Game Dev Tycoon

Game Dev Tycoon

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Play the Game with No Risk of Bankruptcy [EASY & EXPLAINED]
By BrandyBuizel
Hello Everyone!
You must be here because you're a filthy casual...just kidding, you may have no successful games past the Garage Stage and want to experience the whole game, or unlock all the achievements(involving getting the the R&D Stage).
This is a guide for you.
   
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You're Gonna Edit Some Code Here...
Don't Worry! It'll be real easy I promise!!
And yes...this is cheating, obviously, but you're probably past the point of "I ain't no cheater" if you're reading this here guide.
How To Do It
You're going to want to go this folder wherever you've isntalled steam.

In this remote folder you'll find a bunch of save files(depending on saves used and mods installed). Just find the save file you'd want to edit, for me this would be "slot_1", for you it may be "slot_2" or "slot_3". You're going to want to right clikc the appropriate file and select a text editor you have installed to open it e.g. WordPad, Notepad++, gEdit, TextWrangler, etc.
What will appear is a single line to a very long code(it gets longer depending on mods installed, employees hired and games released), but it shouldn't be too long if this file was newly created and only a year or so into game developement.


I've already edited this file once, so don't worry if some of my numbers are vastly higher compared to yours, like "game time".
You'll want to hit Ctrl + F or whatever brings up the find menu on your keyboard and type "cash".


You'll see the starting amount of money there is in the game(or what you possess in your currnt save file). Just go ahead and change that number into the billions or whatever you prefer.


I have not tested for a ceiling amount in the game, so don't go in and type +Inf...DON'T. If you don't even know what I'm talking about, that's fine, good actually.
You can even go a step further and add some fans that already adore you and your company, or give experience to your player by just arrow-keying down a few notches. I won't be showing you howto do this for EVERY game attribute. That isn't the focus of the guide.
Well now that you're worth a couple billion and living in your mom's grage, you may also want some stocked up research points. This will allow you to research any and all topics in the game.


You can find this section easily by Ctrl + F searching for "researchPoints". Just drop a couple million points here. Enjoy the game on my version of easy mode, have fun!

Don't forget to rate this guide if I've helped you!

-buizel
18 Comments
Devs Sep 15, 2023 @ 7:42pm 
Honest Pirate mode player, not interested.
J.D.G Jul 17, 2016 @ 9:02pm 
I aint no cheater
Sasha2k1 Jan 4, 2016 @ 5:47am 
Nameless, try the folder that is without (x86).
SM Jan 1, 2016 @ 12:18pm 
Where do I find "Programm Files (x86) ? ._. I dont have a folder with that name on my PC
SteddyNCC78339 Dec 28, 2015 @ 10:44pm 
I guess there is a ceiling for cash and/or research points as I tried this just now and got "Save File corrupted" or something like that. Fortunately I made a backup of the the original file...
Gladast. Nov 27, 2015 @ 8:26am 
@TigerNopeDopeDolanNolan VAC stands for Valve Anti-Cheat. And valve have never done anything crap. (meaby one game, but the majority)
TigerNope Nov 25, 2015 @ 6:34pm 
lol wtf vac is for valve related crap...
Gentong Nov 18, 2015 @ 8:13pm 
awsome.. it works. thank you :steamhappy:
Everything Oct 13, 2015 @ 5:25pm 
i ain't no cheater
mong Oct 11, 2015 @ 3:47pm 
Or, you could get Kristof's Cheatmod...