PixelGetColor Always returns 0 or 0x000000(hex)

[MagnumXL]

Messing around with a helper for a game. I dont have any code yet except for a couple of tests. When those tests came back with the same results I tried the "AutoIt3 Active Window Info" tool. It gives the the same results. I think that the game is blocking pixel color in some way. The info tool picks up color fine in other screens.

I did use the search function but couldnt find anything on this issue. If i missed a post on this i am sorry and would love to be directed to it.

Has anyone else had this same problem with any game? Anyone know a workaround? I'll re-write my code and post it to make sure there is not a problem there. Thanks in advance for help.

[SmOke_N]

Check your Opt("PixelCoordMode") settings to make sure they are the set to the same as how you got the coords in the AutoInfo.exe

[MagnumXL]

My test is:

Opt("PixelCoordMode", 2)
Dim $tpix, $thex
WinActivate("Game")
Sleep(500)
$tpix = PixelGetColor(57,30)
$thex = Hex($tpix)
WinSetState("Game","",@SW_MINIMIZE)
Msgbox (0,"Debug", "Pix: " & $tpix & chr(13) & "Hex: " & $thex)

[MagnumXL]

yes both are set to test just to the active window, but I have the "screen" mode just doing the math. Same results.

Edited November 21, 2006 by MagnumXL

[SmOke_N]

Again, does the 2 (meaning client coords) match your AutoInfo Window ?

$thex = Hex($tpix)

$thex = Hex($tpix, 6)

[MagnumXL]

Well you were right i did have them set differently ><, but i still get the same results. I am using opttion 0 (active window) in both my code and the info tool now..

Info tool:

>>>>>>>>>>> Pixel Color Under Mouse <<<<<<<<<<<

RGB: Hex: 0x000000 Dec: 0

Code result:

I hope this helps.

Edited November 21, 2006 by MagnumXL

[Outshynd]

What game is it? Some games block the APIs used for pixel color checking as part of their anti-cheating stuff.

[MagnumXL]

  Outshynd said:

What game is it? Some games block the APIs used for pixel color checking as part of their anti-cheating stuff.

Honestly, I'd rather not say. Only because my screenname here relates to my account name there. Sorry i dont mean to sound like an ass, I'll pm it too you though

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Automating games is like hiring someone to smoke your cigarettes

True! My problem is that i always get into a game and think "Why the hell did they do this this way?, I would have done it better!,... oh wait! maybe i still can!". I actually have more fun modifying games to my liking than actually playing them. Maybe I should just get into game design... Edited November 21, 2006 by MagnumXL

[mvriesen2004]

I have a similar problem. I have a full screen application program; however, I can measure pixel values so it must be using the DC. I wrote the following program to monitor a single pixel and see if the value was actually changing. I attached a bit of the output and you can see that about 8-10% of the time the pixel value has changed.

So my question is what is causing this change? I see no change on the screen, but PixelGetColor sees something changing. The game is not in windowed mode. Is it a video refresh? If so, how would this affect a digital display buffer - I wouldn't think it mattered? Is there a computer graphics trick at play here to make the redisplay more seamless?

HotKeySet("^{F1}", "GetBasePixelColor")     
HotKeySet("^{F2}", "GetPixelColor")     
HotKeySet("^{F9}", "Idle")      

Global $pixelColorBase
Global $pixelColor

Idle()

;.....................................................................
Func Idle()
    While 1
    Wend
EndFunc

Func GetBasePixelColor()
    $pixelColorBase = PixelGetColor(760,1120)
    Idle()
EndFunc

Func GetPixelColor()
    $failures = 0
    $successes = 0
    While 1
        $pixelColor = PixelGetColor(760,1120)
        If ($pixelColor <> $pixelColorBase) Then
            $failures += 1
            ConsoleWrite("$pixelColorBase = " & $pixelColorBase & "   $pixelColor = " & $pixelColor & "   (" & $successes & "," & $failures & ")" & @CRLF)
        Else
            $successes += 1
        EndIf
    Wend
EndFunc

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,1)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,2)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,3)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,4)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,5)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,6)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,7)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,8)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (53,9)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,10)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,11)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,12)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,13)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,14)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,15)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,16)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (112,17)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,18)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,19)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,20)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,21)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,22)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,23)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,24)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,25)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,26)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (186,27)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (248,28)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (248,29)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (248,30)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (248,31)

$pixelColorBase = 16730442 $pixelColor = 5725274 (248,32)

Edited November 22, 2006 by mvriesen2004