Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat function:
Result
Command Line Parameter
Enable debug mode /debug
Disable int 3 after fatal error /nodebugInt
Disable galaxy backgrounds /noBG
Disable default CPU players /noCompPlayer
Disable tactics /notactics
Disables retreat tactics /noretreat
Disable FMV sequences /disableAVI
Fatal errors do not generate int 3 before exiting /nodebugInt
Sets global memory heap size /heap
Sets path to search for opening files /prepath
Sets path to CD-ROM /CDpath
Press [F11] to toggle free mouse movement /freemouse
Do not use anything from bigfile(s) /ignoreBigfiles
Create log of data files loaded /logFileLoads
Do not use KNI even if support is detected /disableKatmai
Force usage of KNI even if determined to be unavailable /forceKatmai
Turn all sound effects off /noSound
Turn all speech off /noSpeech
swap the left and right audio channels /reverseStereo
Force mixer to write to Waveout /waveout
Force mixer to write to DirectSound driver /dsound
Disable bi-linear filtering of textures /noFilter
Do not use polygon smoothing /noSmooth
Do not load textures /nilTexture
Turn off front end textures /NoFETextures
Enable stipple alpha (software renderer) /stipple
Disable ship damage effects /noShowDamage
Reset rendering system to defaults at startup /sw
Display fullscreen with software renderer (default) /fullscreen
Display in a window /window
No border on window /noBorder
640x480 resolution (default) /640
800x600 resolution /800
1024x768 resolution /1024
1280x1024 resolution /1280
1600x1200 resolution /1600
16 bit color /d16
24 bit color /d24
32 bit color /d32
Try 24 bit modes before 15/16 bit /truecolor
Use slow screen blits /slowBlits
Select an rGL device by name (sw, fx, d3d) /device
Select default OpenGL as renderer /gl
Select Direct3D as renderer /d3d
Disable usage of OpenGL perspective correction hints /nohint
No pausing with [Alt] + [Tab] /noPause
No minimize with [Alt] + [Tab] /noMinimize
Show dock lines /dockLines
Show gun lines /gunLines
Show light lines in debug mode /lightLines
Render bounding bowties on the ships /boxes
Enable text feedback in game commands /textFeedback
Enable AI Player logging /aiplayerLog
CPU players are deterministic /determCompPlayer
Enable gathering of stats /gatherStats
Turn off captaincy log file /captaincyLogOff