Primary Collection of Cheats
Cheat Mode
Many of the cheats in StarTopia need to use the right shift key. The right shift key is normally used in the game for camera movement so the first thing you need to do is enable it's use for cheats.
Enable Cheats
Hold Down the [F11] key and type RSHIFT if you have been successful a random message from VAL will drop down - This means you can now use the right shift key while cheating.
Speed the game up
Hold down [F11] and type RSHIFTSPEEDUP (a VAL message will drop down once you have typed RSHIFT and another one when you finish typing SPEEDUP. What does it do: If you hold down the right shift key and press the ">" key the game will speed up, the longer you hold it down the faster it goes.
Others are... RSHIFT then:
> - Speed up
< - Slow down
L - reset to normal speed
: - ...
Enable Scuzzer Cam
Hold down [F11] and type RSHIFTSCUZZERCAM (a VAL message will drop down once you have typed RSHIFT and another one when you finish typing SCUZZERCAM. What does it do: puts you in peep cam mode on each of your scuzzers in turn and allows you to flip through them
Hold RSHIFT then
NP_7 - forward
NP_8 - backward
NP means number pad (the square of numerical keys over on the right of a standard keyboard). When you use them the NumLock must be off.
Enable Speccy effect
Hold [F11] & type CLIVEROOLZ.
Once - traditional 256x192 pixel Spectrum mode.
Twice - high-res Spectrum mode (i.e. using whatever rez you chose).
Thrice - back to normal.
Cartoonish Items
Hold [F11] and type [TOMFDIGSMANGA].
New Effect
Hold [F11] and type BANGUNSNOTGAMES. Repeat the code to toggle the effect on and off. Looks particularly good on the Bio Deck but I'll let you discover that on your own machine.
Bio-Deck Plants (Growing Hints)
Pinecale - Low Temperature, Low Moisture. Produces industrial materials and alien artefacts.
Willonidia - Low Temperature, Medium Moisture. Produces black market goods and food.
TreeLTHM - Ashvella - Low Temperature, High Moisture. Produces medical supplies and industrial materials.
Mopani - Medium Temperature, Low Moisture. Produces industrial materials and food.
Elderbaran - Medium Temperature, Medium Moisture. Produces medical supplies and industrial materials.
Mangotana - Medium Temperature, High Moisture. Produces industrial materials and food.
Eucalymus - Hot Temperature, Low Moisture. Produces medical supplies and food.
Amadinka - Hot temperature, Medium Moisture. Produces industrial materials and food.
Ebonicle - Hot Temperature, High Moisture. Produces food and luxury items.
Frostarian Snapper - Low Temperature, Low Moisture Produces alien artefacts.
Palabast - Low Temperature, Medium Moisture. Produces luxury items.
Iciqueue - Low Temperature, High Moisture. Produces medical supplies.
Drickling - Medium Temperature, Low Moisture. Produces food.
Lillith - Medium Temperature, Medium Moisture. Produces luxury items.
Succulus - Medium Temperature, High Moisture. Produces black market goods.
Cactoidal - Hot Temperature, Low Moisture. Produces Industrial materials.
Krans - Hot temperature, Medium Moisture. Produces black market goods.
Bazack - Hot Temperature, High Moisture. Produces food.
Hex Cheats
Select All Missions
In order to be able to select all missions, open the profile file (\Startopia\Profiles\Name\[player name].stq) in a hex editor and change the byte at 0000015E into 09. NOTE: Backup .stq file first!