Can we get some cheat codes?

[CmdrQuartz]

Title. I like to mess around after beating a game, but as a result of putting in some (apparently minor) obfuscation on some bits of memory, it's not possible to do so easily. I couldn't care less about leaderboards or achievements. So just give me a little chiding message about how now I can't earn achievements or post to the leaderboards and let me have fun fighting battles that would otherwise be impossible for me.

[RocketBear]

If you run the game with a -debug command line switch, the ~ key will show a debug menu in-game.

[CmdrQuartz]

That would work. Thank you.

[Hello]

how do you do that?

[RocketBear]

Right click the game and select Properties
Click on the Launch Options button
Type in "-debug" into the text box
Click OK

[Hello]

thank you

[Hello]

how would you know if a game had a debug option and is -debug for all games or is it different for some

[RocketBear]

Originally posted by crazycraft54:

how would you know if a game had a debug option and is -debug for all games or is it different for some

Command-line options like this are specific for each game. I just added this one to Infested Planet so that there's an easy way to activate testing mode when I'm working.

[Hello]

ok thank you

[-= MAMAS_MISCHUNG =-]

Is this debug mode still possible? I did not manage to enter it. I added the "-debug" param for launch but cannot find a key in the game that opens any debug menu. I use a german QWERTZ keyboard layout, maybe my key is different?

[RocketBear]

Originally posted by -= MAMAS_MISCHUNG =-:

Is this debug mode still possible? I did not manage to enter it. I added the "-debug" param for launch but cannot find a key in the game that opens any debug menu. I use a german QWERTZ keyboard layout, maybe my key is different?

It's the key to the left of 1 and above Tab. :)

[Inso]

Originally posted by RocketBear:

Originally posted by -= MAMAS_MISCHUNG =-:

Is this debug mode still possible? I did not manage to enter it. I added the "-debug" param for launch but cannot find a key in the game that opens any debug menu. I use a german QWERTZ keyboard layout, maybe my key is different?

It's the key to the left of 1 and above Tab. :)

Other countries sometimes have a different layout. German layout f.e. also provides äöüß, which you cannot find on US keyboards. According to this other keys are switched, Tilde is Alt GR + ~, but you cannot trigger the cheat menu with that combination ingame. Its a common problem, most games offer to rebind the key which solves it easily.

To solve this here one has to install a second language (f.e. english (US)) in windows, Now on the taskbar a menu is available to switch the keyboard layout. Switching to the new layout while playing allows now to use the key you mentioned to open the cheat menu ;)