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Short answers about what Asterobot is, the computers and the Dofus it works with, whether you need to code, and what keeps running when you close a window. The basics: what Asterobot is, where it runs, and what keeps working when you close things. What is Asterobot? Asterobot is a program you run on your own computer to run bots for Dofus 3. A bot either signs in and plays on its own, in Full socket mode, or joins the game you play, in MITM mode (short for man-in-the-middle). What a bot does

The risk for your Ankama account, where Asterobot keeps your passwords and sign-ins, Shield and two-factor authentication, captchas, and what a package can do with your account. Read these answers before you use Asterobot with an Ankama account you care about. Can my Ankama account get banned? Yes. Using a bot breaks Ankama's terms of use, and Ankama can sanction the accounts involved at any time. That holds in Full socket mode and in MITM mode, with a package you wrote or one from the market

Short answers about choosing Full socket or MITM mode, playing alongside a bot, running several bots, restarts and using other computers. How bots connect, how many you can run, and what happens to them when things stop. Should I use Full socket mode or MITM mode? Start with MITM mode. You play Dofus as usual and the bot joins your session: there's nothing to store in Asterobot and no connection script to find, and it works with accounts protected by Ankama Shield or two-factor authentication

Short answers about Asterobot's own copy of Dofus, the disk space it takes, what to do after a Dofus patch, the tested version and updating Asterobot. Asterobot keeps its own copy of Dofus, separate from the one you play, and neither that copy nor Asterobot updates itself. Why does Asterobot download Dofus when I already have it? Because Asterobot works from its own copy of the game files. Bots, scripts and the Game page all read the game data, maps and texts from that copy, never from the Do

Short answers about finding packages, deciding whether to trust one, updating, editing, sharing and publishing packages. Packages are what bots run. You get them from the marketplace or write them yourself. What is a package? The code that tells a bot what to do. A package is a small set of JavaScript files, often with settings and buttons that show on the bot's page. You install packages in your library, then give one to each bot. See What is a package. Does a bot need a package? To do any

Short answers for script authors about TypeScript, npm, timers, internet and file access, message names, debugging and movement. Questions people ask while writing packages. The developer docs cover each topic in full. Which language are scripts written in? JavaScript. Every file of a package is an ES module, and scripts can use the syntax of JavaScript up to ES2022, apart from three constructs: async generators, for await and import() called as a function. See JavaScript support. Can I writ

Short answers about connecting Asteroboard to Asterobot, certificate warnings, using a phone or another computer, ports, and what works without an internet connection. Asteroboard talks to Asterobot over the network, even when both are on the same computer. Asteroboard says Server disconnected. What should I check? First, that Asterobot is running: its terminal window must be open. Then, that Asteroboard uses the right address. Open Preferences, look at Server URL, which is http://127.0.0.1:8

Short answers about signing Asterobot in with a code, your asterobot.net account in Asteroboard, and where to get help. Asterobot signs in with your asterobot.net account, and the website is also where you ask for help. Why do I need an asterobot.net account? Because Asterobot signs in with it, and you can't add a bot until it's signed in. Asterobot also downloads marketplace packages with that account, and you need one to post on the forum. Create it on https://asterobot.net. See Create an a

Short answers about the fight module, fight profiles, playing fights yourself, Turbo, PvP, challenges, summons and Dofus updates. How bots play their fights, and how to change the way they do. Can a bot fight on its own? Yes. Switch on Play this bot's fights on the bot's Fight tab, and the fight module places the character, says it's ready and plays every turn, in Full socket mode as in MITM mode. See The fight module. Does the bot attack monsters by itself? No. The fight module plays fight