Cheat Engine

LongBeardedLion

I need to get the pointer or somehow get this address automatically.
It is a function that is inside one dll of the game.
Changes everytime the game is started so i have to open it in x32dbg, check symbols, go to the function, copy it and insert it in my hack manually.

I tried finding pointer for it. Nothing.
How should i proceed?

atom0s · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:53 pm Post subject:

DLLs are loaded dynamically (hence the name) which means their base address can move. They can encourage the system to load them at a certain range, but there is no guarantee that will be adhered to.

To re-find your function, you just need to make an offset to it. That is done via:
Function Address - DLL Base Address = Offset

Then next time you load up the game, you can get the function via:
DLL Base Address + Offset = Function Address

Something to keep in mind though, this will break if the game updates the DLL.
It is better to use pattern scans for this instead.

LongBeardedLion · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks Atomos. But if the address of the DLL changes everytime how do i find it each time?

Is there something like a pointer to the DLL?

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 1:18 pm Post subject:

use modulename+offset in ce

atom0s · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:46 pm Post subject:

LongBeardedLion · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:09 pm Post subject:

modulename? you mean game.exe ? or the dll?
The dll changes address everytime

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:54 pm Post subject:

e.g if the dll is game.dll

first run game.dll is at 20000000 and the address you're interested in is at 20012345
second run game.dll is at 21000000 and the address you're interested in is now at 21012345

you can then tell CE that the address is

LongBeardedLion · Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:43 pm Post subject:

Thank you DarkByte. I came back to this post and solved my problem.