Manual:Cheats - Revision history

Ctv: /* Ship-hacking Cheats */

2011-06-23T19:33:38Z

‎Ship-hacking Cheats

Ctv: /* Weapon Hack */

2011-06-23T03:47:21Z

‎Weapon Hack

Ctv: Weapon Hack

2011-06-23T03:46:52Z

Weapon Hack

Turbo: /* Saved Game Cheats */

2009-01-08T13:25:58Z

‎Saved Game Cheats

Www2: add a link to the notepad++ site

2009-01-05T10:40:55Z

add a link to the notepad++ site

Turbo: /* Cargo Exploit */

2008-12-31T15:52:02Z

‎Cargo Exploit

Turbo: /* Merchandising */

2008-12-06T08:05:07Z

‎Merchandising

Turbo: /* Docking */

2008-12-06T08:04:29Z

‎Docking

Turbo at 08:03, 6 December 2008

2008-12-06T08:03:36Z

Turbo: /* Cargo */

2008-12-06T07:54:27Z

‎Cargo

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 * for weapons that do need ammo, change that number to -1
 * save the file then load your game
 ==Cargo Cheat==

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	*the last two numbers are the actual and maximal functionality of your weapon.		*the last two numbers are the actual and maximal functionality of your weapon.
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	===Ammunition===		===Ammunition===

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 When changing your ship, the following link is required reading: [[HowTo:Edit_units.csv]]
-==Ammunition==
+To edit this file you should open it with a spreadsheet program like Excel or Open-/LibreOffice Calc. You should change the settings so, that comma is the only coloum-seperator and double-apostrophes (") function as text-seperators. It is also important, to switch of any form of nubmer recognition, so that 1.2.11 doesn't convert to 01.02.2011 for example.
 Tired of paying for Torpedoes, or running out of Razor ammo?  If so, here is the cheat:
-* buy the weapons you want and save your game
+* buy (or cheat) the weapons you want and save your game
 * open the saved game CSV file for your ship
 * in the MOUNTS data field, look at the weapons listed there
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 ==Cargo Cheat==
-You can hack your saved game file to change a cargo item into other cargo, or one item into many.  This can have side effects on your ship's cargo space if you are not careful to change all the values.  This task has too many variables for step-by-step instructions.  You must read the UNITS.CSV instructions to learn how to do it, and browse the Master_Parts_List.csv file to find the cargo names.
+You can hack your saved game file to change a cargo item into other cargo, or one item into many.  This can have side effects on your ship's cargo space if you are not careful to change all the values.  This task has too many variables for step-by-step instructions.  You must read the UNITS.CSV instructions to learn how to do it, and browse the Master_Parts_List.csv file to find the cargo
 ==Cloaking Device Hack==

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 The save game file can be found in your user directory.
 *On Linux: /home/~username/.vegastrike/save/
-*On Windows (XP, Vista): /vegastrikedir/.vegastrike/save/
+*On Windows (XP, Vista): /[vegastrikefolder]/.vegastrike/save/ for the save file and /.vegastrike/serialized_xml for your ship stats
 You can download notepad++ at [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net notepad-plus.sourceforge.net]

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 *On Windows (XP, Vista): /vegastrikedir/.vegastrike/save/
-You can download notepad++ at {{Fixme}}
+You can download notepad++ at [http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net notepad-plus.sourceforge.net]
 ==Money==
 Just change the first number after the sector/system location descriptor of your save game file, that number between the carets (this things "^"). Maximum number is 99 billions, in numbers:

