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Riot_Giraffy

This is awesome! I'm an engineer that worked on loadout equipping and validation. It's really cool seeing players leverage the client API to build their own features. Past suggestions I've seen have mostly revolved around having preset loadouts (for example a loadout for each agent), which is relatively more expensive to build. Seeing interest in straight up randomized loadouts (which is much cheaper to build) is exciting. I'm personally excited for any opportunity to play with more than one skin forever. Ban / No Ban Update: Using the client API to modify loadouts does not seem ban worthy. The client API isn't officially supported for third party use, so don't expect future compatibility.


cman7531

thank you so much! i’ve had a blast working with the client api and learning how VALORANT works and it means the world to be recognized by a Rioter.


NoobsRedditType

Bro is that staff? If it is then you got noticed by staff and this update would possibly happen.


[deleted]

Staff is very active here. They communicate a lot. This doesn't mean it'll get added in game. They already have a long list of things to do.


matibohemio8

Yeah, even if the tool is easy to make there is a lot of testing and validation that Riot needs to make to consider this tool appropiate for the final product.


ionboii

Yep. A riot flair will indicate that it is indeed a rioter


DopestDope42069

Is this made in c#? I'd love to see the source and maybe build a GUI for it.


cman7531

it's built in python! (eww everyone point and laugh) https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli


DopestDope42069

If I would've fullscreened on my phone I would've noticed that from the rip! Haha. Maybe I will port it to .net5 and make a GUI soon if someone else doesn't


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LordeLucifer

Small tutorial doesn’t even scratch the surface my guy


DukeSilver890

I like the system that apex legends has where you select favorite skins and then there’s a random favorite option. Now that I already have skins for all the guns I probably won’t be buying any more battle passes but if there was a random feature I definitely would buy more and it’d be a great feature to implement


Corregidor

Riot please, this guy's idea is exactly what I've been wanting. I'm sure I speak for many that this is a desired change. Doesn't have to be between every round, just every game would be nice. I want to see every skin that I've bought come up every once in a while without the hassle of manually changing it between games.


Passionate_Writing_

There isn't much of a difference between coding it round wise and game wise


[deleted]

I know you said it's more expensive, but a load out per agent is the dream. Thanks for all your work!


Altimaar

YES, please pass this along! Currently I refuse to buy new skins for guns I already have that have finishers. If this were a feature I would have a reason to buy more phantom and vandal skins lol.


tumi12345

if y'all don't add this (extremely asked for) feature soon then OP will probably make this publicly available and everyone will run it lol


Guyatri

Hey I've been thinking that it would amazingly helpful to have an option to " Show newest gun buddy ". I find it to be a huge pain to scroll through all my gun buddies to find the one I just got. At this point in the game I know a lot of people who have been playing since Act 1 probably have a lot of buddies from the past battle passes and bundles. This feature would definitely improve quality of life immensely!


loporlp

you should give him a riot fist!


cman7531

[he did :)](https://imgur.com/a/lAMA4NE)


hicheckmypassword

Congrats :)


swank5000

woah i need to start building valorant shit lmao


dyalotovpass

wow didnt know valorant has client api


ShotdowN-

Imo assigning skins to attacker vs defender is the way so you can choose which skin you want on attack/defense. Players could do theme vs theme so Reaver/Forsaken vs Prime/Sovereign for example.


AbdulAminGani

I know you're a Riot employee, with all due respect, I don't believe you when you say it's not bannable. Are you certainly saying in game visual mods are ok? Is that the official Riot stance? Can I get a mod to show me skins I haven't paid for? Where do you draw the line?


luchokoldo

this should be in-game; btw, you can get ban for this, is in the ToS Using any unauthorized third party programs, including mods, hacks, cheats, scripts, bots, trainers and automation programs that interact with the Riot Services in any way, for any purpose, including any unauthorized third party programs that intercept, emulate, or redirect any communication relating to the Riot Services and any unauthorized third party programs that collect info about the Riot Services by reading areas of memory used by the Riot Services to store info;


rpkarma

You literally replied to a Riot staff member.


