Please Uber could you do a quick fix on this. Cause with the new update the cheat paste mod broke itself apart. I can´t believe you haven´t fixed this internally, cause there is no way you can test anything without this functioning. Or at least a modder with enough knowledge please fix it for every one. I need it to test the balance. Thanks to everyone) @sorian @jables or anyone who can make this into account.
Filed a bug for it last night PA#4352 I figure the devs must not be using the regular game mode for their testing.
They are not, they are not even using the regular cheat mod, I assume they are using the command line parameter to enforce cheat flags in the engine by default. I don't know if you remember, but in some livestreams, they had also that special GUI on the left side of the screen which allows to pick them exactly which unit to spawn without having to use the Copy/Paste mechanic of the default unit cheat mod bundled with PA.
We do have a mod that allows you to do it though, I wonder if we'll ever get the ability to use the default thing?
Last time I checked devmode it didn't help. I haven't tried the sandbox server state. The GUI elements use the same paste mechanism. The player control panel will show up by itself when player control is enabled, but I have mods that add the unit list whenever create-unit is enabled. One thing: manually starting a server with --allow-cheats does work.
How I do so? I mean in which conditions I can mannualy start a server with cheats and how can I enable them. Either way it is npt a solution for us to have a mod. Why can't you devs give us yoir tools..
First you have to find where the game files are. If you don't know off-hand, you may be able to show file location from the shortcut. It varies by OS and whether Steam is being used. Once you've found PA or PA.exe, look for server (.exe). Windows has the real executables in 32/64 subdirectories. Manual way: get a command prompt there (windows: shift-right-click and choose command window where) then type "server --allow-cheats" Now start up a local game; PA should connect to the existing server rather than starting a new one. When the game ends, the server will exit and you'll have to start it again to play with cheats. It's probably possible to set up shortcuts to the server with arguments supplied, but I'm not at home right now.
Patch. cc @forrestthewoods if you don't have one already. This moves all checks to simple conditionals similar to the existing vision check, although vision does a little extra since it has some non-cheat applications as well.
So this enables the cheat mod? I will try to use the server tip taht you gave us. But this , even if it is a mod. Is extremely important to the game to work in a less cluncky way. Im sure everyone would like to have a sandbox tool without mods.. Also the unit sandobox and all sandbox mods are nera to perfect. So if those would be implememted in te game it would be awesome
@wondible i don´t find the server.exe in my computer. There is no such executable on the sub directories or any file in the games directory.
Steam, i went into this order: Programsfiles(x86) -> Steam -> SteamApps -> common -> Planetary annihilation Then it should be shown what you mentioned. I tried searching in the files, specially in the x64 bits. And yes i have Windows 8.1.
As far as I know the steam version is exactly the same bits as every other version. server.exe should be in the bin_x64 directory. Unless you are running in 32 bit mode since Steam is in x86? 64 bit is one of the server requirements.
Hi, I have the same problem as him, I have the cheats mod installed and I can even see it working when I'm creating a lobby (little box down) but when I'm in game I can't copy/paste unit. I found the server.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Planetary Annihilation\bin_x64 but when the server's command prompt open I can't type in. I also don't understand what to do with your patch file ? Thanks for help !
I it seems that with the update it downloaded again. So now I click on server.exe but it doesn´t let me put server --allow-cheats. Either if i do the shift right click it doesn´t show up the console commmand, just the normal options.
@Ksgrip I've found an easy way round it , right click over server.exe, select copy. Go to your desktop, right click and paste shortcut. Right click over the shortcut and select properties. In the target box enter --allow-cheats (with a space between " and --)
Thanks very much ! It worked for me with "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Planetary Annihilation\bin_x64\server.exe" --allow-cheats " in the target box.
