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Dlevere: /* The Peeper */

2016-05-28T06:01:56Z

The Peeper

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	=== The Peeper ===		=== The Peeper ===
	[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|"The Peeper" displaying debug text found within Doom 64.]]		[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|"The Peeper" displaying debug text found within Doom 64.]]
	[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.		[http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/9759-The-Peeper The Peeper] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.

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Dlevere at 08:43, 8 September 2015

2015-09-08T08:43:32Z

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	[[File:Abystus-avatar.gif\|100px\|thumb\|right\|Abystus' current avatar on the GSHI forums.]]		[[File:Abystus-avatar.gif\|100px\|thumb\|right\|Abystus' current avatar on the GSHI forums.]]

	'''Abystus''' is a current Administrator of [[GSHI]] and former Administrator of [[GSCentral]]. He is also a professional programmer and a well-known hacker in the game hacking scene. Joining the scene in 1998, he was formally known under the forum handles Codex~187, Epic_Cataclysm, and Akumajr while the gscentral.com forums were still active. During November of 2009, he joined the [[GSHI]] forums as an active hacker, yet remained an Administrator of [[GSCentral]] for some time after that. On August 1st, 2012, he was made a [[Chronicler]], and later on March 8th, 2013, he was promoted to forum Administrator after stepping down from said position held on [[GSCentral]] forums.		'''Abystus''' is a current Administrator of [[GSHI]] and former Administrator of [[GSCentral]]. He is also a professional programmer and a well-known hacker in the game hacking scene. Joining the scene in 1998, he was formally known under the forum handles Codex~187, Epic_Cataclysm, and Akumajr while the gscentral.com forums were still active. During November of 2009, he joined the [[GSHI]] forums as an active hacker, yet remained an Administrator of [[GSCentral]] for some time after that. On August 1st, 2012, he was made a Chronicler, and later on March 8th, 2013, he was promoted to forum Administrator after stepping down from said position held on [[GSCentral]] forums.


	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==

Abystus: /* Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II */ Changed wiki table widths to allow for best viewing between default and vb4 site themes.

2015-03-19T15:39:17Z

Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II: Changed wiki table widths to allow for best viewing between default and vb4 site themes.

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	Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:		Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Smoke'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Smoke'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Noob Saibot'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Noob Saibot'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Jade'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Jade'''
	\|-		\|-

Abystus: /* Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II */Added new div settings that should correctly move content when re-sizing the browser window.

2015-03-19T15:31:10Z

Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II: Added new div settings that should correctly move content when re-sizing the browser window.

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	[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters2.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Jade is selected (Kitana portrait).]]		[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters2.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Jade is selected (Kitana portrait).]]

	<div style="padding-left:252px;">		<div style="padding-left:252px;min-height:475px;">
	In Mortal Kombat II, there are three hidden characters: Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Jade that were rumored to be playable. Ordinarily, players are able to fight against these characters given the stipulated in-game requirements are met. There has been attempts to try playing as these characters, but people were only able to change the palette of a normal character to reflect a hidden character's; thus, leaving the movesets intact. This method removes all of the character's special attributes which defeats the purpose of actually playing as the hidden character.		In Mortal Kombat II, there are three hidden characters: Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Jade that were rumored to be playable. Ordinarily, players are able to fight against these characters given the stipulated in-game requirements are met. There has been attempts to try playing as these characters, but people were only able to change the palette of a normal character to reflect a hidden character's; thus, leaving the movesets intact. This method removes all of the character's special attributes which defeats the purpose of actually playing as the hidden character.

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	* Smoke and Noob Saibot use Reptile's friendship quote during their friendships.		* Smoke and Noob Saibot use Reptile's friendship quote during their friendships.
	* Babalities performed on Smoke and Jade fail to remove the player sprite when displaying the baby sprite.		* Babalities performed on Smoke and Jade fail to remove the player sprite when displaying the baby sprite.
			</div>

			<div>
	==== Moves & Finishers ====		==== Moves & Finishers ====

	Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:		Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Smoke'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Smoke'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Noob Saibot'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Noob Saibot'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Jade'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Jade'''
	\|-		\|-

Abystus: /* Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II */ Small correction to left padding placement.

2015-03-19T06:17:23Z

Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II: Small correction to left padding placement.

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	[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters2.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Jade is selected (Kitana portrait).]]		[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters2.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Jade is selected (Kitana portrait).]]

