Defense Grid: The Awakening Cheats

How to use these cheats

Follow the instructions exactly as written — key names like [Ctrl] and [Enter] refer to keyboard keys. Cheats may disable achievements; save first.

Cheat Codes: Press = or 4 during game play, then slowly enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Enabling a code will mark your saved game as cheated and you will not be able to unlock achievements or appear on the leaderboards. In order to get unmarked as a cheater, you must restart the game and not use any of the cheated saved game files.

CHEAT FUNCTION – CHEAT CODE 100,000 resources – dnamuse Kill all aliens on the map – chezanator Kill all aliens with cores – kristalithan Tide is turned on aliens that pick up cores – indesilvermoon Toggle ability for aliens to pick up cores – jeanmarie Level select – enzyme Steam achievements:

ACHIEVEMENT – HOW TO UNLOCK Alien Tears – Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode. Annihilator – Kill 10,000 aliens. Arsenal – Build 20 towers in one mission. Base Defender – Complete the Story mode. Boot Camp – Finish the first 3 missions. Burn Baby Burn – Build 5 Inferno towers. Close Call – Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Confident – Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission. Death From Above – Fire the orbital laser. Diversity – Build all tower types in one mission. Eradicator – Kill 100 aliens. Exterminator – Destroy 1000 aliens. Field Promotion – Earn at least one silver medal. Filthy Rich – Win with 10,000 resources remaining. Firebug – Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers. First Blood – Kill 1 alien. Flawless Victory – Earn at least one gold medal. Full Defense – Build 50 towers in one mission. Full House – Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission. Full Potential – Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling. Great Ball of Fire – Build 5 Meteor towers. Gun Crazy – Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers. Happy Returns – Recover a loose core. Head Trauma – Build 5 Concussion towers. Hey! That’s mine! – Kill an alien carrying a power core. High Voltage – Build 5 Tesla towers. I Spy – Activate reconnaissance system. Indecisive – Sell 10 towers in a single mission. Kaboom! – Build 5 Cannon towers. Leadhead – Build 5 Gun towers. Liquidator – Sell 5 towers. Master Strategist – Earn a gold medal on all Challenge modes. Minimalist – Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers. Nail Biter – Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. No Sale – No towers sold in a single mission. Not So Fast – Build 5 Temporal towers. Overseer – Build 5 Command towers. Penny Pincher – Win with 5,000 resources remaining. Pew Pew – Build 5 Laser towers. Planet Defender – Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode. Power Builder – Build 6 towers within 10 seconds. Pyrrhic Victory – Shoot down flying alien carrying a core. Relay Race – Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds. Retry – Reload an earlier save checkpoint. Salvage Rights – Destroy at least one boss alien. Sharpshooter – Shoot down a flying alien. Shell-shocked – Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers. Siege Breaker – Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode. Surplus – Win with 1,000 resources remaining. The Long Road – Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes. The Not-So-Friendly Skies – Build 5 Missile towers. Tower Expert – Build every tower and upgrade. Untouchable – Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured. Well Invested – Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission. What IS that? – Inspect 10 aliens. Xenocide – Kill 50,000 aliens. Yellow Beats Green – Upgrade a tower.

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