Pointer Search Development

[ridhwhan]

Ok makes sense, but where or how would I use it? I apologize for being stupid on this one.

Yeah that's right... stupid. Nothing beats reading the changelog/ readme.

[Jianwei]

hi, i manage to find this Pointer Searcher, and i made 2 dump files in the game (Dungeon Maker II)

MEMDUMP0.dmp and MEMDUMP1.dmp

but in the Pointer Searcher, i don't know how to get / find the address of the position of HP i wanted

i'd read the PointerSearcher.pdf , but it doesn't teach us how to find the address

it just stated 2 examples of addresses

[ridhwhan]

You've got to do a normal search. If the address you're looking for has a number value, I would suggest using the search for a fixed value. If you don't have a numeric value, you could use the search for a difference.

If you haven't found the address yet, maybe the game isn't a dma type game, and you won't even need the pointer search.

[Jianwei]

Do you mean i use " Cheat Searcher " in CWCHEATS menu in game?

i found 3 address using the Cheat Searcher, again... i dump and search , still couldn't find the pointer

here are the 3 address

0x003E0010
0x00EB2B60
0x017DF4B8

i put 0x003E0010 on the MEMDUMP0 box and 0x017DF4B8 on the 2nd box with MEMDUMP1

search ... Result = nothing

[jungletek]

Originalmente inviato da Jianwei

Do you mean i use " Cheat Searcher " in CWCHEATS menu in game?

i found 3 address using the Cheat Searcher, again... i dump and search , still couldn't find the pointer

here are the 3 address

0x003E0010
0x00EB2B60
0x017DF4B8

i put 0x003E0010 on the MEMDUMP0 box and 0x017DF4B8 on the 2nd box with MEMDUMP1

search ... Result = nothing

You seem to be confused. You need to find a working address for whatever value you're trying to find the pointer for. So if you're looking for an HP value (for example), use cheat searcher to find that value, and note it on a piece of paper (for example). Then do a memdump. Then play/change (go to the next level, etc.) the game so that the HP cheat you found earlier doesn't 'work' anymore, because it's reading its value from a pointer. Then repeat the process of finding the 'new' HP address. Write it down again, make a memdump. Do this 2, 3, 4 times or so, and then you have enough info so search for the pointers.
The pointer searcher requires memdumps, and the address that you're trying to find the pointer for. So, this is why you take note of the address each time. Load memdump 1, tell it what address the HP value is stored. Load memdump 2, and tell it what address the HP value was stored, etc.

By comparing dumps 1+2, 1+3, 1+4, 2+3, 2+4, etc, you should be left with the pointer. Easy, no?