Cheat Engine

[Oroborius]

So I need a LUA script for a CT table, I could write the whole thing in C++ but that'd be a huge pain in the ass and unfortunately I don't know CE Lua or much LUA. I have a general markup for a script that I'd like written and I'm not sure how complex if someone can write it or instruct me on how I'd do these things as I've been searching and not finding that caters to my specific use case.

What I am trying to do:

1. Have one or two editable placeholder strings (A file location and a 15 character string).
2. Automatically open a game process and hook to it based on one of said placeholder strings (which would be a file location).
3. Have a script automatically go to a specific module+address and set a string value based on one of those placeholders.
4. Verify specific address is set to said string before ending script execution or possibly freezing the value.

For more specifics I need it to:
1. Have an activation button that will capture or launch and then capture a program based on it's name or file location. Let's say "program.exe" or "C:\games\program.exe".
2. It needs to write to a specific module "dllname.dll+5432" with a 15 character string. Then verify it's changed to this specific placeholder string before ending execution.
3. Possibly freeze it maybe.

Normally I'd go into the executable and modify it with HxD but sadly newer versions prevent this and make it a pain cause I have to manually change it and paste in a string every time. So I figure this would be way easier.

Any code or any instructions anywhere would be greatly appreciated!

[ParkourPenguin]

"Freezing" a value just means writing the same value to it several times per second. You can't really end execution then.

If you want a table, edit the Lua script (Table -> Show Cheat Table Lua Script) and write something like this:

[Oroborius]

[ParkourPenguin]

What do you mean by "header"? If you're referring to the address list (bottom half of main window), you can directly add the address itself. Click "Add Address Manually", enter dllname.dll+5432 for the address, change the value type to String, and click OK. You can then change the value as you see fit.

If you want a list of values to choose from, there are dropdown options you can play around with. Right click the new memory record in the address list and select "Set/Change dropdown selection options".

[Oroborius]

So I need a placeholder in the address list to read from so people can save the data to a new CT file when they edit it as everyone is going to have a different value here. I'm effectively replacing a string with a custom string people can replace for custom usage. It's supposed to make it as easy as possible. Although since this works I clarified to friends that they can just edit the CT file in a text editor but a header of group with a string value that is read from in the lua code instead of directly having the string in the lua code would make it easier for people. Currently the way everyone does this is we manually paste in that module+offset to get to an exact string and then replace it every time a game launches, but effectively this is making a config/quick launcher for a game that only stores that string reference in memory somehow (maybe obfuscated in the dlls/exes?? Not sure).

But yeah it's not required or anything and this works fantasticly and I appreciate it a ton.

Ideally I'd just have an ini file read from or in this case id want the address list to be used like a config file/list to be edited. Although I've only seen that in some pretty advanced tables like Phokz tables.

[ParkourPenguin]