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How to manually mod a game save

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How to manually mod a game save with a hex editor


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These are the following things you are going to need
    Hex Editor [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
    Computer
    Game save
    Brain


So now that you have those..Let's get started.

The first step is to have your variables ready, by variables I mean either the money you have in the game you want to mod, or any stat that can be saved (like money)

Now, you want to have your save extracted to your computer/desktop, you can do this by using the Horizon modding tool to extract your gamesave from your HDD.

Once you have your save onto your computer, open the HxD hex editor I provided above (or any other hex editor)

Now drag & drop your gamesave file into the hex editor or (in HxD) go to File -> Open... and browse for your gamesave file you extracted earlier; and open it.

Now you should see a lot of weird looking codes like 1F and 0D & such, these are Hex codes, I won't explain what these mean right now because they are not important for this tutorial.

Press CTRL + F to open the search dialog or press Search ->> Find

In the search dialog box, change the Datatype to Interger number, leave the bandwidth thing as it is. And to the right, change the search direction to All. You are now ready to search.

In the search dialog text box, (Search For) type the ammount of money or stat or whatever you want to mod in the box. Press Ok to begin searching.

Once your value has been found, in the hex coding part of the editor, you should see something like this:
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How to read those hex values
Those highlighted lets & numbers represent your value but in hex form. To convert those hex values into values you can actually read, you can use this online tool [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

Example:
My hex numbers are 3B 9A C9 FF, so I go on the online tool and put in 3B 9A C9 FF and hit "Convert", and in the decimal value area is what my value really is. In this case mine is 999999999 but yours will be different.

How to change your values
Changing the values in the Hex editor is just as easy, go [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] for a decimal to hex converter. Convert the value you want into hex, then copy the hex.

Now, with the hex of your new value, go into the hex editor, and delete the highlighted areas that were in the hex editor after you searched for your value. (MAKE SURE MODE IS ON INSERT, SEE BELOW FOR INFO ON THIS!!)

Now paste or type in the hex values you got from the converter. The changed areas should be in red text. Make sure all of the original selection area does not exist anymore, if it does, just delete the extra stuff. Press CTRL + S or File -> Save to save your modded file.

Drop the modded save into Horizon or Modio or any other re-hashing and resign tool, and Rehash & resign the save. The save is now modded.

Just drop the save back onto your hard drive through Horizon, load up your game on your Xbox, and the value should be modded.


Change HxD mode to Inset

Changing this setting is easy. In HxD, just go down to the bottom of the program, and you should see "Overwrite":
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Just double click it, and it should change to "Insert". This is the setting you want it on.


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If you have any questions PM me.

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reddit135Posted:

can you view hex and decimal values with the calculator

MultitaskPosted:

i think there is a tut on youtube v

sykimPosted:

hey, i understand how to find money, ammo and things that are numerically represented, but i want to know how to mod health in games like gears of war or ninja gaidens or cods?