actually, some of these hacks can be illegal. I don't practice patent law, but if you use pirated or unlicensed software, that DOES violate copyright laws, and also, if you rip the code of the game in order to modify it without permission, that is also a violation. When you purchase a game, you are actually only purchasing a single license to use the game. The rights to the code are reserved, and if you modify that code in any way, you have violated any licensed use you had with the game and have in essense stolen the copyrighted code of the owner.
Just thought I'd point that out, not that any law enforcement agency will do anything about it, but that doesn't make it legal.
...someone's done there homework...eh w/e you don't really honestly think we're fluent in C++. That was us all enjoying a couple of beers last night

We just know how to make hex codes or one of us does. O:)