Cheat Engine

[Bossmode]

Before you call me a noob, I understand how hacking servers works. Anything saved in servers (ammo, health, etc) isn't really hack-able. But I heard that you can trick the client to cheat. Like:


PostPosted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject: serverside - clientside Reply with quote
You can always exploit the data being received serverside.

Example:

Server---
Receive money command(s). (encrypted)
Store new money amount. (encrypted)
Send money amount to player. (encrypted)

Client---
Send request to add/rem money. (encrypted)
Receive stored data. (unencrypted or encrypted)
Display current money. (unencrypted)

So I know you could try to exploit the Client side to trick the server into sending in more information (like money). But I don't really know what to do. I know I didn't mention any games and every game is different, but what is the process of using cheat engine on multiplayer games?

Oh, and if this is completely stupid, feel free to call me a noob.

[PinPoint]

use a packet editor for server sided stuff.

[Dark Byte]

A packet editor will not work on server sided things, it only effects client sided things, else ce can be used on it just as easily (if not more easier as it bypasses the encryption layer as the client will encrypt your modified data, and you can edit the decrypted data)

[PinPoint]

I didn't mean that they can actually change the server sides values. They do work for sending a recorded packet over and over again though, effectively tricking the server into giving you more of what you want.

[Dark Byte]

you can also loop the call that drops an item multiple times. It will also generate a proper encrypted datastream (especially when it contains a counter of the total packets sent as safety)

[LastExceed]