How to Use Cheat Engine

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Download Cheat Engine.

   You can find it at http://cheatengine.org/downloads.php. , This tutorial will use Plants vs.
   
   Zombies. ,,, Click on “open."
   
   For instance, when you open a new game of Plants vs.
   
   Zombies, you see you have only 25 suns. , For example, enter 25 in the Hex field and click “First Scan." You'll get a lot of data in the table at left marked "Address" and "Value."
   
   For instance, when you pick up another sun in Plants vs.
   
   Zombies, your energy will be
   100. , In Cheat Engine, for example, type 100 into the “Value” field and click on “Next Scan." Now you see the only one address and one value in the table on the left.
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   Step 2: Download the game you want to use Cheat Engine on.

   In the example, it's
   100.
   
   When you double-click on the value, you have the option below in the “Add Address Manually” table.
   
   Now double-click on 100 in the "Add Address Manually” table. , In the Change Value window, for example, change 100 to a huge value like 99999999, and click “OK." Double-check your new value in the game.
   
   In Plants vs.
   
   Zombies, for instance, there are now 9999999 suns.
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   Step 3: Open both the game and Cheat Engine.

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   Step 4: Click on the “open processes” icon in upper left Cheat Engine window.

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   Step 5: In the process list

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   Step 6: click the “PlantsVsZombies.exe” option.

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   Step 7: Select the value you want to change.

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   Step 8: Enter the new value in Cheat Engine.

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   Step 9: See the value change inside the game.

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    Step 10: Type the value you have into the "Value" field.

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    Step 11: Double-click on the value.

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    Step 12: Change the value.

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