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hello im new to CE , i have workid out how to make the cahnges, but they are not working correctly, for instance, the game im playing uses keys to buy things, i can adjust the number of keys and it shows as the number iv changed it to but threr not realy there, i wont let me spend them, also i f change the amount of money i have when i reload the game it goes back to my original amount, what am i doing wrong, thanks in advance

[AylinCE]

Use:

(Cheat Engine Tutorial) Unknown initial value


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thank you for your reply, i can find the idems i want to change its just it doesnt change them in the game, it just changes the apperance, for instance if i change lemons to 500 and then go to a machine to make lemon zest it wont show that amount of lemons, how ever if i go to my silo it shows 500 lemons, i can even sell the lemons there but cant make any thing with it, same with the keys and money, it only lets me use my rear amount

[AylinCE]

In such cases, the first approach that comes to mind is to perform an "Unknown Value" scan—useful when dealing with encrypted or obfuscated values ​​(for example, if an item's actual value is 5, but it is displayed as 46—derived via a formula like $5 \times 8 + 6 = 46$—you would reverse this to find the original: $(46 - 6) / 8 = 5$).
This method can help you locate the actual memory address where the true value is stored.

A second, more complex possibility is that the values ​​are not stored as raw numbers, but rather as part of a string (e.g., `lemonQuantity = lemonQuantity + 1` or `- 1`).
In this scenario, the actual numerical total is held within a "local" string variable, while only the resulting figure is displayed to you; you might mistakenly search for the displayed number instead of the underlying data.

Try the first option: use an "Unknown Value" scan, then filter for values ​​that increase or decrease accordingly to pinpoint the address of the actual value.

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brilliant thank you, i will give this a try later, thanks luke