Hex-Editing?

trainmaster611 · Post by **trainmaster611** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:03 pm

I keep seeing stuff on forums about hex editing but I don't know what it is.

What is it?

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Adreniline · Post by **Adreniline** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:40 pm

Hex Editing is editing the hexadecimal digits in a file.

hexadecimal is shortened to "Hex"

trainmaster611 · Post by **trainmaster611** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:49 pm

Ok, numbers and digits don't really mean anything to me. :yodaful: I was looking more for something like what it actually does and why ppl use it. :calmon:

Darth_Z13 · Post by **Darth_Z13** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:02 pm

It's modifying the packaged .LVL file, you know like like MISSION.LVL and those files...

Adreniline · Post by **Adreniline** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:05 pm

In other words, Hex Editing lets you change things that initially were not meant to be changed, leastwise, not as easily....

Post by **guru** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:49 am

you can edit any game or application using a hex editor, altering code bytes to make "un official mods to almost anything out there", its how mods are made for games that dont have mod tools

Broadus · Post by **Broadus** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:00 am

Hex editing is also terribly limiting. If you add or remove hexadecimal digits, rather than changing them, you will basically ruin the file's functionality.
Hex editing for Star Wars Battlefront 2 is basically how players make little, fun mods that change classes in the game, but don't add anything like textures/sounds.

trainmaster611 · Post by **trainmaster611** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:20 am

But we do have modtools so why do ppl find it necessary to use Hex editing?

To edit things that normally aren't edited by ZE or anything like that? :3po:

Broadus · Post by **Broadus** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:41 am

Because hex editing can make for fun, impromptu changes to the game without the need for munging, even if it's easier and more effective to change a map by editing .LUAs.