CheatCoder

• CheatCoder
  • Installation
    • Automatic
    • Manual
  • Usage
  • Demo

Add cheat codes to your game with just a few clicks

Installation

Automatic

WARNING: This method is not yet available, as it is not yet approved for the asset library.

• Search "CheatCoder" in the Asset Library
• Click Download, then install
• In Project Settings > Plugins set CheatCoder to Enabled

Manual

• Copy the CheatCoder folder (inside addons) and paste it in your project's addons folder (folder must be named exactly addons, otherwise godot wont detect it)
• Enable the addon inside Project > Project Settings > Plugins > Click Enable for the CheatCoder plugin

Usage

Creating a cheat code

Cheat codes are just resources, which means they are stored in the filesystem. To create one, just add a resource of type CheatCode:

Double-clicking it in the inspector reveals a single property: "entries". This is a list of keys that will need to be pressed in the correct order to activate the cheat code.

Now set how many buttons it will contain:

And fill it with whatever you want:

Listening for the cheat code

Now that you've created a cheat code, it's time to use it. A CheatCodeListener node checks for player input matching the cheat code, and will emit a signal when it's a match. So, add a CheatCodeListener node:

The node has some values you can tweak, here is a brief overview:

Name	Description	Default
allow_mistakes	If this is checked, the listener will ignore keys that don't match the cheat code	false
has_timeout	If no matching key is pressed within [timeout_delay] seconds, it will start over	true
timeout_delay	See description for has_timeout	2.0
disabled	This explains itself...	false
repeat	When false, the cheat code can only be activated once.	false
code	Put your CheatCode in here	null

Now add the cheat code you just created into the "Code" box

You can now connect these signals to whatever function you please:

Name	Use	Signature
cheat_activated	Fired when the full cheat code was executed	func name() -> void
cheat_progress	Fires when the correct key is pressed. Also fires progress = 0 when a wrong key is pressed	func name(progress: int) -> void

Demo

To see CheatCoder in action, click here