HOW TO CHEAT IN STEAM VERSION OF FATE

[m1ghtyk0ng]

Ok. I tried many, many times to find cheats on the net via youtube and every other source available and could find NOTHING. With no thanks to all the cry babies who kept chastising me for wanting cheats in the first place, I found the answer. So I am going to show you how to do it once and for all. This will be a nice slap at these Dudley Doo Right idiots that want to impose their thinking on the rest of the gaming community. Not everyone wants to invest their entire life in a game to beat it, so the cheats help. Click c:\program files(programfilesX86 for 64 bit windows 8 users)\steam\steamapps\common\fate\ITEMS\en-US\items. Make a copy of this items file and place it somewhere safe. Now use notebook to open this copy file and edit till your hearts content. When you get the edits the way you want them close and save. Now go back to the original destination file as shown above and right click the items file and copy and paste it in the same folder that you placed the edited file. Rename this ORIGINAL copy, items original, so you know this was the untouched version. Right click the edited items file and copy. Now go to the destination shown above and right click and paste this file into your fate items folder. It will ask if you want to overwrite, say yes. Remember you did save a copy of the original items file right? Good. If you want massive money then edit all the pet food item groups so their value is 100000000. Edit ALL of them. This will allow you to cash in the fish for big money and no matter how rare the fish, no matter what you catch, you will get 100000000 for it. This of course allows you to keep buying all the reknown and reputation you want. You can also edit individual weapons, armour (Shirt) belts, boots, necklaces, rings and bla bla bla. Now you can make an uber powerful weapon and just slap the crap out of these bad guys at will. If you dont really want to cheat all the time, like me, you can save this heavy duty gear in your storage box in town and only take it when you are getting your ♥♥♥ handed to you, which will be most of the time when you go down in levels. Here is an example of editing the fish food (fish) values.

[ITEM]
<TYPE>:PETFOOD
<NAME>:Small Arrowfish
<RARITY>:1000
<FISHING_RARITY>:90
<PURCHASEABLE>:0
<MINIMUM_DEPTH>:1
<MODEL>:ITEMS/fish.mdl
<COLLIDEABLE>:0
<ICON>:ICONS/sfish2.png:ICONS/sfish1a.png
<VALUE>:90000000
<TAKEABLE>:1
<DROP_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/fall.wav
<TAKE_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/fishget.wav
<LAND_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/fishdrop.wav
<USE_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/fishuse.wav
<USEABLE>:1
<USES>:1

As you can see I set its value to 90 million dollars. Do that for every fish so when you are fishing no matter what fish you catch, it will give you the 90 million.

Here is an example of a weapon edit:

[ITEM]
<TYPE>:SWORD
<NAME>:Barbarian Sword
<RARITY>:800
<MINIMUM_DEPTH>:19
<MAXIMUM_DEPTH>:39
<MODEL>:ITEMS/barbarian_sword.mdl
<COLLIDEABLE>:0
<ICON>:ICONS/sword_barbarian.png:icons/sword_barbarian_a.png:48:144
<VALUE>:3562
<TAKEABLE>:1
<DAMAGE>:250:510
<ATTACK_RADIUS>:6.5
<STRIKE_RADIUS>:8.5
<SPEED>:SLOW
<REQUIRES>:STRENGTH:42
<TAKE_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/swordget.wav
<DROP_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/fall.wav
<LAND_SOUND>:SOUNDS/ITEMS/sworddrop.wav
<STRIKE_SOUND>:SOUNDS/BATTLE/metalflesh1.wav
<STRIKE_SOUND>:SOUNDS/BATTLE/metalflesh2.wav
<STRIKE_SOUND>:SOUNDS/BATTLE/metalflesh3.wav
<ATTACK_SOUND>:SOUNDS/BATTLE/swordswing.wav
<MERCHANT_MINIMUM>:5
<MERCHANT_MAXIMUM>:14
<EXPANSION>:1
[/item]

As you can see I edited the damage values to give the sword 250 - 510 damage. The sky is the limit here so experiment. Enjoy, and to the whiners that cried about me wanting to cheat, and share the cheats with you........ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ YOU! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!.