			<div style="padding-left:252px;">
	In Mortal Kombat II, there are three hidden characters: Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Jade that were rumored to be playable. Ordinarily, players are able to fight against these characters given the stipulated in-game requirements are met. There has been attempts to try playing as these characters, but people were only able to change the palette of a normal character to reflect a hidden character's; thus, leaving the movesets intact. This method removes all of the character's special attributes which defeats the purpose of actually playing as the hidden character.		In Mortal Kombat II, there are three hidden characters: Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Jade that were rumored to be playable. Ordinarily, players are able to fight against these characters given the stipulated in-game requirements are met. There has been attempts to try playing as these characters, but people were only able to change the palette of a normal character to reflect a hidden character's; thus, leaving the movesets intact. This method removes all of the character's special attributes which defeats the purpose of actually playing as the hidden character.

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	==== Instructions ====		==== Instructions ====
	~~<div style="padding-left:252px;">~~
	* Enable the cheat.		* Enable the cheat.
	* On the character select screen, choose Reptile to play as Smoke, Sub-Zero to play as Noob Saibot, or Kitana to play as Jade.		* On the character select screen, choose Reptile to play as Smoke, Sub-Zero to play as Noob Saibot, or Kitana to play as Jade.
	~~</div>~~

	==== Development ====		==== Development ====

	Currently, the code is still under development since extensive testing measures are required to work out any bugs. Here are the known issues that are currently being worked on in v1.4 of the code:		Currently, the code is still under development since extensive testing measures are required to work out any bugs. Here are the known issues that are currently being worked on in v1.4 of the code:
	~~<div style="padding-left:252px;">~~
	* Kitana's "Kiss of Death" will crash the game if performed on Smoke.		* Kitana's "Kiss of Death" will crash the game if performed on Smoke.
	* Endings will crash the game for the secret characters.		* Endings will crash the game for the secret characters.
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	* Smoke and Noob Saibot use Reptile's friendship quote during their friendships.		* Smoke and Noob Saibot use Reptile's friendship quote during their friendships.
	* Babalities performed on Smoke and Jade fail to remove the player sprite when displaying the baby sprite.		* Babalities performed on Smoke and Jade fail to remove the player sprite when displaying the baby sprite.
	~~</div>~~
	==== Moves & Finishers ====		==== Moves & Finishers ====

	Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:		Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:

	~~<div style="padding-left:252px;">~~

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"

Abystus: /* Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II */ Added link to the cheat.

2015-03-18T20:13:02Z

Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II: Added link to the cheat.

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	On April 18th, 2014, Abystus released a hack for Mortal Kombat II that is now regarded as a holy grail in video game hacking history. Unlike the previous attempts, this hack makes all three hidden characters completely playable. The characters have retained all of their special abilities which includes their speed, amount of health, damage amounts, and projectile invulnerability from their respective boss fights. In short, the characters now function as they would under CPU control.		On April 18th, 2014, Abystus released a hack for Mortal Kombat II that is now regarded as a holy grail in video game hacking history. Unlike the previous attempts, this hack makes all three hidden characters completely playable. The characters have retained all of their special abilities which includes their speed, amount of health, damage amounts, and projectile invulnerability from their respective boss fights. In short, the characters now function as they would under CPU control.

	Immediately after its release, the hack went viral. [http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/ Pugsy's Cheats Forum] received a massive number of views since the code was originally posted there. In 8 hours, the thread accumulated 12,000 views, setting a new record of "Most users ever online" to 1,612 on April 30th, 2014, 03:49 PM. Other sites such as [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/461201/blog/mortal-kombat-2-hack-makes-the-hidden-characters-playable-for-the-first-time/ Computerandvideogames.com] and [http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/29/5665518/mortal-kombat-2-hacked-hidden-characters-playable Polygon.com] (amongst others) cited the thread and wrote their own article about the hack.		Immediately after its release, the hack went viral. [http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/ Pugsy's Cheats Forum] received a massive number of views since the code was originally posted there. In 8 hours, the thread accumulated 12,000 views, setting a new record of "Most users ever online" to 1,612 on April 30th, 2014, 03:49 PM. Other sites such as [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/461201/blog/mortal-kombat-2-hack-makes-the-hidden-characters-playable-for-the-first-time/ Computerandvideogames.com] and [http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/29/5665518/mortal-kombat-2-hacked-hidden-characters-playable Polygon.com] (amongst others) cited the thread and wrote their own article about the hack. The latest version of the cheat can be found [http://www.mamecheat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=21504#p21504 here].

	==== Instructions ====		==== Instructions ====

Abystus: /* Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II */ Corrected image alignment to match page layout.

2015-03-18T18:55:25Z

Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II: Corrected image alignment to match page layout.

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	=== Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II ===		=== Hidden Characters Playable In Mortal Kombat II ===

	[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters.png\|220px\|thumb\|~~right~~\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Smoke is selected (Reptile portrait).]]		[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Smoke is selected (Reptile portrait).]]
	[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters2.png\|220px\|thumb\|~~right~~\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Jade is selected (Kitana portrait).]]		[[File:Mk2-hidden-characters2.png\|220px\|thumb\|left\|Mortal Kombat II hack shows Noob Saibot selected (Sub-Zero portrait). Similarly, Jade is selected (Kitana portrait).]]

