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Anyone currently digging into Rust externals? I've been reversing the entity system recently to clean up my item ESP.
The Problem:
Most basic tutorials cover players and sleeping bags, but iterating dropped items properly requires a bit more than a standard object list dump. If you are hooking the BaseNetworkable or just iterating the EntityList, you are likely missing the dropped items if you aren't filtering the class names correctly.
Technical Approach:
To grab these, you need to filter for the "DroppedItem" class within the entity list. In my experience, relying solely on string comparisons for the class name inside your main loop is a performance killer.
It is definitely a step up from basic player ESP, but the payoff is worth it for avoiding those scrap runs. Anyone else successfully parsing these without a massive framerate hit?
Who's currently using a custom internal iterator vs just reading the global entity list for this?
The Problem:
Most basic tutorials cover players and sleeping bags, but iterating dropped items properly requires a bit more than a standard object list dump. If you are hooking the BaseNetworkable or just iterating the EntityList, you are likely missing the dropped items if you aren't filtering the class names correctly.
Technical Approach:
To grab these, you need to filter for the "DroppedItem" class within the entity list. In my experience, relying solely on string comparisons for the class name inside your main loop is a performance killer.
- Cache the entity list updates to avoid excessive syscalls.
- Check for the "DroppedItem" tag in the BaseEntity class structure.
- Verify the item definition pointer to filter out junk if you only want high-tier loot.
Performance: If your ESP stutters when a lot of items are dropped, you are likely reading memory too often. Batch your memory reads.
Offsets: Ensure your class names haven't shifted after the latest update. Use a memory scanner to verify your offsets aren't pointing to null space.
Offsets: Ensure your class names haven't shifted after the latest update. Use a memory scanner to verify your offsets aren't pointing to null space.
It is definitely a step up from basic player ESP, but the payoff is worth it for avoiding those scrap runs. Anyone else successfully parsing these without a massive framerate hit?
Who's currently using a custom internal iterator vs just reading the global entity list for this?
