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Your Guide to Cheating at Colonization
January 17, 2005
Version 1.61
Written by: Dan Simpson
Email: dsimpson.faqs@gmail.com
If emailing me, use this subject: Colonization Cheat v 1.61
(Emails that don't use this subject will be deleted, avoid using all CAPS)
Email Policy: (read before emailing me!)
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If you see any mistakes, or have anything that you want to add
please email me! I will, of course, give you full credit for
your addition, and be eternally grateful to you. Email addresses
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Notes
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The most recent version of this FAQ can be found at:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/
I've known about these cheats almost as long as the game has been out. Yet
when I looked around the internet for them, I was unable to get all but the
basics. So here it is, the best Cheat Guide there is (that I know about
anyway) for Colonization!
If you are a webmaster and wish to post this on your web page, please email
me first. And if you do post this FAQ on your site, please make an attempt
to keep it up to date. There is nothing worse than getting emails from
people who saw an old version asking about things that are already in the
newer versions. Well, maybe there are worse things, but it IS annoying!
There is an update to Colonization if you don't already have it:
ftp://www.microprose.com/pub/mps-online/new-versions/colv30.zip
This FAQ looks best in Courier New at about 9 points.
This Document is Copyright 1999-2005 by Dan Simpson
Colonization is Copyright by MicroProse
I am not affiliated with MicroProse, Sid Meier, or anyone who had anything
to do with the creation of this game. This FAQ may be posted on any site so
long as NOTHING IS CHANGED and you EMAIL ME telling me that you are posting
it. You may not charge for, or in any way profit from this FAQ.
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What's New in 1.61:
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Changed the email address and updated the format a bit.
For a complete Version History, check out the Final Words Section at the end
of the FAQ.
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Table of Contents:
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Cheat Method #1, The In Game Cheat
Commands at the Colony Screen
At the European Screen
At Map Screen
Other Map Cheats in the Cheat Menu:
Not a Cheat, but...
Cheat Method #2, Edit Game from Without:
Final Words...
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Cheat Method #1, The In Game Cheat:
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Press the following to activate the Cheat Mode:
ALT- W I N
That is, press and hold ALT, then press W, I, and N. (They don't need to be
capitalized)
Press the following to De-activate the Cheat Mode:
ALT-W
Commands at the Colony Screen:
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! - Build all Buildings in colony (don't be concerned when your Town Hall
seemingly vanishes, it's still there!)
$ - Get $1000
% (when a cargo is selected) - get 100 of the cargo
@ - Does some really weird things to your Town Hall (makes it vanish!)
S (when colonist selected) - colonist becomes an expert at what he was
currently doing
Note: If you put a colonist on a schoolhouse/college/university and press
'S' he will become an Expert Teacher, something which was removed
from the game! By the way... if you take him off of the college and
try to put him back on the college, you won't be able to... he has
no skills!
T - Create new colonist
Warning: Don't create more than 31 in a colony, as that causes the game to
hang indefinitely.
SPACE - the colony will reap the benefits of a whole turn, without any time
passing at all
Trick: I'm not quite sure how this works or why, but it sometimes does.
What happens is that you will somehow (with the cheat mode
activated of course) get colonists to work "offscreen". That is,
you can't find them in the colony, or out in the field, yet they
manage to bring in resources. Strange! It doesn't work in all
colonies, but it did work in quite a few. Here's How to do it:
- Create a new colonist with the 'T' command until all the field
slots are taken.
- If at any time you create a colonist, and you cannot find him
either on the map or in the colony then you have succeeded! If
not, keep trying, but don't exceed the 31 colonist rule.
To find these new invisible colonists, use the colonist listing at
the lower left portion of the screen, and just move the arrows left
or right until you find a colonist who doesn't show up either in
the colony or on the map. May as well press 'S' and make him an
expert! If you want to change what he is doing, hit enter while
the box is over him to get the listing.
My theory on this is that this is remnant of what the game was like
in its early stage of development. I think that as your colony
grew, its colony radius expanded outward to match, but they decided
to remove this feature leaving only this remnant behind.
At the European Screen:
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$ - Get $1000 in gold
[ - Lower the tax rate by 1%
] - Raise the tax rate by 1%
At Map Screen:
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For any of the following F keys to work, you must use SHIFT, like SHIFT F12.
F1 - Create Colonist
You can create:
Colonists
Pioneers
Militia
Missionary
Scout
Artillery
Wagon Train __
Treasure | Caravel
Ship ------------------------' Merchantman
Indian Braves Galleon
Indian Armed Braves Privateer
Indian Horse Frigate
Indian Armed Horse Man-O-War
Foreign Unit
When you declare independence, in place of the Indian Units are:
F2 - Debug Info Flags
This shows you some other neat information on the map screen, like the
amount that any tribe hates you.
F4 - Reveal Map
Choose which map you want to see. To go back to the normal map, select
"No Special View"
F5 - Set Human Player
F6 - Kill Indians
F7 - Advance Revolution Status
First time you do this, the War of Spanish Succession ends, and one
country leaves the new world, do it again and you declare independence!
F8 - Show Strategy
F9 - Show Colony Sites
Shows where it would be good to build colonies. The higher the number,
the better!
F10 Test Routine
Trick: Here's something to try. With the cheat code activated, do a reveal
map, and choose either "Complete Map" or the map of one of your
enemies. Then click on an enemy city. You are now looking into
their city, and you can change anything you want, as though it was
your own city! You could either help them (yeah, right) or you could
delete their military units, and remove the skills from all their
units. Of course, you could just disband the whole town... (see
below, "Disbanding Anything")
Other Map Cheats in the Cheat Menu:
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Sound Test
Memory Check
Other Map Cheats not mentioned in the Cheat Menu:
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Disbanding Anything:
- Do the view thing (press 'V') so that the flashing box appears.
