Cheats.tbl

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List of Tables and related code files
* Notes Modular Tables
** Notes tables which only use modular tables
Ai.tbl* /ai/aicode.cpp
Ai_profiles.tbl* /ai/ai_profiles.cpp
Animation.tbl** /model/modelanimation.cpp
Armor.tbl* /ship/ship.cpp
Asteroid.tbl* /asteroid/asteroid.cpp
Autopilot.tbl* /autopilot/autopilot.cpp
Cheats.tbl* /cheats_table/cheats_table.cpp
Colors.tbl* /globalincs/alphacolors.cpp
Curves.tbl* /math/curves.cpp
Controlconfigdefaults.tbl /controlconfig/controlsconfigcommon.cpp
Credits.tbl* /menuui/credits.cpp
Cutscenes.tbl* /cutscene/cutscenes.cpp
Decals.tbl** /decals/decals.cpp
Fireball.tbl* /fireball/fireballs.cpp
Fonts.tbl* /graphics/font.cpp
Game_settings.tbl* /mod_table/mod_table.cpp
Glowpoints.tbl* /model/modelread.cpp
Help.tbl* /gamehelp/contexthelp.cpp
Hud_gauges.tbl* /hud/hudparse.cpp
Icons.tbl* /mission/missionbriefcommon.cpp
Iff_defs.tbl* /iff_defs/iff_defs.cpp
Lighting_Profiles.tbl* /lighting/lighting_profiles.cpp
Lightning.tbl* /nebula/neblightning.cpp
Mainhall.tbl* /menuui/mainhallmenu.cpp
Medals.tbl* /stats/medals.cpp
Messages.tbl* /mission/missionmessage.cpp
Mflash.tbl* /weapon/muzzleflash.cpp
Music.tbl* /gamesnd/eventmusic.cpp
Nebula.tbl* /nebula/neb.cpp
Objecttypes.tbl* /ship/ship.cpp
Options.tbl* Not In Codebase
Particle effects(-part.tbm)** /particle/effects...
Post_processing.tbl /graphics/gropenglpostprocessing.cpp
Rank.tbl* /stats/scoring.cpp
Scpui.tbl* Not In Codebase
Scripting.tbl* /parse/scripting.cpp
Ships.tbl* /ship/ship.cpp
Sexps.tbl** /parse/sexp/sexp_lookup.cpp
Sounds.tbl* /gamesnd/gamesnd.cpp
Species_defs.tbl* /species_defs/species_defs.cpp
Species.tbl* /menuui/techmenu.cpp
Ssm.tbl* /hud/hudartillery.cpp
Stars.tbl* /starfield/starfield.cpp
Strings.tbl* /localization/localize.cpp
Tips.tbl* /menuui/playermenu.cpp
Traitor.tbl* /stats/scoring.cpp
Tstrings.tbl* /localization/localize.cpp
Virtual_pofs.tbl* /model/modelreplace.cpp
Weapon_expl.tbl* /weapon/weapons.cpp
Weapons.tbl* /weapon/weapons.cpp

The cheats.tbl is used to define the in-mission cheats for a mod. This table is not found in the retail game.

This table is one of the Modular Tables and can be extended with xxx-cht.tbm

General Structure

  • Table consists of cheats section
  • Starts with #CUSTOM CHEATS
  • Ends with #END


$Cheat:

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • Begin a cheat definition

+Code:

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • Defines the text that must be typed to activate the cheat.
  • Limited to 17 characters
  • Syntax: String

+Message:

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • Defines the message that will be sent when the cheat is actiavted.
  • Syntax: String

+Require Cheats:

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • Defines whether or not cheats must be activated with WWW.FREESPACE2.COM first in order to use this cheat.
  • Syntax: Boolean

+Spawn ship

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • Specifies if this cheat spawns a ship.
  • If specified, then the following two fields are required.


+Name

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • The name the spawned ship will be given.
  • Syntax: String


+Class

FS2 Open, 23.0:
  • The class of ship to spawn. Must match a ship from ships.tbl.
  • Syntax: String


Example

This is the built-in table that can be overridden with cheats.tbl or added to with -cht.tbm

#CUSTOM CHEATS

$Cheat:
   +Code: arrrrwalktheplank
   +Message: Walk the plank
   +SpawnShip: 
      +Name: Volition Bravos
      +Class: Volition Bravos

#END