BioShock
Codes
INI file cheats (Pre-Patch)
Find and open "defuser.ini" in your BioShock installation folder. Find the key you want to bind the code to and set the bind (for example, "F10=god").
Save the file and start the game, while in game press the bound key to toggle.
Note: The cheat can be deactivated if a video cutscene appears or if you move to a new area.
Code Effect god Become Invulnerable/Invincible ghost Disable Clipping walk Disable Fly and Ghost cheats fly Fly igbigbucks Gives $500 givebioammo Gives EVE givehealth Immediately refills your health bar to max killpawns Kill All Enemies on Level suicide Kill Self slomo Slomo Mode teleport Teleport to Crosshair Contributed By: Mephisteus, venom1674, and FalloutX.
Obtain Plasmids/Tonics
Follow these instructions to be able to obtain any or all of the following tonics / plasmids.
1.) Make a text file, call it Plasmid.txt
2.) In the file DefUser.ini, which is located inside the Release folder, set up a key with the following command:
exec Plasmid.txt
3.) Edit the text file you have just made with any of the following commands and place it into your BioShock "Release" folder.
4.) Once you are in the game, hit the button you had bound to "exec Plasmid.txt"
5.) Head to a gene bank.
6.) Enjoy your newfound powers!
Code Effect GEP AlarmExpert Alarm Expert GEP AlarmExpertTwo Alarm Expert 2 GEP ArmoredBody Armored Shell GEP Bloodlust Bloodlust GEP BoozeHound Booze Hound GEP EfficientCrafter Clever Inventor GEP SpringboardTrap Cyclone Trap GEP SpringboardTrapTwo Cyclone Trap 2 GEP DeepResearcher Damage Research GEP ElectricBolt Electric Bolt 1 GEP ElectricBoltTwo Electric Bolt 2 GEP ElectricBody Electric Flesh GEP BerserkRage Enrage! GEP MedHypoOmnisynthesis EVE Link GEP MedHypoOmnisynthesisTwo EVE Link 2 GEP HealthyConsumer Extra Nutrition GEP HealthyConsumerTwo Extra Nutrition 2 GEP HealthyConsumerThree Extra Nutrition 3 GEP ElectronicsExpert Focused Hacker GEP ElectronicsExpertTwo Focused Hacker 2 GEP FreezingNimbus Frozen Field GiveItem 999 ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_Accelerant Gives you 999 Accelerant for chemical thrower GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Pistol_AntiPersonnel Gives you 999 anti-personnel pistol ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.MachineGun_ArmorPiercingBullet Gives you 999 armor piercing machinegun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Pistol_ArmorPiercing Gives you 999 armor piercing pistol ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Shotgun_IonicBuck Gives you 999 electric shotgun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Shotgun_HighExplosiveBuck Gives you 999 explosive shotgun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher_FragGrenade Gives you 999 Frag Grenades for grenade launcher GiveItem 999 ShockGame.MachineGun_FrozenBullet Gives you 999 freezing machinegun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher_RPG Gives you 999 Heat Sinker Missiles for grenade launcher GiveItem 999 ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_IonicGel Gives you 999 Ionic Gel for chemical thrower GiveItem 999 ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_Kerosene Gives you 999 kerosene for chemical thrower GiveItem 999 ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_LiquidNitrogen Gives you 999 liquid nitrogen for chemical thrower GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Crossbow_Bolt Gives you 999 regular crossbow ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.MachineGun_Bullet Gives you 999 regular machinegun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Pistol_Bullet Gives you 999 regular pistol ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Shotgun_00Buck Gives you 999 regular shotgun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.MachineGun_RubberBullet Gives you 999 rubber bullet machinegun ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher_StickyGrenade Gives you 999 Sticky Grenades for grenade launcher GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Crossbow_SuperHeatedBolt