| name | find-CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1 |
| description | Find and identify the CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1 virtual function in CS2 binary using IDA Pro MCP.
Use this skill when reverse engineering CS2 server.dll or libserver.so to locate the second
GetChangeAccessorPathInfo override by scanning CBaseEntity vtable slots near the known
CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2 slot for an implementation identical to CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2.
Trigger: CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1
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| disable-model-invocation | true |
Find CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1
Locate CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1 vfunc in CS2 server.dll or libserver.so using IDA Pro MCP tools.
Background
CBaseEntity overrides two separate CEntityInstance interface methods, GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1 and
GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2, with byte-for-byte identical implementations (both simply forward to the same
internal lazy-init helper at the same member offset). Because the source bodies are identical, the compiler may
fold both vtable slots onto the exact same function address, or it may still emit two separate but structurally
identical functions. CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2 is already resolved (it inherits its vtable slot
from CEntityInstance_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2); CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1 occupies a
different slot within +/-2 entries of it in the same CBaseEntity vtable.
Method
1. Load CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2 from YAML
ALWAYS Use SKILL /get-func-from-yaml with func_name=CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2.
If the skill returns an error, STOP and report to user.
Otherwise, extract:
func_va (the reference implementation address)
vfunc_index
vfunc_offset
vtable_name (should be CBaseEntity)
2. Load CBaseEntity VTable from YAML
ALWAYS Use SKILL /get-vtable-from-yaml with class_name=CBaseEntity.
If the skill returns an error, STOP and report to user.
Otherwise, extract:
vtable_numvfunc
vtable_entries
3. Enumerate Candidate Slots
Compute the scan window around the known slot:
window_start = max(0, CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2.vfunc_index - 2)
window_end = min(vtable_numvfunc - 1, CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2.vfunc_index + 2)
For every index i in [window_start, window_end] except CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2.vfunc_index
itself, read the candidate function address vtable_entries[i].
4. Check for Identical-Address Folding First
Compilers (MSVC /OPT:ICF, GCC/Clang identical code folding) commonly merge functions with byte-identical bodies
into a single implementation, so multiple vtable slots end up pointing at the same address.
For each candidate index i:
- If
vtable_entries[i] == CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2.func_va, this slot is folded onto the same
implementation and is an immediate match. Record i as target_vfunc_index and stop scanning further.
5. Otherwise, Decompile and Compare Candidates
If no candidate address matched directly, decompile the reference function and every remaining candidate:
mcp__ida-pro-mcp__decompile addr="<CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2_func_va>"
mcp__ida-pro-mcp__decompile addr="<candidate_func_addr>"
Windows (server.dll)
The reference implementation is a one-line forwarder:
__int64 __fastcall CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2(__int64 a1)
{
return sub_180184630(a1 + 56);
}
A matching candidate must be structurally identical:
- Takes a single
(__int64 a1) argument (this only)
- Directly tail-calls the exact same helper address as the reference (e.g.
sub_180184630)
- Passes the exact same constant offset argument (
a1 + 56)
- Returns the helper's result unchanged
Linux (libserver.so)
The reference implementation is a lazy-init pattern:
__int64 __fastcall CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2(__int64 a1)
{
__int64 result;
...
result = *(_QWORD *)(a1 + 64);
if ( !result )
{
result = operator new(384);
...
*(_QWORD *)(a1 + 64) = result;
}
return result;
}
A matching candidate must:
- Read/write the exact same member offset as the reference (
a1 + 64)
- Allocate the exact same size via
operator new (384)
- Initialize the same set of fixed fields at the same relative offsets (
+56, +24, +40, +48, +96 .. +352, etc.)
- Return the same lazily-initialized pointer
6. Confirm the Match
Among the scanned candidates (excluding the known _2 slot), exactly one should match either by identical address
(Step 4) or by identical decompiled structure (Step 5). That candidate is CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1.
If zero or more than one candidate match, STOP and report to user.
7. Write IDA Analysis Output as YAML
ALWAYS Use SKILL /write-vfunc-as-yaml to write the analysis results.
Required parameters:
func_name: CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1
func_addr: <matched_func_addr>
func_sig: None
vfunc_sig: None
VTable parameters:
vtable_name: CBaseEntity
vfunc_offset: <target_vfunc_index * 8> in hex
vfunc_index: <target_vfunc_index>
Function Characteristics
- Purpose: Lazily creates/returns the change-accessor path-info object for this entity; implementation is
identical to
CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2, distinguished only by its vtable slot
- Binary:
server.dll / libserver.so
- Parameters:
(this) only
- Return value: Pointer to the lazily-allocated path accessor object stored at a fixed member offset
Discovery Strategy
- Reuse the existing
CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_2 YAML to obtain the reference address and known slot
- Reuse the existing
CBaseEntity_vtable YAML to scan the +/-2 neighboring slots
- Prefer an identical-address (ICF-folded) match; fall back to structural decompile comparison
- Generate a stable
func_sig from the resolved candidate body
This is robust because:
- The two overrides are guaranteed byte-identical in source, so either the compiler folds them to one address or
their decompiled structure will be indistinguishable except for the vtable slot
- Scanning a narrow +/-2 window avoids false positives from unrelated vtable entries
- The final YAML stores both the resolved function signature and the precise vtable metadata
Output YAML Format
The output YAML filename depends on the platform:
server.dll -> CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1.windows.yaml
libserver.so -> CBaseEntity_GetChangeAccessorPathInfo_1.linux.yaml