LuaBackend Hook

What is this?

This is a fork of TopazTK's LuaBackend which focuses on consistency and reliability for timing-critical scripts.

Why use this over LuaBackend or LuaFrontend?

For most scripts there's no issue using LuaBackend or LuaFrontend but for scripts such as the Garden of Assemblage (GoA) Randomizer, which relies on running once before every frame in-game, it's important this requirement is met. LuaBackend and LuaFrontend currently aren't syncronized with the game's main loop, leading to unintended behavior in scripts like GoA which can range from crashes to warps to incorrect locations. This fork however syncronizes the Lua scripts with the game loop effectively eliminating these issues. However, scripts that rely on new features from LuaFrontend are not supported and it is recommended to use LuaFrontend concurrently with LuaBackend Hook to achieve this.

Support

Supports the PC Global versions of:

• Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
• Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
• Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix

Installation instructions are in INSTALL.md.

Why is the dll file named DBGHELP?

This is so that LuaBackend Hook can hook into the game without requiring an EXE patch, but still be able to launch automatically with the game.