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Cheat codes give the player an advantage during the game, from invincibility to infinite ammo. Originally, cheat codes were programmed into a game so that the developers could test the game easily without having to play it properly (i.e. they could become invincible so that they could fully explore what they had created). Since then, cheat codes have become a fond favourite of many people and developers.

Sometimes game developers will insert cheat codes that actually hinder the player, or restrict them in some other way, such as providing all weapons but when the player next dies the game quits. Some cheat codes exist purely for amusement, and serve no real purpose in games. Such cheat codes may also be called Easter eggs.

Duke Nukem I

During gameplay, press the following keys together:

     "Backspace" and "Page Down"  - Gives fully-powered weapon, full health and all keys

Start the game by typing asp after duke1 in DOS. Then at the main menu, press the following keys together:

     "Alt" and "F6"  - Play the demo level

And during gameplay, press the following keys together:

     G+O+D  - All items
     G+O+W  - Warp you to the next level

Duke Nukem II

During gameplay, press the following keys together:

     N+U+K    - Gives random items/weapon
     E+A+T    - Restores health to maximum
     G+O+D    - Displays a message

Duke Nukem 3D

During gameplay, type in the following codes:

     DNCORNHOLIO  - Toggles God mode on/off
     DNKROZ       - Toggles God mode on/off and toggles infinite Jetpack
     DNSTUFF      - Gives all weapons, all inventory items and all keys
     DNITEMS      - Gives full armor, all inventory items and all keys
     DNINVENTORY  - Gives all inventory items
     DNWEAPONS    - Gives all weapons
     DNKEYS       - Gives all keys
     DNHYPER      - Gives Steroids
     DNSCOTTY#**  - Warps to a level
                              (Replace # with the episode number and the two * with
                               the level number, e.g. DNSCOTTY203 takes you to Episode 2, level 3)
     DNMONSTERS   - Toggles monsters on/off
     DNCASHMAN    - When the Open button is pressed, money is thrown out (Duke is damn rich!)
     DNVIEW       - Same as pressing F7
     DNRATE       - Shows the Frames Per Second (FPS)
     DNDEBUG      - Shows some debugging information
     DNSKILL#     - Changes the skill level to whatever you input for # (enter 0 for no monsters)
     DNBETA       - Displays the message "Pirates Suck!"
     DNTODD       - Displays the message "Register Cosmo"
     DNALLEN      - Displays the message "Buy Major Stryker"
     DNCOORDS     - Displays your coordinates
     DNSHOWMAP    - Displays the entire map
     DNCLIP       - Toggles Clipping Mode
                              (If you walk into empty space, such as inside walls, you die.)
                              (In versions 1.4/1.5, walking into empty space will not kill you.)
     DNUNLOCK     - Unlocks all doors and opens those that are not locked

Note that cheats are disabled on the hardest difficulty, "Damn I'm Good." However, it is possible to use god mode in this skill level; this is done by enabling the cheat at a lower difficulty level, and then switching to "Damn I'm Good," either by starting a new game or with the "dnskill#" cheat.

The "dnclip" cheat can occasionally cause the game to crash, especially when the player walks through undefined areas. However, using the cheat during automap mode seems to prevent this from happening.

In addition, entering these cheats may also activate items you are using.

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

During gameplay, press the ` key (top left of keyboard) and type in the following codes:

     camera camera           - Camera can freely explore the level
     camera player           - Focuses the camera on the player
     toggle g_debug          - Toggles Debug mode
     r_stats                 - Display game statistics
     give life               - Gives an extra life
     give nuke               - Gives 10 nukes
     give all                - Gives all weapons (except X-3000), key cards, 100 ego, maximum ammo, and rescues the level's babe
     give forcefield         - Gives forcefield (meter still decreases).
     give jetpack            - Gives Jetpack (meter still decreases).
     give keys               - Gives keycard
     give Ammo               - Gives maximum ammo (as much as is currently allowed - collecting sets of Nukes still increases the amount you can carry)
     give secret             - Gives 1 Nuke secret.  It is possible to get more than 10 Nukes in a level this way (but collecting more than 10 has no effect)
     give health             - Gives 100 EGO
     give bomb               - Assumes the level's babe has been rescued (but doesn't visibly free her - subsequently freeing her will do nothing except give 20 EGO)
     g_p_god                 - Activates God mode
     pause                   - Pauses the game
     kill                    - Kills the player
     g_map_info              - Toggles the map info

During gameplay, press the ` key to bring up the console. Then type "exec cheats.cfg" (without the quote marks). Then, during gameplay, press the following keys:

     L                       - Gives 1 extra life
     H                       - Gives full ammo for all weapons
     F                       - Gives forcefield
     G                       - Gives everything
     I                       - Gives invincibility
     J                       - Gives Jetpack
     P                       - Pauses the game
     K                       - Kills the player

Duke Nukem 64

At the start menu, enter the following codes:

     Left, Left, L, L, Right, Right, Left, Left                - Activate cheat mode (this allows you to enter the rest of these codes)
     R, R, R, R, R, R, R, Left                                 - Activates God mode
     L, Left-C, Left, R, Right-C, Right, Left, Left            - Removes all monsters from the game
     R, Right-C, Right, L, Left-C, Left, Right-C, Right        - Gives all items
     L, L, L, Right-C, Right, Left, Left, Left-C               - Level select
     Up, Up-C, Left, Right-C, Down, Down-C, Right, Left-C      - All the above cheats

Duke Nukem (GBC)

At the title screen, enter the following codes:

      Enter UP,DOWN,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT,LEFT,UP,UP - Invincibility mode (best done before doing the level select).
      Enter LEFT,RIGHT,UP,UP,DOWN,UP,RIGHT,LEFT - Level Select.


