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tedomedo

Hi.
I play strategy game General. You can download it here: http://akasoft.genliga.ru/index_e.php - no installation required, just unzip and run general.exe.

When i start a new game, it lasts up to 120 game-years. It i don't win or lose before, then "game too long" text is displayed and the game is over.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/c1sw7222h5y71bo/119.gen?dl=0
This is link to saved game in game-year 119.

I'm asking for help to change or disable game length.

Cake-san · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:59 am Post subject:

tedomedo · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:08 am Post subject:

Thanks. Well, i don't know anything about codes. What should i do?

Dark Byte · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:43 am Post subject:

0x78 is 120

this code checks if the turn is 120, and if so, execute the code at "general.exe"+11FC74 which causes the game to end

what you can do is just run the auto assembler code cake-san has given and it won't do that.

Alternatively from looking at the code, if you find the year counter(1 byte value) and change it to 121, it won't ever trigger as well

tedomedo · Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 6:22 am Post subject:

Please, give more detailed manual for auto assembler, i know nothing about it.
I found address general.exe+11FC74 in memory viewer. Opcode in it is "cmp byte ptr [ebp-01],00". Now what?

Cake-san · Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:51 pm Post subject:

Dark Byte · Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:23 am Post subject:

out of curiosity though, what happens on year 128 ? (seeing it's a 1 byte value it could turn negative)

tedomedo · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 3:28 pm Post subject:

I just entered and executed the code but the game gives "RichEdit line insertion error" message and then countries stop attacking.
Also sometimes changing 1bit value 119 to 121 doesn't work. Game stops and i get windows message that game is ended.