Enabling cheats in 1.2

[ZoiD]

Cheats are disabled in the 1.2 patch as I'm sure many of you already know. My guess is they've been disabled not because Eidos dont want you to use them, but because they make the game unstable. I.E. corrupting your saves, crashing your game, e.t.c. I suggest only use the following method to re-enable cheats if you're looking for extra-replay value. Don't use cheats to finish the game.

I'll explain how they got disabled in 1.2 and the work around, for those interested.

In version 1.0 and 1.1 the game code looks like this:

//Check for 'EnableCheats' presence within the config
if ( FALSE != cConfig.GetField( "EnableCheats" ) )
{
 g_bEnableCheats = TRUE; // Enable cheats
}

in version 1.2 it's:

if ( FALSE != cConfig.GetField( "EnableCheats" ) )
{
 g_bEnableCheats = FALSE; // Disable cheats?
}

From what I gather whoever disabled cheats wanted to give enthusiasts the opportunity to re-enable it, because the cheat code itself wasn't removed. Completely removing it would have made it a lot more difficult to use cheats again.

Further evidence of the above theory.. The KeyDown handler for cheats wasn't removed with the patch (the code which brings up the cheat menu), so it's possible to bring still bring it up if the g_bEnableCheats variable is toggled to 'TRUE'. The following code will do that for you (source code included).

If you want to compile the source-code you'll need a copy of masm32, It'll generate the exact same binary so you know this isn't a hoax. To use the enabler you must first load up into a game alt+tab out then run the executable. You'll know if the enabler was successfull if you hear a beep.

http://zoid.gamehackers.net/Hitman/h...at_enabler.zip

[BrandonB]

Thanks!

[Sniper_Bob]

sweet. this really works... except give all makes the game crash.. but oh well.. thanks

[ZoiD]

Originally Posted by Sniper_Bob

give all makes the game crash.. but oh well.. thanks

True I've been meaning to fix it, might give it a shot this weekend. Apparently according to numerous cheat sites the 'give all' feature crashes for every patch version, sounds like it wasn't implemented correctly.

[Disciple]

This may seem a really stupid question but, i read that you add EnableCheats to the HitmanBloodMoney.ini file then press c to bring down the cheat menu. All i can find is the config file, added the line and it does not work. I have the collectors edition by the way; what am i doing wrong?

[ZoiD]

Originally Posted by Disciple

This may seem a really stupid question but, i read that you add EnableCheats to the HitmanBloodMoney.ini file then press c to bring down the cheat menu. All i can find is the config file, added the line and it does not work. I have the collectors edition by the way; what am i doing wrong?

If you're using the 1.2 patch you need the fix file I mention in the first post of this thread. Alternatively you can reinstall Hitman:BM and optionally patch 1.1 to use the ini method.

[Disciple]

Managed to get it up by hitting the c key several times; though it's still a hit and miss affair

[47isBald]

ok i did this i opened up hitman and ran the enabler the cheats still didnt work can you guys please help me do i do this with 1.2 or 1.1??? im dumb please give step by step directions thanks

[ZoiD]

Originally Posted by 47isBald

ok i did this i opened up hitman and ran the enabler the cheats still didnt work can you guys please help me do i do this with 1.2 or 1.1??? im dumb please give step by step directions thanks

1) Open Hitman:BM 1.2
2) Enter a game.
3) Run the enabler.
4) Press 'C' to bring up cheat menu. ( Press ESC to close cheat menu )

[Zarathoustra]

Originally Posted by ZoiD

In version 1.0 and 1.1 the game code looks like this:
...
in version 1.2 it's:

1) Just by curiosity, how do you know the code of the program?
2) I'd like to know how you found the address of the global variable for enabling cheats (0x8ACA89) and i'd like to know if you can found anyother interesting addresses, like the flag for enabling the console, or anything else. Actually any global variable could be intersting since it's easily accesible.

A part from that i quickly wrote a little program thanks to that address i found in your code, that improves a little bit the usability, i hope.
You have to run hitman, then the program. The improvement is that you don't have to rerun it everytime you start a new level. (since the flag is reset to false). My program can run in the background of hitman, and monitor the flag, and reset it to 1 when i see it has been unset.

