Multi-level Pointer

[=sinister=]

So i'm trying to find a pointer to my character's x,y,z and rotation address, however, it is a mutli-level pointer and whenever I try to find what access's the pointer, I find myself in a loop. After about 2 or 3 pointers, one pointer leads to the same exact pointer I just found. I know another way to find the x,y,z and rotation as a static is using the base address + offset, but I have no idea how to find either of these. Can someone shed some light on me?

[Gamer]

Ok, to read x,y,z for your player, first you need your player base.

This can be found at

Playerbase = [[[0x127E014] + 0x30] + 40]

Then from there you read your x,y,z,rotation values:

0x7D0 X coord 
0x7D4 Y coord 
0x7D8 Z coord 
0x7DC rotation

For example: my characters current x value:

x= [playerbase+0x7D0]

Where [] is memory read.

If you are using C# it would look something like

playerBase = BlackMagic.ReadUInt(BlackMagic.ReadUInt(BlackMagic.ReadUInt(0x127e014) + 0x30) + 40);
 playerX = BlackMagic.ReadFloat(playerBase + 0x7D0);

Hope that helped.

edit: http://forum.cheatengine.org/viewtopic.php?t=319453 is a useful resource for some offsets not found on these forums.

[=sinister=]

Getting offsets from other people is easy :P, finding those offsets and addresses is another thing. And thats what I need help with. How do you find the Playerbase and offsets for x,y,z, and rotation?

[arigity]

find it once either by a pointer scanner or digging around with a debugger then use findPattern to find it again on newer patches.

[=sinister=]

Whenever I do a pointer scan, it always returns 0?? Is there a certain module I have to read from (Like the list of dll's, or WoW.exe)?

[Shynd]

Perhaps posting a snippet of code or script you're using to pointer scan would help us diagnose your problem.

[=sinister=]

Well Im using Cheat Engine's built-in Pointer Scan.

[Shynd]

Then you need to learn a little bit more until you can wean yourself off of other people's handouts. Read any or all of the books that have been posted on these forums about reverse engineering; that'll give you at least a starting point.

[Cypher]

LUA is your friend....

I seriously don't get why LUA isn't abused as much as it should be. The APIS are a ****ing awesome starting point when reversing WoW, then the next best thing is using packet handlers.