Fixing Tribes/ Master server

[Plasmatic]

I've developed a simple fix for the hacks that have been happening with Tribes lately.
You can add this to your Tribes in 5 easy steps.
This is also a simple and painless way to add the community Master servers.

Click on the boogie man to learn more.

-Plasmatic

[Plasmatic]

1. Hit the 'select all' link in the code box below.

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%t=newObject(x,FearGuiFormattedText);if($badwords != "")addExportText("$badwords = \""@$badwords@"\";");addExportText("File::delete(\"config\\GameServerList.cs\");deleteObject(nameToID(\"x\"));");exportObjectToScript(x,"config\\badwords.cs");deleteObject(%t);$Server::CurrentMaster = "0";$Server::MasterAddressN0 = "t1m1.tribes0.com:28000 t1m1.masters.tribesmasterserver.com:28000 t1m1.pu.net:28000 skbmaster.ath.cx:28000 kigen.ath.cx:28000 t1m1.masters.dynamix.com:28000";

2. Hold the Ctrl button and tap the C button to copy the code into your clipboard.

3. Start Tribes, and hit the ` key to open the console. The key is right below the Esc key in the upper left of your keyboard. It should look like this.


4.Hold the Ctrl key and tap V to paste the code into Tribes. Hit Enter.


5. Hit the Quit button in the upper right of Tribes and you're done.

This will add code to your Tribes that will delete the gameserverlist.cs file before it is executed, and prevent a malicious server host from hacking your Tribes. This will also add all 5 community Tribes master servers, along with the official master that has been off line for some time now.

[Plasmatic]

How this works - I'll break the code down into parts.

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%t=newObject(x,FearGuiFormattedText);

Creates a new text buffer in Tribes that we can add text to.

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if($badwords != "")

Checks to see if the file we plan on writing to has anything in it.

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addExportText("$badwords = \""@$badwords@"\";");

If it does, this line makes sure it is re written to that file.

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addExportText("File::delete(\"config\\GameServerList.cs\");deleteObject(nameToID(\"x\"));");

Adds 2 statements to the text

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exportObjectToScript(x,"config\\badwords.cs");

Exports the code to badwords.cs

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deleteObject(%t);

Deletes the text buffer.

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$Server::CurrentMaster = "0";$Server::MasterAddressN0 = "t1m1.tribes0.com:28000 t1m1.masters.tribesmasterserver.com:28000 t1m1.pu.net:28000 skbmaster.ath.cx:28000 kigen.ath.cx:28000 t1m1.masters.dynamix.com:28000";


Sets master server variables that will be saved on Tribes close.

The resulting code exported to badwords.cs looks like this.

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//--- export object begin ---//
instant FearGuiFormattedText "x";
//--- export object end ---//
File::delete("config\GameServerList.cs");deleteObject(nameToID("x"));

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File::delete("config\GameServerList.cs");

deletes the gameserverlist.cs file and

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deleteObject(nameToID("x"));

cleans up Tribes memory when this is all done.

This process is much like how Tribes creates and saves maps.
If you would like to know more about how Tribes works, take a look at the Information desk.

[Threatcon]

Thanks Plas.

Here is NoFiXette's solution as well. Just tossing it in this post so it's easier to find.

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This thread is the reason why masters are being updated, and client's are being patched.
http://nofix.annihilation.info/DoSFix.v13.rar

edit- updated version -Plasmatic

[Anubis]

nice. now how do we break that? j/k. thats nofix's job now gl

<3

[PePpEr]

Thanks Plas