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Cheat Codes

Codes

Similar to H3, VCMI provides cheat codes to make testing game more convenient.

To use cheat code, press Tab key or click/tap on status bar to open game chat and enter code. Most cheat codes have several alternative names, including name of this cheat code in H3:SoD, H3:AB and H3:RoE

Spells

  • nwcthereisnospoon, nwcmidichlorians, nwctim, vcmiistari or vcmispells - give a spell book, all spells and 999 mana to currently selected hero. Also allows casting spell up to 100 times per combat round

Secondary Skills

  • vcmiskill <skillID> <mastery> - give a secondary skill to currently selected hero

Examples:

  • vcmiskill learning - give expert level learning skill
  • vcmiskill leadership 2 - give advanced level leadership skill
  • vcmiskill wisdom 0 - remove wisdom skill
  • vcmiskill every - give all skills on expert level
  • vcmiskill every 0 - remove all skills

Army

  • nwctrinity, nwcpadme, nwcavertingoureyes, vcmiainur or vcmiarchangel - give 5 Archangels in every empty slot (to currently selected hero)
  • nwcagents, nwcdarthmaul, nwcfleshwound or vcmiangband or vcmiblackknight - give 10 black knight in every empty slot
  • vcmiglaurung or vcmicrystal - give 5000 crystal dragons in every empty slot
  • vcmiazure - give 5000 azure dragons in every empty slot

  • vcmifaerie - give 5000 faerie dragons in every empty slot

  • Alternative usage: vcmiarmy <creatureID> <amount>

Gives specific creature in every slot, with optional amount. Examples:

  • vcmiarmy imp - give 5, 50, 500... 500k imps in every free slot
  • vcmiarmy grandElf 100 - gives 100 grand elves in every free slot

Town buildings

  • nwczion, nwccoruscant, nwconlyamodel, vcmiarmenelos or vcmibuild - build all buildings in currently selected town

Artifacts

  • nwclotsofguns, nwcr2d2, nwcantioch, vcminoldor or vcmimachines - give ballista, ammo cart and first aid tent
  • vcmiforgeofnoldorking or vcmiartifacts - give all artifacts, except spell book, spell scrolls and war machines. Artifacts added via mods included
  • vcmiscrolls - give spell scrolls for every possible spells

Movement points

  • nwcnebuchadnezzar, nwcpodracer, nwccoconuts, vcminahar or vcmimove - give unlimited (or specified amount of) movement points and free ship boarding
  • Alternative usage: vcmimove <amount> - gives specified amount of movement points

Resources

  • nwctheconstruct, nwcwatto, nwcshrubbery, vcmiformenos or vcmiresources - give resources (100000 gold, 100 of wood, ore and rare resources)
  • Alternative usage: vcmiresources <amount> - gives specified amount of all resources and x1000 of gold

Fog of War

  • nwcwhatisthematrix, nwcrevealourselves, nwcgeneraldirection, vcmieagles or vcmimap - reveal Fog of War
  • nwcignoranceisbliss, vcmiungoliant or vcmihidemap - conceal Fog of War

Experience

  • nwcneo, nwcquigon, nwcigotbetter, vcmiglorfindel or vcmilevel - advances currently selected hero to the next level

  • Alternative usage: vcmilevel <amount> - advances hero by specified number of levels

  • vcmiolorin or vcmiexp - gives selected hero 10000 experience

  • Alternative usage: vcmiexp <amount> - gives selected hero specified amount of experience

Luck and morale

  • nwcfollowthewhiterabbit, nwccastleanthrax or vcmiluck - the currently selected hero permanently gains maximum luck
  • nwcmorpheus, nwcmuchrejoicing or vcmimorale - the currently selected hero permanently gains maximum morale

Puzzle map

  • nwcoracle, nwcprophecy, nwcalreadygotone or vcmiobelisk - reveals the puzzle map

Finishing the game

  • nwcredpill, nwctrojanrabbit, vcmisilmaril or vcmiwin - player wins
  • nwcbluepill, nwcsirrobin, vcmimelkor or vcmilose - player loses

Misc

  • nwctheone or vcmigod - reveals the whole map, gives 5 archangels in each empty slot, unlimited movement points and permanent flight
  • nwcphisherprice or vcmicolor - change game color palette to Heroes II like until game restart
  • vcmigray - change game color palette to grayscale until game restart

