Bongo Cat Auto Chest Claim Guide

Introduction

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I stumbled upon this little game on Steam, but found it quite silly that you have to manually click the chest every 30 minutes to claim a gift.

After doing some research online, I found a method using dnSpy to modify the game’s source code to automatically claim the chest. So here’s a tutorial to show how to claim chests automatically every 30 minutes.

Steps

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1. Download dnSpy and extract the files.

   • For most Windows systems, the dnSpy-net-win64.zip version should work fine.

2. Open dnSpy.exe from the extracted folder, click File -> Open, and navigate to Steam\steamapps\common\BongoCat\BongoCat_Data\Managed\Assembly-CSharp.dll.

3. In the left panel (Assembly Explorer), open Assembly-CSharp, then navigate to Assembly-CSharp.dll/BongoCat/Shop/TimerUpdate().

4. Right-click anywhere in the method and select Edit Method (C#)... to begin editing.

5. Insert the following line right below line 20, which is this._shopVisuals.SetActive(true);:

   this._shopItem.Buy();

   Warning! Make sure to insert this line inside the innermost if (this._showChestPopup.Value && this._shopItem.CanBuy()) condition. Otherwise, it will cause an error.

   

6. Click Compile in the bottom-right to compile the changes. Then go to File -> Save Module to save the edited file.

After completing these steps, launch Bongo Cat. It will now automatically claim the chest every 30 minutes!

Notes

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1. Every time Bongo Cat updates, you’ll need to repeat the above steps, since the update will overwrite your changes.
2. Trying to abuse this to grab a bunch of gifts quickly is likely difficult, since gift claiming is tied to the Steam API and involves a complex mechanism. So it’s better to stick to the 30-minute interval.
3. If you see a Steam Error, try restarting Bongo Cat. This may happen if your local timer is out of sync with Steam’s server, causing an API error when claiming the gift. Restarting a few times should fix it.

Reference

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• Bongo Cat auto claim chest (Reddit)