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carmag · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 19 Jul 2015 Posts: 3

I need help finding the time value.

I searched using the seconds of the game eg 5:43 is 343 seconds(5*60+43). I used 4 bytes and also tried it float and got like 45 results that did match the time that was on the clock but when I changed the values nothing would happen to the time on the clock.

Can someone help me please. Would be much appreciated Smile

Zanzer · Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 6:37 am Post subject:

Normally, time is stored in two ways and two types.

The first type is a float or double representing seconds.
When searching this method, always search a range between plus/minus one of the display time.
So for 5:43, you want to search between 342 and 344.

The second type is a 4-byte or 8-byte representing milliseconds.
Similarly, you want to search a range of values.
So for 5:43, you want to search between 342000 and 344000.

In addition to these types, games don't always store the value as total time left.
Sometimes, they use total elapsed time and count up from zero.
So if the game starts at 10:00, when it reaches 5:43, you want to search ranges around 4:17.
You should probably increase that range to 3 seconds, just in case.

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elnio · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 20 Nov 2013 Posts: 4

I have stumbled upon the same problem so I am trying to figure out if there is a way to increase the frequency of the timer. Do you guys have any way to find the address of the timer interval (much like speedhack would do but I want to do it manually).

TechnicalTitan · How do I cheat? Reputation: 0 Joined: 18 Feb 2016 Posts: 1

Here is a method that has worked for me many times: First, start the game with the timer counting down then pause. Go into cheat engine and search for all value types. Many different games store many different timers as floats, 2 bytes, 4 bytes, or 8 bytes. Then, search for an unknown initial value. After you find your (many) results, simply unpause the game, allow the timer to decrease, and go into cheat engine and scan for a decreased value. If it is possible to add time in the game, you could do so then searched for an increased value to greatly narrow the results. This should, in theory, lead you to the address that controls the timer. From there, you could either freeze the value or nop the code that decreases it.

Admittedly, I haven't the slightest clue how the values are represented. For example: A 4-Byte address that freezes a timer at 2:00:02 has a value of 18065729001.