The cheats are programmed into the game. They can be accessed through the developer menu in Chrome by pressing F12, opening the "page" div, then the "leftColumn" div, then right-clicking, and selecting "Edit as HTML". Scroll down to the green section, and delete the HTML comment tags (the green "<!--", and the ending "-->".) This will open up the cheat codes.
Besides the obvious utility, the cheats are the only way to reset the game without Quantum Temporal Reversion (hard to do on the late game), although on Stage 1 you can also do Xavier Re-initialization. You can also edit the game state directly on local storage on your browser. See Resetting the game for tips.
Finding the cheats[ | ]
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The cheats as seen in-game[ | ]
Probe Design Trust Boost[ | ]
Probe design trust can be forced to go past the maximum value eg: 44/40
To perform this bug set the trust to one below the maximum value and then click the up arrow as fast as possible (3+ above maximum trust is possible with regular clicking, 6+ above maximum trust is possible with an auto-clicker, 20+ above maximum trust is possible if you refresh the page with your autoclicker already running on the spot where the arrow will be.)
JavaScript Console Cheats[ | ]
You can also cheat using the JavaScript Console, located in the developer menu.
| Command | Explanation |
|---|---|
| clips | all total clips made |
| unusedClips | always change this alongside clips |
| funds | available funds |
| unsoldClips | unsold inventory |
| clipsSold | all sold clips |
| margin | price per paperclip (in dollars) |
| marketingLvl | marketing level |
| wire | wire in inches |
| clipmakerLevel | number of AutoClippers |
| megaClipperLevel | number of MegaClippers |
| trust | Trust |
| processors | Processors |
| memory | Memory |
| standardOps | Operations |
| creativityOn | whether getting creativity is enabled |
| creativity | amount of creativity |
| yomi | Yomi |
| availableMatter | All available matter |
| totalMatter | Total matter |
| acquiredMatter | All acquired matter |
| foundMatter | All found matter |
| processedMatter | Wire |
| factoryLevel | how many factories you have |
| harvesterLevel | how many harvester drones you have |
| wireDroneLevel | how many wire drones you have |
| boredomLevel | how bored the swarm is becoming |
| boredomFlag | whether the swarm is currently bored |
| giftCountdown | how long till the next gift |
| nextGift | what the next gift is |
| maxTrust | Max Trust |
| honor | Honor |
| probeTrust | Probe trust bought |
| probeUsedTrust | Probe trust being used |
| probeSpeed | Probe speed |
| probeNav | Probe exploration |
| probeRep | Probe Replication |
| probeHaz | Probe hazard remediation |
| probeFac | factory production |
| probeWire | wire drone production |
| probeCombat | Probe combat |
| prestigeS | Sim level |
| prestigeU | Universe |
| refresh() | Refreshes all the newly cheated values |
| reset() | resets all progress |
| hypnoDroneEvent() | Enters stage 2 |
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