Battle Isle 3 - Help please
Malcolm Hassal
Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
credits to build items?
TIA
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erik herbjørnsen
You could use a hex editor and hack the savegame files. Start on different
levels and write down your total energy, and then do a search in the
savegame file(look at the date of the file to find the correct one). You can
also edit individual units and set their ammunitions, experience, unittype
etc. For instance, write down the ammunition level for a unit which has 1 3
2 10 of weapon A, B, C and D. Do a search in the savefile for 01 00 03 00 02
00 0A 00. You will have found the unit!!! Remember this is in HEX.
Best
erikh
James Tobler
In article <sGr6jGAP...@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Malcolm Hassal
<ma...@hassal.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>
>Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
>forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
>credits to build items?
>
>TIA
>
some of the maps. I'm not sure how these work as I've never used them. I
can't remember the site, but if you do a Net Search for "Battle Isle 3"
I'm sure you'll find it.
I probably have the files somewhere as I have downloaded just about
everything related to Battle Isle in my Web wanderings, so if you can't
find the site in question, e-mail me and I'll have a look.
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James Tobler
Remove the "drink" from my e-mail address to reply by e-mail.
Tim Kraft
Which level are you stuck on?
There are several ways to solve each level.
As far as cheating - I haven't seen any - just save often!
You could edit the binary save file - if you are so inclined.
Or, you could use a map editor and change the campaign itself.
Remember, if you change the campaign - you have to start that map
over...
TimK
Malcolm Hassal wrote:
>
> Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
> forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
> credits to build items?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> LL&P <MSSH>
Malcolm Hassal
In article <34E73C78...@online.no>, erik herbjørnsen
<er...@online.no> writes
>You could use a hex editor and hack the savegame files. Start on different
>levels and write down your total energy, and then do a search in the
>savegame file(look at the date of the file to find the correct one). You can
>also edit individual units and set their ammunitions, experience, unittype
>etc. For instance, write down the ammunition level for a unit which has 1 3
>2 10 of weapon A, B, C and D. Do a search in the savefile for 01 00 03 00 02
>00 0A 00. You will have found the unit!!! Remember this is in HEX.
>
>Best
>erikh
>
>
>> Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
>> forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
>> credits to build items?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> --
>> LL&P <MSSH>
>
>
>
in hex, but I'll give it a go
Rgds
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Carsten Mallek
Malcolm Hassal wrote:
>
> Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
> forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
> credits to build items?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> LL&P <MSSH>
Hi Malcom,
I only know that there is a cheat in thne german version:
Type "FUCKBAUEREWALD" while in the game anmd you should get
a cheat-menu when pressing F7 (or maybe F9).
I'm not sure if that works in the english version.
If your cursor is over an unit you're able to change:
- units experience
- units "hitpoints"
- units alignment
in general, you can:
- enable full map view
- disable computer moving
- control allies
Thats all I remember now, because I didn't play the game for a long
time.
Hope that helps,
Carsten
P.S.: Remove NO in email-adress to answer.
Ian
Hi
Further to reply from Carsten Mallek the cheats do work in the English
version but unfortunately when the Cheat menu comes up its written in
German. But there was a BI3 website that had translated it all - Andrea
Roveri's BI3 Unofficial Homepage - sorry don't know the full address. I
have hard copies of some details. Type "ewald" and then F9 to bring up the
menu.
I think repeated pressings of the option numbers changes the options as
below.
Option 1 makes you continue mission, win mission or loose mission. Option 2
changes fuel supply of the unit under cursor. Option 3 changes unit under
cursor's experience level. Option 4 is makes subs visible/invisible.
Option 5 changes number of the live hit points in the unit under cursor.
Option 6 makes map visible/restores prvious visibility level. Option 7
switches control between human and computer. Option 8 enables you to take
control of the unit under the cursor (ie: can change computer unit to your
colour!). Option 9 switches control of allied players between computer and
human control.
Hope this helps.
Ian
Malcolm Hassal wrote in message <4osfYDAQ...@nospam.demon.co.uk>...
>In article <34E73C78...@online.no>, erik herbjørnsen
><er...@online.no> writes
>>You could use a hex editor and hack the savegame files. Start on different
>>levels and write down your total energy, and then do a search in the
>>savegame file(look at the date of the file to find the correct one). You
can
>>also edit individual units and set their ammunitions, experience, unittype
>>etc. For instance, write down the ammunition level for a unit which has 1
3
>>2 10 of weapon A, B, C and D. Do a search in the savefile for 01 00 03 00
02
>>00 0A 00. You will have found the unit!!! Remember this is in HEX.
>>
>>Best
>>erikh
>>
>>Malcolm Hassal wrote:
>>
>>> Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
>>> forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
>>> credits to build items?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> --
>>> LL&P <MSSH>
>>
>>
>>
Malcolm Hassal
In article <34E7A86D...@home.com>, Tim Kraft <kra...@home.com>
writes
>Which level are you stuck on?
It's called 'In the Capital City' (I've saved the code which is 6731244)
Unfortunately I've lost the \sav\game8.sav save game for the start of
this level (I stupidly corrupted it - after backing it up first on a
floppy which now has a CRC error, which Norton won't look at. boo hoo)
I've had to start all over again! When I enter the level code, it seems
that my units lose all their experience gained in previous levels and
the results are even more pathetic than before.
>
>There are several ways to solve each level.
True
>As far as cheating - I haven't seen any - just save often!
I do, but not enough, obviously
>
>You could edit the binary save file - if you are so inclined.
I tried editing the file using XtreeGold but it garbled the code so I'll
not try that again!
>Or, you could use a map editor and change the campaign itself.
>Remember, if you change the campaign - you have to start that map
>over...
>
>TimK
>
Thanks for your help.
