Known exe hacks, To be made modifyable in rules.ini Options

[Bittah Commander]

A first release of HyperPatch likely isn't far away... If modders who need to do certain hacks in Game.exe with a hex editor to get certain things to work for their mod decide to use it, they'll inevitably have to do those hacks again when they start using HyperPatch.
If they have to do these hacks again and again every time a new version of HyperPatch is released, it'll likely put people off (and some hacks possibly can't even be done again because the offset to do them at has changed and there's no ASCII text to search for), so I'm making a list of known hacks which should be made modifyable in rules.ini in so mods that use HP will remain compatible with every new version of HP that'll be released. If anyone knows of any known hacks (this means there's either mods that already use them or you or someone else knows how to do the hack) I didn't add to this list, please post them.

• 32 facings
• Max tech levels
• DropPod infantry
• AllowHiResModes enabled by default
• SidebarCameoText default value (possibly make its default value modifiable in rules.ini)
• UnitActionLines default (this is not really important, but I'd suggest you either disable this by default or make its default value modifiable in rules.ini)
• IsScoreShuffle (enabled by default)
• Filenames (rules.ini, art.ini, tibsun.mix, expand01.mix, etc.; low priority since they can always be easily found and replaced via ASCII search)
• Theater names (low priority since they can always be easily found and replaced via ASCII search)
• Theater template extensions (.sno/.tem; low priority since they can always be easily found and replaced via ASCII search)

[Revolutionary]

Thanks, I have added that to my list/archives
I never knew about this problem, having said that it has been a long time since I’ve touched the MSA or SensorArray=Yes (ironically I should have noticed this in TS:BoB)

Im planning to post my collection on the web when i have time and have got permission from everybody who has a tutorial. (all will have pictures of course)

so far i have (hex editing)...
(every one will be credited its just I’m being lazy here by not typing your names)

CnC DOS
Money cheat

Multiple Games
Wsock.dll editing
how to unprotect Mix files
(I believe this should be included but perhaps hidden or hard to get to)

CNC TS
32 Facings
Change Tech level
4th Tiberium
Sensor array
Text colours (sidebar/loading screens)
XWIS names
Radar Colours (I know there is a tool to do it)
the Basics (the big tutorial on this site)
-droppod inf
-file renames
-multiplayer colours
-adding things to ingame menus (like the word pigeon pie)
-icon/cursor change
-alternative IE

Which I believe is most, if not all mentioned in this topic + more(if possible I will upload things related to this these tutorials and TS patches and documentation.)

This post has been edited by Revolutionary: Jan 12 2010, 08:16 PM