried to sent was the one accepted (and your new high score if applicable).
3. Can I use this to get avatars and other rewards?
   Yes.
4. Your score sender told me additional score information or something like that is required and my score was blocked.
   As a safety feature, if the game sends more data than a score, the score sender will not replace the score and instead stop the score from being sent at all. This means that not all games are currently supported as a precaution against future SS traps set by TNT. Support for existing games will be added as time goes by.
5. What are the 'Prize Lvl' and 'Extra Data' boxes?
   Those are examples of known extra data that certain games send with a score from the question 4.
6. A pop-up appeared from your score sender saying "Found an exception..."
   It is currently a research project I'm conducting about a specific score sending behavior. Feel free to ignore it as it will only appear once for each game that exhibits that particular behavior. PM me if you play a lot of games and would like to contribute.
7. Do you plan on adding automated score sending?
   Not at this time. This project's main focus is researching the data sent by flash games and to score send with minimal risk.
8. The Chia Cop icon stopped appearing for flash games that it used to work for. HELP!!!
   I do not know what causes this bug to happen. Restarting Chrome will clear up the issue.
9. What score do I put in?
   If you asking that question, you should know score senders should only be used by players who know what they are doing. I recommend reading guides on how to use score senders responsibly.
10. I got frozen using your score sender! <insert nasty remark or threat here>
    Read the second line (in big, red, bold letters) if you haven't already.
11. Your score sender is ugly.
    There are better looking score senders out there you can use. If you would like to improve the pop-up, feel free to PM me.
12. Your code is ugly.
    Feel free to pretty it up if you want.
13. I found an extension claiming to be this one. Is it safe?
    Do not download it unless it is from somebody you trust. If it is from me, only one will appear in the extensions page if you install it and install the extension listed here.
14. I found a bug or have a suggestion.
    Post it here or PM me if you want to keep it private.
15. Should I fill in all the text boxes?
    Typically yes. If you don't know what to put in, play the game and send some scores to get an idea of what the game sends.
16. What happens if I leave a text box blank?
    Then when the score is patched, that data will become blank and possibly freezable. Do NOT check Active until you confirm all the text boxes have correct information!

[Trey]

Can you explain how this score sender is safer?

[Romy]

Can you explain how this score sender is safer?

No need to worry about ranges, Mods and (to a certain extent) times.

[Kway]

Can you explain how this score sender is safer?

This score sender patches the score sent by flash games themselves. This makes it much more difficult to detect compared to having to check the components used to determine which data needs to be sent (impossible for ad games and possibly future games). As a backup safety measure, my score sender attempts to decrypt every score sent by a game. If decryption fails, the score obviously can not be replaced and thus will not send scores. If a game sends new data fields along with the score (such as YYB), my score sender will react according and stop any score modifications from happening until support for the new data field is added.

 

Basically, it checks scores sent by games for anything new and goes on lock-down if anything goes wrong.

[Trey]

Thanks, Kway. That sounds useful if TNT does decide to do something drastic to curb score-sending. But is what Ivy said about not having to worry about ranges, mods and times true?

[Kway]

Thanks, Kway. That sounds useful if TNT does decide to do something drastic to curb score-sending. But is what Ivy said about not having to worry about ranges, mods and times true?

Yes. My score sender uses exactly what you put in the boxes. If you are going to wait a few minutes to manually send the score, it wouldn't hurt to spend a few extra seconds to make up a number yourself.

[Trey]

Oh, so all Ivy meant was that it is not automated and that you have to manually type in a score and choose when to send it each time? Lol, I thought somehow you managed to create a score sender that automatically calculates safe scores and times for you... that would certainly be very well-received. But if it is purely manual, then it won't be useful those who want to send many scores and not just a single score (AC comes to mind, or those who play flash games for np).

Edited by Trey, 31 July 2013 - 12:27 AM.

[darkmadness]

Kway, you my good Sir, are a deadset LEGEND. Thank you, this works like an absolute charm! +REP

Edited by darkmadness, 31 July 2013 - 01:15 AM.

