Tool

hex editor

tool:hex_editor

Tool used to inspect and modify hexadecimal representations of game save files.

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Direction Predicate Other entity Origin EP
incoming USES Manfred Explicit 8
incoming USES Greg Linares Explicit 160

Claims

Manfred USES hex editor

Manfred inspected Sim City save files with a hex editor and changed values to alter the game.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 8 Details

“I decided to load the file into a hex editor.”

Jack Rhysider · offsets 420–465

Greg Linares USES hex editor

Greg used a hex editor to modify Office document data at a low level while testing Word and other Office applications.

Explicit Confidence 99% · Greg Linares EP 160 Details

“I could look at Office — hex editors in Office”

Greg Linares · offsets 19470–19517

“he opened up a Word doc, not in Microsoft, though; in a hex editor where you can manipulate the ones and zeros directly in the file”