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NHL 2004 Launcher 1.45 - 01/09/14; Adds new features incl. widescreen
Topic Started: Jun 16 2013, 07:54 AM (79,765 Views)
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If anyone here has experience with memory hacking / using a debugger for reverse engineering and you would like to help out with 1.5, please contact me. :)
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What is memory hacking? I might have done it im not sure.
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jacob_jub,16 December 2013
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What is memory hacking? I might have done it im not sure.

Searching for / modifying memory addresses in a running process.
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Wait NHL 2004.EXE was supposed to be running when i was using ollydb (or whetever it was called)?
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jacob_jub,16 December 2013
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Wait NHL 2004.EXE was supposed to be running when i was using ollydb (or whetever it was called)?

Ollydbg is a debugger. It automatically runs NHL2004...
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I opened nhl2004.exe with ollydb and nhl 2004 didnt pop up.
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jacob_jub,16 December 2013
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I opened nhl2004.exe with ollydb and nhl 2004 didnt pop up.

It starts the process in a paused state... If you're interested in learning, there's lots of guides online.
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I have a question or two.

Do i start to edit from nhl2004.exe or launcher.exe

If i find something that i change that is launcher worthy how can i give it to you?

What programs do you use other than ollydbg?

What is the best guide?

Im just a little curious.
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jacob_jub,16 December 2013
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I have a question or two.

Do i start to edit from nhl2004.exe or launcher.exe

If i find something that i change that is launcher worthy how can i give it to you?

What programs do you use other than ollydbg?

What is the best guide?

Im just a little curious.

You edit nhl2004.exe. If you find a memory address for a subroutine, variable, structure or a block of code that could be useful, I would just need the address and a brief explanation of what you discovered. When it comes to debuggers, IDA pro is also good. For general memory searching/hacking, Cheat Engine is pretty decent. But I'm sure there's lots of other good programs out there.

I'm not sure what the best guide is; You would have to Google it. You'll need to learn some x86 assembly if you want to get anywhere with a debugger.
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Yeah i tried searching and nothing made sense to me. I tried to find where the game has the visor properties but i couldnt find that either. Sorry when it comes to this kind of stuff im no use.
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Hello VOD
I have a major problem. I didn't play for quite a time. And I downloaded the last launcher, and now I can't use controls anymore the keyboard nor the joystick don't work anymore.

I can choose them but they don't react ingame. nothing :(

If I launch the regular nhl2004 No problems.

When i launch the game with the launcher If I try to go to config controllers I get a crash to desktop. But if I launch it normaly no problems.

I used the previous launchers several times and didn't have any problems.

:thinking:

Maybe a directX issue
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That is strange. Are you using the nhl2004.exe that comes with the rebuilt interface?
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Yes I do

The strange part is that i can choose keyboard or stick but
When I choose it for a team (left / right key or left / right pad ) the icon disappear in the config screen If i unselect it it reappear.

And in game nothing works :thinking:

I will re download the interface once again and pray...
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I deleted the launcher.ini
and...

it didn't work :(

BUT then i choosed both keyboard and pad foir the same team
and keyboard worked

Then I disabled the keyboard and everything went good :lol:

So... much a do about nothing...

By the way antialising and so on worked also with this launcher. :worship:

Can't wait the new wonders to come
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Hey Vod, was wondering if you could look into something;

At the game setup screen, after selecting your jerseys/gameclock, if you navigate to the edit lines/starting lineup screen, then back to the game setup screen it resets what you've selected, anything you can do about that? :)
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