Cheat Codes:
Type www.freespace2.com during game play to enable cheat mode. The message “Cheats activated” will confirm correct code entry. Then hold ~ and type one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Enabling cheat codes may prevent mission advancement in some versions of the game. Note: The unlimited weapons code however can be used without penalty in campaign mode. Simply enable the code in single mission mode. Quit the single mission and resume a campaign mode game.
CHEAT FUNCTION – CHEAT CODE
No collisions – C
Toggle countermeasure availability for all ships – [Shift] C
Kill selected target – K
Destroy targeted subsystem – [Shift] K
10% damage to ship – [Alt] K
10% damage to target – [Alt] [Shift] K
Invincibility – I
Toggle invincibility for target – [Shift] I
Toggle Descent-style physics – O
Unlimited weapons for all ships – [Shift] W
Unlimited weapons for only your ship – W
All primary goals complete – G
All secondary goals complete – [Shift] G
All bonus goals complete – [Alt] G
Scroll forward through secondary weapons – 9
Scroll backward through secondary weapons – [Shift] 9
Scroll forward through primary weapons – 0
Scroll backward through secondary weapons – [Shift] 0
Rearm request for target – R
Cheat mode (alternate):
Type one of the following codes at the indicated screen to activate the corresponding cheat function:
CHEAT FUNCTION/SCREEN – CHEAT CODE
Pirate ship (During mission) – arrrrwalktheplank
Any hit displays Jim Boone or Alan Lawrence (During mission) – tooledworkedowned
Fish tank (Player select on Vasudan cruiser) – vasudanswuvfishes
Bizarre scene (Player select on Terran cruiser) – humanheadzinside
Get insulted by FRED 2:
In FRED 2 (the mission editor program) place a ship (such as a SJ Sathanas) somewhere, then place another one so that they take up the same space. This is easier if you have “View Models” or at least “View Outlines” enabled, because you can place the second ship so that its center is just off the surface of the first one. The second ship you place will automatically be named “U.R.A. Moron 1”.
“Endgame”: UD-8 Kayser:
During “Endgame”, mission 25, the developers accidentally left 99 UD-8 Kaysers available in the pre-launch weapon selection screen even though the weapon is not technically introduced until much later in the game. Use them. While they cause a significant drain in your power reserves when compared to other weapons, the Kaysers are the best primary weapons in the game and will destroy the waves of NTF fighters you encounter during this mission.