Civilization IV PC Cheats

Cheat Mode:

Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding.

1.) Use a text editor to edit the "civ4config" file in the game folder.

2.) Change the "CheatCode = 0" line to "CheatCode = chipotle".

3.) Press ~ during game play to display the console window. Enter one of the following codes:

help	Display all console window codes
Player.changeGold,	Change players gold; 0 is active player
Player.setGold,	Set players gold; 0 is active player
Sound.noMusic	Stop music
Sound.reload	Reload audio scripts
Sound.stopSoundScape	Stop Soundscape from playing
Sound.play string	Play sound - AS2D, AS3D, ASSS
Graphics.FindBlackPlotsAndCities	Finds entities with black emissivity
Graphics.HideAttachables	Hide attachables
Graphics.ForceLightingUpdate	Force light update on all entities
Graphics.ReBuildTerrain	Rebuild terrain and lighting
Graphics.SetHillScale	Set Hill scale
Graphics.SetPeakScale	Set Peak scale
Graphics.setWaterHeight	Set water plane height
Graphics.quadTreeDepth	Set render depth for quad tree
Graphics.toggleWater	Toggle water
Graphics.displayTerrain bool bOn	Display terrain
Graphics.toggleGridMode	Toggle grids
Graphics.showTexturePalette	Dump texture palette
Graphics.setTextureMode bool bOn	Set texturing
Graphics.setWireframe bool bOn	Set wireframe
Profile.morphGlobe	Morph the globeview # times.
Profile.rebuildCity,	Rebuild city # times
Profile.rebuildPlot,	Rebuild plot # times
Profile.dumpAnimLog	Dump animation information to debugging window
Profile.setSpikeThreshold	Set min. time to capture spikes; set to 0 to disable spikelock
Console.History	Dump console command history
Console.CreateDocumentation	Writes HTML documentation for the current console commands
Console.Clear	Clear the console
Log.status	Display current logging status
Log.toggle	Toggle logging
Log.clear	Clear the log file
Map.empty	Erase units and cities from map
Map.fill	Fill map with units and cities for performance testing
Map.generateGoodies	Replot Goodies
Map.generateBonuses	Replot Bonuses
Map.generateFeatures	Replot Features
Map.generateRivers	Replot Rivers
Map.eraseGameElements	Erase Rivers, Features, Bonuses and Goodies
Map.replaceGameElements	Replace Rivers, Features, Bonuses and Goodies
Map.setActiveLandscapeID	Change the active landscape info
Map.erasePlots	Erase all plots
Xml.reloadGameText	Reload Game Text xml files
Xml.reloadLandscapeInfo	Reload Civ4TerrainSettings.xml
Xml.reloadArtDefines	Reload Civ4ArtDefines.xml
Game.toggleTextureAccessInfo	Toggle output of texture loads/accesses to debug output
Game.AIPlay	Force AI to play for #turns
Game.createSelectedUnitKFs	Create sequences associated with the selected unit
Game.freeSelectedUnitKFs	Free sequences associated with the selected unit
Game.saveWorldBuilderSave	Save WorldBuilder save description file
Game.toggleAnimationTest	Toggle Animation Test Tool
Game.gfcDirChooser	Show GFC directory chooser
Game.gfcfiledlg	Show GFC file dlg window
Game.testGFC	Show GFC test popup
Game.testFont bool bEnable	Show test popup
Game.testPythonPopup	Show the Python test popup
Game.testPopup	Show test popup
Game.scrollBottom	Scroll to the bottom
Game.scrollTop	Scroll to the top
Game.clear	Clear the listbox below
Game.helpScreen	Display the help popup
Game.toggleDebugMode	Toggle debug mode
Game.showWBPalette bool bCreate	Debugging
App.calcFolderChechsum	Compute md5 checksum for the directory tree specified
App.setMooseDbg2	Set debugging value
App.setMooseDbg1	Set debugging value
App.takeFullScreenShot	TGA full screen shot in .ScreenShot directory; requires "AllowScreenShots=1" in ini.
App.takeScreenShot	TGA screen shot in .ScreenShot directory; requires "AllowScreenShots=1" in ini.
App.setMaxFrameRate	Set maximum frame rate; 0 to disable
App.crash	Crash game
App.getBuildTime	Return the application link time
Player.testUnitIter	Test player unit iteration
Player.changeGold,	Change players gold; 0 is active player
Player.setGold,	Set players gold; 0 is active player

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