IzhNews #06 29 августа 2000

Игры     Cheats

Password - the method of decrypting passwords for the games.

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          PASSWORD



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   Password guessing game demonstration

             THE LAST COURIER


   Password ... His platformers gamers
nyavernyaka classified into the category of the greatest 
inventions geymmeykinga, because for them it opens up 
opportunities for the passage of long or complex games (they do 
not have the ability to keep the deposition position on the 
disk). Recall article game. They were complex, and get to the 
level of N sometimes had quite a long while risk "to die" and 
go all over again. Sometimes it's great to annoying (although, 
in some cases, by contrast, get a full buzz, but this is rare). 
If game is relatively simple (in terms of its execution), and 
there is no need to make shipping position on the disc, the 
password vsetaki need for quick access to the achieved level. 
However, the alternative can be regarded as the shipment in the 
"body" of the program, but again, this is not always 
appropriate. 

   The presence of a password in addition to access to reach an 
altitude makes it possible to access "illegal". If the "normal" 
Access all very clear (passed level recorded / memorized 
password), then with the "illegal" there are two options. 
First, when you get password'y from anyone or from any media. 
It is the simplest, but least interesting. In addition, all 
games passwords do not find it. The second is usually resembles 
a kind of puzzle. You actually are trying to

solve. The solution process is ambiguous and
may include as simply guessing, and search any laws. When using 
one way, and where else?


   The password can be a simple
any word or words
(Sometimes - a definite and permanent combination of numbers or 
other characters). Then must rely on luck, doing

guessing. Here are possible patterns (eg, all words of four
letters). If the names are long - the probability
guessing is extremely low. However, it is almost always low.

   When you pass the level you
when you notice that your password is not what was the last 
time. Why?! Fair question. A very simple matter. Password 
certainly contains some information. Usually - the number of 
lives, time, points available "in the hands of weapons or

subjects 'energy'. It remains only to identify each character 
password. This will be the second way to solve "the puzzle".


   Now that we have a system of knowledge,
the time to recall and "The Last Courier". When choosing the 
menu item "PASSWORD" confront us with the string "........",

where and need to enter a password. Guess here
something very, very difficult,
If at all possible. In addition, we do not know the password 
consists of numbers or letters are Is it the words, and so can 
not be helped, we must pass at least one level. As a rule,

The first levels are simple enough, so
get password to the second is more than real.

   Thus, the password will have the following:
"HANEWYBI". Will try to experiment with it, because there are 
clear signs of that the password is some information: in-game 
to beat all the levels is given by a single time during the 
transition to next level soranyaetsya number available to us 
bombs and the presence of the box. 

   As it turned out, the first two characters correspond to the 
time. The first of them seniors, and second - the younger (ie, 
minutes and seconds). The values ​​of the four characters 
failed to disclose, if you change any of the They turned out to 
be wrong password. Probably, they are responsible for the 
number and level are constant (ie, how many times would you nor 
were level 1, these four characters would remain unchanged). 
Thus, is a mixed type of password, which has as symbols that 
carry variable information and "Constants." The process is 
clearly more difficult and easy access to vyschestoyaschim 
vanishes. Change the penultimate character revealed that he is 
responsible for the availability of a box and the latter - is 
responsible for the number of bombs, with which we successfully 
passed the previous level. As a result, although we

and can not yet get to the higher
levels, but the stock "inventory" and the time at
We will always, and this facilitates the further passage, 
because now there is nothing stopping us embed the password in 
the appropriate values. 

   After a few levels, we note some features of those four 
letters. AND They really are like the names of game stages. 
"NEWY", "LOND", "LOSA", "PARI" ... But this is the first 4 
letters of Names of major cities!



   NEWY - New York

   LOND - London

   LOSA - Los Angeles

   PARI - Paris

   MOSC - Moscow

   BERL - Berlin

   WASH - Washington

   VIEN - Vienna

   VOLO - Vologda (there was created a game)


   Password'y receive the following:
JINEWYBI, JILONDBI, JILOSABI, JIPARIBI,
JIMOSCBI, JIBERLBI, JIWASHBI, JIVIENBI,
JIVOLOBI.


   But their structure:

J I V O L O B I


               the number of available bombs (A-I)

              the presence of a box: A-no

                             B-is

            4 letters of the name of the town,

            responsible for the level number

          time


   Often, the creators of gaming software uses control 
characters, for example, are the sum of what a

other elements of the password. It all depends
from developers and their fantasies, so
specific recommendations can not give.
The main thing - to find these control characters and
After changing your password just to change them.
Of course, control characters can
be several.

   Igrodely sometimes create very sophisticated
protection against unauthorized
access levels, thus discouraging any
desire to be picked with a password. For example, the
Dendy in the game G. I. JOE password looked
as follows:
F - F - --- --- P - --- - N
--- --- --- --- ----G------ --- - P-F---- --- -
-G-K --D---- --- - T ----- --- --- --- --- --- ----- --- --- - 
O-S - --- H-    Agree that this password is not only

change, but even record somewhere
to put it mildly, napryazhno. Although, in this
password'e contains quite a lot of information.

   The game was the World Rally Championship
next perverted: at each stage of the password
added to 6-8 (can not remember exactly) characters. As a 
result, by the end of chempiodata length password'a exceed 50 
characters! This is could tolerate, but all the characters were 
in Japanese characters! No really, thank you, I'm better off 
without passwords ... 

   Last 2-3 paragraphs addressed geymmeykeram that they do not 
overdo with dimensions password'ov.


   In conclusion, I say again, I kept silent about
Another way to access the levels, but they
few are guessing passwords. This
Image of program code, change pending position (there passwords 
and does not smell) Search cheat-codes, etc. Also, there is 
still another way: the designer of missions / levels that can 
be inserted instead of the original. Such an editor exists for 
"The Last Courier", and created or revised software may be 
embedded in game instead of copyright. Really, like this

do not go! Editor - a key to the truth
but in contact with him the truth fades and interest in the 
game decreases, so keying should be cautious.


   If the game can get tricky, and without
tricks - better than them and not username.
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