Cheat Engine

[Zcythe]

Is there a way to tell what number a game has to be multiplied by? Like x8 or x32 or just exact value. Or do we just have to try them all?

[Psy]

The times 8 methodology is generally only necessary when dealing a flash game. Most other times, unless the game is encrypting the values in a more specific way, you can just bring up the exact values instead. Always remember to fall back onto unknown scans though if you can't find an address

~Psy

[Dark Byte]

*8 is needed when the real value is stored 3 bits away from a byte boundary
*32 is needed when the real value is stored 5 bits away from a byte boundary
(and hope that the bits in front of the value are 0)

[nog_lorp]

Flash stores variables unaligned to even byte boundaries? That seems like a horrible loss of efficiency to add a little security-through-obscurity.

[Dark Byte]

most likely has to do with a proprietary method of handling floating points on systems without a fpu.
one of the bits in front probably mean something like NaN, +Inf, -Inf, or a exponent descriptor.
Haven't bothered dissecting it really

[Zcythe]

what do you think is easier a variable scanner, or cheatengine?

[Labyrnth]

For flash games either, variable scanner if your planning on making a flash trainer.
We have a section for flash, go check it out.