Cheat Dialog
After applying "CheatCode = chipotle" in configuration-file, open console with ~ and use command "game.toggledebugmode".
With debugmode turned on you can press SHIFT+T to open CheatDialog to alter Gold and Technology
Effect :
CheatDialog : SHIFT+T
Debug Codes
Open the "civ4config" file found in your Sid Meire's Civilization IV install directory (Default is "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4") find "cheatmode = 0", change it to "cheatmode = chipotle". During any game, open the console by pressing the tilda key "~", and type in one of the following then pressing enter.
Effect Code
| Clear the console | Console.Clear |
| Crashes game | App.crash |
| Debugging | Game.showWBPalette bool bCreate |
| Displays all console codes | help |
| Dump console command history | Console.History |
| Forces AI to plat a certain number of turns | Game.AIPlay <turn #> |
| Morph the globeview count times. | Profile.morphGlobe <integer> |
| Rebuild city indicated number of times | Profile.rebuildCity <x coordinate>, <y coordinate>, <integer> |
| Rebuild plot indicated number of times | Profile.rebuildPlot <x coordinate>, <y coordinate>, <integer> |
| Rebuilds terrain and lighting | Graphics.ReBuildTerrain |
| Reload Civ4ArtDefines.xml | Xml.reloadArtDefines |
| Reload Civ4TerrainSettings.xml | Xml.reloadLandscapeInfo |
| Reload Game Text xml files | Xml.reloadGameText |
| Reloads audio scripts | Sound.reload |
| Sets hills' scale | Graphics.SetHillScale <number> |
| Sets peaks' scale | Graphics.SetPeakScale <number> |
| Sets players gold (0 is active player) | Player.setGold <player #>, <amount> |
| Stops music | Sound.noMusic |
| Stops soundscapes from playing | Sound.stopSoundScape |
| Toggle output of texture loads/accesses to debug output | Game.toggleTextureAccessInfo |
| Writes HTML documentation for the current console commands | Console.CreateDocumentation <filename> |
After active the cheat mode, press ctrl+shift+left click on a tile. A menu will pop up and allow you to insert unit or city for players/opponent.
Effect Code
Insert Unit/City : ctrl+shift+left click
First enable Debug Mode then have either a unit or a city selected and push the following keys:
Effect Code
| Add 1 to city population | (City) Shift +"+" |
| Add 10 to city culture | (City) Ctrl + "+" |
| City editor | Highlight a city. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + Left Mouse Button |
| Decrease highlighted unit's strength by 0.2 | Shift + [ |
| Display debug menu | Ctrl + D |
| Immediately complete whatever the city is producing | (City) "+" |
| Increase gold by 1000 | Ctrl + 4 |
| Increase highlighted city's culture by 10 | Ctrl + Plus |
| Increase highlighted city's population by 1 | Shift + Plus |
| Increase highlighted unit's strength by 0.2 | Shift + ] |
| Insert unit/city | Ctrl + Shift + Left Mouse Button |
| Instant production completion for highlighted city | Plus |
| Level up highlighted unit | Ctrl + Plus |
| Pops up a dialogue to change a certain nations gold and change the era | Shift + T |
| Unit level up | (Unit) Ctrl + "+" |
| World editor | Ctrl + W |
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Debug menus and hot keys
After you have enabled debug mode there are a number of hot keys to bring up new menus and edit things on the map.
CTRL + w: brings up the world editor.
SHIFT + [: decreases a units strength that your mouse is over by 0.2.
SHIFT + ]: increases a units strength that your mouse is over by 0.2.
CTRL + 4: increases your gold by 1000.
CTRL + d: brings up the debug menu.
Enable cheats
In your Civilization config-file (check where you installed it), change
; Move along
CheatCode = 0
to
; Move along
CheatCode = chipotle
