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How does the memory viewer's "step out" feature re

 
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:23 pm    Post subject: How does the memory viewer's "step out" feature re Reply with quote
So I'm trying to reverse-engineer "The Battle of Wesnoth" version 1.14.9, and as part of this I'm trying to reach a particular address
Code:
wesnoth.exe+8CAF23

Starting from a breakpoint at
Code:
wesnoth.exe+3CCD9E

which can be activated when recruiting a unit (in turn deducting your gold).

This is no issue for x32dbg, where I can simply perform the operations
Code:
Execute until return,
Step over

8 times, which will then get me to the target address.

However, I can't seem to do the same with cheat engine. No matter how many times I perform
Code:
Step out

cheat engine never actually reaches the target address, even though the first 7 addresses reached by the "step out" feature are exactly the same as those reached by x32dbg.

Why is this the case?
Does "step out" not actually perform "execute until return" and then "step over" as per x32dbg?
How can I reach the target address without needing to spam "step into" or step over"?
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
it gets the return address from the stack and sets a breakpoint there. If for some reason that's wrong it won't work
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