Wolf3d cheat codes

[Ash4ash]

Are there any cheat codes that change the level that work in ecwolf?

Edited July 1, 2023 by Ash4ash

[Jello]

Well, just searching quickly I found this from the Steam forums:

 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=150838966

 

You need to create a shortcut to ecwolf.exe, and change the parameters and add -goobers to it. So mine looks like this: "C:\GOG\Wolfenstein 3D\ecwolf.exe" -goobers

And then enable debug mode in game by pressing Left Shift Alt and Backspace at the same time once you've started playing an episode. Then you can press Tab and a bunch of other keys to have different effects in game:

 

Tab + B - Select a border color.
Tab + C - Statistics
Tab + E - Automatically complete the current level.
Tab + F - Position Info
Tab + G - God mode
Tab + H - Hurt Yourself
Tab + I - Free Items!
Tab + M - Memory map
Tab + O - Map of level (Prototypes only.)
Tab + Q - Quit the game entirely.
Tab + S - Slow Motion
Tab + T - Debug Information.
Tab + V - Add extra VBLs, or Vertical Blinking Signals.
Tab + W - Level Warp! Warp anywhere between levels in the episode you're in.
Tab + X - Extra Stuff. Doesn't have any noticeable effects.

 

So yeah, Tab + W allows you to warp to any level. Originally I thought it only for the episode you were in, but it's any level you want, in numerical order. So if you want to skip to the first level of the second episode, you would type 11. You'll have to change the automap key to something else if it's bound to tab, because then they won't work. But if you bind it to something like "m", then the codes work fine.

Edited July 1, 2023 by Jello

[FecalMystAche]

ECWolf may have the goobers command active by default IIRC, but if not then you could make a batch file or edit the program parameters to include -goobers. You just need to press Shift, Alt, and Backspace to enable “debug mode” and then you input any of the commands Jello mentioned. Spear of Destiny the parameter is -debugmode instead of -goobers. 
 

The other cheat codes that don’t require the above:

-In Wolf 3d and SOD: Hold down I-L-M keys to get full health, ammo, and keys. You will lose your score and the par time timer will have 10 minutes added to it as penalty. 
-In Wolf 3D and SOD: hold down T-A-B to get a secret message.

-In Spear of Destiny specifically: Tab + G + F10 gives you God mode. 

Edited July 1, 2023 by FecalMystAche

[BGreener]

I got hooked into some Wolf3D not long ago myself, it’s been a surprising amount of fun. I can’t for the life of me change the border color though, is there a color guide?

[FecalMystAche]

2 hours ago, BGreener said:

I got hooked into some Wolf3D not long ago myself, it’s been a surprising amount of fun. I can’t for the life of me change the border color though, is there a color guide?

Tab + B, then enter a number from 0-56. Anything higher than 56 will go back to the default color. There's a vast assortment of colors between those numbers.

Edited July 1, 2023 by FecalMystAche

[Jello]

17 hours ago, FecalMystAche said:

ECWolf may have the goobers command active by default IIRC, but if not then you could make a batch file or edit the program parameters to include -goobers. You just need to press Shift, Alt, and Backspace to enable “debug mode” and then you input any of the commands Jello mentioned. Spear of Destiny the parameter is -debugmode instead of -goobers. 

Yeah I just tried it and I guess you don't need to add -goobers or -debugmode if you're using ECWolf, just launch the game as usual and press shift alt and backspace and debug mode turns on. Neat.

 

11 hours ago, FecalMystAche said:

Tab + B, then enter a number from 0-56. Anything higher than 56 will go back to the default color. There's a vast assortment of colors between those numbers.

It's odd, I'm in the same boat as BGreener here. I can enter in values 'til the cows come home but it doesn't change it from the default. Does it actually work for you when you do it?

[FecalMystAche]

I can confirm the border cheat works in DOS and SDL, perhaps it doesn’t work with ECWolf then?

[Ash4ash]

also how do i get to any level after 9 in doom 0.5? there is no 10, 11, or 12 key

[Blzut3]

On 7/2/2023 at 12:54 AM, Jello said:

It's odd, I'm in the same boat as BGreener here. I can enter in values 'til the cows come home but it doesn't change it from the default. Does it actually work for you when you do it?

For ECWolf you enter any texture name and it will change the fill when the screen size is reduced.  Hex color codes can be used as textures in ECWolf prefixed by '#' so "#RRGGBB".  In vanilla the code probably seems like it does nothing since it changes the VGA border and emulators typically crop that out.  Reflection Wolf3D actually does have a 4:3+porch scale mode to show this.

[Master O]

On 7/1/2023 at 12:59 AM, Ash4ash said:

Are there any cheat codes that change the level that work in ecwolf?

 

If you want to change the level that you start on before running ECWolf, there are Commandline Parameters you can start ECWolf with:

--data wl6 [Loads Wolfenstein 3D]
--data sod [Loads Spear of Destiny]
--data sd2 [Loads Spear of Destiny: Return to Danger]
--data sd3 [Loads Spear of Destiny: Ultimate Challenge]
--data n3d [Loads Super 3-D Noah's Ark] [Note: This game works best in ECWolf, not LZWolf]
--nowait [Skips intro screens in Wolf 3D, Spear of Destiny and its 2 mission packs]
--tedlevel mapxx [xx stands for map number, i.e. map01, map02, map03, etc]

Use any one of the above --data parameters combined with --tedlevel in order to start in a specific game on a specific level. You can also further combine any one of the game difficulty parameters listed below with --data and --tedlevel as well.

Special Note for Linux Users: Linux and all its derivatives are case-sensitive, so you must type the filenames and file extensions exactly as they appear in Linux, or else the game will not run. For example: If you are using the --data commandline switch, you would type WL6, SOD, SD2, SD3, or N3D all in caps.

ECWolf Commandline Parameters for Setting Game Difficulty:

--baby
--easy
--normal
--hard

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/436615/how-to-create-desktop-shortcuts-on-windows-10-the-easy-way/

 

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/shortcut-arguments-parameters-windows/

All commandline parameters listed above also work in LZWolf.

Edited July 4, 2023 by Master O

[Dark Pulse]

On 7/2/2023 at 11:14 AM, Ash4ash said:

also how do i get to any level after 9 in doom 0.5? there is no 10, 11, or 12 key

+ and - also select levels in the menu.

 

You can also press C then ~ in-game to immediately exit the level and move on to the next one.

Edited July 4, 2023 by Dark Pulse