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• Cheat Dialog

After applying "CheatCode = chipotle" in configuration-file, open console with ~ and use command "game.toggledebugmode".

With debugmode turned on you can press SHIFT+T to open CheatDialog to alter Gold and Technology.

• Debug Codes

Open the "civ4config" file found in your Sid Meire's Civilization IV install directory (Default is "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4") find "cheatmode = 0", change it to "cheatmode = chipotle". During any game, open the console by pressing the tilda key "~", and type in one of the following then pressing enter.

Code	Effect
Console.Clear	Clear the console
App.crash	Crashes game
Game.showWBPalette bool bCreate	Debugging
help	Displays all console codes
Console.History	Dump console command history
Game.AIPlay [turn #]	Forces AI to plat a certain number of turns
Profile.morphGlobe [integer]	Morph the globeview count times.
Profile.rebuildCity [x coordinate], [y coordinate], [integer]	Rebuild city indicated number of times
Profile.rebuildPlot [x coordinate], [y coordinate], [integer]	Rebuild plot indicated number of times
Graphics.ReBuildTerrain	Rebuilds terrain and lighting
Xml.reloadArtDefines	Reload Civ4ArtDefines.xml
Xml.reloadLandscapeInfo	Reload Civ4TerrainSettings.xml
Xml.reloadGameText	Reload Game Text xml files
Sound.reload	Reloads audio scripts
Graphics.SetHillScale [number]	Sets hills' scale
Graphics.SetPeakScale [number]	Sets peaks' scale
Player.setGold [player #], [amount]	Sets players gold (0 is active player)
Sound.noMusic	Stops music
Sound.stopSoundScape	Stops soundscapes from playing
Game.toggleTextureAccessInfo	Toggle output of texture loads/accesses to debug output
Console.CreateDocumentation [filename]	Writes HTML documentation for the current console commands

• Debug menus and hot keys

After you have enabled debug mode there are a number of hot keys to bring up new menus and edit things on the map.

CTRL + w: brings up the world editor.
SHIFT + [: decreases a units strength that your mouse is over by 0.2.
SHIFT + ]: increases a units strength that your mouse is over by 0.2.
CTRL + 4: increases your gold by 1000.
CTRL + d: brings up the debug menu.

• Enable cheats

In your Civilization config-file (check where you installed it), change

; Move along
CheatCode = 0

to

; Move along
CheatCode = chipotle

• Insert Unit/City

After active the cheat mode, press ctrl+shift+left click on a tile. A menu will pop up and allow you to insert unit or city for players/opponent.

• Various hot keys

First enable Debug Mode then have either a unit or a city selected and push the following keys.

Code	Effect
(City) Shift +"+"	Add 1 to city population
(City) Ctrl + "+"	Add 10 to city culture
Highlight a city. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + Left Mouse Button	City editor
Shift + [	Decrease highlighted unit's strength by 0.2
Ctrl + D	Display debug menu
(City) "+"	Immediately complete whatever the city is producing
Ctrl + 4	Increase gold by 1000
Ctrl + Plus	Increase highlighted city's culture by 10
Shift + Plus	Increase highlighted city's population by 1
Shift + ]	Increase highlighted unit's strength by 0.2
Ctrl + Shift + Left Mouse Button	Insert unit/city
Plus	Instant production completion for highlighted city
Ctrl + Plus	Level up highlighted unit
Shift + T	Pops up a dialogue to change a certain nations gold and change the era
(Unit) Ctrl + "+"	Unit level up
Ctrl + W	World editor