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Hook a game file

Hook a game file

James_Alex	18 Oct, 2009 - 11:29 AM Post #1
D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Aug, 2009 Posts: 100 Dream Kudos: 50 My Contributions	hi, i want to ask about how to hook a game file i must hook a game device to draw something on it using DirectX(that's what someone tells me) the game i want dosen't got "d3d9.dll" so it wasen't created with the DirectX and is there any way to draw anything on it ? thx
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modi123_1	RE: Hook A Game File 19 Oct, 2009 - 07:47 AM Post #2
Suiter #2 Joined: 12 Jun, 2008 Posts: 1,835 Thanked: 80 times Dream Kudos: 150 My Contributions	Usually trying to insert your own code.. ie.. hooking into a compiled game.. is a frowned upon activity. What are you trying to draw on the game?
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James_Alex	RE: Hook A Game File 19 Oct, 2009 - 10:10 AM Post #3
D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Aug, 2009 Posts: 100 Dream Kudos: 50 My Contributions	QUOTE(modi123_1 @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 07:47 AM) Usually trying to insert your own code.. ie.. hooking into a compiled game.. is a frowned upon activity. What are you trying to draw on the game? i'm trying to draw a normal text like Welcome or something like that
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modi123_1	RE: Hook A Game File 19 Oct, 2009 - 10:31 AM Post #4
Suiter #2 Joined: 12 Jun, 2008 Posts: 1,835 Thanked: 80 times Dream Kudos: 150 My Contributions	QUOTE(James_Alex @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 12:10 PM) QUOTE(modi123_1 @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 07:47 AM) Usually trying to insert your own code.. ie.. hooking into a compiled game.. is a frowned upon activity. What are you trying to draw on the game? i'm trying to draw a normal text like Welcome or something like that Okay.. is this in a game you wrote or bought? If it's the former then what language and SDK are you using? If the later.. well.. different story.
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Aeternalis	RE: Hook A Game File 19 Oct, 2009 - 10:34 AM Post #5
D.I.C Regular Joined: 13 Jul, 2009 Posts: 273 Thanked: 25 times My Contributions	There is a pretty good example of how to do what your asking : { Link removed } it's complicated.. I hope you came prepared. Aet
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James_Alex	RE: Hook A Game File 20 Oct, 2009 - 03:41 AM Post #6
D.I.C Head Joined: 21 Aug, 2009 Posts: 100 Dream Kudos: 50 My Contributions	QUOTE(modi123_1 @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 10:31 AM) QUOTE(James_Alex @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 12:10 PM) QUOTE(modi123_1 @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 07:47 AM) Usually trying to insert your own code.. ie.. hooking into a compiled game.. is a frowned upon activity. What are you trying to draw on the game? i'm trying to draw a normal text like Welcome or something like that Okay.. is this in a game you wrote or bought? If it's the former then what language and SDK are you using? If the later.. well.. different story. a game that i bough QUOTE(Aeternalis @ 19 Oct, 2009 - 10:34 AM) There is a pretty good example of how to do what your asking : { Link removed by moderator } it's complicated.. I hope you came prepared. Aet thx i'm trying to understand the source, but there isen't a tutorial that explains not gives an example if not it's OK and thx again
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SixOfEleven	RE: Hook A Game File 21 Oct, 2009 - 06:38 AM Post #7
lives.ToCode(); Joined: 18 Oct, 2008 Posts: 3,066 Thanked: 170 times Dream Kudos: 775 Expert In: C, C#, XNA, Game Programming, Programming Concepts My Contributions	You shouldn't be trying to hook into a game that wasn't written by you. I'm closing this topic.
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