Using cheat codes on other players

By default, all cheat codes apply to current player. Alternatively, it is possible to specify player that you want to target:

  • Specific players: red/blue/green...
  • Only AI players: ai
  • All players: all

Examples

  • vcmieagles blue - reveal FoW only for blue player
  • vcmieagles ai - reveal FoW only for AI players
  • vcmieagles all - reveal FoW for all players on map
  • vcminahar ai - give 1000000 movement points to each hero of every AI player

Multiplayer chat commands

Following commands can be used in multiplayer only by host player to control the session:

  • !exit - finish the game
  • !save <filename> - save the game into the specified file
  • !kick red/blue/tan/green/orange/purple/teal/pink - kick player of specified color from the game
  • !kick 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 - kick player of specified ID from the game (zero indexed!) (0: red, 1: blue, tan: 2, green: 3, orange: 4, purple: 5, teal: 6, pink: 7)

Following commands can be used by any player in multiplayer:

  • !help - displays in-game list of available commands
  • !cheaters - lists players that have entered cheat at any point of the game
  • !vote - initiates voting to change one of the possible options:
  • !vote simturns allow X - allow simultaneous turns for specified number of days, or until contact
  • !vote simturns force X - force simultaneous turns for specified number of days, blocking player contacts
  • !vote simturns abort - abort simultaneous turns once this turn ends
  • !vote timer prolong X - prolong base timer for all players by specified number of seconds

Client Commands

Client commands are set of predefined commands that are supported by VCMI, but unlike cheats they perform utility actions that do not alter state of the gameplay. As of release 1.2 client commands can work by typing them in-game like cheats, preceded by symbol / (for example /controlai blue)

Alternative way, the only one working for older releases is typing them in console: Console is separated from game window on desktop versions of VCMI Client. Windows builds of VCMI run separate console window by default, on other platforms you can access it by running VCMI Client from command line.

Below a list of supported commands, with their arguments wrapped in <>

Game Commands

  • die, fool - quits game
  • save <filename> - saves game in given file (at the moment doesn't work)
  • mp - on adventure map with a hero selected, shows heroes current movement points, max movement points on land and on water
  • bonuses - shows bonuses of currently selected adventure map object

Extract commands

  • translate - save game texts into json files
  • translate missing - save untranslated game texts into json files
  • translate maps - save map and campaign texts into json files
  • get config - save game objects data into json files
  • get scripts - dumps lua script stuff into files (currently inactive due to scripting disabled for default builds)
  • get txt - save game texts into .txt files matching original heroes 3 files
  • def2bmp <.def file name> - extract .def animation as BMP files
  • extract <relative file path> - export file into directory used by other extraction commands
  • generate assets - generate all assets at once

AI commands

  • setBattleAI <ai name> - change battle AI used by neutral creatures to the one specified, persists through game quit
  • gosolo - AI takes over until the end of turn (unlike original H3 currently causes AI to take over until typed again)
  • controlai <[red][blue][tan][green][orange][purple][teal][pink]> - gives you control over specified AI player. If none is specified gives you control over all AI players
  • autoskip - Toggles autoskip mode on and off. In this mode, player turns are automatically skipped and only AI moves. However, GUI is still present and allows to observe AI moves. After this option is activated, you need to end first turn manually. Press [Shift] before your turn starts to not skip it

Settings

  • set <command> <on/off> - sets special temporary settings that reset on game quit. Below some of the most notable commands:
  • autoskip - identical to autoskip option
  • onlyAI - run without human player, all players will be default AI
  • headless - run without GUI, implies onlyAI is set
  • showGrid - display a square grid overlay on top of adventure map
  • showBlocked - show blocked tiles on map
  • showVisitable - show visitable tiles on map
  • hideSystemMessages - suppress server messages in chat
  • antilag - toggles network lag compensation in multiplayer on or off

Developer Commands

  • crash - force a game crash. It is sometimes useful to generate memory dump file in certain situations, for example game freeze
  • gui - displays tree view of currently present VCMI common GUI elements
  • activate <0/1/2> - activate game windows (no current use, apparently broken long ago)
  • redraw - force full graphical redraw
  • screen - show value of screenBuf variable, which prints "screen" when adventure map has current focus, "screen2" otherwise, and dumps values of both screen surfaces to .bmp files
  • tell hs <hero ID> <artifact slot ID> - write what artifact is present on artifact slot with specified ID for hero with specified ID. (must be called during gameplay)