[Tut] How to cut client starting time by 25% [Tut]

[stability666]

Well, I havn't been too active on RZ lately, and decided to release my latest discovery.

Difficulty: 1/10
Files Modified: Applet_Sub1 (Client sided)
Credits: 110% to me, also I have never seen a client with this modification.

Ok, first, open up Applet_Sub1, and search for

public void method13(int i, byte byte0, String s)

Then, you should see:

    public void method13(int i, byte byte0, String s)
    {
        while(aGraphics12 == null) 
        {
            aGraphics12 = method11(0).getGraphics();
            try
            {
                method11(0).repaint();
            }
            catch(Exception _ex) 
			{
			}
            try
            {
                Thread.sleep(1000L);
            }
            catch(Exception _ex) { }
        }
        Font font = new Font("Times New Roman", 1, 13);
        FontMetrics fontmetrics = method11(0).getFontMetrics(font);
        Font font1 = new Font("Times New Roman", 0, 13);
        method11(0).getFontMetrics(font1);
        if(aBoolean16)
        {
			Color color = new Color(140, 17, 17);
			int j = anInt11 / 2 - 18;
			aGraphics12.setColor(color);
            aGraphics12.setColor(color.black);//startup st00f
            aGraphics12.fillRect(0, 0, anInt10, anInt11);
            aBoolean16 = false;
        }
        Color color = new Color(140, 17, 17);
        int j = anInt11 / 2 - 18;
        aGraphics12.setColor(color);
        aGraphics12.drawRect(anInt10 / 2 - 152, j, 304, 34);
        aGraphics12.fillRect(anInt10 / 2 - 150, j + 2, i * 3, 30);
        aGraphics12.setColor(color.black);//startup st00f
        if(byte0 != 4)
        {
            return;
        } else
        {
            aGraphics12.fillRect((anInt10 / 2 - 150) + i * 3, j + 2, 300 - i * 3, 30);
            aGraphics12.setFont(font);
            aGraphics12.setColor(color.black); //startup st00f
            aGraphics12.drawString(s, (anInt10 - fontmetrics.stringWidth(s)) / 2, j + 22);
            return;
        }
    }

Replace that with this

    public void method13(int i, byte byte0, String s)
    {
    }

DONE! WewT!

Wasn't that easy?

100% credits to me, for discovering this flaw.

Reason why this was added in the first place:

I'm not 100% sure, I think that someone added this mid 2004 - 2005 testing so they could add an IN - CLIENT splash screen, why is like I said before, unkown.

Post a reply, I didn't just release it cause I was bored, but because the people need to know.

~Stability666

 

[aussi3]

ZOMG, THANKS SO MUCH MY BABY STABILITY, THAT DUMB STARTUP WAS ANNOYING THE Ducking poop OUT OF ME!:

 

[Tyler]

Wow, Pretty nice Richard.
Good release.
Whether or not i'll use
I believe it was put there for a reason by the experts.

 

[stability666]

Actually, I have to disagree, there is NO reason for its being there, i removed it, and my client had only 1 side effect, better startup time.

This might have been added because, they tried to move the loading bar and background and such to Applet_Sub1, I'm not sure.

 

[GhostSnyper]

Are you sure the aGraphics12 isn't used by anything in the client?

 

[stability666]

Possitive, if it did when i removed it, then i would get errors, because the variable had disappeared. But I didn't Ftw.

 

[GhostSnyper]

The variable aGraphic12 is still existent, it's just not instantiated when you call that method anymore. Great work either way, Richard!

 

[Tyler]

Richard you were right.
Daniel is buzzing! ;D
And if your so sure, then i probably will use it.

Offtopic - daniel msn please? i gotta talk to you.

 

[stability666]

Yay! I'v never been told that by a pro before, even if I consider myself better then most ;D

 

[Tyler]

Richard, do you have a clean 317 client base?

 

[stability666]

I have BlackScape, which is so basic that when you click some pray icons, it teles you. Simply unassigned cases I think. I guess I didn't actually wanna start my own source... i was gonna use that as a base, then I was gonna start from nothing. Not anymore.

Edit - Cmon, i figured I'd get some feedback on this. Other then the people on my MSN list >_>