OK, before anyone freaks out and gets paranoid, I am not a malicious person. What I am seeking to do is figure out how to Hex Edit the coding for variants in the game. I have come across a few examples (played against them) and found mechs that act as though they carry all 3 types of armor simultaneously. Needless to say, as an admin for a Mercenaries league, this is annoying. The cheating can't be proven because the second release of mercshield was in use at the time.
I have been given clues as to how this can be done so that mercshield is bypassed. The problem is that with Hex editing, the amount of time spent finding the right bit or bytes to change can quickly add up. Can anyone offer any clues (like, which line to start on, for instance) so that i can furhter create a prog to defeat this type of cheating?

Much appreciated.