Pointer Write

Pointer version of the Write code-type.

Some games has DMA (Dynamic Memory Allocation) and to beat it we use pointer code-types. See Finding Pointers With TempAR for details.

Format

Definition

• 3: Code-Type Identifier
• X: Bit
  • 0 - 8bit
  • 1 - 16bit
  • 2 - 32bit
• A³-A⁴: TIE Level
• B¹-B⁸: Valid Memory Address
• C¹-C⁸: 1^st Pointer Offset (You can add more pointer offsets/TIE Level)
• D¹-D⁸: Value

Examples

Example of a level 1 pointer:

_V0 Max Gold
$3201 81000000 000005ED #TIE LEVEL 1
$3300 00000000 3B9AC9FF #THE VALUE (32bit)

TIE Level

It is important to learn more about the pointer TIE Level. Refer to this page for details.