Cheat Engine

demondwarf · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 05 Jun 2021 Posts: 5

Hi guys, im working on a game without a save function but it does have a savemap in memory but it moves around so i use CE script AOB function in script and i can write my own save to the game that way but it means constantly updating the script and copying my savemap again into the script everytime i want to do it, so i was wondering if its possible to either,
Use AOB to locate the address then save the memory to a file (its around 2000 bytes) then load it the same way from script at the press of a key
or if it can't be done with CE is there some other way to dump a selected part of the memory from a keypress (but it would also have to locate in memory first where the location is or get it from CE somehow)
Or if anyone else has any idea's on how to make a way of saving for a game that doesn't save anything to the hard drive im welcome to any ideas.

TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 3:49 pm Post subject:

You can use lua with "writeRegionToFile" and "readRegionFromFile", check the "celua.txt" file in the CE folder for more info on the functions. But you'll need to run the AA aob script first then the other, or use the lua "AOBScan" or "AOBScanUnique" to find the AOB address.

demondwarf · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 05 Jun 2021 Posts: 5

thanks for the fast reply, i will take a good read through this txt file, thanks a lot, not familiar with AA but i can look into that too but trying to do everything with CE if possible since im more familiar with it (although never used LUA in CE, only used Autoassemble, is it simlar ?), but never had to do anything like this (since most games i play can actually just save)
EDIT-Im a idiot, of course AA is AutoAssembler, i feel stupid

TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:21 pm Post subject:

AA is exclusive to CE, but lua is a scripting language used for all sorts of things and is a higher level language than AA or ASM. Lua is small and thus a good candidate for embedded scripting support, it's used in some games and even industrial controllers. So you can find a lot about lua online. What's in the "celua.txt" file is what CE adds to lua. You can start here for more info specific to using lua in CE.

demondwarf · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 05 Jun 2021 Posts: 5

Thanks, i spent the night looking at the celua.txt and learnt a little, managed to figure out the "writeRegionToFile" and "readRegionFromFile" and had a little problem with the Lua AoB command since it printed the address wrong at first but after i figured out what i was doing wrong i managed to muddle my way through and make a save Function,
Thanks a lot "TheyCallMeTim13" you are incredible, couldn't have done this without you.
Is there a commandline version of CE's LUA ? it would be nice if i could run it from a BAT file with the game everytime i play (i can do that with a trainer too but to keep the filesize down too and if i distribute it too it would make things eaiser)

TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:08 am Post subject:

Not that I'm aware of, but you can use the table lua script to launch the game then attach to it and inject the save data. Look at "shellExecute" it might help get the results you want.

demondwarf · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 05 Jun 2021 Posts: 5

Thanks i will look at shellexecute, but it would still mean's the end user would need CE installed (which i personally don't have a problem with it but a lot of people seem to think its a virus which isn't helped by a lot of virus scanners going berserk everytime a CE trainer is around) but i guess it can't be helped, thanks again for the help (and fast too), If anyone else is attempting this here is the code i used (i hope this helps someone)
For Save

TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 4:42 pm Post subject:

You might stick this in the scripts, so they only execute when running the script and not after editing. Any lua in an AA script will be run when closing the window to perform a syntax check.

demondwarf · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 05 Jun 2021 Posts: 5

Ah i was wondering about that, i will add that to my script, thanks again, if you see any more mistakes or any way to improve it please let me know.