I've been looking around for information via Google on how to activate debug mode (in general) on games
and to my surprise, there really isn't any. Most of what is out there is references to existing features in games,
not how to open up these treasure troves of features. Even searching here, couldn't find much.
I do have a game in mind, Tachyon the Fringe, where we have a majority of the files opened up, and there
are key chart listings that mention a multitude of debug features. But no clues on how to get it running.
DEBUG_CAMERA = "DEBUG_CAMERA";
DEBUG_DCB = "DEBUG_DCB";
DEBUG_F10_MODE = "DEBUG_F10_MODE";
DEBUG_FLIGHTGROUP = "DEBUG_FLIGHTGROUP";
DEBUG_FLUSH_TEXTURES = "DEBUG_FLUSH_TEXTURES";
DEBUG_GATE_ANIM = "DEBUG_GATE_ANIM";
DEBUG_GATE_PILOT = "DEBUG_GATE_PILOT";
DEBUG_HW3D = "DEBUG_HW3D";
DEBUG_MISSION_WIN = "DEBUG_MISSION_WIN";
DEBUG_NEXT = "DEBUG_NEXT";
DEBUG_OBJECT = "DEBUG_OBJECT";
DEBUG_PREV = "DEBUG_PREV";
DEBUG_QUADRANT = "DEBUG_QUADRANT";
DEBUG_SCENE = "DEBUG_SCENE";
DEBUG_SERVER = "DEBUG_SERVER";
DEBUG_SHIP = "DEBUG_SHIP";
DEBUG_SHOW = "DEBUG_SHOW";
DEBUG_SHOW_COLLIDE = "DEBUG_SHOW_COLLIDE";
DEBUG_SOUND = "DEBUG_SOUND";
DEBUG_SOUND_3D = "DEBUG_SOUND_3D";
DEBUG_SPEED_GAME = "DEBUG_SPEED_GAME";
DEBUG_SPEED_SCENE = "DEBUG_SPEED_SCENE";
DEBUG_TRIGGER = "DEBUG_TRIGGER";
DEBUG__MISSION_LOSE = "DEBUG__MISSION_LOSE";
EDITCAM_MARK_POSITION = "EDITCAM_MARK_POSITION";
Yes I've tried the F10 and F11 mentioned above.ACTION = DEBUG_MISSION_WIN,NONE,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG__MISSION_LOSE,NONE,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_CAMERA,X,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SCENE,P,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SHOW,F5,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_F10_MODE,F10,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SPEED_SCENE,Tab,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SPEED_GAME,E,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SHOW_COLLIDE,F6,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_GATE_ANIM,C,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_FLUSH_TEXTURES,G,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SHIP,S,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_OBJECT,D,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_FLIGHTGROUP,F,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SOUND,S,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SOUND_3D,C,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_HW3D,S,CTRL_SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_NEXT,Comma,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_PREV,Period,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_PAGEDOWN,Page_Down,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_PAGEUP,Page_Up,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_DCB,O,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_SERVER,I,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_QUADRANT,Q,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_TRIGGER,T,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_GATE_PILOT,A,CTRL_SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = DEBUG_MUSIC,M,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = KILL_TARGET,Backspace,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_ESC,Esc,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_QUIT,F11,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_RED,R,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_RED,R,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_GREEN,G,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_GREEN,G,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_BLUE,B,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_BLUE,B,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_AMBIENT,A,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_AMBIENT,A,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_SELECT,F11,CTRL,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_YAW,Y,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_YAW,Y,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_PITCH,P,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_PITCH,P,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_LT_RED,1,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_LT_RED,1,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_LT_GREEN,2,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_LT_GREEN,2,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_LT_BLUE,3,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_LT_BLUE,3,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_GAMMA,4,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_GAMMA,4,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_INC_SAT,5,NONE,NONE,NONE
ACTION = ART_DEBUG_DEC_SAT,5,SHIFT,NONE,NONE
There is a in game cmd line entry field that's used for cheat codes primarily.
Haven't been able to find any combination of terms so far that do anything else.
So what are some ways of finding out how to activate debug mode in general, that I might try here?