Cheat Engine

[Csimbi]

Hi everyone!
I've been using CE for quite a while now, including the pointer scan.
So far, I have always used the default value because the purpose of the struct size is a mystery to me.
Could someone explain it to me:
- the purpose of this value in CE
- the details of how this value is used
- what is the significance if I choose a bigger/smaller value
- what should one consider when choosing (or how does one choose) the right struct size?
Thank you!

[Dark Byte]

Structsize is the maximum block the pointer scan will scan

e.g:
the code to access a pointer:
mov eax,[00471234]
mov eax,[eax+80]
mov eax,[eax+24]
mov eax,[eax+8]

would mean the minimum structsize needed to find the pointer would be 84 (132)

but a code like:
mov eax,[00471234]
mov eax,[eax+80]
mov eax,[eax+908]
mov eax,[eax+8]
would mean the minimum structsize needed to find this pointer would be 90c (2312)

The bigger the structsize you pick, the better results it'll find, but with every 4 bytes increase, the time it takes to scan increases exponentially (just like levels)

As for picking the right size, not sure. I'd say look for something that won't take days.
You could probably make a calculation on how long it'll take on average depending on he size of the targeted game, and the used structsize/level

And you can help the pointer scan yourself if you do the first few steps of finding the pointer until you get stuck, and scan for that pointer, that'll limit the number of levels as well