Cheat mode
Hold [Ctrl] and press [~] to display the console screen. Then, enter one of the following case-sensitive codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.
game.cheat bzradar - Full map
game.cheat bztnt - Unlimited ammo
game.cheat bzbody - Unlimited shields
game.cheat bzfree - Unlimited pilots and resources
play isdf - Play as ISDF after mission 14
play scion - Play as Scion after mission 14
game.cheat bzview - Instant comsat link
game.cheat bzeditor - Editor mode
ai.winmission - Mission skip
Editor mode
Enable the "game.cheat bzeditor" code. This enables in-game editing. Press [Ctrl] + E to display the license agreement. Select "Accept" to enter the editor. Notice that there are several tabs to select from.
Height - Controls terrain elevation
Object - Controls and places objects
Type in an object name in config box. For example, aptech.
Type in spawn in config box for object spawning.
Type in object name in object label.
Type in _# (replace # with a number) by object name for spawn rate. The object will spawn after that many seconds once the first object that spawned is no longer in existence.
You can rename objects so that when you point at it, the name that is specified in the box is what the name of the object is.
Water - Places water
Color - Edits terrain color
Texture - Edits terrain pattern
Path - Confirms which .dll file to use
Type "editor" in the control menu ([Ctrl] + [~]), something similar to this should appear. Press [Enter] after entering each value.
[Editor]
cmd Accept
cmd Reject
cmd Undo
cmd Redo
page = 0
[path]
[camera]
[environ]
[water]
[texture]
[mode]
[height]
[color]
Type "editor.editor" and you will get this message:
"Error (col 13): Unknown command "editor.editor".
Type "editor.reject" and the program will perform an action. Letters in dark blue cause actions.
Type "editor.page" and you should get this message:
page = 0
However, typing in "editor.page 1" will result in this message.
page = 1
Some commands require more than one value, such color. It will say something like this.
fog color = 128 128 128 RGB
Type in "sky.fogcolor 255 255 255" and this message should appear and all fog shall become white.
fog color = 255 255 255 RGB
Type "editor.water" and you will get another menu. Words in yellow will bring up another menu.Hints
Editor hack
You must have version 2.0 of the game if You wanna do this. First You'll have to start the game with the "/edit" command line parameter. Go to a single player game and press [Ctrl] + E. You will automatically go into the editor. Go to multi-player mode and start a session. Join a map, then once in the level, exit it. Then, click on "Chat/More". Note: This option will not be there unless you are playing v2.0 or later. You will be in the server again. Join a map again, and once in the level, press [Ctrl] + E. The license agreement will appear. You can now continue editing.
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