[Waser Lave]

Interesting work, good job.

[kieshun]

It won't let me add it to chrome.  

 

it says apps, extensions and user scripts can not be added from this website

[Waser Lave]

It won't let me add it to chrome.  

 

it says apps, extensions and user scripts can not be added from this website

 

Did you follow the instructions?

 

Installation Instructions:

1. Download scoresender.crx.
2. Open Chrome's extension page.
3. Drag and drop scoresender.crx from step 1 onto the extensions page.
4. Confirm the installation.

[kieshun]

sure did 

im on a mac if that means anything, i didnt think it would because its just an add-on

[Waser Lave]

sure did 

im on a mac if that means anything, i didnt think it would because its just an add-on

 

It definitely works with the instructions on Windows, I can't test on Mac though.

[Kway]

sure did 

im on a mac if that means anything, i didnt think it would because its just an add-on

It works on Mac. When you drag the file onto the extension page, "Install Extension" or something similar will appear.

 

I'll look into getting the file hosted here and add auto-updating later to simplify things.

[kieshun]

when i drag it onto the page a text box comes up next to the download in the bar at the bottom and says "Extensions, apps, and themes can harm your computer. Are you sure you want to continue?" and i have two choices- discard, or continue. i hit continue and then at the top near the toolbar it says the apps, extensions and user scripts can not be added from this website hullabaloo 

[KaibaSama]

when i drag it onto the page a text box comes up next to the download in the bar at the bottom and says "Extensions, apps, and themes can harm your computer. Are you sure you want to continue?" and i have two choices- discard, or continue. i hit continue and then at the top near the toolbar it says the apps, extensions and user scripts can not be added from this website hullabaloo 

Try this:

Are you using the correct thing? It should have a 1 on it, like this: Scoresender(1).crx.

That's what you need to drag in, check your downloads folder. That's where I found mine. (after hitting the continue button).

 

It did that to me when I first downloaded it (and tried to use the one with out the 1 on it), and then I went into my downloads folder, found the one with the 1 on it, dragged it and it worked fine.

 

If that doesn't work, I have no idea what to do.

Edited by Satsuki, 31 July 2013 - 09:01 AM.

[Kway]

when i drag it onto the page a text box comes up next to the download in the bar at the bottom and says "Extensions, apps, and themes can harm your computer. Are you sure you want to continue?" and i have two choices- discard, or continue. i hit continue and then at the top near the toolbar it says the apps, extensions and user scripts can not be added from this website hullabaloo 

For some reason Chrome seems to be redownloading it from your computer. Are you sure you are dragging it onto the extensions page and is your Chrome up to date? If "Drop to Install" isn't appearing on the page, you might have the wrong page.

[kieshun]

i got it, my chrome wasnt up to date apparently. sorry for all the trouble 

Edited by kieshun, 31 July 2013 - 09:12 AM.

[Kway]

i got it, my chrome wasnt up to date apparently. sorry for all the trouble 

It's fine. I remember when they first added that security 'feature' and took an hour to figure out how to install my own extensions.

[Sinwin]

Works nicely   it feels a lot safer than the other score sender out there.

[VaultBoy]

Works like a charm! +Rep!

[cuttingedge]

Very awesome, this will make DD and avatar games so much easier and safer to complete. Thanks!!

[Psyduck]

Very awesome, this will make DD and avatar games so much easier and safer to complete. Thanks!!

 

Lol right?! Much easier and all

[Mandie]

Will try this when I get home from work in the morning. Rep!

[Kway]

I decided to poke around some of the shockwave games and found one has a weakness. The game also has an avatar to give so it will be a valuable addition to this program. At the moment, the weakness is big but it's tracks are still covered. It will take time for me to find a way to break the encryption and when I do, it will require my SSer to be 'trained'. By 'trained', I mean you will have to send a ton of different scores for the game (don't worry, they will be safely blocked) until enough information about the encryption is known to encrypt your own score.