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               My Views on the Trainer Scene and Related Items                
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 Ok.....I have sat around and bitched to my close pals long enough (besides they
are sick of hearing me complain).SO I am about to finally fully let-er rip on
the Trainer Scene (ahahahahah) :


 I will first start with some definitions.I feel I am qualified to make these
since I have been doing this since before most people with some of the greats
like R.R.,Martial and Detergent.First of a TRAINER IS a TSR/Loader that EXEC
's a game and then interfaces itself into the game somehow (MANY different ways
to do this).During the game the user has access to in game functions that
allows them dynamic interactive control over those hot-key changes to the game.
99% of the time these changes are to the benefit of the user and made to the
memory only (although patches,reads,and writes to game files are fun too!)


 Also unless for some reason (weird batch files,multiple load files etc.) that
warrents it,a TSR Trainer is LAME-O city.I have seen so many variations of the
basic Phony Coders/Red Wizard TSR format (that ALL look stolen from those very
cool folks) that it makes me laugh every time.Get a book....look up EXEC and
don't call back till the early morn kiddies.And it is even LAMER to make a
straight TSR that had no options for removing itself from memory or checking
for other copies of itself etc. etc.That is just making BAD go to WORSE!Also
for you dummies out there make sure you strip the PSP too you dopes and not
just the bulk code.That's just as sloppy.


 A CHEAT is a TSR/Loader or other type of program that makes static changes to
a game's code in memory.Even if there is some form of menu on the front end of
that game for options it still AINT NO TRAINER.Period.Excuse the pun but that's
CHEATing.


 An EDITOR is ANY program that makes hard patches to game files or save games.
Most of the time these are for Save Games or game data files.


 A LAMO is someone who ignores all the above,rapes others source codes,and
always trains the same lame things that are SO EASY to find in memory,rushes
get it out 10 seconds after that k-RaD k00L release time and hardly even plays
the game to see what it is all about.


 And the most INCREDIBLY DUMB thing I have witnessed that no one seems to
notice is the HUGE amount of memory that these piles of garbage (in most cases)
HOG up.Anyone who is trying to justify over 10k of memory for some witless
hack of a few memory locations and whatever they turned up from a few break-
points on them is just P-L-A-I-N L-A-Z-Y.It will take most people 10 minutes
to figure out that what is so important about REAL trainers (or at least how
they started out to be) is this : Stealth,Speed and Size.Make em' Fast,Silent
,Small and Powerful.It is VERY easy to save memory and write compact code.Most
of my work barely breaks the 5k barrier and that includes an in-game screen,
and that's just my scaled down engine.The FULL engine which I doubt anyone of
you will be allowed to see runs about 1-2k using EMM.


 Now you may think I am being fairly negative.Well I am.I really haven't seen
almost anything that good (cept for mine of course...hehe) from anyone.I have
seen some thorough jobs but no innovation or very little.Great respect as
always goes to the following : Rescue Raider (GodFather of Trainers),Martial
Artist (my battle mate for a time),Red Wizard/TPC (originators of TSR style
and neat loaders),Dark Knight (protoge supreme),Hare Krishna (well not that
good at anything but REALLY enthusiastic!),Dr. Detergent (never really saw his
work save a few but his tutorial was dead on and what I did see was top notch)
.I won't mention any others as I haven't had access to a broad base.I do hear
of TWiN but haven't seen anything and there was a team from Canada somewhere
that was good (did a RoboCop3 Trainer) but disappeared (?) as I have for some
time.Why am I so arrogant and Egotistical perhaps?Well I am not.If you need
any examples of my work I suggest you check out my series of WORLD Famous
Xwing Trainers,Flashback,Prince of Persia 2 and V1.3,Darksun and The Legacy's
INT 3Fh Handler Trainer Engines (are you kiddies scared of overlays or what!?)
,Lands of Lore and recent examples of Pinball Dreams 2 (with a nice little
FREEZE Ball and Teleport function) and a simple Zool 2 trainer with a nifty
Horizontal Plane Warping Mode.I've done dozens with great little moves like
teleporting in Action Games,Walk through Walls modes etc. etc.These are what
makes a mark.Any monkey can search memory and set a few simple BP's on those
and come up with a few options.Get innovative or get OUT!(Oh yea I forgot
the immortal Buckaroo Banzai as well who's best work most people have never
seen as with mine)


 Now what brought me out here to bitch?Well I just starting getting back into
making SCENE trainers for fun again also mainly to get revenge on some LOSERS
(S-Y-N-D-R-O-M-E) who lied to me and to show them what they were missing out
on.Also out of concern over what is going on.I guess too many people read Dr.
Detergent's Tutorial it seems.


 And all this + whatever crap.Where did that come from?It is not how many
features there are but the quality and sense of them from the users point of
view.I could sit down and go back to some of my work and break the 10 to 20 or
so options into 50 smaller ones.Why would you want to have so many seperate
functions when combining some makes sense?Granted there is a line for giving
the user a broad menu of choices but that line is horridly abused and ignored
(if it is even considered).And I admit I often pass up DUMB shit simply because
there sometimes is NO REASON to add certain things like add/subtract 1 minute
of time in a game where time makes no difference or just a plain useless
function that is never used by anyone except a hairy palmer trying to rack
up option points for no good reason.