- Put that box over the thing that you wish to destroy
- Press SHIFT-D, and it is gone!
When disbanding a colony, you must disband all the units guarding it, or
who are just outside of it first. You can disband ANYTHING, including
native villages, and other European towns. In this fashion you could
finally disband that annoying city with a stockade that you couldn't get
rid of before. However, this is most useful in getting rid of native
villages without taking the point reduction in your final score.
Not a Cheat, But...
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This is just a little trick to try if you are ever unsatisfied with the list
of Founding Fathers that the game gives you to choose from. Just hit ESC to
bring up a new list. And sometimes, you'll get some different (better)
Founding Fathers.
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Cheat Method #2, Edit Game from Without:
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The second method involves some monkeying around in text files. If you are
going to edit any/all of these, you really should back up these files first.
The following is a list of all the text files in the COLONIZE Directory, and a
brief description of what is inside:
readme.txt*
autoexec.txt*
closing.txt -- contains info on the closing animation
colony.txt -- has the names of all the colonies for the 4 nations
config.txt*
debug.txt -- contains MOTD plus the menu information for the cheat menu
game.txt -- containts all the messages plus the menus as well
labels.txt -- has the labels of the game, which is pretty much every word
used by the game!
memory.txt*
memory2.txt*
menu.txt -- containts nothing but game menus
names.txt -- discussed in depth below...
opening.txt -- the opening information, what it says and how it animates
pedia.txt -- has ALL the Encyclopedia information
tribe.txt -- only used on America maps, for historical purposes
woodcut.txt -- has the Picture Messages (Creating a Colony, Discovering the
Pacific, etc.)
* - nothing editable here
The names.txt has the best information in that it effects what you want it to
effect, the land, units, etc. Editing it isn't so hard, merely look for what
you want to change (terrain, units) and look at its "Key" which is usually
above the information. Here is a small sample:
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;
; Buildings in Colonies
;
; name, cost, tools(*10), size, min_colony, upkeep
;
; (Cost guidelines: If <= 52, should be divisible by 13. Otherwise,
; should be divisible by 8).
;
@BUILDING
Stockade, 64, 0, 3, 3, 0
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-- from NAMES.TXT --
The key tells you what corresponds to what. In this case name=Stockade,
cost=64, etc. To change the cost to say... 13, you would replace the 64 with a
13. If there is a note like "Cost guidelines" be sure to follow it! If you
changed it and saved it, the next time you play, a stockade will cost only 13
hammer units rather than 64! Cool!
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Final Words...
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Some information is from the Colonization Code page at GameSages:
http://sages.ign.com/codes/14/6732.html
ASCII Art created using SigZag by James Dill: (freeware!)
http://www.geocities.com/southbeach/marina/4942/sigzag.htm
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Shameless Self Promotion:
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I am Dan Simpson (dsimpson.faqs@gmail.com) and have also written FAQs for:
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Final Fantasy -- Magic FAQ
The Legend of Zelda
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Utopia: Creation of a Nation
Genesis: StarFlight
PSX: Thousand Arms -- Walkthrough
-- Forging/Dating FAQ
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XBOX: Star Wars: KotOR II: The Sith Lords -- FAQ/Walkthrough
-- Influence Guide
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Baldur's Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast -- FAQ/Walkthrough
NPC List
Creature List
Baldur's Gate II & Throne of Bhaal -- FAQ/Walkthrough
-- Items List
-- Class FAQ
-- Creature List
Civilization III (incomplete)
Colonization -- the Single Colony Strategy Guide
-- the Cheat Guide
Drakan: Order of the Flame
Dungeon Hack
Icewind Dale & Heart of Winter -- FAQ/Walkthrough
Items List
Kresselack's Tomb Map (JPG)
Burial Isle Map (JPG)
Shattered Hand Map (JPG)
Icewind Dale II -- Items List
Master of Magic (revision)
Messiah
Pharaoh (currently being edited by Red Phoenix)
Planescape: Torment -- FAQ/Walkthrough
Items Listing
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
The Sims
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-- Spell List
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Version History:
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Original Version (6-2-99, 7k)
Changes in Version 1.1 (6-3-99, 8k)
Added a new Trick
Added RCT to Shameless Self-Promotion (don't know why it wasn't already
there)
Changes in Version 1.2 (8-3-99, 9k)
Edited a few things
Added Aerobiz Supersonic and Underworld 2 to the SSP
Also added my web page link
Changes in Version 1.3 (8-27-99, 10k)
Added a new trick
Updated the SSP
Some small format changes
Some other small changes
Changes in Version 1.4 (2-29-00, 14k)
Added a Table of Contents
Small Changes
Some Small Format Changes
Changes in Version 1.41 (4-26-00, 15k)
Updated the format
Small changes
Changes in Version 1.5 (5-2-00, 16k)
Added the 'At the European Screen' cheats
Also added the 'Not a cheat, but...'
Other Small Changes
Version 1.6 September 28, 2002 17k
Updated the format a bit.
Version 1.61 January 17, 2005 17k
Changed the email address and updated the format a bit.
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This Document is Copyright 1999-2005 by Dan Simpson
Colonization is Copyright 1994 by MicroProse
I am not affiliated with MicroProse, Sid Meier, or anyone who had anything to
do with the creation of this game. This FAQ may be posted on any site so long
as NOTHING IS CHANGED and you EMAIL ME telling me that you are posting it. You
may not charge for, or in any way profit from this FAQ.