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 ==Cargo Exploit==
-The first technique allows you to buy more items of cargo than a planet has for sale.  It is more of an exploit than a cheat, because it takes advantage of the game's code without changing the game code, and you are paying a fair price for the cargo you buy.  Here are the steps:
+This technique allows you to buy more items of cargo than a planet has for sale.  It is more of an exploit than a cheat, because it takes advantage of the game's code without changing the game code, and you are paying a fair price for the cargo you buy.  Here are the steps:
 ) Buy the cargo you want
 ) Save game
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 ) DON'T SAVE! Reload your game
 ) Now you will have the cargo you bought and the planet or station will have the same cargo in stock again. Buy it.
-) Repeat steps 2-5. Each time you do it, your cargo doubles until you run out of money or cargo space.  When you have a full hold, repeat steps 2-4 again so that, when you return from the cargo run, there will be more cargo of that type to buy.
+) Repeat steps 2-5. Each time you do it, your cargo doubles until you run out of money or cargo space.
 ==Docking Automatically==

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 If you have trouble docking with stations, you can open the vegastrike.config file and set planet_collision_docks to TRUE.  This will cause you to automatically dock when you hit a planet or station.  It seems to have no effect on collisions with capital ships.  Also, if a planet or station is hostile and will not allow you to dock, colliding with it will damage or destroy your ship.
-==Merchandising==
+==Merchant / Fighter Exploit==
 Another exploit you can use takes advantage of your ability to have an unused ship delivered to your new location.  Fill up your large cargo ship with cargo, switch to a small fast fighter, go to your destination, and then 'buy' your cargo ship at the ship dealer->my fleet tab. It will transport your ship to where you are with a minimal fee (50k outsystem, regardless of how far it is, and free insystem), along with all the cargo in it. This method allows you to have the massive cargo hold of a capship while having the speed and agility of a fighter. Beware though. Cargo is saved (in memory and in the hard disk) universally for all ships. Therefore if your cargo ship is full, your fighter will be too, but the weight increase will only be for the last bought cargo which can fit into the hold of a fighter.
 ==Upgrades Available Hack==

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 Game play cheats change the behavior of the entire game, so even if you start a new game, these cheasts remain after being implemented.
-==Cargo==
+==Cargo Exploit==
 The first technique allows you to buy more items of cargo than a planet has for sale.  It is more of an exploit than a cheat, because it takes advantage of the game's code without changing the game code, and you are paying a fair price for the cargo you buy.  Here are the steps:
 ) Buy the cargo you want
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 ==Merchandising==
 Another exploit you can use takes advantage of your ability to have an unused ship delivered to your new location.  Fill up your large cargo ship with cargo, switch to a small fast fighter, go to your destination, and then 'buy' your cargo ship at the ship dealer->my fleet tab. It will transport your ship to where you are with a minimal fee (50k outsystem, regardless of how far it is, and free insystem), along with all the cargo in it. This method allows you to have the massive cargo hold of a capship while having the speed and agility of a fighter. Beware though. Cargo is saved (in memory and in the hard disk) universally for all ships. Therefore if your cargo ship is full, your fighter will be too, but the weight increase will only be for the last bought cargo which can fit into the hold of a fighter.
 =Saved Game Cheats=
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 * save the file then load your game
-This cheat will unbalance the game, so don't complain if this makes fights too easy and don't brag about your kill count.
+==Cargo Cheat==
-==Cloaking Device==
+==Cloaking Device Hack==
-There are three approaches to get yourself a cloak.
+There are two ways to get yourself a cloak which are ship cheats.
 The easiest, but temporary, solution is to change the "can_cloak" and "cloak_rate" valudes to "1" in the save game CSV file for your ship.  However, this cheat only works until you buy Upgrades/Basic_Repair, which will "fix" your ship's stats back to normal and thereby remove the cloak.
 The second cheat is to hack the cloak into your ship's saved game CSV file as an installed upgrade, and to remove it from the prohibited_upgrades.  You can learn what you need to know to do this by studying [[HowTo:Edit_units.csv]] and then editing your ship's saved game CSV file.
 =Faction standings=
 See forum entry [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8157 Changing relationships to other factions with cheating?!]
 and the Wiki entry [[HowTo:Edit_faction_relationships]]