Cheat Engine

[Dooh]

Hello
My suggestions might already be implemented but i haven't been so lucky to find them, then you can see this post as a request for help instead, so in either way 'Flamin' ain't needed.

Here it goes..

Pointer scanner is an awesome tool if you want to find base addresses, however, i would like to see an reversed form of it. So instead of putting in an end node (address) to backtrack, you enter a base address and it finds all end nodes.
This request come to light when i ran into this situation:
I found the base address of my character entered the end node - offset into "Dissect Data/Structures" only to find out that the only usefull info in there was my Hp. my mana and all the other had another offset on the way.
HP:
BaseAdr + 1C + 80 + 4 + 96
Mana:
BaseAdr + IC + 84 + 4 + B6
Btw it's random data in this example.

Dissect Data/Structures are also an awesome tool but I have two questions reguarding it and an suggestion.
When i use this tool i get a lot of offsets with address value "00000000" ( a pointer , and 0 if it's any of the other types ). Does that mean on that offset their is no data?
And yes i understand some addresses have the value 0, but all those addresses? If there is no usefull / valid data why not just put N/A?

Now to the suggestion, If it's a pointer, would it be possible to have CE search the end result(s) ?

I think i read somewhere that CE only can backtrack?

And i get that the suggestions ain't something which is implemented on a coffee break, but it's something to keep in mind

Thanks for your time and thanks for an awesome tool

[Dark Byte]

structure spider is the closest you can get for now, it's like dissect data but automatically opens all the pointers (max recommended level is 3, when you use it you'll understand why I do backtracking instead of going from the base address. Same principle as raytracing in 3d graphics)

alternatively, do a pointerscan where the base address must be exactly the base address you need

As for all those 0's. It's partially a compiler thing (alignment) and partially unused features (debug pointers or only used when it's an AI)

[Dooh]

[gameplayer]

If you want to find a pointer, first right click the address you found for a value then select "find out what accesses this address" then return to your game. After changing the value, switch back to the CE to see some codes in the new window. Select some of the lines with the brackets [] then click "more information" button, the CE may suggest a base address to find. Type that address in hex into the scan box and do as you search a new value.

[Dooh]

[gameplayer]

Oh, I see. That will be a difficult question. Since the depth of the pointers is unknown, finding all end nodes seems to be impossible. Usually, I just find what I need and ignore all the rest.
The distinction between a value and an address is not a simple problem. How can we recognize the end nodes while they are classified by human purpose? Furhtermore, the pointers may in an endless circle if the "end" node is a pointer that points back to the first one.

[Dooh]