# Modding Modding Minecraft: Pi Edition is possible by patching the binary at runtime. To make this easier ``minecraft-pi-dcoker`` includes a libary called ``libcore.so`` which provides several functions to help you patch the game. ## Hex Addresses Minecraft: Pi Edition has no symbols so you must patch the hex address of an instruction instead of using a function name. Hex addresses can be found using tools like [Ghidra](https://ghidra-sre.org) or [RetDec](https://retdec.com). To find out what a function does, you can find its equivalent in Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.6.1 and use its name for reference because Minecraft: Pocket Edition 0.6.1 includes symbols. ## Loading Directories ``minecraft-pi-docker`` loads mods from two locations, ``/app/minecraft-pi/mods``, and ``~/.minecraft/mods``. The first location only exists in the Docker container and is immutable, so you should place your mods in ``~/.minecraft/mods`` which is mounted on the host as ``~/.minecraft-pi/mods``. ## ``libcore.so`` API Header files and the shared library can be download from [Jenkins](https://jenkins.thebrokenrail.com/job/minecraft-pi-docker/job/master/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/out/lib). ### ``void *overwrite(void *start, void *target)`` This method replaces a function with another function. #### Parameters - **start:** The function you are replacing. - **target:** The function you are replacing it with. #### Return Value The original contents of the function. #### Warning This should never be used on functions that are only 1 byte long because it overwrites 2 bytes. #### Example ```c static int func_injection(int a, int b) { return a + 4; } __attribute__((constructor)) static void init() { overwrite((void *) 0xabcde, func_injection); } ``` ### ``void revert_overwrite(void *start, void *original)`` This allows you to revert ``overwrite()``. This can be used to call the original version of a function. #### Parameters - **start:** The function that was overwritten. - **original:** The return value of ``overwrite()``. #### Return Value None #### Example ```c typedef int (*func_t)(int a, int b); static func_t func = (func_t) 0xabcde; static void *func_original = NULL; static int func_injection(int a, int b) { revert_overwrite((void *) func, func_original); (*func)(a, b); revert_overwrite((void *) func, func_original); return a + 4; } __attribute__((constructor)) static void init() { func_original = overwrite((void *) func, func_injection); } ``` ### ``void patch(void *start, unsigned char patch[])`` This allows you to replace a specific instruction. #### Parameters - **start:** The target instruction. - **patch:** The new instruction (array length must be 4). #### Return Value None #### Example ```c __attribute__((constructor)) static void init() { unsigned char patch_data[4] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}; patch((void *) 0xabcde, patch_data); } ```