How to Hack Return to Krondor?

[Leviathann]

Not sure if anyone can help with this one, the game is kind of old. I want to hack my characters in it but I don't know how because it has unfamiliar data files that I'm not use to with extensions like...

.rtk
.t3d
.kgi
.tbl
.def

I've been googling and asking around for a while now but I'm stuck, can someone help me?

[Ron1jed]

what f are u talking about.

[Leviathann]

?be more specific?

[Ron1jed]

I don't know the game your talking about. And i'm sure there is cheat codes for it somewhere...

[Leviathann]

I don't want cheat codes and if you don't know wtf I'm talking about then stop shitting in my thread.

[Leviathann]

ok I guess the files are binary, if that helps any...

[spydermonkey]

You might try http://www.filext.com to see if you can find the program associated with the extensions.

[PCJ]

I don't want cheat codes and if you don't know wtf I'm talking about then stop shitting in my thread.
You don't know what you're talking about either, which is why you're asking.

Any byte editing program should do it. It'll probably be a bitch to find the values though.

[4b5eN+EE]

who cheats at RPGs.....really....:rolleyes:

start at fileXT...

otherwise try notepad :D


[off topic]
I don't want cheat codes and if you don't know wtf I'm talking about then stop shitting in my thread.
if you say that not knowing WTF your talking about is shitting on your thread, and you dont know WTF your talking about...then technically your shitting on your thread.


so....stop shitting on yourself :D
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[Leviathann]

no luck so far, any other suggestions?

[HHunt]

What kind of things are you trying to do?
Replacing images or text? Changing the plotlines?

As for the files, I wouldn't be suprised if they're some odd proprietary format that you'll need special tools to get anything usable from (and into). Said tools might even be impossible to find unless you were involved in making the game.

[Leviathann]

I tried opening some of these files up in a hex editor and there were ALOT of values in each file but I'm no good with editing hex code.

[desrin]

probably not going to happen .. that game is old, and by old i mean i downloaded it off a bbs on my 9600 bps modem.

the only way to open the files is by using the tools the developers made, back then there was no generic file formats, you MADE your own file formats for the game you were making.

[PurduEE]

You need to find at least one text string in the files that corresponds to your characters. Look for a name, etc. Once you've done that, you'll have the right file, but there's no easy way to determine what values correlate with which attributes, items, etc. When I was a kid (19 years ago, actually), I did this for Might and Magic I & II by finding the character file (can't remember the name), and then, after backing it up, just typing 01 02 03... in the hex editor after the name, reloading the game, and seeing what got modified. After a while, I figured out which field was name, age, items, item charges, strength, etc. I'm not aware of a better method than trial and error.

There's no book for how to do this, and I haven't been able to find a hex map of the files anywhere. They used to be more prevalent, before developers put cheats in their games. Get a hex editor that allows you to search and search for your characters name. A decent grep program will also allow you to search a bunch of files for the text string that you need to find (character name). If you can't find the character name somewhere, its possible that the file is encoded in some manner, which almost certainly means it'll be nearly impossible to edit.

Here's grep:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/grep.html

Use grep to find the file with the character information. Search for the name of the character.

hex editor with a search function:
http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm

Once you have the file with the character information, use the hex editor to modify as necessary. Back up the character file before you modify.

Now we can all be happy... :)

[jstnomega]

ask here http://www.abandonia.com/forum/

[Leviathann]

desrin, you might be thinking of Betrayal at Krondor which is much older than Return to Kronder as RtK came out in 98 and takes 2 install CDs. If you downloaded that on a 9600, I pitty you.

PurduEE, thanks for the info! I will deffinately have to try that.