[Silver]

Actually m1ghtyk0ng you are able to create a new item by copying and pasting the code from another item and modifying it. You can even change how the item looks in the inventory by making an image and putting it in the ICONS folder and changing the filepath of your new item to there, or change what sounds it makes by putting a sound in the SOUNDS folder.

It is not that difficult to make a new item, you literally just need to copy and paste the item attributes that you want in your item. The hardest part honestly is figuring out which items.dat actually affects the game because there are 2-3 different items.dat files in various folders.

Feel free to ask me any other questions you might have about how to modify the game.

[m1ghtyk0ng]

Yeah I think you still need to utilize the game code and not the config folder to do that. Not sure of course but it wasn't me that was interested in doing that anyway, it was another commentor. I know you can change sounds and graphics associated with the game by replacing graphics and sound files but as far as making a brand new item I believe you need to utilize the core game code to do it. I don't know why anyone would want to make a different item anyway. Just modify the stats associated with that item.

[Silver]

I see what you're saying, but the game code is literally just:

[EFFECT]
<ACTIVATION>:PASSIVE
<TYPE>:PERCENTATTACKSPEED
<DURATION>:ALWAYS
<VALUE>:4
[/effect]

For a single effect. You don't really need to know anything except control-c control-v.

And I'm sorry for not saying where the actual item information is stored, the information is stored within the items.dat file. This is basically just a text document, and you never actually have to access the core code of the game to modify and create items. I dont think you can actually access the core code of the game.

Originally posted by m1ghtyk0ng:

I don't know why anyone would want to make a different item anyway. Just modify the stats associated with that item.

The main reason for creating a new item is to create a new item that has cool attributes wihtout affecting all the regular items in the game. For example I created this cool bow that makes you have only 10 hp, but gives you insane damage, and left in the regular bow so I could still pick up a regular bow to sell or to use if the glass cannon thing didn't work out.

Sorry if this seems like I'm trying to make an argument against you, I know that you aren't that into creating a new item. I'm just trying to help out that other commentor as much as I can. Have a nice day.

[m1ghtyk0ng]

No need to apologize to me. I am happy that you added your knowledge to this. Thanks for explaining this to me too I am going to try some different things too. :)

[therealelitexviper]

is there a file where I can edit my players stats? such as increasing my strength, dexterity, etc.?

[NightStar79]

Originally posted by therealelitexviper:

is there a file where I can edit my players stats? such as increasing my strength, dexterity, etc.?

Why would you need to? Find a level 1 weapon with noob stats and pimp it out.

Like give your nooby starter axe a 300+ damage output lol

[therealelitexviper]

Originally posted by 50ShadesofNight:

Originally posted by therealelitexviper:

is there a file where I can edit my players stats? such as increasing my strength, dexterity, etc.?

Why would you need to? Find a level 1 weapon with noob stats and pimp it out.

Like give your nooby starter axe a 300+ damage output lol

so I can have a crap load of hp and kill everything with a level 1 weapon XD. idk I like to mess with things, couldn't find the stats in the files anywhere

[StardustLuna]

Also keep in mind that the value setting isn't what you'll sell the item for, as the merchants only buy items at a fraction of their worth. When I originally set the fish at 10 mil, they only bought them at 1.2 mil. Also, you won't be able to buy fish from the fish merchant in the dungeon because their values will be so ridiculously high you won't be able to afford them.

To change the rarity, or to make something more common, edit the <RARITY> number. 1 is most common, 999 is the least. This is the rarity of finding the item in the dungeon, or being dropped, pay attention to the minimum and maximum level #'s. As those dictate what levels you will be able to find it on. Level 1 is the town. Setting something to Level 0 will prevent you from finding it. There is also a special Fishing Rarity setting, this sets a special rarity of finding the item while fishing. I set the all the fish to a minimum level of 1, and then the flawless fish at at fishing rarity of 20, so that I can find them in the pond in town.

