Override (rePatch)

☘️ Tools for windows game mod (localization) without cover origin file.
See also psv-rePatch.

components

winloader.c, win loader for loading dll into exe
winversion.h, single header file for windows version.dll proxy to patch.dll
winoverride.h, single header file for redircting files to "override" folder

usage

winloader

rename winloader32.exe or winloader64.exe to xxx_yyy.exe, and it will automaticly load xxx.dll

winversion

rename libwinversion32.dll or libwinversion64.dll to version.dll, and it will automaticly load patch.dll.

winoverride

load libwinoverride32.dll or libwinoverride64.dll into target exe either by winloader or winoverride, and it will automaticly redirect ${pwd}/xxx/yyy to ${pwd}/override/xxx/yyy if it exists.

build

llvm-mingw

make -f winloader.mk CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc WINDRES=i686-w64-mingw32-windres BUILD_TYPE=32
make -f winloader.mk CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc WINDRES=x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres BUILD_TYPE=64
make -f libwinversion.mk CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc BUILD_TYPE=32
make -f libwinversion.mk CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc BUILD_TYPE=64
make -f libwinoverride.mk CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc BUILD_TYPE=32
make -f libwinoverride.mk CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc BUILD_TYPE=64

msvc

msbuild winloader.vcxproj -p:configuration=release -p:Platform=x86
msbuild winloader.vcxproj -p:configuration=release -p:Platform=x64
msbuild libwinversion.vcxproj -p:configuration=release -p:Platform=x86
msbuild libwinversion.vcxproj -p:configuration=release -p:Platform=x64
msbuild libwinoverride.vcxproj -p:configuration=release -p:Platform=x86
msbuild libwinoverride.vcxproj -p:configuration=release -p:Platform=x64

issues (including solved)

• unity resources.assets can not be redirect if larger than original file caused by NtQueryFullAttributesFile