The @ and $ Method - Hex Editing Guide

This guide will show you how to be able to type special characters such as @ and $ in-game in Scribblenauts Unlimited. For advanced users only.

Introduction

The hex editing method is certainly the easiest way to add special characters such as @ and $ into Scribblenauts Unlimited, but it could be risky for someone not familiar with computers.

Here is a guide written by another Steam user for beginners:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=159661765
This guide is going to show you how to modify your Scribblenauts Unlimited game to allow you to type in any special character (such as @, $, %, !) by only pressing its corresponding key in-game. It's a fast and easy 4-step process, and does not need to be repeated ever again.

What is The @ Method?

The @ Method is essentially a way of obtaining the @ symbol in-game. This symbol was likely used by the developers to create objects required by other objects or cutscenes, and these special objects are now hidden to the public because the @ symbol is currently not usable.

Hopefully, if you follow this guide correctly, you'll get unlimited access to these special objects, and you'll even be able to create your own objects that cannot be accessed regularly without the @ symbol.

The objects accessible once The @ Method is used ranges from certain story characters such as Lily and Maxwell's grandparents, to a harmless fireball that doesn't disappear, to a carbon non-evil copy of Maxwell. There is even certain AI that take the form of presents. Let's dive in.

Hex Editors

Hex Editing is where you change raw binary data for any file or program. The Hex Editor I usually use is Translhextion 1.6c[www.romhacking.net]. This may not be the best hex editor out there but a fancy hex editor isn't really needed in this situation, just one that works.

Remember to make a backup version of the file we're about to edit, and in future, any file you edit. Just make a copy of it and store it somewhere safe.

Steps

• Step 1

Run your hex editing program of choice and find the Open dialog box. Scribble.exe is the program we would like to open and it is located in the following directory:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Scribblenauts

You can copy and paste this into the address bar in Windows Explorer if you wish.

• Step 2

If you're new to hex editing, all the numbers may confuse you or look a bit daunting at first. We only need to head over to a specific part of the file and replace a single number. It sounds easy, because it is.

Most, if not all hex editors have a function to jump to a specific place in an opened file. In Translhextion, this is done by pressing Ctrl+G. When the window appears to ask you where you want to go, type in this:

x136BF1

Then hit OK.

• Step 3

If you have done this correctly, your text cursor will land on the number 41. Change this to 21, then save the file. Close your hex editor and load up Scribblenauts from Steam.

• Step 4

Once in Scribblenauts, try to type @ into the notebook. If successful, you can now enter any object from the table provided below and possibly more.

@ Objects

Name	Type	Description
@maxwelldummy	NPC	A carbon copy of the real Maxwell. Not the fake doppelganger with a blue hat.
@lily	NPC	Lily is a staple story character. She is Maxwell's only sister.
@lily2	NPC	Only usable in Edwin's Farm, spawning this object anywhere else will crash your game! This version of Lily changes appearance depending on your current progress through the game, which is done by looking identical to the Lily standing inside the barn. She also never faces left when walking left, which makes for some crazy moonwalks.
@flare	Object	This object seems to be a fireball that has the characteristics of other standard objects and not the characteristics of projectiles. It causes no damage and does not disappear when it hits anything.
@... magic	Projectile	Magic that comes in multiple forms and may do different thing for each form. You must replace ... for one of the following: black green stone earth fairy frost electric red blue
@deathray	Projectile	This projectile is fired from the Death Ray and anything it comes into contact with dies.
@edgar	NPC	Edgar is Maxwell's father/grandfather?
@julie	NPC	Julie is Maxwell's mother/grandmother?
@gendermagic	Projectile	This projectile will swap the gender of any object it hits, even if the object isn't alive.
@genderblaster	Weapon	The gender blaster simply fires the @gendermagic projectile.
@frostbreath	Projectile	This projectile freezes any object hit by it.
@monstermagic	Projectile	Will turn any living object into a random monster upon contact.
@monstergun	Weapon	The monster gun simply fires the @monstermagic projectile.
@creatatron	Object	The Creatatron from Super Scribblenauts. It seems to be able to be filled an infinite amound of times and doesn't seem to do anything upon "interaction".
@lilyglobe	Object	An object version of Lily's Globe. Doesn't really do anything.
@meanoldman	NPC	The mean old man Edgar who was given a rotten apple and consequently almost turned Lily to stone.
@cursebreakingcane	Weapon	The mean old man's curse breaking cane, that fires some kind of projectile...
@rumblebomb	Object	An object, maybe a projectile, that explodes upon contact.
@treetop + @treebottom	Object	Two objects that appear when a tree is cut.
@starite	Object	A starite that cannot be picked up and thrown. This is not the real starite used by missions, $starite is.
@rein	Rope	Urrrrrrm.
@ropeladder	Vehicle	A bike with one wheel. It's still ridable. it all makes sense.
@livingskeleton	NPC	A skeleton automatically set to its alive state.
@laserbeam	Projectile	The beam that most lasers fire.
@scribblenaut	NPC	A pure white, faceless version of Maxwell. Creepy.
@andrewwarthenshirt	Object	An unwearable shirt.
@cloningscience	Projectile	Will clone whatever object was hit.
@quantummagic	Projectile	Not entirely sure how this projectile works. It disappears instantly if it makes too big of an impact, but if it does not it disappears on a timer.
@growingmagic	Projectile	Acts exactly like @quantummagic, and doesn't grow anyhing.
@growthmagic	Projectile	Any object hit will advance one stage of growth, below is a list of the stages of growth. large great huge mega colossal
@shrinkingmagic	Projectile	Any object hit will shrink by one stage, below is a list of the levels of shrinkage. small shrunken tiny
@...	AI?	This may be AI for other objects to use, or it may be how other objects react to this object. It's hard to say, but there are a lot of these available. Here are some for you to try out: god dj net dart belt hero mime goth goal Note: All of these will appear as presents.

