[Question] Where to start Reversing?

[Chronixs]

I have been reading these forums quite a bit lately and am really interested in reverse engineering. I have done some reversing before but it has mostly been smaller things like Lena's tutorials and stuff like that. So now I was wondering where should I go from here? I eventually want to be able to create a bot for WoW but I know that is far off from where I am now as I don't just want to c&p peoples code without knowing what it means or how it works. What would be the best way to learn after Lena's tutorials? Is there a specific game or something that isn't to big that you started on to learn?

- Chronixs

[Ryns]

Probably one of the best places to start is in the Memory Editing section.

If you are not already familiar with ASM I suggest taking a look at the books threads. I thoroughly recommend Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering.

As well as books there are plenty of online tutorials to get you started, including some Wow-specific ones on the memory editing section (Tutorial) How to find simple stuff & (Tutorial) Starting WoW-Memory Reading/Writing.

Once you have familiarised yourself with reversing wow functions, you should be able to look at an Engine or LUA function, see how it works and either re-implement the bits you need or call it directly from your own code.

When it comes to writing your own bot, one of the most important choices you will make is language ... go with whatever programming language you are strongest in ... 99% of the questions/problems posted on MMOwned are because they are struggling with the language.

If Java is your forte - no problem, you will need to implement some bits in JNI but its doable ... if Python floats your boat - you'll find like-minded souls here on MMOwned there is even a memory-util for it. You will find a lot more support/help if you go with C#/C++ as it is the most widely used and there are lots of open-source examples to get you started.

[Chronixs]

Alright thanks , I ordered that book and just waiting for it to come in. Maybe its all I'm missing is a little more reversing knowledge and I will be good. Thanks.

- Chronixs