KittenEye_Tools (Admin tools / 1st person spectate)

[cloud snow]

Welcome to my thread! I’ll keep this post updated with all of my publicly available mods.

The KittenEye mods are all about making life easier for server admins. The first one, which includes a few Game Master tools, is already out in it's first version , and a another mod is currently being worked on. Feel free to share any feedback or ideas on what you’d like to see improved or added!

KittenEye_Tools | A small "toolset" for server admins, including a spectate feature meant to assist fighting cheating, exploiting or admin abuse.
https://reforger.armaplatform.com/workshop/66C8A7B6CE49E24D-KittenEye_Tools

[cloud snow]

[KittenEye_Tools] If the target switch to GM, it will also be shown to the spectating user and hopefully discourage anyone from using admin tools to their advantage.

https://streamable.com/zio7rb

[steel meteor]

Thats cool

[cloud snow]

Almost 700 downloads ;)

Kinda neat
(Thank you guys !)

[digital quest]

I’ll definitely be downloading onto my server tn you’re a legend.

[cloud snow]

KittenEye_Tools (Admin tools / 1st person spectate)

I will soon be working on an update for this mod, if anyone that used it has a complaint, a suggestion or a request to make lmk :)

[delicate lodge]

When I go out of the "spectate", I would love if I kept my position in GM instead of going back to where my character is located! I find that I usually want to continue being there looking at the place where someone is playing

[cloud snow]

Sure i'll write it down 👍

[royal monolith]

Awesome stuff! Any plans to add more admin tooling to KittenEye?

A global player list menu w/ action to jump to their position would be great as the vanilla character list in the bottom right of GM mode only shows entities that are streamed in which can make it a bit difficult finding a specific player on a big map like Everon

[cloud snow]

Right now, I'm working on a mod that will provide server owners and staff with a web-based admin panel and analytics.

(The UI shown is from another one of my projects, but it should give you a general idea of what to expect.)

This mod is currently my main focus. Once it's done, I'll return to adding more features to KittenEye_Tools, I just want to polish the existing features of KE_Tools a bit before releasing the other mod.

[delicate lodge]

Also, I'm getting kicked out of my server when I spend a while in GM view or spectating someone. This is the error.

[cloud snow]

This is exaxtly the kind of messages i need, as i test my tools in the workbench i can sometimes not see some nullptr that crashes your game

Thank you very much Loronso !

[delicate lodge]

No worries,

I can show you a way of having a client connect to your workbench session, that way you can emulate perfectly a dedicated server + a connected peer

If you want of course 🙂

[cloud snow]

I already use the dedicated server tool, but i don't go playing for 20 min straight while spectating my own gameplay..

[delicate lodge]

Yeah true haha, I found out by accident 100%

[simple tiger]

We noticed that X-Ray vision works in building mode, and you don’t need to be logged in as a GM.
Unfortunately, this has a huge impact on gameplay, and we are forced to stop using the mod on the server until this issue is fixed or resolved. 🙁

[cloud snow]

Amazing report, i'll add a check for registered GM tomorrow.

Thanks for the report

[cloud snow]

update 0.0.5

fix: non registered admin could toggle xray view

added : periodic verification of admin rights to ensure only registered admins can use the features

Thanks a lot for the report @stone flax, i appreciate it !

[simple tiger]

Almost, no worries my nickname is a challenge for non polish speakers 😉

Thanks anyway for an update 💪

[cloud snow]

update 0.0.6

fix/ hide nvgs, sunglasses and faceshields while in 1st person view.

Was not aware of that one funnily enough ^^ someone just brough that one to my attention today.

sorry for the inconvinience.

Also thanks a lot for 15K downloads, that's kinda cool ! (still working on the next feature update but prioritizing my exams)

[brazen tree]

Hi, just a litle issue for console players, they cannot leave the spectate mod 😅 It could be a good idea to set a default key for them

[cloud snow]

I have fixed it a few hours ago :

0.0.7

• added keybinds under the "game master" section
• Added a keybind for console to toggle the outlining as well as quiting the spectate mod.

By default it is B / circle to leave the spectate mod and Y / triangle to toggle the outlining of nearby entities.

(Can be rebound under the game master keybinds)

[deft pulsar]

Thanks from Heimatfront for all that extra work you put in ❤️

[cloud snow]

One dive deeper - New update 🗣️🗣️ (will e released a bit later in the evening)

What's new ?

• Improved slightly the 1st person replication of the spectate mod.

• Added a new UI to display more information of what's going on the target's side (Recoil, Current active context, etc) as well as information about them (UID etc) to hopefully make reports to bohemia a bit easier.

• Mouse replication, whenever the user will be fiddling around menus with his mouse, you'll see those movements, this way when they're sitting in a bush you have more info on whatever is going on.

