Special opponents A special birthday mode, with
cows, monkeys and other animals, can be enabled by setting the
system date to one of the programmer birthdays which are March
12, May 16, August 28, or October 2. This mode can also be
enabled by activating every switch at the bottom of the episode
selection screen and darkening the button.
Cheat mode Pause your game and type in one
of the codes below to activate the desired cheat.
Note: A few
codes can only be enabled in the v1.1 patch.
Code
Effect
nsopta
Full
armor, shields, energy, weapons, plasma bombs and ammo
nsbagwan
Toggle
ultra-shields until end of level.
nse
Full
energy
nsbjipp
Toggle
maneuvering jets
nsoptl
Illuminate surfaces
nsblaster
Toggle
rapid shield regeneration
nshorsley
Toggle
rapid energy regeneration
nsdiebesterds
Faster
weapons firing
nsopts
Valid
code that has no effect
nsfricoff
Toggle
air friction
nsdeath
Death
skill level
nshalt
Hover at
minimum throttle
nsoptm
Full map
nswarp<episode><level>
Level
select
nsdebug
Debug
mode
Command line parameters Start a game using one of the
command line parameters below to activate the desired cheat.
Command
line parameter
Effect
-debug
Debug
mode
-nosound
Disable
sounds
-file
<filename>
Load
external resource file
-warp
<episode,level number>
Level
select
-skill
<skill level 0-3>
Skill
level select
-record
<filename>
Record a
demo
-play
<filename>
Play a
recorded demo
Network mode cheats Start a game using the
-boom <number
of players> command line parameter to start a network game. Then
use one of the extra command line parameters below to activate
the desired network cheat.
