KasTAS 2.0.84 Readme

Readme Index

• KasTAS 2.0.84 Features
• Common FAQ
• File Security Check

KasTAS 2.0.84 Features

KasTAS 2.0.84 Demo Video (YouTube) Click the image below.

KasTAS 1.0.98 Demo Video (YouTube) Click the image below.

2.0.84 Version Features

• Possibility to generate automatically .kas files using live keystroke recording.
• Windows 10 / 11 compatible only (Due to internal libraries).
• x64 Compatible only. (Not sure if x86 would work anyway).
• Control functions (Start/Stop/Pause) meanwhile is executed at the background.
• Partial internal refactoring and optimization.
• Minor not-useful features been removed in favour to a better optimization.

1.0.98 Version Features

• Full support for a total of 21 Virtual Keys / Buttons.
• Stable use of .kas Script files fully tested.
• Includes .pdf file with examples and full in detail explaination of the KAS Script.
• Compatible from Windows 7 up to latest Windows 10.
• Both x86 and x64 compatible.
• Includes test functions to check if the target game/emulator is working properly with the virtual keys.
• Fully customizable keys and supports all keys stated in Microsoft Windows Forms Keys.
• Includes an example script (happytest.kas) made to be run with BGB Emulator test rom. You can download BGB Emulator here.
• Built-in syntax checker for KAS Scripts (Read mode).
• Includes Notepad++ basic language package with matching color scheme for .kas files.
• Most of configuration is easily editable in two included .ini files.
• Written in C# using Visual Studio 2022.

Common FAQ

• Is the software specific to a emulator or game?

No. What KasTAS really does is emulate that you are pushing keys in your keyboard in the choosen pattern. So it will work in any active window or in any emulator if you set up the same keys that you defined in your KasTAS program. Hint: It will even work if you set up a pattern of keys like "H", "E", "L", "O" to write "HELLO" in your notepad.

• Does it needs to be installed?

No. The executable is fully standalone. Check the question below for more details.

• Why the executable is so big? (1.0.98 Only)

I know that the executable turned out bigger than I would like. This is caused by two factors. First that in this kind of "not really important" programs I preffer standalone versus installable. Thats because in case the user realizes that the program is not what he was looking for, the user can easily remove the whole program by just deleting it without any kind of issue. Also the other issue is that to do the virtual keystrokes must use Microsoft Windows Forms library despite is a console executable. And Microsoft Windows Forms library is one of the few libraries that cannot be trimmed. So sadly, there is a lot of unused stuff merged in the final executable.

File Security Check

File is 100% safe. You can check the following hashes below. Despite this some minor AntiVirus software can flag it as some kind of threat possibly because the software is not signed and because the pattern of the use of Virtual Keys maybe is triggering some red flags for some AV Software.

Same issue can be easily found even with empty programs arround the internet as you can see here (Stack Overflow exposing same issue).

For transparency purposes here you have the hashes for both the .zip and directly the executable below.

KasTAS 2.0.84 File Security Check

KasTAS 2.0.84.zip SHA 256 b70be01ea0ae441de4cf667aab8247625391bcf9c6bd732a0b006f999d44a6e6 VirusTotal link here.

KasTAS 2.0.84.exe SHA 256 218c4a85095f352f987ef1ee175aad80b92425bc06fa3e9deb4780eec2f75644 VirusTotal link here.

KasTAS 1.0.98 File Security Check

KasTAS 1.0.98.zip SHA 256 b3bd0ba23c3205e57bc0a5327de38c05bb00140cc113c04029bc19ae11a7bae9 VirusTotal link here.

KasTAS 1.0.98.exe SHA 256 9cb32963df658354d47693b26be8e38cf84b0aab401eeaf2c0b558b692ed35a8 VirusTotal link here.

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