How long did it take for you from noob too game hacker ?

[Tullingen]

Hacking just means finding a clever aproach to a problem.
In context that means using your computer system in a clever way, which most likelly means writing some code because computer systems are created in a way that lets you manipulate electrical signals by compiling text following specific instructions.

There is no quick aporoach to learning computer programming, however if you look at the university - then they have courses which teaches object oriented programming in 1 semester. Which means that you could probably learn object oriented programming in 1-2 months depending on your interest and intelligence.
This is only object oriented programming though, which basicly only means that you know how to create a inefficient, simple program.

Here is a quick list of skills that would help you create a good hack and a estimated time to learn it (the time is super optimistic, remember some of theese require prequisites): (ps: this is all basic knowledge)
Discrete mathematics and simple data structures - 1 month + some things you will never understand
Mathematics using matrixes - 3-4 weeks
Basic knowledge about digital circuits - 2-3 months (need to learn analog circuits to understand it)
Basic knowledge of hardware - 1-2 months
Object oriented programming - 1-2 months
Basic data structures - 1 month + some things you will never understand
Basic algorithms - 1-2 months + some things you will never understand
Basic project structuring - 3-4 weeks
Network structures and layers - you will never be able to learn it all - basics: 1-2 months
Basic "high level" network programming - 2-3 weeks
Basic network security - Depends on how you learn, if you are intuitive then 0 days (you will understand it when you learn about networking)
Basic <anything> security - Depends on how you learn, most people have to actually get told "you can solve it this way.." to understand it.
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Efficient programming - lifetime mastery
Ability to see things from a hackers perspective - probably not teachable.

[SplitTrixs]

0 to a 100 real quick

[Mendacious]

Around 2 months for moi

[Sazor98]

started at 14 old. took 4 years to nearly fully understand .NET (Basic and C#)
attempted C++ at 17. learning C# made C/C++ not that difficult since there are a bit of slimier things in syntax
but you can not stop. i always get surprised on how people do methods in .NET in a really short and clever ways.
haven't made aimbots, wallhacks or anything fancy like that. but simple trainers with static memory data types( dealing with integers. array of bytes etc )

[FreeBoostI]

Took me around 2 months to fully create a Working Hack

[sraeg]

Made a working hack on my first day (was a really simple tutorial using T-Search and some form of Trainer Maker program)
My first VB hack was maybe a week later, using a skeleton code (can't remember whos)
First C++ hack was probably 1 months later, using skeleton code (skeleton by nanobot2k)
First ASM (fasm) hack was around 1 month after that, from scratch (fasm code just looks so much nicer than tasm/masm, and the compiler is so smooth)
First memory-coded aimbot was about 2 years in (google 'evobyte aimbot'.. could have probably done it not long after my first c++ hack to be honest, just the theory wasn't there)
Currently working on my first bot (poker).. (could have coded this when I made my aimbot, but again, just didn't have the theory behind it)

I think that if you can find a basic tutorial on T-Search and DMA, and a C++ trainer skeleton, you can make a hack on your first day. How quickly you learn after that is purely based on your googling abilities.. Screw books, they're not specific enough for game hacking and you'll learn a lot of crap you don't need before you get to the stuff you do.

[Adrenaline]

2 Weeks Vacation.

[XdeagleX50]

A few months in the beginning loll

[HexMurder]

Been at it on and off for about 5 years. I am now at the point where i can comfortably write a trainer in C# without looking anything up and i know 100% of what i'm doing.