Help/Support How do I find the right .dat file for any game app to HexEdit?

Spartan1134 · July 6, 2016

Hi friends and helpers,

So, it seems like no one else has this problem because the question is not found in any forum I've searched. I've decided to start using Hex-Editing as a method for hacking because for some weird reason, on my iPhone 6 ios 8.4 GDB, method just makes apps crash. If this method fails, I will next try MS-hooking.

How do I find the correct .dat file to HexEdit for any game app?

and then

Say I wanna change my money value which is $300000 (493E0), do I search that Hex Value or reverse it and then search? Or does it depend on the game type? Btw for the ones confused use Decimal-Hex converter to get your money value.

-Thank You!

XxGam3Ma2t3rxX · July 7, 2016

Hi friends and helpers,

So, it seems like no one else has this problem because the question is not found in any forum I've searched. I've decided to start using Hex-Editing as a method for hacking because for some weird reason, on my iPhone 6 ios 8.4 GDB, method just makes apps crash. If this method fails, I will next try MS-hooking.

How do I find the correct .dat file to HexEdit for any game app?

and then

Say I wanna change my money value which is $300000 (493E0), do I search that Hex Value or reverse it and then search? Or does it depend on the game type? Btw for the ones confused use Decimal-Hex converter to get your money value.

-Thank You!

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You sure you have looked up everything? Use google, I found a couple forums for IDA hex editing.

Try searching a bit more

You could search with this format > how to find .dat with hex code in apps

Other than that, steps for hex editing are quite simple I assume you know but I will put it into a hidden content post so the post is not as long.

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1) Remember the values which you want to hack.

2) Save game

3) Extract the save file from Document.

4) Use Portable Hex Workshop 6 to open it.

5) Press Ctrl F and search for the Remembered Values.

6) Change the Remembered Values at int32.

7) Save it!

8) Transfer the save file back to the original Document.

9) Play the game.

Updated July 7, 2016 by XxGam3Ma2t3rxX

Spartan1134 · July 7, 2016

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You sure you have looked up everything? Use google, I found a couple forums for IDA hex editing.

Try searching a bit more

You could search with this format > how to find .dat with hex code in apps

Other than that, steps for hex editing are quite simple I assume you know but I will put it into a hidden content post so the post is not as long.

Hidden Content

1) Remember the values which you want to hack.

2) Save game

3) Extract the save file from Document.

4) Use Portable Hex Workshop 6 to open it.

5) Press Ctrl F and search for the Remembered Values.

6) Change the Remembered Values at int32.

7) Save it!

8) Transfer the save file back to the original Document.

9) Play the game.

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Is that English?

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Just started Hex editing so I'm very very newb. I have Mac 10.11.5 not windows or can I do that on my iPhone?

XxGam3Ma2t3rxX · July 7, 2016

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Is that English?

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Just started Hex editing so I'm very very newb. I have Mac 10.11.5 not windows or can I do that on my iPhone?

Well if your not familiar with IDA hex edits then just search what i posted before, I found a forum that was helpful for me and helped me understand hex quite well. [iDA]

-IDA pro 6.1+ (6.4 would probably be better)

-winSCP or similar

You would need the dashed items above once you find a forum about IDA hex edits, there are numerous amounts of tutorials out there and with IDA they teach you how to find specific values.

I would link you the forum but it is against forum rules.

Some of the easier methods use

winSCP or i-funbox

So for a file like a save.bin for single player games, just move that into a hex editor and search the desired hex values. I would have to experiment for your game however I rarely ever have to go to hex edit for my SP games considering most of the time they are easily hacked by appstore cracks, etc.

So just reword some searches as I mentioned above for IDA tutorials, they are very complex so beware when you hop into it, it is not easy at all, can take hours to comprehend.

Which we all know for the most part how to get to the save since a lot of us use IFunBox or IFile to move or find items

-Save files are located in /var/mobile/applications/your app folder/Documents < Just in case

You should be able to do it on your mac with winSCP and buying crossover or finding a cracked version of crossover for winSCP on mac.

Updated July 7, 2016 by XxGam3Ma2t3rxX

Spartan1134 · July 7, 2016

Well if your not familiar with IDA hex edits then just search what i posted before, I found a forum that was helpful for me and helped me understand hex quite well. [iDA]

-IDA pro 6.1+ (6.4 would probably be better)

-winSCP or similar

You would need the dashed items above once you find a forum about IDA hex edits, there are numerous amounts of tutorials out there and with IDA they teach you how to find specific values.

I would link you the forum but it is against forum rules.

Some of the easier methods use

winSCP or i-funbox

So for a file like a save.bin for single player games, just move that into a hex editor and search the desired hex values. I would have to experiment for your game however I rarely ever have to go to hex edit for my SP games considering most of the time they are easily hacked by appstore cracks, etc.

So just reword some searches as I mentioned above for IDA tutorials, they are very complex so beware when you hop into it, it is not easy at all, can take hours to comprehend.

Which we all know for the most part how to get to the save since a lot of us use IFunBox or IFile to move or find items

-Save files are located in /var/mobile/applications/your app folder/Documents < Just in case