	In Mortal Kombat II, there are three hidden characters: Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Jade that were rumored to be playable. Ordinarily, players are able to fight against these characters given the stipulated in-game requirements are met. There has been attempts to try playing as these characters, but people were only able to change the palette of a normal character to reflect a hidden character's; thus, leaving the movesets intact. This method removes all of the character's special attributes which defeats the purpose of actually playing as the hidden character.		In Mortal Kombat II, there are three hidden characters: Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Jade that were rumored to be playable. Ordinarily, players are able to fight against these characters given the stipulated in-game requirements are met. There has been attempts to try playing as these characters, but people were only able to change the palette of a normal character to reflect a hidden character's; thus, leaving the movesets intact. This method removes all of the character's special attributes which defeats the purpose of actually playing as the hidden character.
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	==== Instructions ====		==== Instructions ====
			<div style="padding-left:252px;">
	* Enable the cheat.		* Enable the cheat.
	* On the character select screen, choose Reptile to play as Smoke, Sub-Zero to play as Noob Saibot, or Kitana to play as Jade.		* On the character select screen, choose Reptile to play as Smoke, Sub-Zero to play as Noob Saibot, or Kitana to play as Jade.
			</div>

	==== Development ====		==== Development ====

	Currently, the code is still under development since extensive testing measures are required to work out any bugs. Here are the known issues that are currently being worked on in v1.4 of the code:		Currently, the code is still under development since extensive testing measures are required to work out any bugs. Here are the known issues that are currently being worked on in v1.4 of the code:
			<div style="padding-left:252px;">
	* Kitana's "Kiss of Death" will crash the game if performed on Smoke.		* Kitana's "Kiss of Death" will crash the game if performed on Smoke.
	* Endings will crash the game for the secret characters.		* Endings will crash the game for the secret characters.
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	* Smoke and Noob Saibot use Reptile's friendship quote during their friendships.		* Smoke and Noob Saibot use Reptile's friendship quote during their friendships.
	* Babalities performed on Smoke and Jade fail to remove the player sprite when displaying the baby sprite.		* Babalities performed on Smoke and Jade fail to remove the player sprite when displaying the baby sprite.
			</div>
	==== Moves & Finishers ====		==== Moves & Finishers ====

	Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:		Abystus has provided a complete list of moves and finishers for the characters along with their button combinations to be executed in the game. They are as follows:

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"		<div style="padding-left:252px;">

			{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Smoke'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Smoke'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Noob Saibot'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Noob Saibot'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 76%;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="width: 90%;"
	!colspan="2" \| '''Jade'''		!colspan="2" \| '''Jade'''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|Babality (D, D, D, LK) (Anywhere)		\|Babality (D, D, D, LK) (Anywhere)
	\|}		\|}
			</div>

	== References ==		== References ==

Abystus: /* The Peeper */ Small edit on image caption.

2015-03-18T18:41:34Z

The Peeper: Small edit on image caption.

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	=== The Peeper ===		=== The Peeper ===
	[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|~~Abystus'~~ The Peeper ~~application display~~ debug text.]]		[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|"The Peeper" displaying debug text found within Doom 64.]]
	[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.		[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.

Abystus: /* The Peeper */ Fixing vertical alignment to work with new image layout.

2015-03-18T18:38:35Z

The Peeper: Fixing vertical alignment to work with new image layout.

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	[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|Abystus' The Peeper application display debug text.]]		[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|Abystus' The Peeper application display debug text.]]
	[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.		[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.

			<div style="height:126px;"></div>

	== Accomplishments ==		== Accomplishments ==

Abystus: /* The Peeper */ Re-sized image and aligned it properly to fit with the existing page layout.

2015-03-18T18:25:25Z

The Peeper: Re-sized image and aligned it properly to fit with the existing page layout.

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	=== The Peeper ===		=== The Peeper ===
			[[File:The-peeper.png\|220px\|thumb\|right\|Abystus' The Peeper application display debug text.]]
	[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.		[[The Peeper]] was introduced on February 22nd, 2014. It was targeted to hackers who were interested in finding unused or hidden content in games by searching for specific terms. The program analyzes the contents of a rom and reports its findings in a neat, organized tree-view with the total amount of occurrences a specific term has been found, the address at which the term was found, and a snippet of relevant text that is 600 characters long. The Terms.txt file can be modified to add new words and can be accessed via the program's menu bar or manually.

	~~[[File:The-peeper.png]]~~

	== Accomplishments ==		== Accomplishments ==