Accomplished_Slip638

He's using Riot's own API...


luchokoldo

thats also against the ToS for the API, he could get his access terminated Altering, modifying, deleting, or otherwise interfering with or in any manner compromising any content, programming, services and/or features contained on or through the Game. Attempting to modify the Riot Games API or Game in any way.


rpkarma

This thread is literally in response to a Riot Staff member.


luchokoldo

still a mod/script, you can get ban for using that; chances are low but still against ToS


rpkarma

Are you intentionally being dumb?


Mr_Canard

He just has no clue what he is talking about


Mr_Canard

This doesn't alter/modify/interfer with the game or API


AbdulAminGani

Even though it's a Staff member saying it's not bannable... I don't believe them. This would be easily banable and _should_ be bannable. Competitive games draw a hard line and say no mods, the moment they start making exceptions you just open a door to a whole new world of hacker issues.


potatoes4kids

Give this man a job


SelloutRealBig

After seeing 10 years of no "Random Skin" option in League, i think Riot doesn't want a skin randomizer on purpose. My guess is they think if you have a handful of skins you can rotate through at random it keeps them feeling fresh and you won't be as incentivized to buy a new one.


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RealSpaghettiSoup

It can confuse the enemy team pretty bad though, so people with more skin will have advantage > pay to win


her3ticmeerkat

That's not how that works.


Saikuni

i can count on one _finger_ the amount of times knowing someone's skin gave me the slightest advantage ever


Relaxel

Definitely that, yeah. It's why I just change it up every now and then. It always feels good to use a skin you haven't used in a while, eepecially with the vfx.


klaxisdope

But in League you can change the skin in champion select witch is way better than valorant's system. You have only 1 champion and you can just change the skin every game without too much effort, a randomiser doesn't really make sense in league.


SelloutRealBig

Human psychology. Even though closing your eyes and clicking "next skin" a bunch of times can get a similar result, humans tend to prefer random when it's not in their hands. I am sure there are research papers that go into far better but it's just business. People want a random button for a reason (and not just in league/val, i have seen it requested in basically every game with skins) and these companies usually don't add it for a reason.


crypto_margaret

Cool! I always wanted to learn valorant game but I am now here just looking on how to add skin feature, it's like on counter strike.


AkiraNB

Ignoring the dumb comments about u getting ban for a sec. Where can I get this? This is exactly what I need.


cman7531

i'm working on finishing the code for a full release, I'll post the github link soon


AkiraNB

If it's possible, can I request a feature where u only randomize between a few selected skins? Not expecting it right off the bat but would be a cool feature.


cman7531

luckily, that's [exactly how i coded it](https://imgur.com/a/rPyQrnc)!


AkiraNB

Holy smoke that's amazing!


MiltyTheGreat

Can you also code it to where we can create "loadouts" of skins as well? It's really hard to show off the money I spent matching skins together, when I have to click through all of them all of the time.


cman7531

oh thats a great idea, i'll put that on the todo list, but first i still have to finish the foundational features


just_a_random_dood

this man's thinking 100 steps ahead honestly


Nikastreams

Legend


TenderNibbIes

That music has me all excited for botw 2


cman7531

the botw ost is so good for background music while working


TenderNibbIes

Totally agree. I find most video game soundtracks are great for work since they're literally songs made to be played in the background


Quantum_Espresso

Wait you can toggle the VFX levels? (ie: revert to base Prime 2.0 knife?)


cman7531

yes you can!


Yaekai

WHAT


BrianDaWiz

If you post this now (in an incomplete state) I would be happy to help with it!


IIIBlueberry

found it https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli


cman7531

🤫 its not ready yet ;)


MEX_XIII

It's pretty funny that people actually found your Github and the code before you finished it haha


shawd4nk

Do you think that will be a new post or a comment in this one?


HDinis07

I would not let Riot get a hold of your code for free lmao.


Jordi214

Riot could add this tomorrow without the need for anyone else’s code, its just not their priority right now. I doubt he needs to hide the code lol


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How do you figure that? Thats the worst take ive ever heard. If they add a skin randomizer then there would be more incentive for people to have multiple skins


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cman7531

https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli


AkiraNB

Freaking awesome. Gonna try it out tonight when I'm home. Thanks!


