: Because they are external, they often use their own transparent windows or hijack existing overlays (like Discord or Steam) to draw visuals directly onto your screen.

: They use standard Windows functions to read the game's memory (RAM) where values like player coordinates and loot locations are stored.

Using external cheats is far from a "safe" way to gain an edge. Rare maintains a :

What are cheats? What are exploits? How can I spot them? A Long PSA based on years of gaming. : r/Seaofthieves