Date Posted: 3rd Jan 2010 at 1:45 PM
Alright, started my journal!
To explain what I'm doing, after I discovered that CAW was written for .Net, I wanted to see if it was possible to mod it. Turns out you can, but the process is slow as the code has been obfusacated. So, I ran it through ildasm.
Then I changed some code, to see if it is indeeed possible, I changed the folowing code:
Code:
IL_0169: ldloc.s V_6
IL_016b: call string WorldBuilderCS.Localization.Strings::get_kCaption_SaveSuccess()
IL_0170: call class [System.Drawing]System.Drawing.Icon [System.Drawing]System.Drawing.SystemIcons::get_Information()
IL_0175: newobj instance void WorldBuilderCS.MessageForm::.ctor(string,
string,
class [System.Drawing]System.Drawing.Icon)
With:
Code:
//First Argument: Contents of Form
IL_0169: ldstr "You have just saved using PureCAW!"
//Second Argument: Title of Form
IL_016b: call string WorldBuilderCS.Localization.Strings::get_kCaption_SaveSuccess()
//Third Argument: Icon of Form
IL_0170: call class [System.Drawing]System.Drawing.Icon [System.Drawing]System.Drawing.SystemIcons::get_Information()
IL_0175: newobj instance void WorldBuilderCS.MessageForm::.ctor(string,
string,
class [System.Drawing]System.Drawing.Icon)
This change will change the message shown upon a successful save.
Then run the changed code through ilasm to get an exe that can be ran, it will be exactly the same as CAW.exe, except that it will have a different message on save. I suggest you don't overwrite the original CAW.exe!
This proves that it is indeed possible to mod CAW. Stay tuned for more!
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