Cheat Engine

Meiyoh

Hello.
Is it a bug or something but I want to use an AOBSCAN for a static address. The reason is this address is being used by various stuff. I want to separate it. So I want to make say Two options in Cheat Engine table which When an AOBScan is run - find the SAME address. But I want so I can disable on (Untick it) and thus make it so it's Result address goes ?? and nothing can freeze the program/game when I run with INCORRECT value being put.

How to make so when I disable and AOBScan script the found address goes "??"

Thanks

++METHOS · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:55 pm Post subject:

To clarify, you have an instruction that is static, that accesses many addresses -- one of which, you wish to manipulate? You are able to find that address with an AOBscan?

I really do not understand what you are saying/wanting. Can you explain it better, please?

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:05 pm Post subject:

I locate say A moves Address.
Each character uses this SAME address - static.
I want to make some moves work - add some custom combos by manipulating the address's value. However if I put a wrong value - Animation/attack id that works with one character to another = CRASH.

So I have assigned hotkeys to those options. They are GLOBAL for each character. I want so players when use my table they toggle ONLY 1 Character Moves Mod option thus not freezing the game when pressing hotkeys. Eg hotkeys are set with values specific to the character the option is named

Example "Bobby Moves Mod". "Johnny Moves Mod"

all those options use the SAME hotkeys and ADDRESS.
But if both are activated GAME will freeze.

So how can I make when only 1 is ticked the other is ?? so game will not crash.

This is why I use AOBScan because each char has specific animation IDs wroten in a memory Which I use to "find" the static address. The purpose of me using AOBscan is to prevent crash. So it won't find the moves address if you do not play as the specific character. How Can I make so the

Address (JohhnyMovesMod+0) goes "??" when it's parrent AOBScan is UNTICKED.

thank you.

++METHOS · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:17 pm Post subject:

Do you have a way of automatically differentiating which character is being used, in real time? If so, then that would be the obvious way to avoid any issues, as you can use that for your compare to activate/nullify any segments of code. If you have no way of differentiating characters automatically, then you will need to set up different hotkeys for each character's move set. For example:

Bobby move set hotkeys:
Shift+1
Shift+2
Shift+3

Johnny move set hotkeys:
Ctrl+1
Ctrl+2
Ctrl+3

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:19 pm Post subject:

++METHOS · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:31 pm Post subject:

1. You do not want to use the values that you are wanting to manipulate for your compare without have countermeasures in place to return those values to default once you are finished with them.

2. CE supports hotkey integration for controllers, so hotkeys can be assigned via controller buttons now.

3. Writing an example script will do little good unless you have determined that you can differentiate characters in some way.

If you have not already done so, I would recommend studying the last step of the CE tutorial covering data structure dissection. Additional strategies for code segregation:

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:50 pm Post subject:

Ok simpler stuff.

How can I make aobscan FOUND address "begone" when I disable the script that finds it?

Example The found address that uses symbol "JohhnyMoves" goes ?? when
script is disabled.

++METHOS · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:01 pm Post subject:

I think you are approaching this all wrong. Nonetheless, if you have a script that finds an address, and you store that address using a custom symbol (not globally allocated, and with unregistersymbol in disable section), then disabling that script should nullify its value.

So...

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:14 pm Post subject:

Dark Byte · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:55 pm Post subject:

it won't get nullified, it just becomes invalid, so if you add a new address with the name JohnyMoves it will be an invalid entry

existing entries will remaim their last known good address

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:57 pm Post subject:

[quote:91b261542b="Dark Byte"]it won't get nullified, it just becomes invalid, so if you add a new address with the name JohnyMoves it will be an invalid entry

existing entries will remaim their last known good address[/quote:91b261542b]

Yes... I see this even after program reload the table remembers the STATIC
address and that's the biggest issue here.

Perphaps a pointer like thing is better. Not an AOB .

Thank you BOTH so far!

panraven · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:06 pm Post subject:

The problem is it allow edit a previous address, but now 'begone'.

The behavior that when the symbol 'begone' (eg. by unregistersymbol), but still able to write/edit the symbol address value is strange, ie. the symbol not existed in user symbol list.
I'm not sure, the CE used to be not behave like this.

To test, try make a address symbol having zero value at its address, like
this in AA: (this use ce 6.6 feature that offset field accept symbol, (and also lua expression))

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:26 pm Post subject:

panraven · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:36 pm Post subject:

Suppose your AA like this:

Meiyoh · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 4:56 pm Post subject: