[Tutorial] How To XeX Mod in Real Time

(I take no credit in making this tutorial, i just want to share it with xpg). I didn't find one on here already.
Index
Part 1: Setting Up Dashlaunch/Launch.ini/xbdm.xex plugin
Part 2: Downloading the Needed Programs
Part 3: Opning and using Needed Programs
Part 4: Finding Editable Values and how to organize them
Part 5: Editing Values in Real Time
Part 6: Saving What you have Found
Part 7: Share What you Have Found


Video Tutorial

Part 1: Setting Up Dashlaunch/Launch.ini/xbdm.xex plugin

Needed Files:
- Dashlaunch 2.32
- xbdm.xex plugin

When you finish the download, unrar the files and place them onto the Root Of your HDD

I have added in my Launch.ini but you can edit this how you need, but you will need to keep the [Plugins] the same... This is what is inside of my launch.ini;

Default = Hdd:\Freestyle\default.xex

[Plugins]
plugin1 = Hdd:\xbdm.xex

[Settings]
pingpatch = true
contpatch = false
fatalfreeze = true
regionspoof = true
dvdexitdash = true
xblaexitdash = true
nosysexit = false
livestrong = true
remotenxe = true
nohud = false
noupdater = true
exchandler = true
debugout = true
Place your launch.ini file inside of both your dashlaunch 2.32 folder and inside of the installer folder.
Run the default.xex to launch dashlaunch and continue through the steps to flash your launch.ini to your xbox.










Part 2: Downloading the Needed Programs

Needed Files;
Xbox360 SDK 9328
IDA Pro 5.5
Ascension 0.039

IDA;
Unrar your folder and launch the idapro55.exe
Proceed through the steps until it is installed
When it is finished, go to your Program Files/IDA/Loaders/
and place the 3 other files in this location

Ascension;
Unrar the files.

Xbox360 SDK 9328;
Just Instal to computer
Add Your Xbox by using your IP







Part 3: Opning and using Needed Programs

IDA;
1. Launch the Program
2. Push OK
3. Push New
4. Push Cancel
5. Push File/Open
6. Make File Types (All)
7. Select Your Default.xex
8. Push OK
Now we need to wait for the .xex to load, This can take several minutes. We will know this is finished when the bottom left text changes to "idle"

Ascension;
1. Launch Ascension.exe








Part 4: Finding Editable Values and how to organize them

IDA;
when IDA has finished loading the WHOLE .Xex...

1. Hit Search/text...
2. Make Sure Find all occurenses is checked.
3. In the "String" box type .float
4. Now we need to wait until IDA finds all of the floats. (this can take several minutes)
5. When all values have been found, Right Click, on one of the floats and copy it. (this will copy ALL of them)
6. Now on your desktop, Create a new .txt document and paste all of the values inside. (SAVE IT!)








Part 5: Editing Values in Real Time

1. Go to your new .txt document that has all the floats inside of it and copy all of them.

Ascension;

Setting your IP in Ascension
1. go to your opened Ascension
2. Go to Edit/Settings
3. Under General, make sure to put in your Xbox's IP
4. Hit OK

Adding a Game to Your Advanced Poker
1. Go to Edit/Settings
2. Under Advanced Poker Type in the game you are about to edit and hit Add Game

Getting Floats inside of Ascension
1. Go to Tools/Advanced Poker
2. You will want to make this Window its full size, so click on the expand button.
3. In the largest text box Paste in all of your floats
(Note) Ascension can only hold 331 floats at a time so in your text document you should Mark this location so you know where to start from when you are finished with your current floats.
4. Under the text box you will see a drop down box that needs to be changed to floats.
"at this point you need to have your game started on your xbox"
5. hit Parse Values
When you do this ascension will "getmem" from your xbox and put it inside of Ascension so you can edit them.

Editing Floats
(Remember, Modding an .xex can make ANYTHING change so remember to try a lot of different things. such as jumping, running, buying things or ANYTHING that you can do in the game.)

(THIS IS THE DANGEROUS PART! SO BE CAREFUL!)

I will give you an example of how I change these values in the most effective way...

Example....
Float Default = 0.001
1. First i would change this to 0.01
2. If nothing changes then i would change it to a higher number such as 5
3. If still nothing changes i would change it to 0
4. If still nothing changes i would change it to -1

Remember once you have changed a value just hit poke to change it in real time.






Part 6: Saving What you have Found

WOW! you just found edited a value that made a positive or negative change to the game! We should save what we have found!

First Make sure that you select your game you are editing!
You can select your game in the top Left drop down box

Please refer to this Picture for the following...


Class; This is the main location of where your mod will be placed. This should have a name such as... Map, Scenery, Game, Audio, Danger

Offset; This is the offset of the float that you edited. such as 0x82050204 (you can copy your offset by left clicking on the offset on the right. then you can paste it inside this offset box with Ctrl V)

Name; This is the basic name of what your mod did such as Jump height, Running speed.

Default Value; This is the Original value of the float

Value Type; if you are editing floats (like in this tut) then set this to float. If you are editing something else such as a long, then set it to long.

Description; This is anything and everything that someone might need to know when they are changing this value, such as what values they should change it to, or what happens when certain values are poked.

When you have finished editing this it should look something like this...


Then just hit Save/Add to List






Part 7: Share What you Have Found

Now that we saved what we have found we should give back to the community by letting everyone see what we found.
to do this just go into your Ascension folder and go inside the Values folder. Copy over the .Val file of the game you were editing and email this file to...

RTEValues@live.ca

DeadCanadian will review this file and will upload it to a server which will automatically be put inside of Everyone's ascension program.






Thanks to
Everyone who helped make Ascension
Deadcanadian - For making the advanced poker
Nathan - for creating xbdm
Chrisco - For making this Tutorial