Are you able to hack with c++?

So So · 11-13-2002, 01:33 PM

i'm currently taking a programming course and i was jus wondering if you can hack save files with visual basic c++....

WillowIX · 11-13-2002, 03:11 PM

Our dear moderator Wyv is the expert hacker in this forum. She has a thread somewhere about editing save games with a hex editor. I´ll see if I can drag that one up for you [img]smile.gif[/img] And here it is: http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...c;f=4;t=007364 [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 11-13-2002, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

Wyvern · 11-13-2002, 03:25 PM

I've always used HexEdit to hack save files. Basically you're just altering the data being saved, not actually programming so you don't need to use a programming language such as C++.

Wyv

So So · 11-13-2002, 09:19 PM

thanx people...i figured that i could do the same thing with visual basic because i remember something with wyv talking about 01 and 05 and a whole mess of numbers and when i opened one of my save files up with visual c++ i got the same thing so i wuz just wondering if i could hack without the hexedit...anywayz thanx again

Bungleau · 11-14-2002, 12:19 AM

Actually, what you're opening them up with is a C++ editor, and not with C++. I strongly suspect that if you save it with that editor, you will be unable to use the savegame -- it will be saved as text, and not as the hex data it was.

To edit and save them safely, you really need a hex editor.

[ 11-14-2002, 01:22 AM: Message edited by: Bungleau ]

So So · 11-18-2002, 12:48 PM

So I can't hack save files with C++...So does anyone know where i would find a Hex Editor?

[ 11-18-2002, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: So So ]

WillowIX · 11-18-2002, 02:06 PM

I think there are several different ones out there. Wyv can surely link you to the one she´s using otherwise google for one [img]smile.gif[/img]

Wyvern · 11-18-2002, 05:27 PM

Try looking for a hex editor at:

http://www.zdnet.com/

or

http://www.download.com/

Wyv

[ 11-18-2002, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: Wyvern ]

So So · 11-20-2002, 12:36 PM

thanx wyv ur a help like alwayz [img]smile.gif[/img] ...time to start having fun with new "god-like" weaponry...hehehehe...

Wyvern · 11-20-2002, 06:00 PM

LOL!!!

Have fun hacking but remember to BACK UP YOUR SAVE FILE FIRST!!!!

Always make a back up, always always always!!

Wyv

11-13-2002, 01:33 PM	#1
So So Zhentarim Guard Join Date: June 3, 2002 Location: 9th level of Hell... Age: 37 Posts: 348	i'm currently taking a programming course and i was jus wondering if you can hack save files with visual basic c++.... __________________ \"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\"

11-13-2002, 03:11 PM	#2
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 51 Posts: 4,628	Our dear moderator Wyv is the expert hacker in this forum. She has a thread somewhere about editing save games with a hex editor. I´ll see if I can drag that one up for you [img]smile.gif[/img] And here it is: http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...c;f=4;t=007364 [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 11-13-2002, 03:12 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ] __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

11-13-2002, 09:19 PM	#4
So So Zhentarim Guard Join Date: June 3, 2002 Location: 9th level of Hell... Age: 37 Posts: 348	thanx people...i figured that i could do the same thing with visual basic because i remember something with wyv talking about 01 and 05 and a whole mess of numbers and when i opened one of my save files up with visual c++ i got the same thing so i wuz just wondering if i could hack without the hexedit...anywayz thanx again __________________ \"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\"

11-14-2002, 12:19 AM	#5
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Actually, what you're opening them up with is a C++ editor, and not with C++. I strongly suspect that if you save it with that editor, you will be unable to use the savegame -- it will be saved as text, and not as the hex data it was. To edit and save them safely, you really need a hex editor. [ 11-14-2002, 01:22 AM: Message edited by: Bungleau ] __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

11-18-2002, 12:48 PM	#6
So So Zhentarim Guard Join Date: June 3, 2002 Location: 9th level of Hell... Age: 37 Posts: 348	So I can't hack save files with C++...So does anyone know where i would find a Hex Editor? [ 11-18-2002, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: So So ] __________________ \"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\"

11-13-2002, 03:25 PM	#3
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	I've always used HexEdit to hack save files. Basically you're just altering the data being saved, not actually programming so you don't need to use a programming language such as C++. Wyv

11-18-2002, 02:06 PM	#7
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 51 Posts: 4,628	I think there are several different ones out there. Wyv can surely link you to the one she´s using otherwise google for one [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

11-18-2002, 05:27 PM	#8
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	Try looking for a hex editor at: http://www.zdnet.com/ or http://www.download.com/ Wyv [ 11-18-2002, 05:29 PM: Message edited by: Wyvern ]

11-20-2002, 12:36 PM	#9
So So Zhentarim Guard Join Date: June 3, 2002 Location: 9th level of Hell... Age: 37 Posts: 348	thanx wyv ur a help like alwayz [img]smile.gif[/img] ...time to start having fun with new "god-like" weaponry...hehehehe... __________________ \"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.\"

11-20-2002, 06:00 PM	#10
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	LOL!!! Have fun hacking but remember to BACK UP YOUR SAVE FILE FIRST!!!! Always make a back up, always always always!! Wyv

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