Hackceler8 2023

Tooling for the Google CTF 2023 Hackceler8 finals by the C4T BuT S4D team.

Features

• Pathfinding on Ctrl+LClick using a parallel A* (cheats-rust), for which the whole physics engine was rewritten in Rust.
• GUI modifications to include hitbox highlighting, object (keys & other items) tracing, object names and auxilary info (fps, ticks, boss HP).
• Slow-tick mode toggled on =, with Backspace used to advance a constant (1 by default) number of ticks. Debug info about the player is printed to the console when slow-tick mode is enabled.
• Playthrough recording is toggled on Ctrl+R, with saves being taken every 5 seconds by default and additionally on various events (map change, death, manual save). Recording to be played can then be chosen in the cheats UI and enabled on Ctrl+L.
• Up to 9 macros (useful for completing various NPC-related challenges) can be added through the cheats UI, and can be replayed manually using Alt+N.
• Active map rendering happens in the cheats UI. Additionally, all maps can be prerendered using &, the prerenders are placed in the static directory of the cheats UI.
• Automatic shooting with smart weapon cycling via dropping the current weapon and instantly picking it up enabled on ]. Also enables automatic shooting for the Danmaku boss fights.
• Negation of control inversion by enemies on the client's side.
• Utility client.sh and server.sh scripts to start the game locally in different modes and with/without SSL.

Cheats UI

Settings

Pathfinding parameters, GUI modifications, and other cheats can be configured here.

Recordings

Recordings are listed for each map with an additional screenshot of the game at the time when the recording was saved.

Map

An overview of the current map with all the extra GUI modifications rendered.