Dominating the Alien Invasion: A Guide to Using Cheat Engine in XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XComGame.exe. If you see multiple, look for the one using the most memory (usually 1-2 GB). Click Open."Commander," she said. Her voice was distorted, echoing as if spoken through a tin can. "Why is the probability of our survival 100%?" Xcom Enemy Unknown Cheat Engine
Cheat Engine (often abbreviated CE) is a memory scanner and debugger. When you run a program like XCOM , all active data (soldier health, money, alien alloy quantities) is stored in your computer’s RAM. Cheat Engine allows you to search for a specific number (e.g., “75” for your current cash), change it in-game (spend some money), and then search for the new number. After a few iterations, CE pinpoints the exact memory address controlling that value. Dominating the Alien Invasion: A Guide to Using
Once you’re comfortable with basic cheats, you can use Cheat Engine to perform truly unique modifications to XCOM . Open Cheat Engine as Administrator (Right-click -> Run
: Prevents soldiers from taking damage during tactical missions.
Manually scanning every value is tedious. The XCOM community has created – .CT files with pre-defined memory addresses and scripts. These come with toggles, hotkeys, and complex scripts that modify game logic.