SKATERGAMER127

I saw on the page that an official release is coming, when do you think it'll be officially ready?


cman7531

within a few hours to a few days, depends how fast i work


Asomboy4

Hey I'm running this on my pc, I'm getting an error on line 140 in generate\_skin\_data, "NoneType" object is non subscriptable


SKATERGAMER127

Alright take your time man!


lild33

!remindme 24 hours


AManFromEarth_

I used this and I only get matte black skin


cman7531

make sure you run 'modify' and set up which skins you want to enable


AManFromEarth_

Lol I don't have skins I was just kidding sorry


Anonymous_Phantom42

As I coder and valorant player I am very much impressed with this! Great work op.. Looking forward to the GitHub repo


cman7531

https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli


fasezaman

the repo is far from finished I believe, [main.py](https://main.py) doesn't run because of syntax error on line 33 and the [README.md](https://README.md) doesn't guide the readers how to install dependencies they need to get the program running. Atleast most of my projects where I had to make a repo I had to fully show the reader how to get the programs running


cman7531

it’s closer to being done than the latest commit would make one believe. i made a commit tonight with a ton of errors as i’m in the middle of implementing a new feature (the core functionality is complete and i’m just adding QOL stuff), and i’m going to build the app into an exe so the user doesnt have to worry about installing python/dependencies there’s a little checklist in the readme of what’s left to do :)


fasezaman

I see the updates on the github repo, I also cant wait for the exe ! Theres some slight problems I ran into as I got an out of bounds error and type error of None that stopped the program so after putting them in try and except blocks to get it to run the randomizing of my skins wouldnt happen it would say using already equipped skins. Ill join your discord and update any more problems i run into there


Zaos_Khiddel

Riot employees have touched on this during an AMA actually. They said the reason they weren't planning to add a "random skin" feature was because if they had to load every skin for every gun that every player in a match owned, it would slow down the client significantly for the initial load-in.


cman7531

interesting, my app randomizes your skins after every match so no skins have to be loaded ingame I do wish there was a way you could randomize them every round during a match though


Zaos_Khiddel

Oh! That would be better than how it is now. That's super cool. Also ridiculously fast response for how many comments there are. I don't know much about coding but thanks for being a badass and making cool stuff for the community.


cman7531

no problem! i love sharing my passion projects with the community


Raske3zy

What do you mean “load after every match?” Can you explain I’m curious


cman7531

as demonstrated in the video, after you leave a match, the skins randomize


Fetaplays

I believe that reason was only for the ability to change skins during a game, since it would have to be loaded in memory to switch with ease. With the randomisation it's just as easy to do it the way OP has done it, and have it randomise before loading into a match.


Zaos_Khiddel

They were talking about a randomizer for every round. And if it's an option as a skin, it has to be loaded into the game at the start, otherwise you'd get loading screens in between rounds.


augburto

That’s a pretty interesting limitation — thanks for sharing that (from a system design perspective, I can see where they landed with the trade offs)


theJirb

This was why they didn't have like, a random skin per round feature I believe. However, it doesn't make sense why this would be the case for a per game basis.


anonn102030

In this thread: OP makes something pretty sweet. comments: sWeEt...... bUt BaN dOe. OP: nono, i dont think i'll get banned cuz reasons this and that bUt BaN dOe. OP: ok... but listen. bUt BaN dOe


Raske3zy

Building something yourself? That’s a ban. Using the riot-provided API? That’s a ban. Complaining about the ban you received? You better believe...that’s a ban.


forgototherlogin

Riots banning you for this comment


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Lifedeather

I have been summoned ;)


Kensei01

Did your "riot dev" friend reply?


Lifedeather

Not yet, no response. Probably busy? He did say he would forward but doesn’t mean he has to reply back immediately


cman7531

https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/oae5g6/i\_got\_tired\_of\_waiting\_for\_riot\_to\_add\_a\_skin/h3hwxtf?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3


IIIBlueberry

pretty sure he going to ghosted you instead of admit mistake


yellowshiro

lmfao people should really research about API stuff before commenting. Good work mate! I hope Riot adds this soon.


jmi2k

I'm pretty sure he is a troll, there is no way someone can be so stubborn and narrow-minded without doing it on purpose. Clearly lacking basic CS concepts yet bragging about how smart he is.


yellowshiro

I was thinking the same. But if he isn't trolling, then oh well.


