Cheat Engine

daninthemix · Cheater Reputation: 0 Joined: 29 Jul 2013 Posts: 39

I have a game that closes when you task switch out of it, even if you pause it in Cheat Engine. The game 'knows' it was task switched.

Some things I can obviously do with hotkeys, but not everything. I'm trying to find a timer and even by hotkey searching for decreased values I'm ending up with around 700 addresses.

I need to be able to try freezing some, and attaching the debugger etc.

Any suggestions?

Cyberfreak · Cheater Reputation: 0 Joined: 28 Jan 2017 Posts: 30

First idea, on windows platform the "lock user" command with the "windows flag + L" keys on the keyboard might be able to prevent this "task switched" detection. Maybe you can login to another user account (admin privileges) and perform the scans there without quitting/crashing the game.

Also, have you tried to use the server/client structure of cheat engine, means to perform all control options on another machine like a laptop or a android tablet?

You can also try to run your game in a containment area, e.g. for security on a windows machine I use the free "Comodo Internet Security", which allows me to run any application in a container area via the contex menu. Of course there should be many other tools to do this. This might prevent your task switch detection.

daninthemix · Cheater Reputation: 0 Joined: 29 Jul 2013 Posts: 39

Thanks for these ideas - going to investigate them.

Csimbi · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:57 am Post subject:

Run in Window. GeDoSaTo, Borderless Gaming, there are a few that force directx and other shit into a window.
You could try forcing the 'always on top' function, just in case it's about detecting the topmost window.
Lastly, use CE hotkey to bring CE forward instead of ALT+TAB.