Tweaking
You guys are simply awesome! But if I had much money in play I don't think I'd be tweaking my end of the stuff in real mode, or any version that would be played for reels. I admire the maverick stuff and it just might get their attention (they have the resources to fix these problems!!!) I'd simply hate to see such brilliant minds and obviously benevolent folks sku-rooo-ed.
I realize you are tweaking your own OS, not the program, but it is issued to play on certain platforms.
My .02USD and I'm bowing out.
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Hippie bath day SpearMaster, it happens but once a year
Most of this is tweaking the environment. Since the software is supposed to run on Windows, there is nothing wrong in enforcing it
Many of these experiments often DO end up getting action from Microgaming. They were made aware of the problems with the "infinite loop" launching last year, and my "blunt instrument" solution worked, and pointed MG in the right direction through the casino operators. It proved that it was the viper client, rather than "a few player's kit" that was the root of the problem.
I have also noticed that the bug causing the bonus bubble to show the result of a game before the reels/cards come to rest has been fixed in this upgrade, anyone notice?
Halting the update forcibly probably begins to stray, but the intent is to make MG "wake up and smell the coffee" regarding the increasingly ridiculous update process that can take in excess of 4 hours, in which time the software MUST be loaded, AND, is virtually unplayable on all but the cream of PCs.
Other tweaks have been mentioned, and even tried out. It is unlikely that an existing player will "get screwed" over it, although a new player playing out a sign up bonus with what appears to be a modification to the client could well find themselves labelled as a "bonus abuser".
Currently, the following tweaks are THEORETICALLY possible:-
1) Freeze the client update
2) Change the sounds for many of the games
3) Change some of the graphics for some games
4) Make autoplay faster on some slots ("Lose your money quicker" tweak

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5) Add "stop on loss/win of" to the autoplay of later slots.
6) Force a full rebuild of the casino client locally (rechecks and installs only needed files - short of full install, used when the update process cannot remove a corruption).
7) Force reinstallation of an individual game that refuses to launch or update automatically (symptoms include stuck progress bar on successive launches)
There are a few more, in a similar vein. Before anyone starts rubbing their hands with glee at the thought of getting one over on the casino, forget it, unlike the early days, the client simply displays the result of the bet. Even if you tweak it to display a win, you have still lost, as the game is played on the server. IF you try to pass off the screenshot of a tweak to make a fraudulent claim, they will get you for that, and you have still lost.
One "tweak" that will likely get you into trouble involves faking your location by use of IP spoofing, or proxy servers, in order to claim a benefit your own country does not entitle you to claim. This will come to light at audit, as you would then be asked for supporting ID documents. Most fraud has nothing to do with the software tweaking, it is all down to the classic frauds updated for the internet age.