Here is the code:

#include windows.h>
#include conio.h>
#include stdio.h>
#include string.h>
#include tchar.h>
#include wchar.h>

BOOL CALLBACK EnumWindowsProc(HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam)
{
	if (IsWindowVisible(hwnd) != 0)
	{
		WCHAR	WindowTitle[1024];

		if (GetWindowText(hwnd, WindowTitle, 1024) == 0)
			return (true);	// error

		if (lstrcmp(WindowTitle, L"Hitman Blood Money") == 0)
		{
			DWORD	ProcessId = 0;
			HANDLE	ProcessHandle;

			GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd, &ProcessId);

			ProcessHandle = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, FALSE, ProcessId);

			if (ProcessHandle == NULL)
				return (true);	// error

			*((HANDLE *) lParam) = ProcessHandle;
		}
	}

	return (true);
}

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	HANDLE			ProcessHandle = NULL;
	void			*g_bEnableCheats_Address = (void *) 0x8ACA89;
	unsigned char	Byte;

	if (EnumWindows(EnumWindowsProc, (LPARAM) &ProcessHandle) == 0)
	{
		MessageBeep(MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open \"Hitman Blood Money\" window.\n");
		return (1);	// error
	}

	if (ProcessHandle == NULL)
	{
		MessageBeep(MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open \"Hitman Blood Money\" window.\n");
		return (2);	// error
	}

	while (true)
	{
		// errors to be checked!!!
		ReadProcessMemory(ProcessHandle, g_bEnableCheats_Address, &Byte, 1, NULL);

		if (Byte == 0)
		{
			printf("EnableCheats is set to 0\n");

			Byte = 1;

			if (WriteProcessMemory(ProcessHandle, g_bEnableCheats_Address, &Byte, 1, NULL) == 0)
			{
				MessageBeep(MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
				fprintf(stderr, "Failed to set EnableCheats to 1.\n");
				return (3);	// error
			}

			MessageBeep(MB_OK);
			printf("Succesfully set EnableCheats to 1.\n");
		}

		Sleep(1000);
	}

	return (0);
}

PS: fix the #includes if you want to try to compile it.

[Zarathoustra]

Originally Posted by 47isBald

ok i did this i opened up hitman and ran the enabler the cheats still didnt work can you guys please help me do i do this with 1.2 or 1.1??? im dumb please give step by step directions thanks

From what i've noticed with my program, the variable is regularly reset while loading a level or things like that, so you have to wait to be playing in a level before running Zoid's program. if you run it too soon, it will be reset to 0 when a level will be loaded, so you won't be able to access the cheat menu.

[Gorrister]

They might as well just let us be able to enable cheats again. I mean, the cheat codes prior to 1.2 have already completely destroyed the uploaded game rankings by allowing people to finish each level with a time of 00:00.

So what is the point?

[interloper57]

Please, please, please tell me how you got hold of the game code.

[@m]

Please don't.

[Mac the daddy]

I heard the beep, I press "C" and nothing! Help please

[BrandonB]

Originally Posted by Mac the daddy

I heard the beep, I press "C" and nothing! Help please

Works perfect for me, I start the game, then the mission and then pause it, run the the thing and then press c. Works fine.

[Mac the daddy]

Mine doesn't work ARRRRGGGGHHH

[BrandonB]

Originally Posted by Mac the daddy

Mine doesn't work ARRRRGGGGHHH

Are you sure your game is updated to version 1.2?

[Mac the daddy]

Yes I installed the day I got it. Is there anyway to tell?

[BrandonB]

Originally Posted by Mac the daddy

Yes I installed the day I got it. Is there anyway to tell?

Hmm, try reinstalling the patch and then try the enabler. I'm not sure why it wouldn't work. What exactaly are you doing when you try to enable it?

[Dimhenion]

Doesn't work for me either.

I start H:BM, I start a mission, I Alt+Tab out, and run the enabler, I hear a beep noise, bring H:BM back up, hit C, and nothing happens...

[Gorrister]

Yeah, I followed the instructions to the letter, but had the same failed result.

[Xcom]

I think you still need to type

EnableCheats

in hitmanbloodmoney.ini

Did you do that?

[Gorrister]

Yep

[Mac the daddy]

I have 1.2 patch. still doesn't work though