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[AssassinsMod]

Hello Everyone,
I'm actually getting stuck at finding multi-level pointers.
I'm tryng getting the money pointer of Far Cry 3 without success.

Every time I get level 1, 2, 3 pointers that are not statics and they aren't pointed by anything.

I've downloaded a CT by @gir489 (I don't know how to tag him)
and he found the money pointer from "FC3.dll".

I request if someone can please tell me how to find pointers from dlls or if i'm definitely stupid. (sincerely I think that's the second one)


PS: I've just started using CE, be gentle with this little newb (me)

[mgr.inz.Player]

1) find money address, add to table
2) do "pointer scan for this address" (rightclick and choose from context menu )
3) leave default settings, change only:
- max level 5
- pointer must end with specific offsets: type 64, press "add", type 6F0
4) click OK, save file, with name FC3money.ptr , wait


5) close FC3 and CE6. Launch them again. Load saved game. Attach CE to FC3
6) in CE press ctrl+M, then ctrl+P (tools -> pointer scan)
7) in "pointer scan" window, click "file->Open" and choose previously saved file
8) click "pointer scanner->Rescan...."
9) in "rescan pointerlist" window, choose "address to find" and "only filter out invalid pointers"
10) save another file, but this time name it "FC3moneyRescan 01.ptr" (for another rescans: 02, 03 .....)


repeat steps 5-10 few times. Then, stop at step 7. Choose first pointer (double click it, it will be added to CE table). Save "cheat table" (floppy disk icon).

[AssassinsMod]

[mgr.inz.Player]

Because ending offsets are, mostly*, the same for different game versions.
* - not 100% of the time.


e.g.
1) for all versions of "The Witcher 2", pointer for HP, ending offsets were the same.

But, pointer for "Talent Points":
- for game version: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.35, ending offset was 268
- for game version: 2.0, 2.1, ending offset was 290
- for game version: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, ending offset was 2b0

2) for all versions of Borderlands2, pointer (for money, HP, EXP, ......) ending offset(s) were the same.


And gir489's pointer for money ends with 64. (one before last offset is 6F0)





"PS: I've just started using CE, be gentle with this little newb (me)"

Best place to start:
http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewforum.php?f=14

Just read, (only 20 topics, you can start reading this thread: "Pointer Tutorial")