ROM Hack RELEASE Pointer Searcher for SX OS

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Not sure why,
if I compile the same code with vs2019, it give out problem in virustotal.com
but I compile it with vs2017, that is okay without report positive.

I initially think this is a misjudgment.
 

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Not sure why,
if I compile the same code with vs2019, it give out problem in virustotal.com
but I compile it with vs2017, that is okay without report positive.

I initially think this is a misjudgment.
still getiing the virus warning, so it is not fixable?
 

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still getiing the virus warning, so it is not fixable?
i had to unblock it in windows defender, this version reported no problem likely because id already gave it permission.

im really stupid when it comes to offsets, mario 64 trying to find a pointer but can never get anything and id sit trying to alter values for depth but its like im blind and nothing gives a result, i think im going to try another game just in case its mario, or ill try using neo again.

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i had to unblock it in windows defender, this version reported no problem likely because id already gave it permission.

im really stupid when it comes to offsets, mario 64 trying to find a pointer but can never get anything and id sit trying to alter values for depth but its like im blind and nothing gives a result, i think im going to try another game just in case its mario, or ill try using neo again.

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you need to keep increasing the Depth, Skipping, and or Offset higher if nothing is found on low numbers
 

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i had to unblock it in windows defender, this version reported no problem likely because id already gave it permission.

im really stupid when it comes to offsets, mario 64 trying to find a pointer but can never get anything and id sit trying to alter values for depth but its like im blind and nothing gives a result, i think im going to try another game just in case its mario, or ill try using neo again.

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As I known, you may get a wrong target with different dump
I've try the Mario64 in Mario3D, the coin should be heap+38742a89 while heap+38742aab is its buffer and they are fixed value.
 

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sorry for my bad naming of my dumps, these are for the 8 red coins, codes remain the same for each level, but its a different address and was hoping a pointer would do the job rather than play each level to find the address
 

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This is a great tool, but it is a bit annoying that it always stays in front of other apps/folders. I have to minimize it to se stuff behind on my pc :P Also, this offset is set to 10 000 default, and i dont know how it is used. So i leave it on 10000. Maybe someone can explain how i should use ut. :) And what is the recommended max depth and skips (and what is skips?)
 

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This is a great tool, but it is a bit annoying that it always stays in front of other apps/folders. I have to minimize it to se stuff behind on my pc :P Also, this offset is set to 10 000 default, and i dont know how it is used. So i leave it on 10000. Maybe someone can explain how i should use ut. :) And what is the recommended max depth and skips (and what is skips?)
offset is the distance between each address when going from one to another

for most games you could start with depth 5 and skip 2 offset 800, if there too many results, you could lower the depth or offset, if is nothing found then you could try to increase those numbers until you get results

yeah, @Eiffel2018 , could you remove the app window Always Stay at the front (Always on Top) and lower the default offset to 1000?

also, Anaylse (should be Analyze)
 
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offset is the distance between each address when going from one to another

for most games you could start with depth 5 and skip 2 offset 800, if there too many results, you could lower the depth or offset, if is nothing found then you could try to increase those numbers until you get results

yeah, @Eiffel2018 , could you remove the app window Always Stay at the front (Always on Top) and lower the default offset to 1000?

also, Anaylse (should be Analyze)
OK, but newer version may have misjudgment of virus that I don't know how to solve.
 

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OK, but newer version may have misjudgment of virus that I don't know how to solve.
ok and sometimes after using a search, I am not able to use Analyze (Grayed out, not about to click it) and input value to Check will pop up an error window on every input
 

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This looks like a fantastic tool! Is there any tutorial or guide on how to use this to update existing cheats so they can be used on newer versions of a game? There are many older games I still play here and there but no updated cheats for them as I assume all the cheat creators have moved on from that game.

That would be awesome! Please let me know,
Thank you
 

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@Eiffel2018 , coukd you add support or make a version that supports 32bit pointer search? There are some games that use 32bit pointers

A new version is developing.
I've added many custom options to define which type of game it is.
It is painful that there are many bugs and the performance became very slow. :(
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@Eiffel2018 Can i get the source code for you program? I am learning coding and want to look at it :)

I've not got any backup of my source earier, so you may check them with dnSpy and the original source PointerSearcher only
 
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This looks like a fantastic tool! Is there any tutorial or guide on how to use this to update existing cheats so they can be used on newer versions of a game? There are many older games I still play here and there but no updated cheats for them as I assume all the cheat creators have moved on from that game.

That would be awesome! Please let me know,
Thank you
Hello?
Specifically I am trying to learn how to port HEX pointer codes...is that something I can do with this application?
 

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