Debug menu?

[Shade]

hey devs
i noticed people hacked the game and managed to open the debug menu
what exactlly can be done through the debug menu ?
Can i add more planets and systems ?
Add or remove tech from the oponents factions (for instance if i want one faction to be super strong so they are harder to fight against)
that sort of thing

and btw , why didn't you open the debug menu by default to anyone wishing to use it ?

[Frogsquadron]

I'm not sure what you are referring to specifically, could you perhaps give us the link where you got that information?

Thanks!

[Frogsquadron]

Thank you for the link, we'll investigate!

[Shade]

Originally posted by Frogsquadron:

Thank you for the link, we'll investigate!

already did
its a full blown Debug menu , i just used it
it allows you to kill off empires
add resources , tech etc
its obviously an in game debug menu so its just a matter of them hacking the game to open it
now a question , why not just open it for everyone and be done with it ?

[Frogsquadron]

There are lots of potential issues with having a debug menu available, from supporting compatibility issues or exotic simulation behavior to enforcing a fair multiplayer.

[Shade]

Originally posted by Frogsquadron:

There are lots of potential issues with having a debug menu available, from supporting compatibility issues or exotic simulation behavior to enforcing a fair multiplayer.

obviously ,
thats your job ;)
but with all due respect it shouldn't be hard to allow player to play with the debug menu in SP only
do you think there is a real problem with that ?

[Frogsquadron]

Even if it was easily enfoceable (in its current iteration, it isn't), unleashing a million potential false positive bugs when people mess up with the simulation is something we're really keen on avoiding.

[Shade]

Originally posted by Frogsquadron:

Even if it was easily enfoceable (in its current iteration, it isn't), unleashing a million potential false positive bugs when people mess up with the simulation is something we're really keen on avoiding.

oh im sorry i thought i was clear , i meant opening it for everyone on release

[Frogsquadron]

We'll probably have some cheats implemented for single player, but it's very unlikely that it will be a full debug mode like this.

[Shade]

Originally posted by Frogsquadron:

We'll probably have some cheats implemented for single player, but it's very unlikely that it will be a full debug mode like this.

i see ... oh well
worth asking