Gives you 999 super heated crossbow ammo GiveItem 999 ShockGame.Crossbow_TrapBolt Gives you 999 trap crossbow ammo GEP ArmoredBodyTwo Gives you the Armored Shell+ Tonic GEP EfficientCrafter Gives you the Clever Inventor Tonic GEP DeepResearcherTwo Gives you the Damage Research+ Tonic GEP ElectricBodyTwo Gives you the Electric Flesh+ Tonic GEP ElectricBoltThree Gives you the ElectroBolt++ Plasmid GEP FreezingNimbusTwo Gives you the Frozen Field+ Tonic GEP SuperHeatedTwo Gives you the Human Inferno+ Tonic GEP SummonProtectorTwo Gives you the Hypnotize Big Daddy++ Plasmid GEP IncinerateThree Gives you the Incinerate++ Plasmid GEP InsectSwarmPlasmidThree Gives you the Insect Swarm++ Plasmid GEP ChameleonBlood Gives you the Natural Camouflage Tonic GEP EyeForDetailTwo Gives you the Photographers Eye+ Tonic GEP ThoroughScavenger Gives you the Scrounger Tonic GEP ExtendedShutdownTwo Gives you the Shutdown Expert+ Tonic GEP FastTwitchTwo Gives you the Sport Boost+ Tonic GEP ChargedBurstsTwo Gives you the Static Discharge+ Tonic GEP DecoyHuman Gives you the Target Dummy Plasmid GEP Telekinesis Gives you the Telekinesis Plasmid GEP IcicleAssaultThree Gives you the WinterBlast++ Plasmid GEP MeleeMasterTwo Gives you the Wrench Jockey+ Tonic GEP SneakAttackTwo Gives you the Wrench Lurker+ Tonic GEP GeneticHacker Hacker's Delight GEP GeneticHackerTwo Hacker's Delight 2 GEP GeneticHackerThree Hacker's Delight 3 GEP HackingExpert Hacking Expert GEP HackingExpertTwo Hacking Expert 2 GEP SummonProtector Hypnotize Big Daddy GEP Incineration Incinerate! 1 GEP IncinerationTwo Incinerate! 2 GEP IncinerationThree Incinerate! 3 GEP InsectSwarmPlasmid Insect Swarm GEP InsectSwarmPlasmidTwo Insect Swarm 2 GEP MachineBully Machine Buster (kill cam, bots, turrets efficiently) GEP MachineBullyTwo Machine Buster 2 GEP MedicineFriendly Medical Expert GEP MedicineFriendlyTwo Medical Expert 2 GEP MedicineFriendlyThree Medical Expert 3 GEP BioAmmoEfficiency more EVE GEP OrganicPockets Organic Pockets (large capacity) GEP EyeForDetail Photographer's Eye GEP ProlificCrafter Prolific Inventor GEP StationExpert Safecracker GEP StationExpertTwo Safecracker 2 GEP ThoroughScavenger Scrounger GEP SecurityBeacon Security Bullseye GEP NearSightedCameras Security Evasion GEP NearSightedCamerasTwo Security Evasion 2 GEP SecuritySystemsExpert Security Expert GEP SecuritySystemsExpertTwo Security Expert 2 GEP ShorterAlarm Shorten Alarms GEP ShorterAlarmTwo Shorten Alarms 2 GEP ExtendedShutdown Shutdown Expert GEP ExtendedShutdownTwo Shutdown Expert 2 GEP SlowFlow Speedy Hacker GEP SlowFlowTwo Speedy Hacker 2 GEP FastTwitch SportBoost GEP ChargedBursts Static Discharge GEP VendingExpertTwo Vending Expert 2 GEP VendingExpert Vending Expert cheaper items GEP IcicleAssault Winter Blast 1 GEP IcicleAssaultTwo Winter Blast 2 GEP MeleeMaster Wrench Jockey GEP SneakAttack Wrench Lurker Contributed By: ferarri123 and Brokaliv.
Post Patch Ver 1.1 cheats
Note: v1.1 of the game is required to enable all codes. Some, but not all, codes can be used with earlier versions. This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the files before proceeding. You will need to allow hidden files and folders to be shown in order to edit this particular .ini file. Use a text editor to edit the "User.ini" file found in the following locations: Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Bioshock\ Windows Vista: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Bioshock\ Set a key binding in the User.ini file to any of the following codes (for example, "F10=fly"). Then, press the corresponding key during game play to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: Any active codes are disabled when a new area loads or intermission sequence plays. General codes are as follows:
Code Effect setgravity <number> Set gravity; "-1400,0" is default; "0.0" is no gravity setjumpz <number> Set jump height; "600.0" is default, more than "1200.0" will result in taking damage upon landing Contributed By: madmaty23.