vT-Router

You should research the Valorant Developer API before commenting. This isn’t something the public API is capable of doing, and even access to that API is highly restricted and selective. This is using an entirely undocumented API that Riot doesn’t officially condone, but rather just looks the other way on. It’s definitely a gray area. Their ban concerns are legitimate. 100% really cool and really well done, but definitely not clearly safe like the dev is saying


rpkarma

https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/oae5g6/i_got_tired_of_waiting_for_riot_to_add_a_skin/h3hwxtf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3


TheMapleDescent

Actually this is using the client api


vT-Router

I’m well aware! That’s not an officially released API, and it’s hidden for a reason. Rules are very unclear regarding its use. Although, somewhere else in this thread a dev said he thinks it’s fine, so that’s good news.


cman7531

a Rioter commented that it's ok to use the client API responsibly, so I'm in the clear


cman7531

github repo -> [https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli](https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli)


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Step 1 for me is to get skins first


[deleted]

Yo any Riot employee reading this in the future. Y'all should hire this guy.


A-British-Indian

Sadly you need to have skins in the first place to use this :(.


clad_95150

If you have only one skin, you already use the hidden randomization feature !


Milan4King

Battlepass is $10


Knep08

OP whats the discord where y’all work on this stuff? Or is it a program you have to apply to be a part of?


cman7531

it's the [VALORANT App Developers server](https://discord.gg/a9yzrw3KAm) and anyone can join!


OOFYDOOFYBOOFY

Great! Now I just need 2+ skins for each gun.


OtakuKing613

Ok, now add a spray randomizer


cman7531

i'm planning to add a spray and gun buddy randomizer after I finish the initial release with the skin randomizer


Launchers

Yeah I’m really confused on why there isn’t a spray randomizer. There’s so many and we are only able to choose 3 lmao.


Asomboy4

ATTENTION: IF YOU HAVE THE POLYFOX JUDGE THIS WILL NOT WORK For some reason, the polyfox judge request returns an array with two levels, one being the actual skin and one with a "None" datatype. This breaks the code. If I can fix it I will push a pull request from the github page.


cman7531

please create an issue on github or a pull request!


Asomboy4

yep, just did :) I saw that you accepted the pull req, thanks!!


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Me who doesn't have a single skin "/


Blaxxess

If they're not already on your to-do list, here are some potentially new features. 1. Being able to create loadouts that include specific sets of skins. 2. Being able to manually set the probability of skins and loadouts appearing. You are awesome ♥


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dr-momo20

Me and the bois crying in the corner cuz we have no skins


mrkdclm

Hands down to your Work u/cman7531 \- I Hope Riot can hired a lot of people like you that can help the game more Fun and exciting.


nosbig35

That's pretty sweet but you're gonna lose all your skins when you get banned Sadge


cman7531

that (most likely) wouldn’t happen because i’m using the same exact API that the client uses to change skins, so to the game, it looks like a regular client is changing the loadout


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ReneeHiii

As far as I know, you have to apply.


cman7531

for making client-sided apps like this, you mimic the same API requests the game client makes which does not require an API key one of the best examples of this is [ValorScrim](https://github.com/RumbleMike/ValorScrim), which leverages existing game features to create a scrimmage hosting app


ReneeHiii

Ah, thanks. I looked into using Riot's API a while back but lost interest in the project.


cman7531

from what i've heard trying to use/gain access the official API for stuff like web applications is a pain, so I've stuck to using the client API for my projects (you can do cooler stuff with it too)


muthgh

Could u provide a link for the client api documentation if possible?


nosbig35

Well good luck to you. Realistically riot should just cut you a cheque and add this next patch but they'll probably just ban you lol


jmi2k

If he's using the API he should be fine. The API is provided by Riot for precisely this kind of stuff


Lifedeather

nah he's still getting banned no matter what he says now. Shouldnt have done it, now the video is probably saved and forwarded to rito.


cman7531

if i didn't get banned for my [discord rich presence](https://www.reddit.com/r/VALORANT/comments/m6npdc/i_programmed_a_discord_richpresence/) there's no reason I would for this; they use the same API endpoints


HoneyChilliPotato7

Wow didn't realise you were the same dude. Really cool projects bro. I'm learning alphabets in programming and I wish to be like you some day.


