Homeworld Cheats

Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat function:
Result
Command Line Parameter
Enable debug mode /debug
Disable int 3 after fatal error /nodebugInt
Disable galaxy backgrounds /noBG
Disable default CPU players /noCompPlayer
Disable tactics /notactics
Disables retreat tactics /noretreat
Disable FMV sequences /disableAVI
Fatal errors do not generate int 3 before exiting /nodebugInt
Sets global memory heap size /heap
Sets path to search for opening files /prepath
Sets path to CD-ROM /CDpath
Press [F11] to toggle free mouse movement /freemouse
Do not use anything from bigfile(s) /ignoreBigfiles
Create log of data files loaded /logFileLoads
Do not use KNI even if support is detected /disableKatmai
Force usage of KNI even if determined to be unavailable /forceKatmai
Turn all sound effects off /noSound
Turn all speech off /noSpeech
swap the left and right audio channels /reverseStereo
Force mixer to write to Waveout /waveout
Force mixer to write to DirectSound driver /dsound
Disable bi-linear filtering of textures /noFilter
Do not use polygon smoothing /noSmooth
Do not load textures /nilTexture
Turn off front end textures /NoFETextures
Enable stipple alpha (software renderer) /stipple
Disable ship damage effects /noShowDamage
Reset rendering system to defaults at startup /sw
Display fullscreen with software renderer (default) /fullscreen
Display in a window /window
No border on window /noBorder
640x480 resolution (default) /640
800x600 resolution /800
1024x768 resolution /1024
1280x1024 resolution /1280
1600x1200 resolution /1600
16 bit color /d16
24 bit color /d24
32 bit color /d32
Try 24 bit modes before 15/16 bit /truecolor
Use slow screen blits /slowBlits
Select an rGL device by name (sw, fx, d3d) /device
Select default OpenGL as renderer /gl
Select Direct3D as renderer /d3d
Disable usage of OpenGL perspective correction hints /nohint
No pausing with [Alt] + [Tab] /noPause
No minimize with [Alt] + [Tab] /noMinimize
Show dock lines /dockLines
Show gun lines /gunLines
Show light lines in debug mode /lightLines
Render bounding bowties on the ships /boxes
Enable text feedback in game commands /textFeedback
Enable AI Player logging /aiplayerLog
CPU players are deterministic /determCompPlayer
Enable gathering of stats /gatherStats
Turn off captaincy log file /captaincyLogOff
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Start the game using 1 of the command line switches below. Example of use is c:homeworldhomeworld.exe /noBG

/debug Debug Mode
/noBG No Galaxy Backgrounds
/noCompPlayer No Default Computer Players
/notactics Turn Off Tactics
/noretreat Turn Off'Retreat' Feature of Tactics
/disableAVI Turn Off Movies

DEBUGGING OPTIONS
/debug - Enable debug window.
/nodebugInt - Fatal errors don't genereate an int 3 before exiting.

SYSTEM OPTIONS
/heap - Sets size of global memory heap to [n].
/prepath - Sets path to search for opening files.
/CDpath - Sets path to CD-ROM in case of ambiguity.
/freemouse - Mouse free to move about entire screen at startup. Use F11 to toggle during play.
/ignoreBigfiles - don't use anything from bigfile(s)
/logFileLoads - create log of data files loaded

PROCESSOR OPTIONS
/disableKatmai - don't use KNI even if support is detected.
/forceKatmai - force usage of KNI even if determined to be unavailable.

SOUND OPTIONS
/noSound - turn all sound effects off.
/noSpeech - turn all speech off.
/reverseStereo - swap the left and right audio channels.
/waveout - forces mixer to write to Waveout even if a DirectSound supported object is available.
/dsound - forces mixer to write to DirectSound driver, even if driver reports not certified.

DETAIL OPTIONS
/noBG - disable display of galaxy backgrounds.
/noFilter - disable bi-linear filtering of textures.
/noSmooth - do not use polygon smoothing.
/nilTexture - don't ever load textures at all.
/NoFETextures - turns off front end textures
/stipple - enable stipple alpha (software renderer).
/noShowDamage - Disables showing ship damage effects.

VIDEO MODE OPTIONS
/sw - reset rendering system to defaults at startup.
/fullscreen - display fullscreen with software renderer (default).
/window - display in a window.
/noBorder - no border on window.
/640 - run at 640x480 resolution (default).
/800 - run at 800x600 resolution.
/1024 - run at 1024x768 resolution.
/1280 - run at 1280x1024 resolution.
/1600 - run at 1600x1200 resolution.
/d16 - run in 16 bits of colour.
/d24 - run in 24 bits of colour.
/d32 - run in 32 bits of colour.
/truecolor - try 24bit modes before 15/16bit.
/slowBlits - use slow screen blits if the default is buggy.
/device - select an rGL device by name, eg. sw, fx, d3d.
/gl - select default OpenGL as renderer.
/d3d - select Direct3D as renderer.
/nohint - disable usage of OpenGL perspective correction hints.
/noPause... 

Note: This procedure involves editing a game file;
create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text
editor to edit the singleplayer.script SCRIPT file in the game
folder. Look for the line similar to "SINGLEPLAYER_STARTINGRUS*space
space space space* 750. Delete the "750" and replace
it with four to eight number "9"s. You will get a large
amount of Rus. If this value is too large, you will go into debt
as it will become a negative value in the game. Also, you have
to start the game over to get it to work; it cannot be used with
saved games. A pre-modified version of the script can be downloaded
here.