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JWDRISKELL I don't know if this will help, or if it will even work, but here's a quote from the developer's Web site: Reports suggest that you must issue the command sudo sysctl -w kern.tfp.policy=1 from the terminal if you're using The Cheat on an Intel Mac. Hope this helps.
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 | Jul 14 2009 |
NIL00 Don't try what JWDRISKELL suggested. It won't help anything. Universal binary and intel versions of The Cheat have been posted by a couple of users, but none of them work correctly. So, as of now, there aren't any universal binary or intel versions of The Cheat that work. You can run this unofficial release (1.2.3) under rosetta on an intel machine though, which will work. -nil (contributor to unofficial 1.2.3 release)
(Version 1.2.3) | |
| Jul 13 2009 |
MACTECHHEAD Good idea bad implementation I gave this tool a try, and it failed me miserably. But I won't do a negative review if the developer is keen on changes because The Cheat does have potential. I tried iHaxGamez which puts to shame The Cheat ! With iHaxGamez you search for the number in the left, wait for the game to change that number and then pause it and use iHaxGamez lower right search box to with the new number. So easy that someone even made a video for it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRUs8_tZI4o iHaxGamez - http://sourceforge.net/projects/ihaxgamez/ So if the developer really wants to make The Cheat worth using, I'd suggest following suit with iHaxGamez and allowing a search to compare the changes, otherwise people will be blindly changing numbers at addresses in memory or crashing their games.
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 | Jul 14 2009 |
NIL00 You can search and narrow down results with The Cheat. Programs can be paused with The Cheat also. Check the manual in the help menu under "Searching For Variables" if you are stuck on figuring out how to narrow down results. -nil (contributor to unofficial 1.2.3 release)
(Version 1.2.3) | |
| Apr 20 2009 |
KINETIC Something about this wanting to run as root and asking for the admin password made me throw it away.
(Version 1.2.2) | |
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| Apr 20 2009 |
AETNARIA See the replies to GAME_ON's comment below for why root access is required.
(Version 1.2.2) | |
| Apr 20 2009 |
EDIFIED Cheers on the release Chaz and Adrien. Looks like it was compiled as intel only? Well the source is available anyway!
(Version 1.2.2) | |
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| Apr 20 2009 |
MTCOBRA Download Now produces only a 404 Not Found error. Broken link.
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| Apr 20 2009 |
http://www.brokenzipper.com/software/thecheat/thecheat-1.2.2.dmg Did that help?
(Version 1.2.2) | |
| Apr 20 2009 |
BEZIERBOY Thanks Swordman, that works. MU Admin, please fix download link.
(Version 1.2.2) | |
| Apr 20 2009 |
MISHA Link fixed. Sorry/thanks.
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| Sep 19 2007 |
GAME_ON I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but every time I go to search for a value (any variable type) in a game, it immediately tells me "Search found no results.". I've tried this on +10 different games, and none will give me anything. What am I doing wrong?
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| Jan 3 2008 |
TURTLEONMAC It seems that as of 10.5, you can't poke around in the memory of other applications without proper authorization (I was always surprised you used to be allowed to). Anyway, it seems you can get this version of the cheat to work by making it execute as root. To do this, open up terminal and navigate inside the application using something like cd /Applications/Games/The\ Cheat.app/Contents/MacOS/ You'll need to use a different path if you've placed the application in a different place than I did. Then type sudo chown root The\ Cheat followed by your admin password, then type This should make it work again. Note that you'll have to repeat the steps if you move the application.
(Version 1.2.1) | |
| Jan 3 2008 |
GAME_ON Thanks, man. I guess it would make sense for it to need root privileges to scan other processes memory, huh? I think that'd be something to put in the next update to The Cheat.
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| Apr 17 2009 |
CRASHDUMP Here is a new version who works with 10.5 Leopard: http://www.crashdump.fr/apple/the-cheat-122-pour-leopard-540/
(Version 1.2.1) | |
| Feb 26 2005 |
HOMESTAR RUNNER FAN HOMESTAR RUNNER IS THE THE GREATEST, "everybody to the limit, everybody to the limit, everybody to Fahujamagawd!!!!!!"
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| Feb 23 2005 |
ANONYMOUS The Cheat is to the limit!
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| Jan 3 2005 |
RYANANDFRIENDS SOFTWARE Could you use this for an online Game?
(Version 1.2b2) | |
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| Jan 3 2005 |
SCHMELDING "Who's the guy from 21 Jump Street?" "Not The Cheat. Not The Cheat."
(Version 1.2b2) | |
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| Jan 3 2005 |
FHQWGHADS I think I'm the only person here who actually got that... The Cheat rocks!
(Version 1.2b2) | |
| Jul 29 2004 |
ANONYMOUS the developer has answered why the icon isn't the cheat from homestarrunner in the faq: http://www.brokenzipper.com/thecheat/faq.html#faq9 it is a shame, tho
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| Apr 5 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Third'd
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| Mar 9 2004 |
WYRMLORD seconded
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| Dec 21 2003 |
ANONYMOUS i think its a travesty that the image for this app isnt 'The Cheat' (www.homestarrunner.com).
(Version 1.0) | |
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| Dec 21 2003 |
PETE agreed totally.
(Version 1.0) | |
| Mar 20 2004 |
ANONYMOUS same here
(Version 1.1.2) | |
| Mar 20 2004 |
A MARTIN I thought it would be when I saw the name! :-)
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| Dec 20 2003 |
BAHAMUTZERO Mac OS X has memory protection in that it won't let you access _without permission_ other application's memory space. In fact, other application's memory space is totally inaccessible by your application - your application has 4 GB or more of virtual RAM to itself. BUT - you can simply has the VM system to map parts of another application's memory into your own, and thus allow you to do things like The Cheat does. The system assumes that if you ask for access, you know what you are doing. Also remark that this remains secure - the system will only grant you access to other application's memory space if they are owned by the user of the application making the request. The Cheat could not, for instance, go mess with root processes. Of course, should The Cheat be run as root, it would be able to access any application's memory space =p
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| Dec 20 2003 |
PETE I tried this out on Diablo 2, trying to change my experience. it changed the number displayed on the screen and the experience bar, but did not actually change anything about the game (couldn't level up, etc) though that might have something to do with D2 being an os9 game with a carbon patch.
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| Mar 20 2004 |
ANONYMOUS This is because Diablo relys on events to actually level you up and assign points to your character. These events are like killing things... and probably has a couple other variables that need to be found. The Cheat can only change data, the game still has to read that changed data and act upon it somehow.
(Version 1.1.2) | |
| Mar 21 2004 |
CRAZY APE There is a tool that is spacifily made for cheeting Diablo II, it's called "mpqtool". Look it up, it's very nice. Give's you the ability to change and alter just about anything on your player. From Level, abilitys and skills, to gold, and missions and quests completed.
(Version 1.1.2) | |
| May 11 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Actually on CLOSED battlenet or single player you can increase the level of the character and gold but thats all you can do. Open battle net is different and you cannot modify anything
(Version 1.1.2) | |
| Dec 20 2003 |
MEGASEPPL Works great. Tux just found more than 100 herings. ;-) (which is absolutely impossible in the level I played) I'm one of those old CHEAT II Users and its great that it was possible to develop an application like that for Mac OS X! I even thought it would be impossible because of Mac OS X memory protection. By the way: For programmers this tool can be very helpful! (And for people who want do change hidden values in apps) I'm only missing a save function (I think CHEAT II had that). But it's not that important. | |
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