Cheat Engine

[HEdwar2012]

I'm at an interesting roadblock on the realm of trying to hack some of the more popular flash-based games and thought I would look to other minds in regards to what is going on behind the scenes. Here's my case in point so bare with me while I explain a little bit:

It seems to be a general consensus that server-sided hacking is next to nearly impossible unless you can hack the packets being sent back and forth between the user and the server containing the information for health, money, etc. and it maintain the hacked information instead of reverting back to its original state that is based on the server. That being said, a few really strange questions come to light.

1. I recently stumbled onto a Farmville 2 hack that allows you to input two different array of byte strands and then modify them accordingly to turn the "Farm Bucks" into "Farm Coin" within the market and other areas. While this hack is in place, you can purchase upgrades, X number of items, etc. based on the amount of coin you have and it essentially makes your farm bucks total the actual coin amount you have. The two array of byte strands provided by the original hacker are this: "40 42 0F 00 40 42 0F 00 00 00 00 00" and "29 00 00 00 29 00 00 00 00 00 00 00". Where did the hacker get these #s and how could one locate them in another server sided game such as Farmville or Marvel Avengers Alliance?

Does these same two array of bytes exist in every server sided game? No, but I'm sure there are similar. Anyone care to enlighten me on where to locate or how to find them as a starting point.

2. There is a proven hack for Cityville 2 that allows you to go into the Market and get the # of keys it takes for one to get 100,000 coins. Could the same concept be done for other games such as Farmville 2, etc.? I've been tinkering with these games and Cheat Engine for a few days now and have been able to pick a value that is static or doesn't change (say the cost of an upgrade of land or something) and get results but it usually is in the 10,000+ range. Is there an easier way to go about isolating a few of those strands. I've went through the tut a few times in regards to using CE and none of the scenarios deal with multiple initial results when looking for a string to deal with. I know this seems a bit "noobish" but there has to be some method to break them down into smaller sets to work with.

I know this seems like a lot of information but I have been playing around with this for a few days now and even searched around and not found any solid answers. Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is more a curiosity perk than anything and wanting to know how the cause and effect plays out on something.

[njmsdad]

Hi HEdwar2012

In regards to the Farmville 2 and Cityville hacks you mentioned.

How are they implemented? Is it using a table in cheat engine, or an executable..? Is it possible to decompile these cheats to get the answer you are looking for?

Can you give me a reference to these cheats so I can check them out?

Thanks.

[HEdwar2012]

They are essentially using a table that is created when you launch the game.

This is the information I have on it.