Homeworld Cheats
CODES
Parameter Cheats
Add these to the shortcut parameters for Homeworld. If you're having problems getting them working, try replacing the slash with a dash (-).
Code |
Effect |
---|---|
/1024 |
1024x768 resolution |
/1280 |
1280x1024 resolution |
/d16 |
16-bit color |
/1600 |
1600x1200 resolution |
/d24 |
24-bit color |
/d32 |
32-bit color (more precise 24-bit) |
/640 |
640x400 resolution |
/800 |
800x600 resolution |
/closeCaptioned |
Add subtitles |
/forceLAN |
Allow LAN play with any version |
/smCentreCamera |
Camera starts at (0,0,0) instead of the Mothership |
/debug |
Debug mode |
/noFilter |
Disables bi-linear filtering |
/ignoreBigfiles |
Disables bigfiles |
/captaincyLogOff |
Disables captaincy log files |
/noCompPlayer |
Disables computer players |
/NoFETextures |
Disables front-end textures |
/disableKatmai |
Disables KNI |
/noMinimize |
Disables minimize using Alt + Tab |
/nodebugInt |
Disables mode 3 error |
/disableAVI |
Disables movie sequences |
/logOff |
Disables network logging files |
/disablePacking |
Disables packed textures |
/noPause |
Disables pausing using Alt + Tab |
/nohint |
Disables perspective hints |
/noSmooth |
Disables polygon smoothing |
/noretreat |
Disables retreat tactics |
/noSound |
Disables sound effects |
/notactics |
Disables tactics |
/noSpeech |
Disables talking |
/nilTexture |
Disables textures |
/noBorder |
Disables window border |
/window |
Display game in window |
/captaincyLogOn |
Enables captaincy log files |
/dockLines |
Enables dock lines |
/gunLines |
Enables gun lines |
/logOn |
Enables network logging files |
/slowBlits |
Enables slow screen bits |
/logOnVerbose |
Enables verbose logging files |
/fullscreen |
Full screen mode (default) |
/gatherStats |
Gathers stats |
/statLogOn |
Generates stats log file |
/heap (int) |
Global memory heap size setter |
/determCompPlayer |
Harder computer opponents |
/lightLines |
Light lines in debug mode |
/aiplayerLog |
Logs AI |
/logFileLoads |
Logs data files loaded |
/intOnSync |
Make an int 3 when a sync error occurs |
/boxes |
Make bowties on ships |
/testNIS |
NIS testing using nisFile |
/testNISScript |
NIS testing using scriptFile |
/noShowDamage |
No damage effects |
/noBG |
No stars, asteroids, etc. |
/demoPlay |
Play a demo |
/packetPlay |
Play packet recordings |
/demoRecord |
Record a demo |
/packetRecord |
Record packets during multiplayer games |
/debugSync |
Records packets and saves frequently |
/sw |
Resets rendering systems to default |
/prepath x:\path |
Set path for opening files |
/CDpath x:\path |
Set path to CD-ROM |
/stipple |
Stipple alpha (renderer) |
/reverseStereo |
Swap speaker output |
/textFeedback |
Text feedback in game commands |
/truecolor |
Use 24-bit color |
/dsound |
Use direct sound driver |
/d3d |
Use Direct3D |
/freemouse |
Use F11 to toggle free mouse movement |
/forceKatmai |
Use KNI |
/gl |
Use OpenGL |
/device (sw|fx|d3d) |
Use rGL device |
/waveout |
Use waveout |
SECRETS
Pilot View on ships
Relic managed to quietly sneak in the option to view a firefight from aboard the bridge of one of your ships in the 1.05b patch. Your game needs to be patched to this version. You will need to create and/or update a shortcut to the Homeworld exe - right-click your shortcut to bring up the options. Select Properties and in the box that comes up, scroll to the end of the target field, add a space and add "/pilotview" (without quotes) so that it shows something like this: ...\Sierra\Homeworld\homeworld.exe /pilotview Click OK to close that window. You've just enabled Pilot View! Within the Homeworld game, select a single ship and focus on it (the default focus key is F). Press Q to toggle pilot view and enjoy how a commander would see the 90s graphics! Please note - if you focus on another ship (when in pilot view), you'll jump to its pilot view. If you select a group of ships, you'll go back to the default view mode. Pressing Q will toggle between pilot and normal views. Now when you run Homeworld from the edited shortcut and focus on a single ship, hit Q to toggle pilot view on and off.