 Go and actually PLAY the game.Don't RIP away trying to beat that STUPID
imaginary clock.You just look L-A-M-E by putting something out that isn't up
to par.I myself have a life so get to a game whenever I feel like it.I feel if
my work is good no matter how long after something is out someone is going to
find use for it.Especially if much care was put into it.So screw the ideals of
getting junk out fast (BTW group LOSERS you guys are bout at 50% of releasing
basically fakes,betas,imports and NON-real STORE SHELF copies of games.I know
because I get the REAL thing or NOTHING.Make sure you get what is going out for
REAL and not something that some hairy fat ass mary rotten crotch
secretary is handing you for 2 fingers a hickey!)


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 Now I am also inspired to write this down in reaction to this Trainer Scene
Report thing.I think it's a good idea but pesonally I would be handing out
numerous zero's and negatives.Rewarding on the basis of + whatever's is just
encouraging this dumb tread.Although I am impressed that they take points off
and actually see how many features are really useless or doubles.


 I suggest to them splitting up TRAINERS,CHEATS and EDITORS.Also I can see
these folks look like ware heads and are stuck on this idea that a trainer
over 7 days old is LESS than a k00L 1 hour release dudeZ one.Oh well I guess
some things will never change.


 This report is as I said a good idea but just encourages the sort of lame
quality by making these no-lifers spend even less time outside chasing down
the good-humor guy and spitting out and endless stream of few options no
imagaination work that floods everyone everywhere.Ever heard the phrase
"This town ain't big enough for the 2 of us"?Well I think some people should
just tinker along till the get a clue.


 Also I beg that I am totally ignored from this Report.I have no interest in
being judged by someone other myself or my peers.You guys have every right to
put your views on what is out but do me a favor and let what I do stand for
itself (it will anyway!)


 As bastardly as I might be coming of to you Might Morphing Power Ranger
watching,hariy palmed PB&J'rs in your 3 Stooges lunch boxers I am doing this
out of joy in what I DO and the SHAME I see being done to the quality work
that used to be around.Go ahead and get pissed.I could care less as you should
ALL know by now......But if I get a few hairs riled on those hariy knuckles
maybe some good work will come out of the absolute monkey's ASS shame some of
you should have over your work (BTW who is the dude with the 20k CGA in game
screen.....)


 As for any other random bitchy calls from me : VGA loaders etc. with music
are pretty to look at but it kinda burns the whole original trainer concept
of hiding it (oh well most of you were playing with your colecovisions then)
and they are really lame when thy have like 2 options,are dumb TSR's and
totally non-interactive (aside from hogging memory as well).And it REALLY
sucks when the entire intro is left as overhead while the trainer and game is
running!


 So the general jist of all this is I think most everyone but me and my crew
are big juicy lamo-dites,my work is better than yours,you guys suck,your
mammas where combat boots,get a real clue and stop bragging,I really hope
this pisses everone off at me since I hate 99.9% of the "Scene" anyway and
dig any attention I get from such peons,bla bla bla bla bla....gee not much
but bitching in hear huh?You could have been downloading 20 megs o k00l wares
on your nifty their's no need for 28.8k cept for piracy modem instead of
reading this pile of crap.


 Anyway....again I am back to piss you of and spew sarcasm for a bit till you
nerds put me to sleep again or I feel I have extracted enough worship from
you (TRINKETS!TRINKETS!Bring on the young Virgins!).Oh yea if I really bum
you out do something k-RaD like dial my house and threaten me then lie about
it (hey GRiMMY...still hiding behind the door with that shotgun and playing
pocket pool with the feds buddy?).So go ahead and critisize away.I have a life
unlike most of you weenies,have seen and done things you could only DREAM
about and generally don't give a rats tit....just something to do while I am
coming down....down..........down................


                           Have a nice day..........


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                              OLD SCHOOL GREETS :

 Mr. Wyzard,Eddie Haskel,Hare Krishna,Pepsi Man,Mustang,Rescue Raider,Lord
Locksley,Sicko and BabyBear,The Brit,Martial Artist,Dorian Hawkmoon,Renegade
Chemist,Butcher,Ruskin and Runawy Train,Exciter,Buckaroo Banzai,Dark Knight,
Hank,The Hawk,Fabulous Furlough,Randall Flagg,Dr. Detergent,TPC,Future Crew,
The Humble Guys (only group I would eat a can of moldy spam for),Razor 1911,
SiN,Remo Williams,TimeOut and anyone else who enjoys those bits of bark on the
fruit in their fruit cups.Oh yea and my favorite ex-I don't really know
what who confuses my brain : KA.Still in my thoughts (the DEEP ones).


                          I HATE YOU ALL NON GREETS :

 Basically everyone else falls into this category.Enjoy the slime pits you pile
of losers!Well extra special yello creamy jizzo old smelly homeless dude with
moldy pits non greets to.......you guessed it : SYNDROME!


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             Trainer Engine Design and Code (c) 1993 by David Jury
                    Trainer Module Code (c) 1994 David Jury








