Cheat Engine

RockY921 · Last edited by RockY921 on Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:34 am; edited 1 time in total

Hello there fellows. i've been trying Lately to hack some c&c generals
i was able to do the follow :

- Money
- Unit Health
- Building Health
- Power Available
- Power Required
- Building/Vehicle Capacity ( i let 500 Rangers get into 1 vehicle xD )

BUT, There is only one thing is make me go mad. Instant units.
i want to make units get out of barracks at the same time i click on Ranger or RPG Trooper, and even though the tanks from war factory.
is there any way i can do that?

i tried Decreased/Increased/Changed/Unchanged but still no luck
when i do decreased or increased as much addresses i got left
i try to freeze them to see if the unit building is freezed but the game crashes.

Help pls.

++METHOS · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:21 am Post subject:

I believe, for Red Alert 3, there was a different instruction for both, units and buildings. Buildings was a sub instruction, so just move 0 into the register. Units was an add instruction, so moving (float) 1000.0 in to the register should work - assuming your game is similar.

RockY921 · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:06 am Post subject:

so what im supposed to do? the value is float?
explain pls and thank u ;D

dunno but my senses are telling me that both instruction use the same.

Geri · Moderator Reputation: 111 Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 5636

The value for production is stored on 2 bytes. It's an increasing value.

And when you instantly produce a bunch of vehicles, they will be stuck in the factory (lame AI).

RockY921 · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:33 pm Post subject:

So as you sayed geri i searched for 2 bytes and i got 625 addresses increasing with the unit production.

how do i get to my value?
anyone has a suggestion?
ty

++METHOS · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:21 pm Post subject:

There is no magical solution...you just have to search for them. It takes time, trial & error. You can add several addresses at a time to your cheat table, and batch-change multiple addresses at a time to save time. You will inevitably crash, but you just have to keep trying.

Geri · Moderator Reputation: 111 Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 5636

I have also noted down that 1 second is approximately 60 (the value is increased by 60 in every second). Rangers cost 300.

But no idea if this is a universal rule in all versions of the game.

RockY921 · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:42 am Post subject:

thanks guys but i heard of something called " Same as first scan"
where can i find this option?

it will really help me , because when i cancel a unit production. the barracks/war factory returns to normal condition
so i will be searching for increased value, less addresses i can
THEN i want to cancel the unit production and make a scan for a value which it has now returned same as First scan

any way? thanks everyone for helping Very Happy

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:54 am Post subject:

Choose as scantype "Compare to first scan", after that choose "Unchanged"

Don't forget to go back to "compare to last scan" mode

RockY921 · Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:31 am Post subject:

RockY921 · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:01 am Post subject:

hey guys ! i found the address of the shadow that moves around the unit which is being created. its 2 bytes and before the unit get out of barracks its 99. but the problem when i freeze it to 99. only the shadow of the icon of unit is being freezed. not the time value O_O if i browse this address memory region, would i find something useful?

thanks btw Smile

EDIT : will breakpoint help me in this?

++METHOS · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:55 pm Post subject:

Most likely not. Your best bet is to keep searching for the correct address. The shadow or any other value may not even be related.

RockY921 · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:00 am Post subject:

ok thx

RockY921 · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:32 pm Post subject:

Hey Guys! i found Excatly the address im looking for. its 2 bytes and it increases when something happens in the game, for example. even if i dont do anything. it increases like with 50 sometimes 20 or 7 etc...

EDIT : there are 3 values. two are synced with each other. and the third one is decreased from the others by 1, will these other values help me? or one is enough?

So when i create a unit. i freeze this value. and the unit creation will be frozen. ok. BUT also when i freeze this value. it freezes units. i wont be able to move units anymore. i tried setting a hotkey to increase it with 50. 100. 500 to see if the unit creation will have a speed up or skip. but unfortunatley it did not work. what actually happens when i increase it. is that i can see the general powers stars flashing faster :O which i dont want xD || REMEMBER that all i need from this value is to speed up unit creation / skip it to last part of second,

anyone has any ideas about what should i do?

and thank you all Very Happy

Geri · Moderator Reputation: 111 Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 5636

You have found the general timer for the game. If you manipulate it, you manipulate the game speed/timers in general, not just production.