This is a quick guide to changing the .plist file for more money in Game Dev Story. Be warned that you will need to be using a jailbroken iPhone as you will need SSH access to use this hack. Any questions just post them in the comments and I will try to help you out.
Step by Step Guide
- First you need to double check the exact amount of money you have. Here you can see both the auto-save and standard save have $500.0k
- Download the following Hex Editor, you can use other Hex Editors but my guide will be using this one. Don't worry it's free to use!
Hex Workshop 6.0.1 Professional Hex Editor - Download Page : Direct Download
- Now connect to your iPhone with SSH and download the .plist file from your iphone.
/var/mobile/Applications/{RANDOM}/Library/Preferences/com.kairosoft.gm08E.plist
What you will notice is that {RANDOM} is obviously not the correct folder name and this is because it's random for every person. Mine for example is this F0E2FC76-D51E-448B-A5D5-B00CAAB342A7. The problem is that the only way you can find out the correct folder is by either knowing the date you installed it or deleting it and installing it again which will change it to todays date. You can also just check every single folder in Applications until you find one with gm08fw2e.app inside it (as shown on the right).
- Open up the .plist file in the Hex Editor and then do a search (Ctrl-F) for your money... Here is a few examples of what to search for.
$500.0k - Search for 5000 $430.0k - Search for 4300 $25000.0k - Search for 250000
Basically you remove the dot and enter that number into the search box as shown to the right. Note: Make sure you change the 'Type' setting to 32 Bit Unsigned Long. - Now upload the .plist file back to the same place, open up Game Dev Story and you will have a shed load of money.
Comments
n/a 10 years ago
example to change your money to 99,999,999(.0) (99 billion, 999 million, 999 thousand) you would use F6 E3 0B 54, you simply reverse order the bytes. 54 0B E3 F6 would be the hex variable for 99,999,999 but the game would read 99,999,999 as F6 E3 0B 54. (note: do not reverse the string but the individual bytes.)
n/a 10 years ago
Nice save hack, know how to edit research points too?
Iyell 10 years ago
Where is the save location for Android? Please reply ASAP!
storerer 11 years ago
Yup. The value you are modifying is placed in the part of the memory that stores the initialized global variables. Good article. Stay frosty
Naeem 12 years ago
hi that's really a nice tutorial thnx for that but i need a 1 favour can you please hack infinite money in Warfare Inc. thnx
jams 12 years ago
Hi, is it possible to edit the Fun, etc of a game in development? How?
Etienne 12 years ago
Jailbreaking is not necessary to edit plist files. Softwares such as iExplorer can access folders of non jailbroken idevices
StevenBullen 12 years ago
@Dude
com.kairosoft.gm08E.plist
What are the three filenames that you have?
Dude 12 years ago
Which .plist file should I pick? there are 3 of them and Hex Workshop doesn't find my money value in any of them.
ravi singh 12 years ago
hi bro... i want such hack for 'party in my dorm'... if u help me with this i can help u financially if u want... btw u can reply me on my email viz rangyravi@yahoo.co.in thnx mate.
Nilez 12 years ago
olease develop some kind of hack for this game, but on samsung android 2.2.. I've installed it using the apk file and my phone model is SAMSUNG GALAXY FIT.. please help, thanks in advance...
Rafal 12 years ago
I get no results for 5000 anyway.
Rafal 12 years ago
So... I'm sure you don't just search for the item, do you edit it or something or do you just search for 5000 and save the hex file (that didn't work by the way).
StevenBullen 12 years ago
Ok thanks for the info, I will take a look this evening and hopefully update the post.
Buddha 12 years ago
Money cheat on GP Story above doesnt work on v1.1 as the plist name is different now, com.kairosoft.gm46E.plist.
Please help. thanx in advance