andwhyisit said:
Note the "Editing/Hacking" part. Even if you don't classify it as "Hacking", it is still "Editing". Note the "Rom" part (I am fairly sure you already know what that means). Now altogether as "Rom Editing/Hacking" that means editing or hacking any bloody file on your computer, whether it be cave story files or a JPEG file, a ms word doc, ANYTHING!!
I know what editing means, I never said that your definition is actually wrong.
But hacking doesn't mean editing.
andwhyisit said:
Wrong. I can hack perfectly fine without any understanding of assembly code. A hex editor is all I need for most things.
It's not wrong.
Hacking is not all about editing raw data. Hacking doesn't even mean you are editing files.
And remember that you're not a hacker only because you call yourself so.
I do think though, that you're a bit of a hacker.
Celtic Minstrel said:
Hacking does not usually involve assembly at all. It's when you figure out the file format and/or use that information to edit the file.
Most importantly: You can't mod a game without hacking it.
That's not correct
Hacking is much more than wimpy file editing or using map editors.
The scripting is a joke when you compare it to assembly.
Modding is much more than hacking, hacking is the real hard stuff.
And hacking normally indeed
does involve assembly,
not the other way round.