Enable Cheats in Civilization IV
In your Civilization IV config-file (where you installed the game, the file is civ4config), change
; Move along
CheatCode = 0
to
; Move along
CheatCode = chipotle
Using the Cheat Dialog
After applying "CheatCode = chipotle" in configuration file, open the console with ~ (the tilde key) and use command "game.toggledebugmode".
With debugmode turned on you can press SHIFT + T to open the Cheat Dialog.
Civilization IV Cheat Hot Keys
With debug mode enabled enter one of the following button combinations with either a unit or city selected for the desired affect.
Ctrl + Shift + Left Click
Insert Unit/City
(Select a Unit) Ctrl + "+"
Unit level up
(Select a City) "+"
Immediately complete whatever the city is producing
(Select a City) Ctrl + "+"
Add 10 to city culture
(Select a City) Shift + "+"
Add 1 to city population
Ctrl + W
World editor
Shift + [
Decrease highlighted unit's strength by 0.2
Shift + ]
Increase highlighted unit's strength by 0.2
Ctrl + 4
Increase gold by 1000
Ctrl + D
Display debug menu
Shift + T
Pops up a dialogue to change a certain nations gold and change the era
Civilization IV Debug Codes
With the listed config file change (see the beginning of the Civilization IV cheats) you can press the ~ (tilde key) and enter one of the following debug codes.
help
Displays all console codes
Sound.noMusic
Stops music
Sound.reload
Reloads audio scripts
Sound.stopSoundScape
Stops soundscapes from playing
Graphics.ReBuildTerrain
Rebuilds terrain and lighting
Graphics.SetHillScale <number>
Sets hills' scale
Graphics.SetPeakScale <number>
Sets peaks' scale
Game.showWBPalette bool bCreate
Debugging
Player.setGold <player #>, <amount>
Sets players gold (0 is active player)
App.crash
Crashes game
Game.AIPlay <turn #>
Forces AI to plat a certain number of turns
Game.toggleTextureAccessInfo
Toggle output of texture loads/accesses to debug output
Xml.reloadArtDefines
Reload Civ4ArtDefines.xml
Xml.reloadLandscapeInfo
Reload Civ4TerrainSettings.xml
Xml.reloadGameText
Reload Game Text xml files
Console.CreateDocumentation <filename>
Writes HTML documentation for the current console commands
Console.Clear
Clear the console
Console.History
Dump console command history
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
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