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linnx88 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 03 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

Hi guys,

I posted my original thread in the general forum under Arcanum viewtopic.php?t=560067), but I'm getting no replies at all and this thing is driving me nuts.

I'm not a newbie to CE, I code in C/C++, C#. But this game has me stumped. No matter what kind of scans I try. Tricks. Nothing works.

It's an old cRPG (2001) called Arcanum Magick Obscura. Pretty popular game even now. Available from GOG

The premise seems simple. It has a simple point system where I can assign points to a character's stats.

I'm trying to find a pointer for the Points.

All I ever get if I try, what accesses or what writes to this address when I find the points is the instruction repe movsd. Which is for display type variable from what i've read.

No matter what type of pointer scans I try, the pointer changes in any new game or new character.

Now I can't find any pointers at all using the scan function.

Please see attached picture for my initial scan results. I would REALLY appreciate any help with this type of problem. Any links or suggestions are most welcome.

I've tried pointer scans up to level 7, with 1024 offset size. I have tried smaller levels with offsets of up to 4096. Nothing useful comes up.

I've tried rescanning my pointer results on my 2nd machine, which is usually super effective.

So this is a true challenge for me, and I welcome anyone to try it.

Pic attached. Thanks!

Dark Byte · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:31 am Post subject:

use find what accesses, not writes

and you're sure this address is correct? So changing it actually changes it in the game and makes you able to use it? Since rep movsd is usually used for display only purposes.

Anyhow, perhaps you may need to use a code injection here. I recommend starting with the stack(S)

linnx88 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 03 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

linnx88 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 03 Oct 2012 Posts: 6

Ok I got through somewhere today! Smile

Doing a level 7 pointer scan with 1024 offset size worked. I got 100 pointers now, all pointing to the right address. It works for any game/character level.

Except that it only works for a specific character class. But like you said Dark Byte, the other class offsets can be found and turned on by checking the class name from the trainer.

Here are some pictures if it helps anybody else.