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Cheat Codes
The first thing you'll want to do is edit the NWNPLAYER.INI file that's in your main NWN directory. Near the top, find the line that says "Single Player Enforce Legal Characters=1" and change the 1 to a 0. If you don't do that, you can still use the cheats, but a few of them (mainly the ones that alter your ability scores) will cause the game to not let you progress from chapter to chapter.
While you're in NWNPLAYER.INI, you might also want to change "Single Player ItemLevelRestrictions" to equal 0. That way, you can ready any item that's level-dependent no matter what your level is (though note that this doesn't help with class-dependent or feat-dependent items).
In the game, press the ~ (tilde) key to get a small console prompt in the top left corner of the screen, then type "DebugMode 1" (w/o the quote marks) and press ENTER. That'll get the cheats enabled. When you're through typing in codes, press ~ and type "DebugMode 0" to turn debug mode off.
NOTE: As an alternative to using ~, you could press ENTER to go into chat mode (on the line that's just above your quickbar) and then precede every console-like command with ##, as in: ##DebugMode 1
You can hit the TAB key repeatedly with the console prompt up to see long lists of codes you can use. (Also see page 171 of the manual.) I organize the most useful ones into four lists here:
"Quick Key" cheats: You don't press ~ to enter these cheats. Just make sure DebugMode is set to 1, and then press the key for the effect (note that the *'s are just bullet points, not keypresses).
* Numeric Keypad Plus (+) - teleports your character to wherever the cursor is currently pointing * y - if the cursor is pointing at an interactive item or person, it will be killed/bashed if not invincible (be careful not to kill important NPCs this way) * x - a message will appear telling you various data about your location, including the internal name of the map region that you're in (which can be used with the dm_movetoarea code in the general cheats) * . - bring up the DM Chooser (see page 167 of the manual)
General cheats: Just press ~, type the code, and press ENTER.
* dm_god - toggles invincibility * dm_levelup - gives you exactly as much XP as you need to reach the next level * dm_heal - fully heals your main character * dm_mylittlepony - toggles a fast little stick horse for you to ride around on * dm_cowsfromhell - summons several mad attack cows that trample every NPC in sight, both friendly and otherwise; use with caution * dm_showarea - reveals the full map for the area you're in (removes "fog of war") * dm_gettime - shows the current day, month, year, hour, and time of day * dm_jumptopoint X Y - replace X and Y with numbers (this code seems kind of screwy, and I'd advise using the Numeric Keypad Plus "quick key" cheat instead) * SetAppearance # - set your appearance to creature number # (41-50 are dragons!) * dm_allspells # - set to 1 to make all spells accessible (probably for spellcasters) * dm_movetoarea $ - replace $ with the internal name of the map region you wish to teleport to (I don't inlude a list here, but you can use the Aurora Toolset to easily look up any region codes you want)
"Set" cheats: These cheats set the values of their associated stats, overwriting the old values. When you type the cheat on the console, the game will enter targeting mode, allowing you to apply the cheat to whoever you click on (your main character or a henchman).
* SetSTR # - set Strength stat to # * SetDEX # - set Dexterity stat to # * SetCON # - set Constitution stat to # * SetINT # - set Intelligence stat to # * SetWIS # - set Wisdom stat to # * SetCHA # - set Charisma stat to # * SetAge # - set age to # * SetAttackBase # - set base attack bonus to # * SetSpellResistance # - set spell resistance to #
"Add" cheats: These cheats add the given values to their associated stats' current values. As with the "set" cheats, type the cheat and then click on the character you want to apply it to.
* GiveXP # - adds # experience points * GiveLevel # - allows you to level up # times * dm_givegold # - adds # gold to inventory * ModSTR # - adds # to Strength stat * ModDEX # - adds # to Dexterity stat * ModCON # - adds # to Constitution stat * ModINT # - adds # to Intelligence stat * ModWIS # - adds # to Wisdom stat * ModCHA # - adds # to Charisma stat * ModAge # - adds # to age * ModAttackBase # - adds # to base attack bonus * ModSpellResistance # - adds # to spell resistance * ModSaveFort # - adds # to fortitude save * ModSaveWill # - adds # to will save * ModSaveReflex # - adds # to reflex save
