Post by The Evil One on Jan 5, 2014 18:29:48 GMT -5
Gentlemen — and apparently gentlewomen also! Me and my pal RavMahov found out some pretty neat things while analyzing the source code of Pekka Kana 2. It seems there are some cheats in the game! Now, a little bit wiser, hopefully, we can share this knowledge we have acquired with you, dear Piste Gamerz. It is a great pity that this forum is nowadays so silent. So maybe this will bring some life! Or maybe not.
Anyway, here are the cheats for you! Enjoy.
Different game modes acquired with command line options (max one at once can be used, because REASONS):
1) log - logs messages (mostly startup ones + errors) into log.txt in PK2.exe directory
2) developer - activates cheats
3) nolimits - renders bigger area of the level in resolutions greater than 640×480 (test in 1024×768 to find out)
Developer (aka cheats) mode overview:
Keys:
WARNING!: Left Shift erases your current doodle and egg, and can break your character in most of custom levels. Some index-out-of-bounds type problem, mostly resulting in your player going invisible and unable to move, sometimes turns him into random sprite, and sometimes he just dies after that.
If you have no idea how to use the command line to achieve those different game modes, I'll show you how you can use Windows shortcuts to enter them!
First: start creating a shortcut. You can do so e.g. by clicking somewhere with right mouse button and opening the menu. Choose "New shortcut". Then it asks you for a path. Write there the path of your PK2.exe, then a space and the mode name.
If you are making a shortcut for the developer mode, you should enter this in the path field:
Then you can name your shortcut as "PK2 Developer Mode", for instance. Now you are ready! Open the shortcut to start PK2 with Developer Mode.
If you are using DXWnd, you should have it running in the background if you don't want your Windows 7 bugs to return. If you are using DXWnd and want to try No Limits Mode, remember to change your DXWnd settings so that your window resolution will be the one you are going to use (probably 1024×768).
Also, would you people like more details on our venture into PK2 source?
If yes, tell us in your replies!
Anyway, here are the cheats for you! Enjoy.
Different game modes acquired with command line options (max one at once can be used, because REASONS):
1) log - logs messages (mostly startup ones + errors) into log.txt in PK2.exe directory
2) developer - activates cheats
3) nolimits - renders bigger area of the level in resolutions greater than 640×480 (test in 1024×768 to find out)
Developer (aka cheats) mode overview:
- Game goes straight to the menu, skipping the intro
- You can play any level, it doesn't matter if it's unlocked
Keys:
- B - views sprite-to-tile collision checked areas
- Z - activates all switches
- G - not sure, something with transparent objects
- L - opens all locks
- K - switches skull tiles
- F - shows FPS counter (as well as some other keys, like "I" which doesn't need cheats)
- I - in cheat mode, it "shows info", but it's nothing more than FPS (at least nothing noticeable)
- R - respawns character at (random) START point, heals him, and doesn't change anything else, so you can quickly teleport to the START if you need
- END - you win the level
- E - sets your health to 3
- Left Shift - sprays water-like particles from character('s mouth), while healing him... well no, rebuilding him (causing the problem mentioned later). Combined with jumping allows you to literally fly.
WARNING!: Left Shift erases your current doodle and egg, and can break your character in most of custom levels. Some index-out-of-bounds type problem, mostly resulting in your player going invisible and unable to move, sometimes turns him into random sprite, and sometimes he just dies after that.
If you have no idea how to use the command line to achieve those different game modes, I'll show you how you can use Windows shortcuts to enter them!
First: start creating a shortcut. You can do so e.g. by clicking somewhere with right mouse button and opening the menu. Choose "New shortcut". Then it asks you for a path. Write there the path of your PK2.exe, then a space and the mode name.
If you are making a shortcut for the developer mode, you should enter this in the path field:
[yourpath]\PK2.exe developer
Then you can name your shortcut as "PK2 Developer Mode", for instance. Now you are ready! Open the shortcut to start PK2 with Developer Mode.
If you are using DXWnd, you should have it running in the background if you don't want your Windows 7 bugs to return. If you are using DXWnd and want to try No Limits Mode, remember to change your DXWnd settings so that your window resolution will be the one you are going to use (probably 1024×768).
Also, would you people like more details on our venture into PK2 source?
If yes, tell us in your replies!