Sparks

Looking for alternatives for purchasing sparks. I was using one method but it's been inoperative for the past couple of months. I resorted to purchasing items manually in this time but as you can imagine it's tedious. I ran across a recent script however and have a couple of questions.

require 'packets'
require 'lists'

windower.register_event('outgoing chunk',function(id,org)
    if id == 0x5B then
        local name = (windower.ffxi.get_mob_by_id(org:unpack('I',5)) or {}).name
        if L{'Eternal Flame','Rolandienne','Isakoth','Fhelm Jobeizat'}:contains(name) then
            local outstr = org:sub(1,8)
            local choice = org:unpack('I',9)
            if choice == 0 or choice == 0x40000000 then
			return outstr..string.char(9,0,0x29,0)..org:sub(13) -- Acheron Shield
            end
        end
    end
end)

1. How safe is it to use this since it utilizes packets? When entering the sparks menu and immediately exiting it this purchases the item.

2. If it's safe, how can I change the item it purchases? I looked into lists etc and I'm uncertain of how this org:sub/org:unpack etc works.

3. If it's unsafe, is there an alternative method I could possibly look at using with windower? I'm down to learn and hopefully help others in the process looking for something similar.

I appreciate the time and help

This is something I would also be interested in.

there is one wre you just send a command and it buys 1 of the items you tell it to but im not sure if that violates the windower rules to be posted

Personally I wouldn't ban you for posting it.

But this kind of packet injection can be unsafe if it isn't done right. If it is done right, SE won't be able to distinguish between a real user and an automated script. It just depends on the quality of the script. And for the record, I wouldn't use the above one.

Personally I wouldn't ban you for posting it.

But this kind of packet injection can be unsafe if it isn't done right. If it is done right, SE won't be able to distinguish between a real user and an automated script. It just depends on the quality of the script. And for the record, I wouldn't use the above one.

ok here is the one im talking about - its not mine

https://github.com/Brax1069/Sparks

Without examining it in detail, I can say that the logic looks ok. The coding style is kinda objectionable, but that shouldn't matter.

So is the OP script safe to use... ?