The Complete Beginners Guide To Hacking

Memory hacking, a well known technique by most (hopefully all) MS hackers. Memory hacking is the first and most used method of hacking MS, it is also the post powerful. Memory hacking involves modifying the game's memory which in turn alters the game play. This is how many cheats such as monster vacuum's, godmodes, fly hack, and other cheats are made

Memory hacking is usually accomplished by using every hacker's best tool, Cheat Engine. It is also commonly done by creating a DLL file that is injected into the game process (more on this later). A less-commonly used method is done by other executable programs (EXEs), but that is usually harder to bypass so it is not as common.

Memory editing can do whatever your mind can imagine... well mostly everything. Anything from monster vacuums, godmodes (can't be hit by monsters), game exploits, packet editing (modifying the data sent to the game server), and more can be done with memory edits. Although many will disagree with me (I can see it already), Cheat Engine is probably the most powerful tool in hacking. Too all those folk who brag "Packet editors are way better than CE" just remember what a very intelligent hacker once said (darkbyte), "Cheat Engine can do everything a packet editor can... and more."

I'm not going to far into detail here, but usually hacks are found by searching for a value (example, the amount of ammo in a pistol), finding out what modifies that value, and modifying the ASM to modify the outcome (infinite ammo). You'll learn about this the more you hack (hopefully).

I wouldn't worry about this yet, but you can look at other scripts and learn how they work. It also helps to learn assembly. Reading old tutorials (even on updating scripts, pointers, finding pointers, anything) is great.

Cheat Engine is your best friend. It lets you search for addresses, modify game memory, and basically overall just hack in general.

Get it from it's homepage, here.
Never get it ANYWHERE else.

Since I'm so kind I uploaded the settings to here. If you are planning on bypassing HackShield (see later), you may want to enable the following settings:

AA scripts, the public's long time favorite friend. AA scripts are the most common type of hacks available online. How do you use this might you ask? Well let's explain:

1. Open CE, then open MS. If you're using my CE settings, it will auto-attach to MapleStory.exe. If not, go back to CE and click the glowing computer icon in the top left. Select MapleStory.exe from the process list and hit "Open."



2a. To load a CT, click the folder (by the computer), browse for it, and hit open. The scripts will appear in the address list below.

2b. To assign a script to the address list, first copy it to your clipboard. Next, click "Memory View" in CE, then navigate to Tools -> Auto Assemble (or press Ctrl+A while in the memory viewer). Paste the script in the dialog below, and navigate to File -> Assign to current cheat table.





3. When you're done, you can (optionally) save your CT by pressing the floppy disk icon (next to the computer icon) and typing in a name.
PRO-TIP: Rename the hacks by double-clicking them in the address list.

4. To enable/disable hacks, simply click the check box next to hack (checked = enabled).

5. Close CE before you press "Play!" (unless you have a bypass), and hack away!

Another useful feature of CE is the ability to monitor values at certain addresses. Here's a short tutorial on how to add an address and a pointer.

1. Attach CE to MS (see above).

2. Press "Add Address Manually" in CE.

3a. If you're not adding a pointer, simply type in the address, description (name, ex: Current HP), and select the data type. The data type is usually 4byte, with double being the second most common. Press "OK."



3b. If you are adding a pointer, fill in the description, and select the data type. Tick the check box marked "Pointer." Fill the the base address in the box on the left, and press "Add" for each offset in the pointer. Next, fill in the offsets in the boxes on the right (starting at the bottom). When finished, press "OK."

DLL hacks are programs compiled (created into) a DLL file, which is then injected into the game process to modify the game memory.

You use them by first injecting them into the game (see below). Some will provide dialogs to change settings or enable/disable things while in-game. Others will simply perform their job when injected and do nothing more (bypasses for example).

They can do everything AA scripts can do, and more. They provide a user interface so things can be enabled or disabled while in-game. They can display visual data such as pointers and what not, and also press keys for you, allowing you to bot while not on the computer.

First of all, if you don't trust it, don't download it. ****** requires all releases to be approved by a mod, so most malicious things never even make it in contact with the public. To be safe, always scan your DLL file with VirusTotal, Jotti VirusScan, Kaspersky, or whatever floats your boat.

A DLL injector is a program designed to inject (or load) a DLL into another process. This is how all DLL hacks are loaded into the game process. I do this using Winject, a simple DLL injector located here.

There are many different types of injectors and all require a different method to use them. Here is an example of how to use Winject written by FirsT.