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Post by mjm4444 on Aug 5, 2019 0:14:16 GMT -6
I have some questions for the makers of this game.
1. Is it acceptable to modify the .exe file if we don't mess with the DRM?
2. If this is acceptable, how would one do so and is it acceptable to share my progress with the community?
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Post by williammiller on Aug 6, 2019 21:58:07 GMT -6
We don't support editing the executable, sorry.
Please bear in mind that the executable is part of the DRM; discussing how to hack/edit it successfully is effectively also discussing how to possibly get around the DRM, which is something we cannot allow on the forums. Also, attempting to edit/hack the exe can very likely cause the APS to invalidate your license on that machine.
Thanks.
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Post by mjm4444 on Aug 7, 2019 14:08:53 GMT -6
Understood. In that case, is there anyway to edit things such as the maximum size of ship classes or the effects of research without editing the EXE?
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Post by williammiller on Aug 8, 2019 1:02:20 GMT -6
I believe both of the items that you mention above are hard-coded in the executable...there are some things you can edit that are in the dat and related text files of course.
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Post by christian on Sept 22, 2019 4:21:56 GMT -6
I believe both of the items that you mention above are hard-coded in the executable...there are some things you can edit that are in the dat and related text files of course. for editing things such as the effect of torpedo protection or adding something like TP5 i would need to go into the .exe right ? as far as i know there is no other way other than nerfing torpedo warheads but that would impact destroyers survivability |
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Post by williammiller on Sept 22, 2019 9:18:38 GMT -6
I believe both of the items that you mention above are hard-coded in the executable...there are some things you can edit that are in the dat and related text files of course. for editing things such as the effect of torpedo protection or adding something like TP5 i would need to go into the .exe right ? as far as i know there is no other way other than nerfing torpedo warheads but that would impact destroyers survivability Yes - although later on it may be possible to have more external editing possible...I can't promise this, but it is a possibility. |
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Post by dizzy on Sept 22, 2019 11:21:52 GMT -6
for editing things such as the effect of torpedo protection or adding something like TP5 i would need to go into the .exe right ? as far as i know there is no other way other than nerfing torpedo warheads but that would impact destroyers survivability Yes - although later on it may be possible to have more external editing possible...I can't promise this, but it is a possibility. I hope it's possible. This game needs more mods. Question, is ammo count of guns hardcoded? I remember a mod in RTW that enable a one step ammo count, i.e., adding ammo one round at a time to main guns instead of multiples of 5 per click. Is that possible in RTW2? I'd like to stuff like that able to be modded. |
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Post by aetreus on Sept 28, 2019 14:41:11 GMT -6
for editing things such as the effect of torpedo protection or adding something like TP5 i would need to go into the .exe right ? as far as i know there is no other way other than nerfing torpedo warheads but that would impact destroyers survivability Yes - although later on it may be possible to have more external editing possible...I can't promise this, but it is a possibility. I'd love it if we had the non-core parts of the game in their own .dll package that could be edited without concerns about it being a way to bypass the DRM/ reverse-engineer trade secrets. |
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Post by mjm4444 on Oct 1, 2019 23:36:07 GMT -6
Yes - although later on it may be possible to have more external editing possible...I can't promise this, but it is a possibility. I'd love it if we had the non-core parts of the game in their own .dll package that could be edited without concerns about it being a way to bypass the DRM/ reverse-engineer trade secrets. It should be noted that if this was done it would remove all legitimate reasons to edit the .exe, thereby making pirates trivially easy to differentiate from modders. |
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