Homeworld 2 Cheats
CODES
Command Line Codes
To work these codes, right-click on your Homeworld2 shortcut. Go to where it says Target, and type in the code to achieve the stated effect.
Code |
Effect |
---|---|
/1024 |
1024x768 Resolution |
/1280 |
1280x1024 Resolution |
/d16 |
16-bit Colours |
/1600 |
1600x1200 Resolution |
/d24 |
24-bit Colours |
/d36 |
36-bit Colours |
/640 |
640x480 Resolution |
/d8 |
8-bit Colours |
/800 |
800x600 Resolution |
/textfeedback |
All feedback you recieve is stored in a text file in the main HW2 directory |
/boxes |
All ships become boxier |
/forceLAN |
Allows you to play a LAN game with other versions |
/disableAVI |
Auto-skips all cutscenes |
/determcompplayer |
Computer players are more determined - makes for harder matches |
/debug |
Debug mode - useful after a crash |
/nodebugInt |
Disables 3rd Mode Error |
/noretreat |
Disables AI retreat tactics |
/noSpeech |
Disables all voices |
/noFilter |
Disables bi-linear Filters |
/captaincyLogOff |
Disables end-of-match text reports |
/NoFETextures |
Disables front-end textures |
/disableKatmai |
Disables KNI |
/logOff |
Disables Multiplayer Logs |
/noSmooth |
Disables polygon smoothing - may improve game performace |
/nohint |
Disables the hints from the SM |
/disablePacking |
Disables the packed textures |
/niltextures |
Disables wallpapers |
/noborder |
Disables window borders |
/noCompPlayers |
Eliminates all CPU players |
/slowblits |
Enables slow screen blips |
/statlogon |
Enables the Stats text files - use in conjunction with the above cheat. |
/captaincyLogOn |
Enables the text files after a battle |
/logOn |
Enables the text files after a multiplayer match |
/logonverbose |
Enables verbose logging files |
/smCentreCamera |
Focuses the camera at the center of the map when Home is pressed |
/gl |
Forces OpenGL |
/gatherstats |
Gathers statistics |
/heap (x) |
Global memory size heap setter - set (x) to a number - in MB |
/lightlines |
Light lines are shown in debug mode |
/aiplayerlog |
Logs AI player data in text files |
/logfileloads |
Logs data files loaded |
/intonsync |
Makes an integer 3 when a sync. error occurs |
/testNIS |
NIS testing |
/testnisscript |
NIS testing using the SCRIPT files |
/noBG |
No backgrounds are shown |
/waveout |
Output converted to WAV |
/noMinimise |
Overrides Alt+Tab command when process is running |
/overridebigfile |
Overrides BIG files - for mods |
/demoplay |
Plays a demo |
/packetplay |
Plays packet recordings |
/demorecord |
Records a demo - used in conjunction with the above cheat |
/debugsync |
Records packets and auto-saves frequently |
/packetrecord |
Records packets during multiplayes skirmishes - used in conjunction with the above cheat |
/sw |
Resets renderers to default settings |
/reversestereo |
Reverses stereo- Left becomes Right and vice versa |
/ignorebigfiles |
Same as above |
/cdpath x:\ path |
Sets path to CD - x is name of CD drive |
/prepath x:\path |
Sets path to open files - x is name of drive |
/noshowdamage |
Ships will not show damage effects |
/docklines |
Shows docking lines - is on by default |
/gunlines |
Shows the target line - is on by default |
/fullscreen |
Starts the game in a full screen - is on by default |
/window |
Starts the game in a window |
/stipple |
Stipples renderer alpha |
/closeCaptioned |
Subtitled Cutscenes |
/noPause |
The game will not be auto-paused when Alt+Tab or the WinKey is pressed. |
/freemouse |
Use F11 to toggle edge-of-screen pan (overrides all Function commands) |
/forcekatmai |
Use KNI |
/truecolour |
Uses 24-bit colour with sharper rendering |
/d3d |
Uses direct 3D |
/dsound |
Uses direct sound driver |
/device (sw|fx|d3d) |
Uses RGL device |
GLITCHES
Any ship on Any level (Including Sajuuk)
This cheat may spoil a minor detail of the game.