[NightStar79]

Originally posted by StardustLuna:

Also keep in mind that the value setting isn't what you'll sell the item for, as the merchants only buy items at a fraction of their worth. When I originally set the fish at 10 mil, they only bought them at 1.2 mil. Also, you won't be able to buy fish from the fish merchant in the dungeon because their values will be so ridiculously high you won't be able to afford them.

To change the rarity, or to make something more common, edit the <RARITY> number. 1 is most common, 999 is the least. This is the rarity of finding the item in the dungeon, or being dropped, pay attention to the minimum and maximum level #'s. As those dictate what levels you will be able to find it on. Level 1 is the town. Setting something to Level 0 will prevent you from finding it. There is also a special Fishing Rarity setting, this sets a special rarity of finding the item while fishing. I set the all the fish to a minimum level of 1, and then the flawless fish at at fishing rarity of 20, so that I can find them in the pond in town.

Actually on the note of changing the price of fish I did change the prices but they still sell for the same price as before. I didn't set their price to be in the millions but the lowest price was something like 2.5k for a Fingerling Grouper and buying it back wasn't anywhere near that price.

Does that have something to do with the fact that I still have a save that was created before I messed with the coding?

[Quantum_Tag]

Remember when "CTRL + SHIFT + ~" used to be the buttons to use? Ahh. i still have an item book of all the rare items and their worth. Legendary Ancestral Footsteps, most expensive item in the game.

[Enheldor]

Originally posted by Quantum_Tag:

Remember when "CTRL + SHIFT + ~" used to be the buttons to use? Ahh. i still have an item book of all the rare items and their worth. Legendary Ancestral Footsteps, most expensive item in the game.

I remember my friend using the cheats to up his level and fame. Good times. I'm trying to create cool items myself: give them the damage and effects I want. Eventually, once I become marginally ok at photoshop, I hope to edit some textures for my items. But it's been slow going because Ive had an issue getting my first item to spawn so I can test it.

[MillMoney]

Originally posted by m1ghtyk0ng:

Originally posted by Mr.Yuki:

thanks for telling us about not wanting to mess with the effects on the wepons. thanks a lot. lost all of my gear because of this.

Your welcome. If you had read what I said correctly, you would know that I said to back up your original text file, so if you made a mistake, or something went wrong, you would have the original and could simply paste it back in to the correct folder. No one else seemed to have this difficulty except you. My edits, both on my weapons and on the fish, were absolutely fine, and for the record, I am no hack expert. Just a regular guy who takes his time reading and trying to understand what he is doing before he acts. Even if you did edit the values for the weapons wrong it would have no effect and they would just ignore the erroneous settings. Better luck next time, and nice effort trying to scare everyone away from cheating. Many people have already used this method and it works fine for them. ;)

I made sure to make a copy of the original, and all my items were lost as well. Not too sure if I did something wrong or if this work-around doesn't work with Windows 10.

[Enheldor]

Originally posted by Mill Money:

Originally posted by m1ghtyk0ng:

Your welcome. If you had read what I said correctly, you would know that I said to back up your original text file, so if you made a mistake, or something went wrong, you would have the original and could simply paste it back in to the correct folder. No one else seemed to have this difficulty except you. My edits, both on my weapons and on the fish, were absolutely fine, and for the record, I am no hack expert. Just a regular guy who takes his time reading and trying to understand what he is doing before he acts. Even if you did edit the values for the weapons wrong it would have no effect and they would just ignore the erroneous settings. Better luck next time, and nice effort trying to scare everyone away from cheating. Many people have already used this method and it works fine for them. ;)

I made sure to make a copy of the original, and all my items were lost as well. Not too sure if I did something wrong or if this work-around doesn't work with Windows 10.

You did something wrong.

[RubbrChickn]

Would this be a good way to fix an item that is already broken without any past cheats? I have a family heirloom earring that, among other things, has a 80% strength bonus after being passed down twice, but in practice it only applies the 64% strength bonus from before it was passed down for the second time. It still displays at 80 and the other enchantments on it work normally, might be important to note that the strength enchantment is the first enchantment listed on the item.

[Driscal]

I know it's been a while since this was OP, but i can't find Fate under steamapps\common. Is there something I'm doing wrong, or a way to get it to show up?