Are "bots" that only observe the screen allowed?
I recently had the idea to create a "bot" or script that would pay attention to a part of the screen and alert me whenever the part of the screen changed according to the parameters I set (and doing nothing else). Would a bot/script like this break the Runescape Terms of Service?
From how I interpreted the rules, it seemed that as long as you were not tracking data you could not obtain normally and not using auto clicking, you were fine.
Best Answer
I would say no it is not forbidden.
If it really just takes a screenshot and compares an area of the screenshot with a base image it should not even be traceable by Runescape. Taking a Screenshot is usually nothing they should be able to ban you for. Since you say it would only notify you, you still have to put the work into the game yourself.
But obviously botting and scripting is against games term and so you would be better off asking in the Runescape forum or asking a mod about it.
I would not risk my account before I found an answer in the official game forum.
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If Jagex detect any botting software they'll most likely ban you, it doesn't matter if you were doing anything malicious they'll only see that you were using a bot.
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