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thegamecracks / event_thread.py

Last active June 8, 2026 15:37

Submitting coroutines to an asyncio worker thread

	import asyncio
	import threading
	from concurrent.futures import Future, as_completed
	from typing import Any, Coroutine, Self


	class EventThread:
	def __init__(self) -> None:
	self.loop_fut = Future[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop]()
	self.stop_fut = Future[None]()

thegamecracks / steamid_to_beguid.py

Created February 12, 2026 02:29

Simple conversion of steam IDs to BattlEye GUIDs

	# Translated from: https://armstalker.com/guid/
	import hashlib


	def steam_id_to_be_guid(steam_id: int) -> str:
	data = bytearray(b"BE")
	for _ in range(8):
	steam_id, mod = divmod(steam_id, 256)
	data.append(mod)
	return hashlib.md5(data).hexdigest()

thegamecracks / ziplab.py

Created January 15, 2026 14:07

Create a .zip archive of a .NET solution directory with build artifacts omitted

	"""Create a .zip archive of a .NET solution directory with build artifacts omitted.

	If the solution directory is tracked in a Git repository that has a .gitignore to
	exclude .NET build artifacts, consider `git archive <branch> -o <filename>` instead.

	"""

	import argparse
	import fnmatch
	import hashlib

thegamecracks / newsln.py

Created January 15, 2026 13:58

Generate a .NET solution with one or more projects, in case I forget how to use dotnet

	"""Generate a .NET solution with one or more projects."""

	import argparse
	import subprocess
	import sys
	from dataclasses import dataclass
	from pathlib import Path
	from typing import Self

thegamecracks / video_bitrate.pyw

Created January 15, 2026 13:52

Calculate video bitrate to achieve a given filesize and duration

	"""Calculate the video bitrate for video compression software
	to achieve a given filesize and duration.

	Intended for use with HandBrake: https://handbrake.fr/
	Result bitrate should be copied to your constant/average bitrate.
	Note that input filesize is in megabytes, not mebibytes.

	"""

	import re

thegamecracks / sum_modpack.py

Last active March 13, 2026 19:05

Produce filesize statistics from a list of workshop mods

	#!/usr/bin/python3
	"""Produce filesize statistics from a list of workshop mods."""

	# /// script
	# dependencies = []
	# requires-python = ">=3.11"
	# ///

	from __future__ import annotations

thegamecracks / tgm.py

Last active February 25, 2026 11:23

A zero-dependency, single-file workshop mod manager CLI for Arma 3

	#!/usr/bin/python3
	"""Manage workshop mods for an Arma 3 server.

	See ${prog} help for more information.

	"""

	# /// script
	# dependencies = []
	# requires-python = ">=3.11"

thegamecracks / backup_world.py

Last active July 31, 2025 20:52

Yet another script to backup Minecraft worlds

	#!/usr/bin/python3
	"""Backup a Minecraft world into an archive.

	CAUTION: This script has not been thoroughly tested and you may encounter bugs.

	By default, this script will perform the following tasks:
	1. Download mcrcon from https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon, if needed
	2. Send an RCON command to disable automatic saving and save the world
	3. Create an archive of the world/ directory named "world-%Y-%m-%d.zip"
	4. Send an RCON command to re-enable automatic saving

thegamecracks / notch.sqf

Last active May 19, 2025 01:45

A proof-of-concept approximation of missile notching in Arma 3

	TGC_fnc_getAbsClosureSpeed = {
	params ["_observer", "_target"];
	private _dir = getPosATL _target vectorFromTo getPosATL _observer;
	private _velocity = velocity _target;
	private _angle = vectorNormalized _velocity vectorDotProduct _dir;
	vectorMagnitude (_velocity vectorMultiply _angle)
	};
	TGC_fnc_isRadarGuided = {
	params ["_ammo"];
	private _property = configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo >> "weaponLockSystem";

thegamecracks / resolve_case.py

Last active February 8, 2025 03:58

Structuring multiple prompts with discord.py message components

	import datetime
	import discord
	from discord import app_commands
	from discord.ext import commands

	bot = commands.Bot(".", intents=discord.Intents.default())


	@bot.command()
	@commands.is_owner()

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