>Malcolm Hassal wrote:
>>
>> Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
>> forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
>> credits to build items?
>>
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LL&P <MSSH>
Tim Kraft
Malcoln,
You're almost out of luck!
Do you still have a save of the previous mission, "At the gate of Hallwa"?
You could load that one - and pick up from there...
I think if you load a game with a level code (without a save file),
then you are going to start an individual game with basic experience.
Good luck,
TimK
Malcolm Hassal wrote:
>
> In article <34E7A86D...@home.com>, Tim Kraft <kra...@home.com>
> writes
> >Which level are you stuck on?
>
> It's called 'In the Capital City' (I've saved the code which is 6731244)
> Unfortunately I've lost the \sav\game8.sav save game for the start of
> this level (I stupidly corrupted it - after backing it up first on a
> floppy which now has a CRC error, which Norton won't look at. boo hoo)
>
> I've had to start all over again! When I enter the level code, it seems
> that my units lose all their experience gained in previous levels and
> the results are even more pathetic than before.
> >
> >There are several ways to solve each level.
>
<snip>
Malcolm Hassal
In article <887664785.21226.0...@news.demon.co.uk>, Ian
<I...@ianwfc.demon.co.uk> writes
>Hi
>
>Further to reply from Carsten Mallek the cheats do work in the English
>version but unfortunately when the Cheat menu comes up its written in
>German. But there was a BI3 website that had translated it all - Andrea
>Roveri's BI3 Unofficial Homepage - sorry don't know the full address. I
>have hard copies of some details. Type "ewald" and then F9 to bring up the
>menu.
>
>I think repeated pressings of the option numbers changes the options as
>below.
>
>Option 1 makes you continue mission, win mission or loose mission. Option 2
>changes fuel supply of the unit under cursor. Option 3 changes unit under
>cursor's experience level. Option 4 is makes subs visible/invisible.
>Option 5 changes number of the live hit points in the unit under cursor.
>Option 6 makes map visible/restores prvious visibility level. Option 7
>switches control between human and computer. Option 8 enables you to take
>control of the unit under the cursor (ie: can change computer unit to your
>colour!). Option 9 switches control of allied players between computer and
>human control.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Ian
>
>>>Malcolm Hassal wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are there any cheats for BI3? I've been stuck on the same scene for like
>>>> forever and getting pretty frustrated. Any way of getting extra units or
>>>> credits to build items?
Very useful indeed - many thanks for your help. Now I'm getting
somewhare at last - I'd almost reached the point of giving up playing
completely.
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LL&P <MSSH>
Carsten Mallek
Hi to all BI3-Gamers.
> Absolutely brilliant - wonderful in fact!! Thanks very much. I followed
> your suggestions (it's F9 by the way) and I have compiled the attached
> listing in case anyone else wants the cheat options. Only problem with
> it is my very inadequate knowledge of German, so if anyone feels like
> filling in the gaps for me, I'd be eternally grateful!
OK, let's see:
> [ Section: 1/1 File: BI3cheat.txt UUencoded by: Turnpike Version 3.05 ]
>
> BATTLE ISLE 3 - SHADOW OF THE EMPEROR CHEATS
> =======================================================================
>
> GERMAN ALTERNATIVES (with English translations below)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> MISSION FORTSETSEN MISSION GEWONEN MISSION VERLOREN
continue mission win mission loose mission
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> UNIT NICHT AUFFULLEN UNIT AUFFULLEN
Unit not refuled refuel Unit (ammo and fuel)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ERFAHRUNG NICHT ANDERN ERFAHRUNG 0 or 4 or 8 or 10 or 11
don't change experience experience: 0, 4, 8, 10 or 11
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> U-BOOTE NICHT SICHTBAR U-BOOTE SICHTBAR
> Submarines not visible Submarines visible
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ANZAHL NICHT ANDERN 1 UNIT or 5 UNIT or 10 UNIT
don't change unit number(strength) 1 or 5 or 10 (e. g. tanks, planes)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> AUFKLARUNG NICHT ANDERN ALLES AUFGEKLART NICHT ALLES AUFGEKLART
don't change recon Everything shown Nothing shown
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> COMPUTER AN COMPUTER AUS
> Computer on Computer off (computer does not move)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> BESITZER NICHT ANDERN BESITZER UBERNEHMEN
don't change owner gain control over unit (change owner)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ALLIERTE NICHT ANDERN ALLIERTE STEUERN ALLIERTE COMPUTER
Allies not modified control Allies Allies computer
> =======================================================================
Hope that helps! Enjoy!
Carsten
P.S.: Remove NO to reply by mail!
Malcolm Hassal
In article <34EADC...@NOneon.orch.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>, Carsten
Mallek <ax...@NOneon.orch.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> writes
>Hi to all BI3-Gamers.
<snip very useful cheat translations>
>
>Hope that helps! Enjoy!
>
> Carsten
>
>P.S.: Remove NO to reply by mail!
Help very much appreciated - thanks very much. Now I can get stuck in
and enjoy myself a bit more than before!
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LL&P <MSSH>
Malcolm Hassal
In article <34EA185E...@home.com>, Tim Kraft <kra...@home.com>
writes
>Malcoln,
>
>You're almost out of luck!
Completely out of luck, darn it
>Do you still have a save of the previous mission, "At the gate of Hallwa"?
>You could load that one - and pick up from there...
Guess which slot I saved 'In the Capital City' in - right!
>
>I think if you load a game with a level code (without a save file),
>then you are going to start an individual game with basic experience.
So I found out!
>
>Good luck,
Thanks! I'm back up to Level 10 again, after 3 days of intensive playing
so I should be back at the same place I lost it before long. The cheat I
got from Carsten Mallek is working a treat - just hope it doesn't make
the game too boring now, though!
>TimK
>
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