Plugin load timing is too late

[jeffcwj]

I used libAML.so in GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition, but the game functions I wanted to hook had already been executed by the time my code ran. I tried using PLT hook, but it failed. I asked XMDS for help, but he refused to share his code, saying AML doesn’t need it.

[jeffcwj]

Additionally, many Unreal Engine functions run on separate threads, and numerous game objects are constructed very early during the startup process. As a result, by the time AML loads, it's already too late to intercept or replace some of them effectively.

[RusJJ]

Hi there! If it's not a secret, what exactly you wanna do? Just wondering.
XMDS wanted to put a game-specific code into AML itself which i don't like. I want it to be clear and without specific stuff for a different games.

[RusJJ]

The only stuff i can imagine is late-loading which is possible without that. I have no idea why XMDS wanted to do it his way, but there's a different ways to do so

[jeffcwj]

Hi there! If it's not a secret, what exactly you wanna do? Just wondering. XMDS wanted to put a game-specific code into AML itself which i don't like. I want it to be clear and without specific stuff for a different games.

Hi, thanks for your reply. I'm trying to use PLTHook to hook some functions in GTA:SA DE, but most of them are invoked from threads created inside the Jni_OnLoad function. By the time AML is loaded, these game functions have already run. Also, many Unreal Engine objects, like GConfig, are initialized early. These objects are used to read and write UE INI files, and I want to make use of that for some features. However, I’m unable to hook into their constructors or intercept the Jni_OnLoad call, since AML loads too late.