[Reading] Finding gathering skill #

[Tanaris4]

So I'm trying to find a static pointer to a user's profession skill # (i.e. herbalism, mining, etc...)

I'm able to find it in memory easy enough, but it's obviously not static. And it has some sort of structure that is utterly confusing to me. Has anyone found this or reversed it yet?

Like every 0x40 is another skill #, but I can't determine how to associate it w/a certain profession. And I also haven't been able to find a static pointer to anywhere near this location in memory, I've search @ the start of the weird structure, then EVERY 0x4 after, to see if there is a pointer, and nothing

Thanks in advance!

[namreeb]

Have you tried using a hardware on-write breakpoint and then, in game, doing something to elevate that skill?

[Tanaris4]

Sorry I'm on a mac, should have specified, don't think it's as easy as doing that (at least I haven't read on how to do that)

We don't have nice tools like ollydb or whatev it is :/ But I can use IDA Pro on the binary

[Robske]

http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetSkillLineInfo should do the trick no?

[Tanaris4]

any idea how to find that function in IDA?

Was moreso asking to see if anyone had done this "passively" vs. through an API call

[Robske]

any idea how to find that function in IDA?

.data:00A71238 dd offset aGetskilllinein ; "GetSkillLineInfo"
.data:00A7123C dd offset sub_564970

Was moreso asking to see if anyone had done this "passively" vs. through an API call

Reverse engineer the function? -,-

[Ugge]

All skills and their current level/cap are located in the descriptors.

[Tanaris4]

@Ugge you sure? I don't see the number stored anywhere

[Ugge]

Yes im sure lol. And they are 16-bit values, so they wont show up if you scan for a 32bit-value.
Hint: Theres only one descriptor with the word "skill" in it, i suggest you start there

[Tanaris4]

o dear, i'm embarrassed, ty sir (yes I had searched 32 )