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ArtMoney is obsolete. CheatEngine is the future. (now with MvC2, CvS2 hitboxes!) (Read 874602 times)

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ArtMoney is obsolete. CheatEngine is the future. (now with MvC2, CvS2 hitboxes!)
#1  July 31, 2015, 10:43:01 pm
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So a while back I heard about CheatEngine but only recently got around to actually using it. It's such an amazing tool― it gives you everything ArtMoney has to offer and more.

It has Lua scripting, which I've been toying around with to see if I can automate data collection. It also has a form creator, similar to Visual Studio. So far, I've been pretty successful:


I've also been in the process of converting ArtMoney tables to CE tables with pointers, that way you don't have to synchronize the tables when you start up the game; it just works. Again, so far I've been successful. I could kick myself for not learning this sooner.

Main site: http://www.cheatengine.org
Good tutorial: http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=542093
My tools: http://www.trinitymugen.net/forum/index.php?topic=2881.msg29116#msg29116
Last Edit: August 25, 2015, 02:01:51 am by Jesuszilla
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#2  July 31, 2015, 10:50:16 pm
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This looks pretty awesome. I might fiddle around with it for MUGEN stuff in the future. So are you going to post the Artmoney Tables here when they're converted?
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#3  July 31, 2015, 10:59:31 pm
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holy shit this will be very helpful.

I'm gonna look into it now but I'm not very good at this kind of stuff.

I'm mostly interested in MVC2 and CVS2, so uh.. Lua Scripts to find the velocities for those games would be great?
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#4  July 31, 2015, 11:09:39 pm
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CvS2 will come eventually, I'll be focusing on VSav/SFA3 right now since their tables are mostly identical. Plus converting addresses to pointers is quite time-consuming.
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#5  July 31, 2015, 11:10:22 pm
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Oh sweetness! I wish I had more time. I'd really love to dig around with this! What's the search function like? Is it similar or a totally different way to locate values?

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#6  July 31, 2015, 11:11:36 pm
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i´m using cheatengine for some years. i can say it´s really helpful sometimes. you guys give a try. is worth.
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#7  July 31, 2015, 11:16:28 pm
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Search function is pretty similar, but you have to be sure you select "all values" if you're searching for unknowns since 4-byte is the default.
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#8  July 31, 2015, 11:47:03 pm
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Looking at that screenshot, did you set up something to automatically convert hexidecimal values? :O
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#9  July 31, 2015, 11:54:59 pm
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Yes.
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#10  July 31, 2015, 11:56:11 pm
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Oh boy I can't wait to recode my ROTD charas
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#11  August 01, 2015, 12:44:14 am
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Even though I'll probably never use AM or CE, knowing that a new tool will help some of my favourite creators work even better and/or faster is definitely good news ! :)
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#12  August 01, 2015, 02:31:49 am
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#13  August 01, 2015, 09:20:46 am
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So, i've used this before, but it was because i got gypped on a phone game and wanted to catch up to where i lost my progress. That was a kinda old version, it has obviously improved.

I know how to search for values in it, not particularly hard in that it's the same method as artmoney. Any chance you could go over the pointer setting method? I would love to apply this to my MSHvSF table to see what the fuck Y accel is doing.


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wow, I'll have to take a glance at this tool once I have some spare time :)

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#15  August 03, 2015, 12:59:19 am
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I AM A PRETTY LITTLE PONY

http://www.trinitymugen.net/~Creator/Jesuszilla/CheatEngine/Vampire%20Savior.CT

Works for VSav and SFA3. Only works on Kawaks at the moment due to how pointers work so no SFA3U support yet, but I'm prepared for it.

Select "yes" when it asks to run the Lua script and click "Start Diagnostics" to begin reading data. There is no need to synchronize the table.

Next step: automated logging at the click of a button and calculating total distance maybe?


MvC2 will probably be next due to popular demand.
Last Edit: August 03, 2015, 01:15:15 am by Jesuszilla
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#16  August 08, 2015, 04:57:46 am
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Does this support a majority of emulators? IIRC Artmoney had issues with certain programs for one reason or another.
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#17  August 08, 2015, 05:59:55 pm
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AM actually didn't. I managed to get the Vampire Savior and SFA3 tables to work on several emulators. CvS2 worked on Dreamcast or PCSX2.

Sadly CheatEngine seems to be the opposite when you deal with pointers. If you sync tables the old way, then it would do the same as the AM tables.



Also I'm trying to get the script to copy hitbox coordinates into .AIR coordinates, but I'm having a lot of trouble with it. I already talked to Jedpossum. Could anyone else please help me identify what the problem could be? I want to get this working on Kawaks.

EDIT: I have found the table pointer in Kawaks. Expect copy-and-paste CLSNs.

EDIT2: -17,-101,13,-73. Those are the coordinates for Demitri's head box, copied directly to the clipboard from my script. Time to genericize the method to grab all 3 boxes and copy them in .AIR format with the CLSN labels.
Last Edit: August 08, 2015, 10:48:51 pm by Jesuszilla
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#18  August 09, 2015, 12:08:29 am
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Double-post because this warrants it. I have successfully managed to get it to copy .AIR CLSN data of the current frame directly to the clipboard with the simple click of a button.



Clsn2: 3
  Clsn2[0] = -4,-78,80,-52
  Clsn2[1] = -26,-68,30,-36
  Clsn2[2] = -26,-36,30,0

That's Felicia's far s.LP CLSNs straight from the program itself. :)

Updated script: http://www.trinitymugen.net/~Creator/Jesuszilla/CheatEngine/Vampire%20Savior.CT

Only gets CLSN2's right now. Gonna work on CLSN1's.

EDIT: Now copies CLSN1!
Last Edit: August 09, 2015, 05:07:28 am by Jesuszilla
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#19  August 09, 2015, 02:38:33 pm
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Holy shit.
The Jesus part of your name fits so well. You're the newest mugen savior.

I'll feature this in the news as soon as I get to my PC. Congratulations and thank you!
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#20  August 09, 2015, 03:17:09 pm
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