Extra screen resolutions
Start the game with the "descent2 -superhires" command line. 1024x768 and 1280x1024 selections will appear on the screen resolutions menu.
Kill robots
Type "spaniard" during game play to kill all robots in the mine. Repeat this code to kill the Boss robot (or Guide-Bot if no Boss is present). Repeat this code again to kill the Guide-Bot.
Cheat mode
Enter the following codes during game play to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Enabling cheat mode will reset your score to 0 unless a new game is started or when the frame rate is displayed.
| All accessories | alifalafel |
| Fish-eye view | bittersweet |
| View John's head/Shrunken window | pigfarmer |
| Psycho Guide-Bot | gowingnut |
| Crash into robots with one hit | godzilla |
| Level select (1-24) | freespace |
| Homing weapons | lpnlizard |
| Invincibility | almighty |
| Creates/Replaces the Guide-Bot | helpvishnu |
| Full Map | rockrgrl |
| God mode<SUP>1</SUP> | zingermans |
| All weapons<SUP>1</SUP> | eatangelos |
| All keys<SUP>1</SUP> | currygoat |
| All keys | oralgroove or algroove |
| Level warp<SUP>1</SUP> | whammazoom |
| Bouncing weapons<SUP>1</SUP> | ericaanne |
| Display framerate | frametime |
| Mechs destroy each other | silkwing |
| 1% shields and energy | gabbagabbahey |
| Wowie Zowie weapons<SUP>1</SUP> | motherlode |
| Wowie Zowie weapons | honestbob |
| Full map<SUP>1</SUP> | joshuaakira |
| Bouncing weapons | duddaboo |
| Underwater appearing walls | bittersweet |
| Shield at 27% | blueorb |
| Rapid fire | wildfire |
| Bosses do not shoot | imagespace |
| Destroy reactor | fopkjewa, delshiftb, or ahwlmbpf |
1. Enabling this code will leave shields and energy at 1%.