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Address libraries for games

Address Library Database

The Address Library Database helps facilitate the sharing of function and static variable names between Skyrim Anniversary Edition (version 1.6+) IDA databases. It is loaded by the Address Library Manager that is distributed in the resources channel of the SkyrimSE RE Discord server. Multiple versions of the game are supported by taking advantage of the identifiers used by the Address Library.

To load a database you require a relib file and a rename file in the same directory with the same name. The relib file contains a list of identifiers and their respective offsets for each version of the game. The rename file contains a list of identifiers and their names.

When a database is loaded, each version of the game that the relib file supports will be listed. You can then select a version of the game and dump its identifier and offset pairs to assist with plugin development, or create the Address Library for either that specific version of the game or all supported versions of the game.

Importing

To import identifier and name pairs to your database, you must first export offset and name pairs from your IDA database. This is done by running either the IDAExportNames_IDA6.py script or the IDAExportNames_IDA7.py script in IDA, depending on the version of IDA you are using. The idanames.txt file will then be created, which can be imported using the Address Library Manager. First select Names and then click Import from IDA script result. Then select the version of the game that was used to create your IDA database. The identifier and name pairs will then be added to your rename file.

Exporting

To export offset and name pairs from your database you first select Names and then click Export names to IDA 6.x or Export names to IDA 7.x, depending on the version of IDA you are using. Then select the version of the game that was used to create your IDA database. Optionally, to export only the names from the database that have been changed, specify an idanames.txt file to serve as a point of comparison. The SetNamesInIDA.py script will then be created, which can be run in IDA.