• Fixed a bug that would cost a bit of performance on the admin's side (nothing too dramatic) whenever the target would die

• Added the ability to range up/down the search radius for the entity outlining.

I have also heavily modified the way the data is transmitted to make it more future proof and hopefully easier to get new features working in the KittenEye.

Thank you for 33K downloads, that is quite a bit ^^

New update means i might introduce a few bugs so if you encounter any game crash or prefab blocking your views while spectating etc please report those to me so i can fix them asap. I have done as much testing as i could and i believe it is in a great state currently.

[cloud snow]

So I have added an extra small feature to the mod :

It detect potential teleportations and report them, how to set it up :
Once the mod is updated on the server it will generate a file named KittenEye_WebhookConfig.json inside of your server's profile folder
In there you can tweak two variables :

• webhook_url : string (mandatory for now) -> will send a notification to the discord webhook of your choice
• admin_in_game_notification : boolean : Will notify every registered game master in the server of the detection.

This feature is disabled by default.

[cloud snow]

*teleportation of a game master or a player done by a game master will not trigger any alert.

Only unauthorized teleportation will result in an altert, if you need to check wether the detection works try teleporting yourself or someone using game master and check the server's logs console to see wether any logs appear for the detection followed by the detection being cancelled.

[cloud snow]

I have also realized how painful it can be to find a player in game so i have added an #find <username> which will send your gm camera to the player, game master do need to be opened

[royal monolith]

I noticed while the GM mode entities list only show characters currently streamed in, switching to admin mode shows a global player list but it doesn't have any interactions, maybe you could bind a call to your find logic to some interaction with this list so we can just jump to any player on the server from admin mode player list? Would make it more usable than chat command for finding players with difficult to type names

[cloud snow]

Yes, noticed it too, i will be fixing it this afternoon ^^

[simple tiger]

This mod is game changer for PVP servers. Love it, and it needs much more love and attention. Great work

[cloud snow]

I'm pleased with the attention it's currently getting so.. i won't complain

[cloud snow]

v.0.1.6

- fix finding player outside of replication bubble
- added "#find uid <UID>" command
- extra smaller bug fixes

[cloud snow]

mrrow 🐈‍⬛

[ON_FOOT] my.boy [{UID}] Teleportation detected, distance=865.52m;time_delta=1s;AVG_SPEED=865.52m/s;INST_SPEED=1.5752m/s

Unfortunately Reforger isn't filled entirely with kind hearted people there will always be someone to ruin the fun.

I have made been aware of ~20-25 bans that took place with the assistance of the KittenEye, one of which was an admin using game master as his personal hacks.

I am very pleased to hear that my work is making life a bit easier to some communities assisting in filtering the bad actors.

Thank you for your feedback, I will try to improve this mod to the most of my abilities.

[cloud snow]

This video is shows what to look out for when spectating a suspicious player, in those clips you will see how to spot someone using

• ESP (usually quite easy to spot)
• No recoil cheats

Huge thanks to everyone who shared those clips with me and allowed me to feature them, it is also thanks to your clips that I get ideas on how to improve the mod further.

I hope this silly little mod can make your lives as admin a little easier.
https://youtu.be/EC5sa1h-yEE

[loud spoke]

@shadow crane

[shadow crane]

Didn’t we try this one?

[loud spoke]

Yes but they've since made some drastic improvements.

[shadow crane]

Oh it’s a tutorial nice gonna have to save this.

[cloud snow]

Vehicle TP detection seems to be unreliable especially when the server run mods allowing to spawn on friendly units etc.

I am troubleshooting the issue i'd recommend setting disable_vehicle_detection to true in the meantime.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[maiden halo]

Hey Legend! Are you the owner of the Squad Based Communications mod? It is such an awsome mod but we found a bug recently. Where we can report it?

Please send me a PM so I can tell you what's wrong.

[cloud snow]

Little update / fixies

- Editor camera goes back to last spectated entity when leaving the spectate mode.
- fix: hide RHS nvgs and WCS gasmasks / detecting headgear.
- Added a mod specific callqueue to avoid call queues explosion

If you encounter any issue while using the mod please contact me, either in this thread or dms ^^

[granite ivy]

Hey there. We tried your mod today on our server and encountered some bugs. First when spectated someone and you go out of GM and back in, the GM camera is at the last place where you started or ended spectating. Second, when you spectate someone, the outlines of the person is not visible anymore even after spectate ends. Hope this helps and keep up the good work ^^

[cloud snow]

Hey thanks for letting me know. I'll take a look, first one might definitely be my fault, but about the outlining i haven't changed anything in a while so that's catching me a bit off guard ^^

Have you also tried using the keybind (default is x) to toggle it on/off?