Duke Nukem Forever

Using Flawless Widescreen, enable the Log console after launching the game (don't put FlawlessWs.exe in the same directory as DukeForever.exe). Type the following commands in the log window:

OPEN [Map Name] - Load a different map. See Duke Nukem Forever#Maps for a list of maps. If the game is stuck, this will usually get it unstuck.
STAT - Gives statistics about engine variables
MEMSTAT - Gives memory statistics
OBJ CLASSES - List classes loaded
OBJ LIST CLASS=<objectclass> - List all objects belonging to the class (if the class isn't specified, lists ALL objects)
OBJ DEPENDENCIES PACKAGE=<package> - Show dependencies of the package (e.g. Engine package)
FLUSH - Crashes game
SAVEGAME - Saves the game (does not work, no CPS file is created)
EXIT - Force close the game

SET Commands

set <class> <property> <number/text/we> - changes settings of a class. Property can be e.g. "health". Example: "set pigcop_grunt health 1" makes all pigcop_grunt in current map health 1. These commands do not persist through map loads.
set engine.playerpawn binfiniteammo true - infinite ammo to all weapons (including weapons that overheat, like turrets, as well as HoloDuke, pipe bombs, trip mines, beer, and steroids)
set Engine.PlayerPawn bGodMode true - Infinite Health and Breath (can still die by crushing and falling out of bounds)
set dngame.playerpawn vehiclepov vpov_firstperson - Change vehicles to First Person View
set dngame.playerpawn bbehindview <true/false> - Change view from third-person to first-person
set dnGame.<Weapon to Change>Pickup InventoryType Class'dnGame.<Weapon You Want>' - Change all weapons from the first variable to be weapons of the second variable
e.g. set dnGame.DevastatorPickup InventoryType Class'dnGame.Nuke' - Change all Devastator pickups to Nuclear Missile Launchers

Valid weapon (and item) names:

Pistol
Pistol_Gold
Shotgun
MachineGun
EnforcerGun
Railgun
RPG
FreezeRay
Devastator
ATLaser
ATCaptainLaser
Nuke
TripMine
WallBomb
PipeBomb
Steroids
Holoduke
Jetpack (press J to activate)


Note: Check Here and Here for some more possible commands and variables.

Enabling SOS Console in-game

Once you have the Dev Log window open, type in the following command:

set input Tilde ShowControls | Type

Press the Tilde key in-game and you get access to the SOS console.

Codes exclusive to the Demo (not anymore, they work once you enable SOS console in full game)

set engine.playerpawn binstagib true - makes all weapons so powerful that they kill with one shot
set Engine.PlayerPawn bGhostMode true - Walk through walls and fly
set Engine.PlayerPawn DefaultFOV 120 - Change FOV

GOD - god mode
GHOST - noclip mode
FLY - fly mode (clipping)
WALK - walk mode (if ghosting or flying)
ALLAMMO - all weapons and items
PLAYERSONLY - freeze time or unfreeze it
SLOMO <0.1 - INF> - slow/fast motion time (1 = normal time)
BEHINDVIEW 1 - 3rd person view
BEHINDVIEW 0 - 1st person view
KILLALL <class> - destroys all these in a map (like "killall pigcop_grunt" makes all pigcop_grunt vanish)
KILLPAWNS - destroys all pawns (monsters, babes...)
OPEN <map name> - opens a map
SUMMON <class> - spawns something front of you
INVISIBLE - makes you invisible (NOT tested!)
AMPHIBIOUS - you cannot drown (NOT tested!)
SUICIDE - suicide yourself
FEIGNDEATH - fake death (NOT tested!)
PAUSE - pauses the game
PREFERENCES - opens up advanced options (NOT tested!)
ADD EGO - adds ego

List of summons (for SUMMON cheat, incomplete):

edf_grunt
assaulttrooper_grunt
pigcop_grunt
pigcop_dualpistol
pigcop_machinegun
pigcop_rpg
octababy
pregnator
cycloid
octabrain
biology_generic_poop_a
assaultcommander
enforcer
podgirl
podgirl_HolsomTwin
eggpod
Furniture_Generic_Chair_StripClub
electronics_generic_deskfan
bottles_generic_beerbrown
bottles_generic_champagne
dndecoration
lights_generic_studiospotlight
lights_generic_emergencylight_a
lights_generic_fluorescentlight_inceiling
signs_generic_wallhanging
aishield
rat
DUKECLONE
generalgraves

Continued:

milf

Stripper - Causes game to crash?

Game Save Editing

Editing save game files is possible for the Xbox 360 version of the game see Here, and should be possible with the PC version. Tools do not yet exist to do this.

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