Dev Tools (Cheats)

Sapiens contains a few utillity tools to make modding easier (cheat), built automatically into the game. It is unknown if dave will remove these before launch!

WARNING

In latest versions, these cheat tools are not available without modifying the game. Check scripts/common/gameConstants.lua.

Debug Menu

To access to the debug menu, you can select it from the settings tab:

It is suggested that you enabled the debug display checkbox, which will enable the two following additional displays.

Debug Display

The debug display shows in the top right corner of your screen, and is similar to the F3 view in games like Minecraft. It will show your FPS, currently queued order totals, among other useful debug information.

Context Aware Debugging

The context aware debugger is a little "debug" button that will appear in the bottom left corner of your screen. It will allow you to perform a single "debug" action on the currently selected object.

Note: For most objects, the debug button will do nothing. Only specific contexts have any functionality.

Lua Console

The Lua console can be summoned by pressing c to summon the chat window, then typing /lua to enter lua mode. This mode essentially allows you to execute lua code, although it does not store state between commands.

How to open console:

Some examples:

Lua Cheats

Once in lua mode, there are a few useful functions you might want to call:

Spawn

• Format: spawn(objectId)
• Example: spawn('mammoth')
• Description: Spawns the object if it exists, and places it at your feet.

Instant Build Mode

• Format: completeCheat()
• Description: Enables instant build mode.