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How to update proof static address
Let's say your game has your health on a static address. Good, no need for pointers. The bad news is that the game keeps getting updates, and each update changes the static address location. What do you do?

If your address is ever read by code similar to this, even once, then you are in luck.

The address is right there in the bytes (58129500), all you need to do is read it.
Since you're just reading the bytes and not manipulating them, your script will be very simple.

readmem is the main function of the script. The +5 tells the readmem to read the bytes 5 bytes ahead of the aobscan, and the ,4 tells it to read the next 4 bytes. minikit_base will be the base pointer address that would be used in this table.
If done right the static address would work even if the game gets updated.

Easy player compare
Let's say your health and the enemy's health is being written to by the same address. Most methods I've seen involve going through the player and enemy structures to find one difference between them. While it is a useful method to know and can work if all else fails, there is an easier method which I believe is best to try first.

I've found that the player base is often addressed by an address which only addresses that one address (what a tongue twister). Basically, if you can find a code which only accesses the player base, and nothing else, then you have an easy compare.
If there's nothing which only addresses the player base, then it is still likely that something only addresses one of the offsets of the player base. Then you could still find the player base using that.

The script should look something like this.

All this script does is moves the player base (which is always in r13) into [p_base].

A later script could be

This would only allow the player address to go through, filtering out all other bases.

Advanced Methods
The following methods are for more advanced users, and as such I won't put as much time into trying to explain their finer details.
(basically this is my way of saying that I'm too lazy to explain everything in full detail)

Manipulator
Sometimes you just a general work script. This is a script which is always active and can be used to write max health to the player, save coordinates for teleportation, and whatever else you need.
This can be accomplished by using a lua timer, or making a new thread. But to keep it simple and in assembly, I just make a script from some code that is always active.

For safety sake, I like to push all the registers to keep everything I'm doing contained.

If you do something like

Teleportation

This is a teleportation script of mine. save is the flag that tells the script that I wish to save my coordinates. saved is the flag that prevents the teleportation from working if no coordinates have been saved (to prevent you from accidentally teleporting to 0,0,0). teleport is the flag that tells the script that I wish to teleport. coordinates are the saved coordinates. Lastly, the teleport and save flags are internally disabled, this is to ensure that the scripts are only used once until the flag is reset.

How to make a script disable from table view
Basically, this will make the checkmark go away as soon as the script is enabled. This is useful for teleportation since you'd want it to reset as soon as you pressed the button.

On Hotkey Press
Some scripts you want to only run while a specific hotkey is pressed. It is easier to do it in lua, but it is still very possible in assembly.

The byte corresponds to a virtual key code. A list of them can be easily googled.

20=Spacebar
A0=Left Shift key
26=Up Arrow Key
49=I Key
A2=Left Control Key
A4=Left Alt Key
ect...

Flight
Flight is one of my most complicated scripts but I'll try to explain some of the basics.

First you will need to find and set the ground flag to whatever registers the player as on the ground, or else you will be flying but have little control (halo will even have you die because you've been "falling" for too long. You will also need to prevent anything else from writing to your z direction, or else you will slowly fall as this script tries to counter the game's code.

Built in Cheat Engine scripts
Here's some scripts to enable built in Cheat Engine features.

Compact Mode

Speedhack

How fair is it that you are the only one with a One Hit Kill? What if the AI had just as much power? That would definitely make the gameplay a bit more...EXTREME!

I don't post too much. yet.

It's not cheating. It's playing by my rules.