by Relic » Tue Aug 28, 2012 2:59 pm
I normally find it easier in winols now.
1. stay in hexdump.
2. right cick hexdump and select both.
3. select 255 (decimal), 16bit and hilo view.
With both columns active in the right hand side its easy to see patterns.
You can use w/m until those patterns line up.
You can use ctrl & arrow to shift the pattern left/right, so that they are ascending or descending.
Most single tables have the axes right before the table itself.
But there are sometimes pairs and quads.
For these you will have 2 or 4 tables right after each other and the axes right at the end which is shared by all of them.
Sometimes if I am struggling I will use the search funciton.
I may know I will see and axes with 80, 90 and 100%.
So I will search for....
6553 7373 8192
Sometimes you have to fill an area to see the gaps and those gaps help you understand what they have done with the axes relationships that you dont understand.
Some areas will just be such a mash of axes and sequenced data its impossible to decipher what data relates to what and what axes they use.
It does get easier the more you practice, the more shortcuts you learn, the more you know what you are looking for to start with.
My advice is locate all maps and axes.
Label the maps in a sensible/searchable way.
I use the max axes and max values
So I might have 8192x7500 =<6500 as the label for the map.
That way I can sort by name and all the similar tables are suddenly together ;)
Then I can switch between similar maps in properly scaled 3d view to see how similar they are.
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Relic on Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:13 pm, edited 1 time in total.