BioShock 2 Cheats and Console Commads List
TheCommands.co has made a list of all the Bioshock 2 console commands that are also known as cheats. By pressing the TAB key you can type the code.
In this procedure, you can edit the game file by making a backup copy of the files before you can proceed. Also, ensure to enable hidden files and folders to be shown in order to edit this specific .INI file. To edit the “User.ini” file you can use a text editor.
Console Commands
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| ChangeSize [Value] | Increases player collision radius (possible values: 0.0 = normal, 5.0 = large, 10.0 = larger, 15.0 = big, 20.0 = really big) |
| Fly | Allows the player to fly around |
| GEP [Plasmid/Tonic name] | Gives the player a specific Gene Tonic or Plasmid (e.g. GEP ElectricBoltThree) This can be used with many values in Predefined Plasmids.ini |
| Ghost | Allows the player to move through solid objects |
| GiveBioAmmo | Refills the EVE bar |
| Givehealth | Refills the Health bar |
| GiveItem [NumberOfItem] [ItemClassName] | Receive a certain number of a class of item |
| AddWeaponStatUpgrade [Weapon Type] [Upgrade Name] | Receive the Power to the People upgrade of said weapon. See below for the full list. |
| TestAddResearchPoints [EnemyType] [Number of Points] | Receive a certain number of research points for specified Enemy. See below for full list. |
| God | Invincibility |
| IGBigbucks [$600] | Gives the player $600 |
| PlayersOnly | Unfreezes/freezes everything except the player, including doors, projectiles, and other world objects |
| ResetEyeHeight | Returns to default eye level |
| SetEyeHeight [Value] | Changes the eye sight level. (The value is a floating point value, like 25.0 or 75.0) |
| SetGravity [Value] | Changes the gravity, affecting physics events (0.0 = no gravity, -1400.0 = normal gravity) |
| SetJumpZ [Value] | Sets the jump height (600.0 = about normal, 1200.0 = highest without taking damage on fall) |
| Slomo [Value] | Changes the speed of everything (0.0 = slow, 1.0 = normal, 2.0 = fast, 3.0 = faster, 4.0 = really fast) |
| Suicide | Kills the player character, returning them to a Vita-Chamber or the main menu |
| TestUnlockTrackSlot [Value] | Unlock Plasmid/Tonic Slots (1 = Plasmid, 2 = Tonic. 3 = ?. 4 = ?) |
| Walk | Disables fly and ghost mode |
| FreeCamera [Value] | Enables/disables camera rotation (1 = enable camera to be rotated around player, 0 = returns to normal cam) |
| Freezeframe | Freezes the game |
| HideHUD | Disables the on-screen HUD elements |
| HideWidescreenBars | Turns off the widescreen bars |
| LockCamera | Prevents/enables the camera moving with the player |
| ResetFOV | Resets Field of View to default |
| SetCameraDist [Value] | Use with FreeCamera to change the distance of the camera from the player (0.0 = really close, 10.0 = far, 25.0 = farther) |
| SetFOV [degrees] | Sets the Field of View to the specified degrees, e.g. SetFOV 90 |
| SetBrightness [Value] | Changes the screen brightness |
| SetContrast [Value] | Changes the screen contrast |
| Togglesoundeffects | Turns sound effects (but not music or ambient sounds) On/Off |
| Shot | Takes a screenshot in BMP format and places it in the same folder as User.ini |
| ShowHUD | Enables the on-screen HUD elements |
| ShowWidescreenBars | Turns on the black bars at top and bottom of the screen, like in cutscenes. |
| ToggleBehindView | Switches between 1st person and 3rd person view. |
| ToggleHUD | Toggles the on-screen HUD elements On/Off |
| ViewSelf | Returns the camera to viewing the player after using ViewBot or ViewClass |
| ViewClass [NameOfClass] | Cycles through views of the given class, including enemies or world objects (possible class names: Engine, ShockAI, ShockAI.MeleeThug) |
| KillAll [NameOfAIClassToKill] | Removes every AI of a certain type |
| KillViewedActor | An AI selected with ViewBot is removed from game (Using this while viewing the player character will crash the game.) |
| Killpawns | Kills all enemies on the level |
| StartSecurityAlarm [60sec] | Starts the normal 60 second security alarm |
| StopSecurityAlarm | Stops the security alarm |
| ToggleshowAIs [On/Off] | Toggles the presence of enemy On/Off (actually just shrinks them to the size of the player's finger) |
| ViewBot | Cycles through views of all AIs in the level |
| God | God mode |
| givebioammo | Refill EVE |
| GiveItem 9999 ShockGame.ADAM | 9999 ADAM |
| ghost | No clipping mode |
| teleport | Teleport to pointer |
| slomo [0.1 to 9.9] | Set game speed; "1.0" is default |