Tyrian 2000
Cheat Codes:
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Enter one of the following codes at the main menu
to activate the corresponding cheat function.
Effect Code
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Experimental PQZ ship - techno
TX Silvercloud ship - unknown
Stormwind The Elemental ship - stormwind
Ninja Star ship - stealth
Foodship Nine ship - weird
Dragon ship - lizard
Captured U-fighter - enemy
Pretzel Pete Truck ship - pretzel
Nort-Ship Z - nortshipz
Destruct mini-game1 - destruct
Super Tyrian mode on Lord of
the Game difficulty - engage
Super Tyrian mode on Suicide
difficulty - Hold [Scroll Lock] and type engage
1. Press [F1] during the mini-game for the controls.
Cheat mode (alternate):
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Enter one of the following codes during game play to
activate the corresponding cheat function. The message
"Cheaters always prosper" will appear to confirm
correct code entry.
Effect Code
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Toggle debug mode [Backspace] + [F10]
Toggle invincibility [F2] + [F3] + [F6]
Random colors [Backspace] + [Minus]
End level1 [F2] + [F6] + [F7]
Full pause screen [Backspace] + [Number Lock]
Random background music [Backspace] + [Scroll Lock]
1. Does not effect Super Arcade ships or during game
play in Super Tyrian mode.
Cheat mode (command line parameters):
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Type file0001 followed by one of the following command line parameters
while in the game's directory to activate the corresponding cheat
function.
Parameter Effect
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BORDER - Network border mode (apparently useless)
CONSTANT - Ship fires continuously while sweeping from
side to side. Press C to toggle invincibility.
onstant - death mode. Sip explodes when you enter a level
but eeps scrolling until the end.
FLICKER - Force game not to wait for a retrace (enabled by
default if Windows is detected).
LOOT[Square symbol] - Start with 1 million credits.
Note: Hold [Alt] and type [Numpad 254]
to enter the [Square symbol]
MAXJOY - Set joystick sensitivity to maximum.
NOJOY - Disable joystick detection.
NOKEY - Send keys to the BIOS in case some other device
driver needs input.
Still uses the keyboard input driver however.
ULTRAMID - Fixes problems with GUS MIDI
VOLUME - Similar to MAXVOL
WEAKJOY - Force game to average the signals coming from
the joystick
YESMAS - Enable Christmas mode in v2.01. A lot of the ships
and weapons have their graphics changed to a Christmas
theme.
Impossible difficulty setting:
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Press [Shift] + G at the difficulty selection screen.
Suicide difficulty setting:
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Enable the "Impossible difficulty setting" code, then press [Shift] + ]
at the difficulty selection screen.
Wild detail mode:
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Run the Tyrian 2000 setup program. Highlight the "Game Detail" option
and press W.
Christmas mode:
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Open an MS-DOS window and change the current directory to the Tyrian 2000
game directory. Type file0001 yesxmas at the DOS prompt, then press Y when
prompted. This will change various items, weapons, ships, and sounds to a
Christmas theme.
Note: Christmas mode is date-sensitive and will only be remain active until
December 31, 1999.
More ships:
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Press [Tab] + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0 during game play to get different
ships. You can edit these ships by going to "Start/Programs/Tyrian2000", then
select "Ship edit". Choose "Ships", then edit them as desired. Activate the ship
by pressing [Tab] and whatever number ship you are doing for player one, and
[Caps Lock] and whatever number ship you are doing for player two. In a game,
get this ship by pressing [Tab] and the corresponding number.
Lord Of The Game mode:
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After enabling the impossible and suicide skill levels, hold [Scroll Lock] + L
+ O + R + D.
Glitch: Incomplete Bosses:
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Destroy some Bosses before they completely enter the screen (for example, with
Level 11 Laser, on the Tyrian Ep. 1 Boss). Their back half will appear without
the rest of the ship.
Glitch: Gravity orb treasure:
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On some of the asteroid levels, a "gravity orb" (small red and green orb that
push you sideways) may slide in from the side. Fly directly over it , and it
will act like a treasure and disappear, with a sound as if you just collected
a treasure.
Hidden subgames:
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Tyrian has too many hidden subgames to mention. Luckily, finishing each one
gives you the password for the second. To access the first subgame (which is
basically the same game, only with a "mutated" ship), go to the main menu and
type: TECHNO
Incomplete Bosses:
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Destroy some Bosses before they completely enter the screen (for example, with Level 11
Laser, on the Tyrian Ep. 1 Boss). Their back half will appear without the rest of the
ship.
