Pointer Finder 2.0 v1.4.2

Change Log for v1.4.2

✨ Major Changes

Transition to Exclusive State-Based Scanning

Pointer Finder 2 has deprecated the traditional "Live Scan" (Reverse Breadth-First Search) method in favor of State-Based Scanning (Differential Analysis).

• Why? The Live Scan method was prone to false positives and high memory usage. State-Based scanning, which compares multiple memory dumps, guarantees 100% validity for static pointers and ignores temporary addresses.
• Changes:
  • The "New Pointer Scan" and "Refine Scan" buttons have been removed.
  • The "State-Based Scan" button is now the primary method for finding pointers.
  • ScannerOptionsForm (used for Live scans) has been removed.

🚀 Improvements & Refactoring

1. Streamlined User Interface

• The main dashboard (MainForm) has been simplified. The toolstrip now contains only State-Based Scan and Filter Dynamic Paths.
• The EmulatorProfile system has been refactored to remove the legacy ScannerFactory, reducing code complexity.

2. Codebase Optimization

• Legacy Code Removal: All logic related to the old scanning strategies (Pcsx2ScannerStrategy, DolphinLiveScannerStrategy, LiveScannerStrategyBase, etc.) has been removed to reduce application footprint and maintenance overhead.
• Scan Coordinator Update: The ScanCoordinator has been streamlined to handle the new single-pipeline workflow.