noun Gaming Slang

arbitrary code execution

· noun · gaming

Tricking a game into running your own injected code.

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Definitions

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The deepest end of glitch hunting. You manipulate memory until the game treats your data as executable instructions, then you basically control the console. Can warp to credits, rewrite game state, whatever you can program in.

“With ACE you can write the credits warp into memory and end the run instantly.”
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Usually set up through precise inputs, controller dancing or item arrangements that plant the right bytes.

“The ACE setup needs a frame-perfect input string fed through the menu.”
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arbitrary code execution In A Sentence

With ACE you can write the credits warp into memory and end the run instantly.
The ACE setup needs a frame-perfect input string fed through the menu.

Origin & Usage

Borrowed from computer security; in speedrunning it means manipulating game memory so the console executes unintended instructions as code.

Variants ACE
Tags #speedrunning#glitch#exploit#memory

People Also Ask

How is ACE possible on old consoles?

Old games rarely validated memory, so runners can steer the program counter into data they control and have it run as code.

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