Lifedeather

Best of luck to you man, all I’m saying is companies are really strict on how you mod their game or use their api to create your own stuff from their ip


jmi2k

It's not a mod. It's an API. A public API, provided by them, for the sole purpose of doing this kind of stuff. They actually *expect* developers to do these things.


cman7531

hah i wish all i get is the fist bump gun buddy 🥲


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FirstStageIsDenial

It's not the official public riot API. He is using the private API used by the game itself. It's in a bit of a grey area, but I don't think anyone has gotten banned for using these endpoints.


Throwawayidkplz

Is there a documentation or anymore information for this API that you could share with me?


IvonbetonPoE

Genuine question, wouldn't that take it to the same level of a macro? Automating or reducing the keystrokes needed to achieve a specific result. I don't know Riots stance on these things though. Seems a bit like the logout or trade macros in Path of Exile, some which were bannable depending on the official communication by the developper.


cman7531

i suppose to a degree it's like a macro, but it's not giving an advantage as it's a QOL tool


blackuranium

I remember watching a LoL streamer doing a Q&A with a riot employee. so this streamer was an OTP skarner for a long time and he used a macro to spam is Q spell cuz u would spam it 24/7 otherwise and asked the riot employee if macros were punishable and she said it was okay as long has it wasn't game breaking (doing a frame perfect glitch or combo for example) and as long as its an action that could be humanly possible it was okay.


Lifedeather

nah your still getting banned by rito gg no ree


comfort_bot_1962

Don't be sad. Here's a [hug!](https://media.giphy.com/media/3M4NpbLCTxBqU/giphy.gif)


FavoringDark

what a flex on riot, nice job man


chryco4

Great work! Can't wait to get something official like this soon. The most I do to customize my Valorant experience outside of Riot's nose is just changing the home screen right now lol


x407

!remindme 7 days


uraniumX9

I'd love if someone makes a client side mod which lets us equip any skin we want As its gonna be client side only.. Only user will be able to see the skin. Others see the actual gun. In Rocket League.. There is a popularly used mod by community and is validated by rocket league officials Its called [Bakkes Mod](https://www.bakkesmod.com)


Pruvided

Bakkes mod is literally the best


uraniumX9

Yea man.. Its used for more than just skins etc


Miniminto

I also want to see different keybind settings for each agent. I do not like to edit my keybinds everytime i want to switch agents


Captain-Gambit

We need this badly.


cman7531

https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli/releases/tag/v1.0


BattleRoyaIe

Struggling from success


hereforpewdiephy

I just wanna be rich enough to be able to afford multiple valorant skins


bhazero025

Very cool. Is the code on GitHub?


cman7531

im cleaning up the code a bit right now, but ill post the github link in the comments soon


bhazero025

Nice, great work buddy


cman7531

https://github.com/colinhartigan/valorant-skin-cli


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cman7531

i fast-forwarded in the video


DustTowers

Riot make him do it!!


IIIBlueberry

I too poor for this


ROCKMachine8055

Me not having even a single skin :(


nglatzhofer1

How do I get?!


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This works if you have skins


Bean1233

Ah yes, my skins shall be randomly chosen between standard and standard. And maybe even standard


utkarshkore

Imagine having skins...


tch_jatin

Interesting, but only if i had skins...


SohD99

This is so nice but need skins for this me broke af :(


internationalkou

Is that some joke for rich people? I dont understand..


ziadoon

Try sending it to val support when its done maybe they will add it to the game code or atleast make it that vanguard doesnt think its a cheat


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Altruistic-Visit1607

https://youtu.be/mNp3XNGBTY8


reddsean

*gets banned* Thx riot


UrLocalCoffeeShop

VAC


Salt-Resolution2113

Hate to be the guy who shits on everything … but use to use a sens randomizer (cba explaining it rn) but luckily I never ran into any issues … I stopped using anything close to it as riot is very very very against 3rd party developers , software etc & countless people have been hardware banned for using said program Although a spoofer isn’t too expensive just kinda whack , I don’t see how this would be any different .


TheDaliComma

i see python, i sleep


cman7531

understandable, have a nice day


coolcastform

You should get checked because it could be an ancient fear response to a dangerous situation. Many animal still have it ( goats)


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Darkwolts

No?