@ Adjectives

Name	Description
@disabled	Disables an object, seems to immobilise objects and make them very easy to destroy.
@friendlytomaxwell	Makes an object not hurt the player.
@stopanimating	Animations aren't completely stopped, but they are reduced.
@lm1	Whatever damages an object with this adjective starts crying.
@lm3	Makes it so the object with this adjective cannot be picked up.
@lm4	Makes the object sleep.
@lm5	Starite particle effect.
@lm6	Adds a buggy cleaning action.
@special10	Spawns two holographic versions of the object. The one on the left disappears.
@animatesbutdoesnotmove	The object will stay in place, but it will constantly play it's idle animation.
@backequipment	An object with this adjective can be worn on the back.
@electrifiedbutnotshocking	The object will be electrified and will slowly take damage, but it will not be able to shock other objects.
@grow	Turns any object to "good-sized".
@ghostly	All the attributes of the ghostly adjectives, however no objects will run away from it.
@nogravity	Same as the adjective "antigravity".
@notmountable	Makes the object unridable.
@notstealable	Maxwell cannot steal this object from other NPCs, but NPCs stealing from Maxwell is still possible.
@magnetic	The "magnetic" adjective without the texture change.
@fasttraveleffect	This adjective seems to have been used in cutscenes, the Lily's Globe beam of light appears on the object, and then the object is destroyed shortly after.
@backless	Objects for the back can no longer be worn.
@survivalmodeattack	Does not seem to do anything, but it does make the object ungrabbable by the mouse.
@survivalmodedefend	Same effect as @survivalmodeattack.
@survivalmodetarget	Same effect as @survivalmodeattack.
@smiling	A "smile" object is automatically equipped to an object with this adjective.
@earthbounddelay	An object flies for about a second, and then acts like whatever it should be for the rest of it's lifetime.
@harmlessexplode	When this adjective is given, the object will immediately explode. The explosion does no damage.
@male	If used with a species that has different appearances for genders, the object will be a random male when spawned using this adjective. This adjective does not do anything if the object is already spawned.
@female	The female version of @male.
@timetraveler	Auto-equips a top hat and moustache with a delay of about one second.
@redteam	Assign a team to objects without ruining their appearance. Adding brave to both a @blueteam object and a @redteam object will make them fight.
@blueteam	The opposing team of @redteam.
@teama	An alias for @redteam.
@teamb	An alias for @blueteam.
@ipecacsick	Constantly makes the object make a throwing up noise and create "vomit".
@clearall	Seems to work exactly the same as "normal".

$ Objects

Name	Type	Description
$maxwell	Object	Similar to @maxwelldummy, except this object does not move.
$starite	Object	A real starite that's used in the missions, picking this item up will crash the game .
$me	Object	A present that stays in the air.
$destiny	???	Nothing.
$myobject	???	Used for scripting. Can be used in, for example, "Create an Object" to duplicate the object it was called from.
$stageobject	Object	A present that other living objects will try to destroy.

FAQ

• It didn't work.

Try again.

• Why use this @ method rather than the other @ method?

Because this method is a lot more convienient in-game. To obtain the @ symbol with this method is a simple press of a button. You could easily slip up doing the other method, and you'll frequently have to read up how to do it again if you ever need it in future.

• I messed something up and now Scribblenauts doesn't start up or has problems during gameplay.

Verify the integrity of Scribblenauts Unlimited's game cache by right clicking Scribblenauts Unlimited in your Steam library and going to the Properties menu. Under the Local Files tab, click Verify and Scribblenauts should be perfectly normal again.

• I do not see "Program Files (x86)" in C:\

If you are running a 32-bit system you might not see "Program Files (x86)". You'll have to look here:

C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Scribblenauts

• There's more @ and $ objects in the game than in your list.

There is a wiki with a less-detailed but slightly larger list of @[scribblenauts.wikia.com] and $[scribblenauts.wikia.com] objects. I only included the objects that were notable. All of the description is my own writing, and it took a while to document them.

[Chain_96]

How do you associate an app with Transhextion?

[questionable]

how to do this in cheat engine

[Brambletess]

Ooh cool! I can make a starite!

[StafkiGTN]

@MrSwiss ik this is old but, you can just use hexless @ method and just type "$"

[MrSwiss]

is there a hexless $ method like there is a hexless @ method?

[Cheezbrgr]

Finally did it

[Crimtsune]

you for got the object called @kappa
Its in the game im not jokeing.

[Bill]

this is awesome! thanks a lot {"D

[Bill]

now I can use 1234567 ETC

[KN]

I Hav no Idea Whats I Have To Do plz help me );