I've been having small goldfarms on & off for a few years now and thought id give something back to the community.
First of all sorry for my English, it sucks. This is a guide for beginners. I will add more stuff to this guide whenever I have time. Feel free to ask questions.
Also check those guides:
http://osbot.org/forum/topic/104173-guide-to-gold-farmin/
http://osbot.org/forum/topic/107775-gold-farming-tips/#entry1208155
Part one: Planning ahead
What will I bot? There are many points to consider here.
-How long does it take to get a account ready and how much will it cost me?
Actual time to setup the account like trading the account for items, bringing it to certain locations etc.
-How high is the ban rate?
Think about a unique way to farm, to stay out of the radar. AKA don't bot stuff like yew woodcutting.
-How much time do I have to invest?
Can I bot the required stats to get my account ready? Do I have to do it manually?
-Is it mass bottable?
Go check the amount of items sold to the GE and ask your self, if you farm a significant amount to crash the prices. If you do, you will most likely be tracked down by jagex and they will start to ban your mules.
-How much gold will I make per hour.
Get a spread sheet and make some calculators using google drive. (you can let them fetch the prices from the GE API)
Part two: Getting the resources
-proxys: Don't be a cheapass and buy your self some sock5 proxies. Never use 2 accounts on the same proxy at any time to avoid chain bans.
-private script: You will be the only owner of the script and therefore you will be the only person to have the pattern the script uses
-accounts: You will need at least 1 mule(don't use a account you care about) and your accounts that will be used for your unique method. Always have backup accounts in case a account gets banned.
-Computer/server/VPS: Setup a machine to run the amount of bots you want to run.
-get VIP/Sponsor: You will need it to run more than one account at a time.
Part three: Make your life easy
-use CLI to start your farm with just 1 click
-use a google spreadsheet and note all the account names, what they are for, in what stage they are and when you made them member.
-pay osbot members to prepare the accounts for you
F.A.Q.:
Q: What is CLI and how do I use it?
A: Basically you open a Editor, add the following flags and values:
Then you safe the file, by going to "data -> save as -> name id "something".bat -> change datatype to all data".
This is how I setup my CLI if i want to run 3 accounts:
java -jar "OSBot.jar" -proxy 123.132.123.123:1234 -login OSBOTUSER:OSBOTPASS -bot 07account@1.com:RSPASS:0000 -script SCRIPTID:0
TIMEOUT /T 40
java -jar "OSBot.jar" -proxy 123.132.123.123:1234 -login OSBOTUSER:OSBOTPASS -bot 07account@2.com:RSPASS:0000 -script SCRIPTID:0
TIMEOUT /T 30
java -jar "OSBot.jar" -proxy 123.132.123.123:1234 -login OSBOTUSER:OSBOTPASS -bot 07account@3.com:RSPASS:0000 -script SCRIPTID:0
TIMEOUT /T 30
I added the TIMEOUT because I had some issues when running multiple bots at the same time.
Q: How to get your spreadsheet get prices out of the GE API
A: Add this code to your google drive spreadsheet
function GetPriceOSRS(id) {
return GetPrice('http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_oldschool/api/catalogue/detail.json?item=', id);
}
function getPriceRS3(id) {
return GetPrice('http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/detail.json?item=', id);
}
function GetPrice(url, id) {
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet().getActiveSheet();
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url + id);
var data = JSON.parse(response.getContentText());
price = (''+data['item']['current']['price']).replace(/,/g, "");
if(price[price.length-1] === 'b') price = price.substr(0,price.length-1)*1000000000;
else if(price[price.length-1] === 'm') price = price.substr(0,price.length-1)*1000000;
else if(price[price.length-1] === 'k') price = price.substr(0,price.length-1)*1000;
return parseInt(price);
}
Shout out to @@Flamezzz for making this code.
You do this by going to "tools -> scripteditor" (look at this guide and replace the code with mine if this does not work)
Now you can use "=GetPriceOSRS(ITEMID)" to get the current price.
You finde the ITEMID by going to http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_oldschool/