Since this is an exploitation of the code in the game, there are many bugs that develop from using this glitch.
Homeworld keeps track of what ships you start out with on every level in a LUA file in your campaign folder. By copying and pasting the LUA file contents into, say, the LUA file for level two, effectively you can get the fleet you have on the last level, which includes Sajuuk and the Dreadnought, in any level you want. As a bonus, the effect carries over into the next level, so that you don't have to repeat this with every level.
The safest way to use this cheat is to go to your LUA file, as described in the above cheats, go to level 15, and copy all the contents. Copy level two, put an extra copy somewhere for safekeeping, in case something goes wrong, then paste your level 15 LUA into your level 2 LUA.
Now here's the tricky part. For levels 1-14, there is a defeat trigger that will cause you to automatically lose if you don't have a mothership. Since you have no mothership in level 15, you will have to go to the level 14 LUA file, and find the line of coding that gives you the mothership. It can be identified by this line somewhere in there.
type = HGN_MotherShip
Be sure you include the mothership and all of it's attachments in the coding. Then all you have to do is paste this above the coding for your ships in the LUA file for level 2, and below shiphold = something.
Sounds confusing? It is. The code is far too long for me to paste down here in this cheat, but if you e-mail me, I will reply to you with the coding you need, and instructions to install it.
There are some freezing/crashing glitches associated with this cheat, but most of them can be overcome. The upside is that having the raw destructive power of Sajuuk in the first couple of missions can be thrilling!
SECRETS
Start A Mission With (Almost) Infinite RU's
How to start with almost infinite Resource Units
Browse your Homeworld 2 directory til you reach the Acension subfolder (usually \Homeworld2\Bin\Profiles\Profile1\Campaign\ASCENSION). In here you will find a list of your data. Depending on the level you've reached, you will see a persistx.lua where x stands for the autosave start for each level.
After you've started a level, exit the game and browse to the above folder. Open the lua file for your current level with notepad and at the bottom you will find your current standing RU's.
},
RUs = 3249,
}
Change this to any number you wish (i.e. 99999) and when you return to the Single Player Screen, choose to now start playing your level. When you begin you will have your entered amount of resource units.
Unlock All Missions/Free Ships
How to unlock all the missions
Go into the Profile folider in the homeworld directory mine is for example
ex. C:\Games\Homeworld2\Bin\Profiles\Profile1
In this folder there is a file called ''playercfg'' it should be a lua file. Open it up with notepad, and scroll down just a bit till you see ''maxmission = x'' obviously x will be differnet for everyone but if you want to be able to play all the levels the just type 15 here. This will open all the missions, just to let you know though it bases your starting fleet off your last completed mission, so if you try this in the very beginning you get jack crap to start off with (use next code to fix this though). This is good however for skipping a difficult mission...like 4...
To change the numbers of ships you start off on a mission
Go into the Acension folder in the homewolrd directory mine for example is
ex. C:\Games\Homeworld2\Bin\Profiles\Profile1\Campaign\ASCENSION
In this folder there are files named ''persist'' there should be one for every mission you have played (this means you have to at least have loaded the mission and stayed for the first cutscene) Which ever mission you want to add more starting ships to lets say 4 for example, you would look for persist4 then. Open the file up with notepad and search for a string of lines like this:
shiphold = {
},
name = '''',
teamColourHandle = 0,
hotkey = 67108872,
},
{
tactic = 1,
type = ''Hgn_AssaultFrigate'',
subsystems = {
},
buildjobs = {
},
size = 1,
shiphold = {
},
name = '''',
teamColourHandle = 0,
hotkey = 67108872,
Ok there is alot of information here that you dont really care about the important part is the
type =''Hgn_assault_frigate'' part, this tells you what ship is in the ship hold, if you want more of it just copy the entire string ie.
{
tactic = 1,
type = ''Hgn_AssaultFrigate'',
subsystems = {
},
buildjobs = {
},
size = 1,
shiphold = {
},
name = '''',
teamColourHandle = 0,
hotkey = 67108872,
},
and paste more...this will give you one more ship for each one pasted.....so you can create a huge fleet if you want, please note that if you make alot of ships that ''fly'' out of the mothership in the beginning then you have to wait for all of them....this could be a while if you make 50 or so, so try to stick to frigates since they warp in seperatly.