Go through this list before you download Asterobot. Most items take a few seconds to check, and a few of them depend on whether your bots will use Full socket mode or MITM mode (see Full socket and MITM).
A supported computer
Asterobot is published for six combinations of system and processor:
| System | Processor | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | x86-64 (Intel or AMD) | Most Windows PCs |
| Windows | ARM64 | Laptops with a Snapdragon X processor |
| macOS | Apple silicon (ARM64) | Macs with an M-series chip |
| macOS | Intel (x86-64) | Macs with an Intel processor |
| Linux | x86-64 (Intel or AMD) | Most PCs and servers |
| Linux | ARM64 | Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, ARM servers such as Ampere or AWS Graviton |
The x86-64 builds need a processor that supports the x86-64-v2 instruction set, which every x86-64 processor made since about 2009 does. On an older processor they won't run.
A Windows computer with an ARM64 processor can also run the x86-64 build through Windows' own emulation, but the ARM64 build is faster there and uses less memory.
Whatever system Asterobot runs on, it downloads the Windows version of Dofus's files. A Mac or a Linux machine works just as well as a Windows PC.
Download Asterobot explains how to tell which processor your computer has.
A web browser
Asteroboard runs in a web browser, on the computer where Asterobot runs or on another device. The first time, the browser needs an internet connection to load https://asteroboard.asterobot.net. After that, Asteroboard opens even without an internet connection, as long as it can reach Asterobot.
A browser for automatic Ankama sign-in
This one only matters for Full socket bots, and only if you want Asterobot to sign your Ankama accounts in by itself. To do that, Asterobot drives a real browser on the computer where it runs: Google Chrome, Chromium or Microsoft Edge, installed in its usual place. Another Chromium-based browser, such as Brave, Vivaldi or Opera, works too once you set its path in the zaapmanager.browserPath setting.
Without one of these browsers, you can still sign each account in yourself. Automatic sign-in and Manual sign-in explain both ways.
Disk space
When you download a game version, Asterobot fetches the files a bot needs, not the whole game. The total depends on the Dofus version, and extracting the game data takes more space on top of the downloaded files. A few sizes are worth knowing, all approximate and changing with game updates:
| Item | Approximate size | When it takes space |
|---|---|---|
| World map artwork, part of the files a bot needs | 545 MB | For every game version you download |
| Map data, part of the files a bot needs | 450 MB, measured on Dofus 3.6.10.10 | For every game version you download |
| The game's music | 900 MB | Only if you download it from the Game page's Music tab |
Files and folders shows where all of this is stored.
Network access
Asterobot listens on a few ports and needs to reach the internet:
| Connection | Default address | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| Asteroboard to Asterobot | 127.0.0.1:8080 |
Everything Asteroboard shows and does |
| Dofus to Asterobot | 127.0.0.1:5555 and 127.0.0.1:5556 |
MITM mode only: your game's sign-in, then its game session |
| Asterobot to the internet | Outgoing connections | asterobot.net, and Ankama's sign-in, game servers and game downloads |
By default, all three ports only accept connections from the computer Asterobot runs on, so nothing is open to your network. If another program already uses one of them, or if you want to reach Asterobot from another device, see How the parts connect.
Accounts and the game
- An asterobot.net account. Asterobot signs in with it the first time it starts, and you can't add a bot until it's signed in. See Create an asterobot.net account.
- For Full socket mode, an Ankama account for each bot. Accounts protected by Ankama Shield or two-factor authentication can't be used in this mode. See Add an account.
- For MITM mode, Dofus 3 installed with the Ankama Launcher. You don't store any Ankama account in Asterobot. Asterobot finds the game in the launcher's usual folder on Windows and Linux, and on macOS you enter the folder yourself. The game version you play must also be the one Asterobot downloaded. MITM mode has the details.
A tool to open .7z archives
Asterobot is published as .7z archives, so you need a program that can extract them, such as 7-Zip on Windows or the 7zz command from the 7zip package on Debian or Ubuntu. Download Asterobot covers each system.
Where to go next
- Create an asterobot.net account if you don't have one yet.
- Download Asterobot when you're ready.