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Civilization IV Cheats

  • PC | Submitted by SOLOCONE

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    Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "civ4config" file in the game folder. Change the "CheatCode = 0" line to "CheatCode = chipotle". While playing a game, press ~ to display the console window. Enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:

    #Display all console window codes: help
    #Change players gold; 0 is active player: Player.changeGold [player number], [gold]
    #Set players gold; 0 is active player: Player.setGold [player number], [gold]
    #Stop music: Sound.noMusic
    #Reload audio scripts: Sound.reload
    #Stop Soundscape from playing: Sound.stopSoundScape
    #Play sound AS2D, AS3D, ASSS: Sound.play string [filename]
    #Finds entities with black emissivity: Graphics.FindBlackPlotsAndCities
    #Hide attachables: Graphics.HideAttachables
    #Force light update on all entities: Graphics.ForceLightingUpdate
    #Rebuild terrain and lighting: Graphics.ReBuildTerrain
    #Set Hill scale: Graphics.SetHillScale [floating number]
    #Set Peak scale: Graphics.SetPeakScale [floating number]
    #Set water plane height: Graphics.setWaterHeight [floating number]
    #Set render depth for quad tree: Graphics.quadTreeDepth [integer]
    #Toggle water: Graphics.toggleWater
    #Display terrain: Graphics.displayTerrain bool bOn
    #Toggle grids: Graphics.toggleGridMode
    #Dump texture palette: Graphics.showTexturePalette
    #Set texturing: Graphics.setTextureMode bool bOn
    #Set wireframe: Graphics.setWireframe bool bOn
    #Morph the globeview count times: Profile.morphGlobe [integer]
    #Rebuild city indicated number of times: Profile.rebuildCity [x coordinate], [y coordinate], [integer]
    #Rebuild plot indicated number of times: Profile.rebuildPlot [x coordinate], [y coordinate], [integer]
    #Dump animation information to debugging window: Profile.dumpAnimLog
    #Set minimum time to capture spikes; set to 0 to disable spikelock: Profile.setSpikeThreshold [milliseconds]
    #Dump console command history: Console.History
    #Writes HTML documentation for the current console commands: Console.CreateDocumentation [filename]
    #Clear the console: Console.Clear
    #Display current logging status: Log.status
    #Toggle logging: Log.toggle
    #Clear the log file: Log.clear
    #Erase units and cities from map: Map.empty
    #Fill map with units and cities for performance testing: Map.fill
    #Replot Goodies: Map.generateGoodies
    #Replot Bonuses: Map.generateBonuses
    #Replot Features: Map.generateFeatures
    #Replot Rivers: Map.generateRivers
    #Erase Rivers, Features, Bonuses and Goodies: Map.eraseGameElements
    #Replace Rivers, Features, Bonuses and Goodie: Map.replaceGameElements
    #Change the active landscape info: Map.setActiveLandscapeID [landscape number]
    #Erase all plots: Map.erasePlots
    #Reload Game Text xml files: Xml.reloadGameText
    #Reload Civ4TerrainSettings.xml: Xml.reloadLandscapeInfo
    #Reload Civ4ArtDefines.xml: Xml.reloadArtDefines
    #Toggle output of texture loads/accesses to debug output: Game.toggleTextureAccessInfo
    #Force AI to play for indicated number of turns: Game.AIPlay [integer]
    #Create sequences associated with the selected unit: Game.createSelectedUnitKFs
    #Free sequences associated with the selected unit: Game.freeSelectedUnitKFs
    #Save WorldBuilder save description file: Game.saveWorldBuilderSave [filename]
    #Toggle Animation Test Tool: Game.toggleAnimationTest
    #Show GFC directory chooser: Game.gfcDirChooser
    #Show GFC file dlg window: Game.gfcfiledlg
    #Show GFC test popup: Game.testGFC [integer]
    #Show test popup: Game.testFont bool bEnable
    #Show the Python test popup: Game.testPythonPopup
    #Show test popup: Game.testPopup
    #Scroll to the bottom: Game.scrollBottom
    #Scroll to the top: Game.scrollTop
    #Clear the listbox below: Game.clear
    #Display the help popup: Game.helpScreen
    #Toggle debug mode: Game.toggleDebugMode
    #Debugging: Game.showWBPalette bool bCreate
    #Compute md5 checksum for the directory tree specified: App.calcFolderChechsum [directory]
    #Set debugging value: App.setMooseDbg2 [integer]
    #Set debugging value: App.setMooseDbg1 [integer]
    #TGA full screen shot in .ScreenShot directory; requires "AllowScreenShots=1" in ini: App.takeFullScreenShot
    #TGA screen shot in .ScreenShot directory; requires "AllowScreenShots=1" in ini: App.takeScreenShot
    #Set maximum frame rate; 0 to disable: App.setMaxFrameRate [floating number]
    #Update existing value in the ini file: App.setIniFile [group key], [key], [value]
    #Crash game: App.crash
    #Return the application link time: App.getBuildTime
    #Test player unit iteration: Player.testUnitIter [integer]


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