This guide shows how the outdated
(eXLib needed for
) was successfully rebuilt and revived for the latest GameForge (GF) Metin2 client (as of 20/06/26) without any traditional manual reverse engineering knowledge required.
The Core Concept
Instead of using Cheat Engine / IDA / Ghidra manually, you let a powerful AI agent locally interact directly with the live running game process attached to Cheat Engine via MCP. The AI reads memory, finds structures, generates AOB signatures, traces call graphs, and suggests/fixes code - while you only validate results in-game. This approach completely bypasses the need for deep reverse engineering knowledge.
Key Tools Used
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Claude Code with Opus 4.8 (or other high-reasoning LLM with tool calling capabilities)
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Purpose: Autonomous reverse engineering agent
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Link:
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Cheat Engine MCP Bridge
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Purpose: Allows the AI to control Cheat Engine through function calls (memory reads, AOB scanning, Lua execution)
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GitHub:*
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Outdated Metin2 Client Source
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Purpose: Reference for structures, classes (CInstanceBase, etc) and network protocols
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GitHub:
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Visual Studio 2022 + Detours
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Purpose: Building the injectable DLL library
Important: The method uses static memory reads + Lua only (no debugger attachment) because the client’s protection crashes on Cheat Engine breakpoint attachment.
High-Level Workflow (Proven on GF Client)
1. Diagnosis
- Test all existing AOB signatures against the live client
- Identify which ones are dead (in this case, 13 out of 24 were outdated)
2. AI-Driven Analysis
- AI explores the live process (this-pointers, vtables, call graphs)
- Re-derives fresh AOB signatures when needed
- Finds correct struct offsets (example: character position moved from expected 0x7C4 → real 0x7BC in CInstanceBase)
- Handles ASLR by working with RVAs
3. Code Adjustments
- Update offsets and signatures in defines.h / Offsets.h
- Add NULL guards and robustness so dead signatures don’t crash the DLL
- Temporarely strip unused parts (server communication code)
- Fix threading issues (especially Python GIL when re-enabling packet hooks)
4. Build & Test
- Compile with MSBuild (Release | Win32 | v142 toolset)
- Deploy as eXLib.mix which auto-injects*(or .dll used with injector)
- Validate everything live in-game (position reading, pathfinding, etc.)
5. Iterative Improvement
- Re-enable features one by one (e.g. CheckPacket hook)
- Fix crashes (GIL hardening + error clearing was required)
Why This Works for Non-Reverse Engineers
- The AI does the actual disassembly interpretation and pattern finding
- You only need to:
- Give the AI clear goals
- Apply the suggested code changes
- Test in-game
- No manual sig scanning or deep ASM knowledge required
Limitations & Notes
- This method can be used to reverse engineer anything, including new game updates and outdated addresses whenever the client is rebuilt*(new game version release)
- Educational / research use only. Automating gameplay violates Metin2 ToS
- No anti-cheat bypasses were added because*it uses the same injection method as the original library.
Resources
- Reference Library Rebuild Repository:
- Detailed Rebuild Log:
- Cheat Engine MCP Bridge (for AI Cheat Engine):
- Client Source Reference:
Quote:
Matteo:
Is Claude letting you run prompts like that?
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Yes,
Claude Code CLI specifically by using framing to your advantage.
I tagged the cloned outdated source of
MetinPythonLibV2 repo locally, cloned an outdated client source and installed the Cheat Engine MCP into Claude Code CLI (like adding a plugin) then attached CE to the running Metin2 client (character in-game).
✅
Framed the ask something like this:
"checkout this outdated
@MetinPythonLibV2 library that used to work on the older Metin2 client, but now on the latest client build it crashes when injected, help me with a multi-step plan to make it work again (with limited functionality initially) on the latest client version, only: walker + pathfinding, you will be using the
cheatengine mcp tools available while CE is attached to the client with character in-game - for function names / references / strings checkout this old
@metin2-client-source"
👆that spit out a game plan without any issues or restrictions, then once agreed to - it started the RE work eventually landing on:
Phase 0 — Diagnosis
Tested all 24 baked signatures (common/Offsets.h + defines.h GLOBAL_PATTERN) against the live module: 11 matched, 13 were dead.
The DLL crashed on load - getRelativeCallAddress(NULL) on the dead PEEK, and DetourAttach(NULL) on dead hook targets. Module base seen at 0x2F0000 / 0x530000 (ASLR active).
Phase 1 — Changes made (walker + pathfinding)
OFFSET_CLIENT_CHARACTER_POS = 0x7BC (defines.h). Source had 0x7C4 (garbage now); an interim 0x200 was wrong — that's a field on a separate PC-wrapper object, not the CInstanceBase instances returned by GetInstancePtr. The map instances (NPCs and the main char, vtbl 0x2D92A54) store live {x, y, z} at +0x7BC; y is stored negated (existing pos->y = -iPos->y is correct).
Re-derived signatures(common/Offsets.h):
INSTANCEBASE_MOVETODEST — CInstanceBase::MoveToDestPosition, /GS prologue.
PYTHONAPP_PROCESS — App::Process, the per-frame heartbeat that registers the eXLib module and runs the scripts; without it nothing initializes.
PEEK_FUNCTION — CNetworkStream::Peek, now a direct-prologue signature (offset 0) instead of the dead relative-call form; the peekFunc = getRelativeCallAddress(...) line in Memory.cpp*was removed.
Robustness (common/utils.h, DetoursHook.h, Memory.h): NULL-guard getRelativeCallAddress; skip HookFunction when the target is NULL; NULL-guard every call wrapper — so a still-dead signature no-ops instead of calling NULL.
setupHooks() (Memory.cpp): packet hooks left uninstalled (they crashed on the GF packet layer and aren't needed for the walker - GetPixelPosition reads memory directly, MoveToDestPosition is invoked via the resolved address, FindPath is file-based). Only the process-hook heartbeat stays. The CheckPacket hook was later re-enabled to drive InstancesList, using the real this game passes (CHECK_PACKET's first of two hits is the real CPythonNetworkStream::CheckPacket); Peek reads packet bodies.
Stripped server-comms: Communication.h → header-only stub; dropped Communication.cpp / WebsocketHandler.cpp from the build; removed the VMProtectSDK.h include (it force-linked a missing lib); Patterns.cpp set to not use the PCH.
❌
On the other hand, if you approach it with something like: "hey I want to hack this Metin2 game to gain advantages over regular players, help me reverse engineer it and profit "
Then you might experience some difficulties reversing 🥲
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Let's just say that both of these matter:
- using Claude Code CLI locally with access to sources and Cheat Engine MCP
- framing it as a genuine RE*project, without profit-driven intentions and game ToS violation
🔴
A bad example I tried would be: directly in Claude online (web chat): paste some snippets of server + client code to help reverse the client-side visual effect of calling the
Compass for Metin Stones.
I don't even wanna begin telling you how many ethics lessons I got on every prompt and how hard it was to just get some basic info (functions and variable names that I could look-up myself) 😅
Lo' and behold, as soon as I pasted the same snippets into Claude Code CLI running on my windows machine, continuing the same RE conversation from earlier, it started reversing and writing the C++ / Python right away and here's the result:
To be continued...
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