Nov 07, 2013 Anybody have some information on why this happens and what we can do to fix it? Sometimes I need to attempt to connect a half dozen times before it connects to the patch server, other times I have to wait hours and try intermittently before I finally get it to connect. I see no rhyme or reason as to what it sometimes fails, and sometimes succeeds.
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If the first 2 hex codes of the skill packet keeps changing on every capture of a skill, my filter will not work. It means that the packets on your client are encrypted. So what will you do if you encounter this problem?
1. First, find the date of your client. Use PE Viewer.
2. Create your own ragnarok client. Go to this link.
Skip step 1 of the instructions on the link above because you're not going to create a private server. You're just going to make a ragnarok client. Just follow step 2 to 5.
3. While selecting patches/diffs for your own client, check the 'Disable Packet Encryption' patch. It will disable the packet encryption on the client. The packets on 2013+ clients are encrypted by default.
If the client of the private server you're playing uses a custom DLL. Check the 'Use Custom DLL' patch name and an input box will appear. Browse and select the custom DLL that you're private server uses or input the filename on the input box. And then press ok.
4. After creating your own client with disabled packet encryption patch/diff, copy the created client to your RO directory and then try to open it and see if you can connect to the server. If it's not working repeat instruction 2.
5. You have to guess the right patches/diffs for the ragnarok client of the server you're playing. What you're doing is cloning the client with a disabled packet encryption patch/diff so that you can use my filter. It's a trial and error process so you have to be patient. One wrong guess and your client will not work. Just repeat the process till it works :)
Note:
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- If the client on the private server you're playing diffed the client with packet keys, then, even if you create your own ragnarok client and disable the packet encryption, it won't work. read this