Natural Selection Cheats For PC

1. Debug Cheats

   NOTE: sv_cheats must be set to 1 in order for these cheats to work.

   Effect	Effect
   addcat x (where x is 1-4)	Adds a random upgrade category (1 is defense, 2 used to be offense, 3 is movement, 4 is sensory)
   tooltip lala	Adds a tooltip named ''lala''. It will translate this tooltip if found in titles.txt, if possible.
   bigdig	All buildings are built instantly, doesn't require manual building
   hightech	All research happens nearly instantly
   spawnhive	As an alien, creates a random new hive for your team
   killhive	As an alien, destroys a random hive addcat x - X where is 1-4. Adds a random upgrade
   assert	Causes NS to assert
   crash	Causes NS to crash.
   givexp 99999	CO maps only, gives you lvl 50
   attackcs	Does a little damage to one command station
   boxes	Draws boxes around all buildables (not sure if this still works). Effect goes away after a short time.
   stopcommandermode	Drops you out of command mode, useful when your mouse or the logout button stops working
   endgame	Ends the current game (as a victory for team one). You can also type ''endgame 1'' for the same effect. If you type ''endgame 2'', it will be a victory for team 2.
   buildminimap	Generates a new minimap. Very CPU intensive. Saved in the ns/sprites/minimaps directory.
   alert	Generates a random alert.
   giveupgrade x	Gives an upgrade. 20-22 are the marine armor upgrades, 23-25 are the marine damage upgrades, 28 is jetpacks, 29 is power armor, 31 is faster reinforcements, 33 is motion-tracking, 26 is siege, 27 is stimpack, 30 is distress beacon
   give item_jetpack	Gives you a jetpack ('rines only of course)
   givepoints (bound to F11 by default)	Gives you some points
   web	Gives you the effects of having just touched one web. Use multiple times to simulate touching multiple webs.
   killcs	Kills all command stations.
   killall	Kills all players in the game with your current weapon (won't kill teammates unless FF is on via tournament mode)
   removeupgrade x	Like giveupgrade but removes one.
   listps	Lists all particle systems in NS and in the map
   redeem	Makes it easier to test redemption
   paralyze	Paralyzes self (like level 5 ability)
   parasite	Parasites self (no damage)
   testevent	Plays a ''you just got points for killing the enemy event'', for testing where the commander can see events (he can't sometimes, when hovering over the void, or inside geometry)
   removecat x	Removes a random upgrade category
   getnumplayers	Reports the current number of human players
   clientrun <name>	Runs a client-side script.
   run <name>	Runs a server-side script. Ignore this until scripting is more in place.
   deathmessage <weaponname>	Sends test death message to all. Example: ''deathmessage machinegun'', ''deathmessage bitegun''
   setgamma x	Sets the current env_gamma level, where x is a number from 1.0 to 2.0. This affects all players.
   setskin x	Sets the players skin (0 for white marine, 1 for black marine)
   give team_x	Spawns a structure, though I don't know how to make them build (Maybe with bigdig active) (Examples: hive, armory, turretfactory)
   give weapon_x	Spawns a weapon or ability (depending on your team) (Examples: grenadegun, heavymachinegun, devour, blink)
   startgame	Starts game immediately
   startcommandermode	Teleports you near the first command station it finds and starts commander mode. This will sometimes teleport you inside geometry.
   invul	Toggles invulnerability for yourself.
   overflow	Tries to overflow player.
   setculldistance x	Used by mappers to find the minimum culling distance needed for commander mode on their maps.
   editps <name>	Used to edit a particle system
   orderself	When commanding and giving orders, this will give the orders to yourself, so you can logout and see how they look on the HUD. (cannot be turned off)

   Contributed by: pikachu1221, Mrperson13989 

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