How to enable Debug menu for SOMA (lots of fun features)

[rdtg]

Hello everyone; I was playing with SOMA's level editor and map viewer the other day, and I started tinkering with the config files (in SOMA/config -- or User/Documents/My Games/SOMA/main)
I don't know if anyone posted this before, and I really don't have the time to look. If anyone posted it before sorry.
Anywho; I noticed some debug settings -- things like display fps; show debug messages etc.
Debug mode allows you once in game to press F1 and open up a long menu on the right side of the screen with many nifty features and for those who like to cheat a little bit, it also has a god mode option. :)

To enable debug mode; find your user settings file; Generally located in:
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\My Games\Soma\Main
You should see some folders and some cfg files; look for the file like this:
YOUR_STEAM_OR_USERNAME_110000146748B0B_user_settings.cfg
Open that file and search for: DebugMode="false"
change that to DebugMode="true"
Save and start your game. All done.
Once in game, press F1 for a nifty debug menu.

Devs: PLEASE DO NOT PATCH THIS OUT. It's very fun and added many more hours of game play to my experience. I like to tinker with games, see how they work, what models are seperate, poly count etc. I know there are others like me, so please leave it in. :)

[robbfoerster]

Hello! I managed to make that change however upon playing F1 does nothing. I do see health settings and visability settings along with Debug Mode in the bottom left however...I cannot bring up the menu however! :(

[BANANMANX47]

Debug mode and script debug wont be patched out, they are essential for effective modding and creation of custom content.

Originally posted by robbfoerster:

Hello! I managed to make that change however upon playing F1 does nothing. I do see health settings and visability settings along with Debug Mode in the bottom left however...I cannot bring up the menu however! :(

You probably mistook enabling script debug for enabling the debug menu.

make sure it's specifically "DebugMode" found under <Main that is set to true.

There is also mutliple of these user settings files, 1 for default,1 for steam user, 1 for if playing using the dev batch, and also unique ones for everysingle mod you have installed. confused I know but that's how it is.

[Hank]

I tried doing that and can't find the debug stuff at all.

[krunchyfunknstein]

So I have the debug menu and how do I load to certian maps? I wan't to be able to go to parts of the game like the proxy part, jin yoshida, without starting the game all over. plz reply

[DoopForces]

Originally posted by krunchyfunknstein:

go to parts of the game like the proxy part, jin yoshida,

, masohist

[krunchyfunknstein]

Originally posted by ItsOkToBeWhite👌❤:

Originally posted by krunchyfunknstein:

go to parts of the game like the proxy part, jin yoshida,

:lol_emily: , masohist

:blueeye: :blueeye: :k8sad:

bruh not like that lmao I just wanna play some more game

[weirdo]

i did everything they patched it out

[Drakenot]

Originally posted by trux:

i did everything they patched it out

It isn't patched out.

You need to add it to the main section.

<Main FirstGameStart="false" DebugMode="true" GenerateScriptAPI="false" StartLanguage="english.lang" ScreenShotExt="jpg" ForceCacheLoadingAndSkipSaving="true" AutogenerateLangFiles="false" SaveConfig="true" ShowMenu="true" UpdateLogActive="true" ContinueMap="main_menu.hpm" ContinuePos="" />

[Soorz]

I don't understand this. I have Soma on steam as well, and windows, but I can't find the user settings file under the name given above, and it isn't where the person said it would be (so I don't even know if it's the right file but it has "user settings" in the name) and I don't know what the "main" section is. The only place where I could find "Main DebugMode="true" is the "default_user_settings_dev" file (there is one without the dev that doesn't). But I have no idea what to do with this, and I can't find any other explanations online.
Did I mention I'm a noob when it comes to computers? I just wanted to take some screenshots :(