[granite ivy]

yes tried that but didn't change back so that i can see all. When entering GM and pressing X, i can see the outline for me and my buddy, but when i spectate my buddy and exit it, his outline is gone and only mine is visible (or the other way around, didn't remember exactly)

[cloud snow]

Ok good to know. Are you guys registered as GM in the server's json config file or do you use the password / bacon's server admin tools for gm access?

[granite ivy]

We both had access to GM per bacon's server admin tools. For testing the #find command, i logged in with password as well, but my buddy had only GM from Server admin tools

i can also make a little video so you can understand better. Just need some time for that ^^

[cloud snow]

Yeah sure, could you also try to register yourself as admin in the normal server's config file and tell me wether that changes anything ?

I'll be working on a fix regardless but this is likely the cause of your issue

Regarding the camera going back to the last target i have the patch ready now.

ty for the report ^^

[cloud snow]

0.1.14

- fix: Non admin GM could not toggle entity outlining
- fix: camera would always go back to the last target's position on GM open

[frozen silo]

Got a question, is it possible for you to make us be able to hear what people are saying and the people around them when you spectate someone?

Feels a bit weird to spectate someone, see clearly that they are talking with who they have by their side and not hear anything lol

[cloud snow]

I have that written in a task already, i'm currently just a little bit busy with my studies but yes i'll take a look see if i can make it a thing ^^

[frozen silo]

[cloud snow]

I'm currently working on a second mod for the "KittenEye" series, this one focuses on allowing anonymized communication between communities to save time in detecting toxic / serial rage hackers etc.

Here is what it will offer :

• Alt account detection
• Ban synchronization between trusted communities (opt-in)
• Web admin tools
• Globalized profile database
• Extra stats (player evolution, kill stats etc)
• Discord notification for events such as server crash or a known bad actor joining your server.
• Managing cluster of server / your admins and your permissions.

Would this be something that you think could benefit you/your community ? or Reforger overall ?
I'm curious to hear your opinion on it.
(still WIP)

[wet ether]

how did you get the Donetsk airport map? is this old,

[cloud snow]

Hey, i don't know i don't even play Arma reforger, this was sent to me by some people running my mod and they authorized me to share this clip ^^

[maiden tapir]

@cloud snow
||{
"admin_in_game_notification": true,
"webhook_url": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/....",
"server_display_name": "Server Name",
"disable_vehicle_detection": false,
"tp_detection_debug_log": true
}||

Is this configuration set up correctly, or should option 2 be used, namely:
||{
"admin_in_game_notification": 1,
"webhook_url": "https://discord.com/api/webhooks/....",
"server_display_name": "Server Name",
"disable_vehicle_detection": 0,
"tp_detection_debug_log": 1
}||

[cloud snow]

both will work, but if you write true/false it will be converted to 0/1 after the server restart, won't impact the way it works tho.

[maiden tapir]

Why did I ask? I just don't understand why I'm not receiving notifications from Webhook in Discord... Any thoughts?

||SCRIPT : -----[KittenEye] [WARNING] KaTsuKen1(8e0c4092-4dae-43ff-9cad-7764ea84ebda), reason=[ON_FOOT] KaTsuKen1 [8e0c4092-4dae-43ff-9cad-7764ea84ebda] Teleportation detected, distance=1195.46m;time_delta=1s;AVG_SPEED=1195.46m/s;INST_SPEED=0.416644m/s||

This is a cheater we blocked thanks to your mod, but the DS didn't receive a notification.

[cloud snow]

hmm i'll investigate that, i realize now also that i did a slight silly regarding the log for request which is why your logs don't explain much, could you send me in dm the content of your config ?

I'll fix the logging and also see if i can manage to find what's going on about those notifications

[cloud snow]

0.1.16

• fix: conflicting variable name with sen's discord player list mod. Thank you to pheonix for helping me troubleshooting that one ^^

[daring kite]

Hi, regarding the mod, has anyone experienced the same memory leak issue?

[cloud snow]

Hey what's up?

[daring kite]

Do you accept dm so i can share screeshots?

[cloud snow]

You can dm me

[cloud snow]

almost 100,900 downloads :)

kinda neat

[simple tiger]

We have noticed that some cheaters are able to enable third-person view on servers where this feature is disabled. This can be observed when watching such players from their perspective.
Is there a possibility to add a notification to the Discord notifications system whenever someone enables third-person view?

[cloud snow]

I don't think it's possible to check at runtime whether the server run 1st person only or not. (can always add a variable to the config)

I have an update of the mod planned so i'll see what can be done but i'll also check those client sided verifications can perf issues, i want my mod to be as lightweight as possible to users as long as they're not being actively spectated.