Cheat Engine

WDF01 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 18 Mar 2016 Posts: 5

I just tried using Cheat Engine 6.5 under Windows 10 with the Steam version of XCOM: Enemies Unknown/Within.

While the value searches and modifications for money worked fine like always, the AOB scripts for soldier modification were really strange. The check boxes on the script headers tended to not open to show the subset of available actions and on the one try they did open, they did not work like they had done previously.

Is there something I have to do differently? Does Windows' built-in antivirus have to be set to allow CE scripts to work? Am I set up incorrecly?

Please help.

mgr.inz.Player · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:35 am Post subject:

Your win10 build? Build 14251 has a known bug.

WDF01 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 18 Mar 2016 Posts: 5

I have Version 1511 (OS Build 10586.164) of Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit
Motherboard = ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha, 32G RAM

Is it possible that the table I am using links to the wrong (i.e. 32 or 64 bit) version of Cheat Engine 6.5?

mgr.inz.Player · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 3:00 pm Post subject:

Launch CE6.5, the 64bit version, cheatengine-x86_64.exe, and execute this Lua script (CTRL+ALT+L):

WDF01 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 18 Mar 2016 Posts: 5

I ran the script and got the "looks good" response - picture attached.

I also retried the original task and found that the first time I load the .ct table, the script check boxes open to show the sub-items, although the targeted game values do not change as they did on my Win 7 (64 bit) hardware.

If I then close Cheat Engine and reopen it and associate it with the game and load the .ct file, the check boxes are unresponsive and do not expand to their sub-levels as before.

mgr.inz.Player · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:40 am Post subject:

OK. Win10 Build 10586.164 is good.

About the CT file. Why it works on Win7 and not on Win10. I think used signature is too strict. (maybe Win10 uses stronger ASLR)

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:13 am Post subject:

Do you have a windows 7 system somewhere?

Get the latest version of the game (redownload if you have to) and check if the table still works.

This is an AOB table. That means that when the game gets updated some items keep working but not necessary ALL items.
E.g an class object only needs to get added one extra field in front of something you're interested in, and it will stop working.
offsets of fields are often used as bytes for an AOB to make sure that such a patch won't cause a weird crash. They won't tick, but you won't crash either because the script assumes it's that specific offset

('reassemble' can help with these cases, but generally it's better to just update the table)

WDF01 · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 18 Mar 2016 Posts: 5

I tried the steps suggested by mgr.inz.player and found that:

scenario 1, where CE was closed with the AOB script open, indeed did not allow successful re-opening of the AOB script when CE was re-opened.
scenario 2, where the AOB script was closed before CE was closed, indeed did allow the AOB script to be re-opened after CE was restarted and associated with the game.

As for the Windows 7 machine - it has been mothballed. In any case, the scripts used to work and no longer do so. I did not create them myself and don't know how to modify them.

Can you provide a link to a site where I can learn about how to get started? Even basic stuff like how to see the code behind them and how to modify/save changes/assemble/test them, etc. would be helpful.