H4x0r (again!) Ripped Engine
 

This isn't intended to start a flame-war or anything, only I know H4x0r frequents this board, so best place to catch him.

It would seem that regardless of whether he rips options or not, the whole 'sicheats' engine, isn't a proprietary one at all, rather Cheat Engine rebranded! Hell, at least give credits to DarkByte that you are using his code. For anyone interest in seeing this for yourself (because i'm not just saying this; there IS proof), fire one of his trainers in olly or something (it's not packed or anything) and have a look at the text strings. Do you see [enable] [disable] which is used in cheat engines auto-assembly engine? Do you also see all the error messages and other strings that are common to CE-generated trainers? And even the .exe size and the fact that PEiD shows delphi with an overlay present. All characteristics of cheat engine. Didn't do a great of covering those up did you?!!

This means then, that actually H4x0r is not even trainerizing his code. Rather, creating the hacks in Cheat Engine, and leaving them in the auto-assembler form, letting it handle all of it! Allocating of memory, calculating offsets automatically ofr code-injection. Wow, what an easy way out, you ripper!

This proves it well and truly. I will be making sure darkbyte is fully apraised of the situation. I wonder how he'd feel to know that his baby has been completely ripped without even a link or a couple of words to note this! I don't know how everyone else feels, but using code in this manner is the lowest of the low. I hope you get what's coming to you, loser.

and this only comes to light now?

... CE SCR IS FREE NOOB....

http://www.cheatengine.org/downloads.php

BYE.

YOU ARE A DICK N00B! Which is why no-one likes you except your little 'groupies' on your sorry excuse for a website.

Do you understand the nature of open source? The APL requires the sourcecode to be available for anyone that wants it. Do you make that happen, no. Do you give any credits whatsoever no. Do you pass it all off as your own little creation, Hell yeah.

Cool, hold on, my CCleaner app is free... let me just hack about with it for a day or two then post it on the web as my own program... it's free right?!! Run back to cheat engine forums; at least there you'll be in the company of others your age, or rather with the same IQ. And stop ripping people's shit off too. It's well past a joke now.

I do what I get from eggs, become clear to you?

stupid ch member, goto cry to ch payed trainers and exit here.

Not really clear nope. Translators suck I know...

usually when you use someone elses code, its 'polite' to give them a mention somewhere in the program... even if its open source or not.. and with open source, some licenses do actually apply... gpl etc.. and some vary a lot...

yes i no edited ABOUT area en clien engine, only standalone trainer.

bye is me last post in this post, I do not have to endure this people.

PD: standalone code trainer edited.

http://i27.tinypic.com/293zm29.jpg

Bullshitter! I have one of your trainers right here. You don't even give that crap note in there... All you've done there is generate a normal CE trainer and post the result.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/164/trainer.jpg
^Hmm, yeah credits all over this!

But, don't worry, as everyone likes you so much, and your releases are so good, it doesn't matter right?!! H4x0r the great.

can download the guitar hero and watch? and clear of the eggs as they get bored

doing that would be a VERY bad idea hax0r.. my patience is running VERY thin with your current antics..

Er, I don't get why there's a huge fuss made over this. The source code is offered up free without any requirement to mention the original creator.

http://www.cheatengine.org/faq.php

Also, his stuff isn't required to be open source because he's not working on his trainers as part of the cheat engine project. That stipulation is only for people who want to contribute to the project.

http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=58063

He's not doing anything wrong.

Because its not mentioned in the FAQ page doesnt mean anyone can do it, its his code and therefore common sense prevails that you give props to the person. Its common courtesy.

Ahh, so if I wanted to help with cheat engine, i'd have to give proper accreditation, but if I ripped it off and showcased it as my own creation and started doing independant releases in it, then that's perfectly fine?! Yeah, coz that makes sense...

Being courteous, and doing what's required are two separate things. Sure, h4x0r isn't being courteous, which is a dick move, but it's not the huge terrible crime that some people are making it out to be. If the creator of CE really wanted people to mention him, he would have written down said stipulation. Or he could have gone for a creative commons license, or written up a GPL license.

And if it really is such a big deal, why not contact the creator of CE and get his input? Right now it just seems like people are making a stink about h4x0r for being kind of a jerk, but not really doing anything wrong.

Also [Psych]: He's not ripping it off if the CE creator doesn't actually care if people do that.

Couldn't agree more.

Hes not doing anything wrong?

He rips off things left right and centre, options for other trainers, CE's source...etc

He isnt doing anything wrong to you, because you get some half assed working trainers for free, right? Of course it is.

And also dont assume to know what DarkByte thinks.

might as well share this...

