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What IS redshirt
Redshirt is a low-level encryption method that the people at IV came up with that was meant to be broken. The name is a joke based on Star Trek.
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and how once Ive decrypted a file does a Hex editor work to altar it?
A hex editor can alter files on a byte-by-byte level. If you know where in a file some data is located, you can change it. This is particularly useful with files containing binary data, like uplink user files, which are hard to change using a text editor.
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Originally posted by HacknSlash:
For instance, lets say I wanted to decrease my starting loan, can I change it there?
Most likely, if you can locate your loan figure and make sure it's your loan. You probably want to search for your user's bank account number.
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Can I increase my credits?
Same thing as above: Probably, as long as you can locate your uplink international bank account information inside the player file.
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what can and cant I do with Hex editing a redshirted file?
If you're talking about a user file, you can probably do quite a lot, like change your uplink rating, increase your money, change which gateway/hardware/software you have, etc.
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AND HOW DO YOU DO IT???
That depends on how your hex editor works. If you're using "HexEditor.app" like me, you have to click the "Allow editing" checkbox first, then you can change the values.
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