Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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Hi I'm new here and noob on cheat engine.
So, I passed the tutorial number 9 and decided to hack an old stronghold game, trying to get an infinte health for my units but the opcodes are also shared by the enemies
The problem is when I looking for the code that writing on the health of my units
The offset are larger than the base and it's bigger than the address that it just become invalid to use.
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Anyone know a method?
Thanks in advance

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Re: Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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You are reading that wrong.

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Re: Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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Sorry,
But could you explain? I'm really newbie on this.
What should I do?

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Re: Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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You should learn.

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Re: Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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It helps to understand [Link]. This isn't exactly how to resolve your issue but one step further in understanding data on a memory level.

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That guide is not entirely correct, but it's a very good start ;-)

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Re: Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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Csimbi wrote:
Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:40 pm
That guide is not entirely correct, but it's a very good start ;-)
I have to be frank, I just pulled the first guide that was aimed at people with zero knowledge but I do think it would be a good place to start.

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Re: Dissecting an offset that is larger than the base

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Nevermind, I just used the registers instead.
Thanks anyway, I learned a lot on my first question.

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