(my reply) hows it insolence, you've been caught with your hand in the cookie jar more than once

so he claims he won't be back, i suspect he'll lurk however...

i have 0 respect for a code thief (especially now that its proven), that includes using other peoples work and passing it off as your own with 0 credit given.. to me, thats disrespectful, calibers trainers i have always found to be professionally done.. no crashes, no strange crap, and most especially no anti virus warnings, albeit his trainers are sold (but do become free to the public after a period of time.. which is an amazing gesture), and the guy deserves some credit and compensation for his work.. with most of the modern games training is not an easy task...

I never claimed to know what DarkByte thinks, but you don't know either. If it matters so much to you, contact him and get his opinion. If he actually has a problem with it, then I'd agree that h4x0r was in the wrong. However, if he doesn't want people using his code freely without crediting him, all he'd have to do is mention that he wants to be credited somewhere on his page, which he hasn't.

As it stands, it just looks like PhoenixCH started this thread to rub out the competition by making a fuss over h4x0r being a jerk.

He is a jerk. And a thief.

Again its COMMON COURTESY to give props for peoples work.

It doesnt have to say he doesnt like it in his source code. People should know to say "Thanks to DarkByte".. Yes I dont know how he thinks, why that is an issue when you say it to me is mind boggling, because you were the one who was assuming what DarkByte was thinking I was not. But its nice to be nice.

Kelsat was just as bad, even his ASM engine was a rip of someone elses, and the chiptunes was knicked from other sources to be used on his. But I havent seen any of his work around for a long time, maybe he got the message you cant steal options from others.

Not being courteous doesn't make him a thief. You can't steal something that's being given away for free with no attached restrictions or requirements.

For example, I could have a basket on the street filled with five dollar bills and a note saying "Go ahead and take the money if you want to", if people take the money and don't say "Thanks", they still aren't stealing, they're just being jerks.

But there's no mention of him stealing from other trainers in PhoenixCH's OP. All it talks about is using CE code to make his own hacks.

If he's stolen from other peoples' trainers, then list them off with the proof.

There has already been a thread about such a proof in a pair of Overlord 2 trainers although, because of the heated arguments (to put it mildly), it was deleted.

Ah, see that actually sounds like thievery. At least much more than using source code that's given out freely.

Let's cut the crap. Phoenix made this thread NOT cuz h4x0r used Cheat Engine and didn't give proper credits. He's known as a CH trainer ripper, and as usual, CH uses any chance they get to hammer down on "competition". Cheat Engine is open source, period. If I made one such trainer and asked Dark Byte if I can advertise my site in the process, and he would agree (which I know he would! have him on MSN right now), now would that make CH goons feel better? Of course not.

As I said, this thread is not about the MEANS, but about ripping. Sure, masked :D

Anyone and their dog can open up the trainer in the MOST POPULAR debugger for win32 out there. You don't need a "tutorial" to teach you that. Plus the [ENABLE] and [DISABLE] options are carried on by the trainer engine. The trainer itself is an ENGINE. All it does is embed the script and pointer it out T_T..

I suggest Phoenix would do some research before shoving in the next masked ripping thread..

I hope your not attempting a flame war here.

@PhoenixCH

sorry but your trainers suck, they cause the games to crash, and dont even work properly, and you dare to charge people for your half assed trainers?

h4x0r at least makes the trainers for free and does not charge people for such things, and his trainers actually work and dont make the game crash!

so stop complaining about what someone else is doing and just do what you do best is charging people for your sucky trainers!

Well, you couldn't have got that post more mixed up. The reason you can't get them to work is probably because the versions don't match in all probability. And at least when we do a release it is, many times, fully-featured and fully working from the outset, and doesn't require continuous addition of options in the realm of about 1-2 a day, or a complete fix because the first one didn't work at all. This has happened on more than one occasion. So you might actually want to confirm your facts before you start to bad mouth someone.

As for the age-old argument of charging for trainers, if you have a problem with it them don't pay. It's as simple as that. However, when you consider the time and effort spent in getting these releases out, with the quality and quantity of options, and for most PC games that are released, it's only a very small price to pay. Members' suggestions are always taken into consideration as well. If it's deemed necessary, then it will be added. And you get the support of the community on the forums too. The list goes on, and it far outweighs any negative points that you might bring up.

OMG.....

*sigh*

trolling off-

hey isn't h4xor working for ch now, i saw 1 of his trainer posted on ch...

You got your panties in a bunch just over the fact that he offers his trainers for free unlike the swindler's at CH. Wah whackity wah!

Or the fact he is a thief and steals others work..

Lets not add fuel to the fire TwwIX when you dont understand what is going on.

I thought the discussion could go back to something more constructive by itself but it couldn't. One point to PhoenixCH for his non-flaming reply. Thread closed (for now?).