Retro Game Cheats for The Thing (PC Games)
Effect: Level Select
When:
Registry Edit
How:
Create a string value called "DoLevelSelect" and set the value to '1'.
Now create 19 string values titled "LevelSelect#" where the number sign "#" is replace it with numbers 1 to 19. Each of those string values will be assigned a value that corresponds with each level. To get these values, open the gam,e folder and go to data\levels. Put the name of each file (do not include the '.dll') you see the value for each of the LevelSelect# entries.
Now create 19 string values titled "LevelSelect#" where the number sign "#" is replace it with numbers 1 to 19. Each of those string values will be assigned a value that corresponds with each level. To get these values, open the gam,e folder and go to data\levels. Put the name of each file (do not include the '.dll') you see the value for each of the LevelSelect# entries.
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Effect: Load game and Save game appear in the options menu.
When:
Before Playing
How:
Quick Save registry edit (how to)
As per Computer Artworks:
Run \"regedit\" and go to:
HKLM/Software/Computer Artworks/TheThing/1.0
create a string value called \"DoInGameLoadSave\" and set it to 1.
Load Game and Save Game now appear in the options menu.
Note:
Don\'t use Load as it doesn\'t always work properly (go back to the main menu instead), but Save should be fine, except you don\'t get a save-point icon and the game will be called \"TestGameName\".
As per Computer Artworks:
Run \"regedit\" and go to:
HKLM/Software/Computer Artworks/TheThing/1.0
create a string value called \"DoInGameLoadSave\" and set it to 1.
Load Game and Save Game now appear in the options menu.
Note:
Don\'t use Load as it doesn\'t always work properly (go back to the main menu instead), but Save should be fine, except you don\'t get a save-point icon and the game will be called \"TestGameName\".
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Freeola
Effect: Infinite Health (player)
When:
Registry edit
How:
Open regedit and navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Computer Artworks/TheThing/1.0 Create a string value by selecting "Edit/New/String Value" menu option. Type PlayerInvulnerable press enter and click modify, put 1 in the value data box to activate.
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Unknown
Effect: All weapons
When:
Registry edit
How:
Open regedit and navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Computer Artworks/TheThing/1.0 Create a string value by selecting "Edit/New/String Value" menu option. Type FullWeaponEquip press enter and click modify, put 1 in the value data box to activate.
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Unknown