Summoning weapons, ammunition, and items
Create a text file named Weapons.txt with a text editor and place it in the "System" folder in the game directory, which is typically "C:\Program Files\2K Games\BioShock\Content\System". In the "User.ini" file used in the "Cheat mode" section, bind the following command to any key exec Weapons.txt Edit the Weapons.txt file you have just made with any of the following commands listed below. Once you are in the game, use the key you have bound to the "exec Weapons.txt" line. Alternately, you can use Plasmid.txt file if already created and use the same key for both types of cheats. Spawned weapons and ammunition will appear directly in your inventory. Note: The game has default maximum ammunition carrying capacities for each weapon (for example, you can normally carry a maximum of 48 standard pistol rounds) Thus if you try to summon 999 pistol rounds with the pistol in your inventory, the game will automatically limit you to 48 rounds. However if you summon 999 rounds before you first acquire the pistol, then you will have 999 rounds available in your inventory.
Code Effect GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_Accelerant "Charges" of Accelerant for chemical thrower GiveItem <0-9999>ShockGame.Adam Adam See note 1 GiveItem 1 ShockGame.WeaponsGeneticSlotUpgrade Add slot for combat tonics; maximum of six slots GiveItem 1 ShockGame.EngineeringGeneticSlotUpgrade Add slot for engineering tonics; maximum of six slots GiveItem 1 ShockGame.PhysicalGeneticSlotUpgrade Add slot for physical tonics; maximum of six slots GiveItem 1 ShockGame.ActiveGeneticSlotUpgrade Add slot for plasmids; maximum of six slots GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Pistol_AntiPersonnel Anti-personnel pistol rounds GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.MachineGun_ArmorPiercingBullet Armor piercing machinegun rounds GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Pistol_ArmorPiercing Armor piercing pistol rounds GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.AutoHack Auto hacking tool; max inventory capacity of 5 GiveWeapon ShockGame.ChemicalThrower Chemical Thrower GiveWeapon ShockGame.Crossbow Crossbow GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Shotgun_IonicBuck Electric shotgun shells GiveItem <1-999> ShockDesignerClasses.BioAmmoHypo EVE hypo; max inventory of 9 GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Shotgun_HighExplosiveBuck Explosive shotgun shells GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Film Film for the research camera; max inventory capacity of 100 GiveItem <1-999> ShockDesignerClasses.MedHypo First aid kit; max inventory of 9 GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher_FragGrenade Frag grenades for grenade launcher GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.MachineGun_FrozenBullet Freezing machinegun rounds GiveWeapon ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher Grenade Launcher GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher_RPG Heat seeking missiles for grenade launcher GiveItem 1 ShockGame.BioAmmoUpgrade Increase maximum EVE (blue bar) See note 2 GiveItem 1 ShockGame.HealthUpgrade Increase maximum health (red bar) See note 2 GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_IonicGel Ionic Gel "charges" for chemical thrower GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_Kerosene Kerosene "charges" for chemical thrower GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.ChemicalThrower_LiquidNitrogen Liquid nitrogen "charges" for chemical thrower GiveWeapon ShockGame.MachineGun Machine Gun GiveWeapon ShockGame.Pistol Pistol GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.MachineGun_RubberBullet Rubber bullet machinegun rounds GiveWeapon ShockGame.Shotgun Shotgun GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.CeilingCrawlerOrgan Spider splicer organ; restores health like first aid kit GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Crossbow_Bolt Standard crossbow bolts GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.MachineGun_Bullet Standard machinegun rounds GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Pistol_Bullet Standard pistol rounds GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Shotgun_00Buck Standard shotgun shells GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.GrenadeLauncher_StickyGrenade Sticky grenades for grenade launcher GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Crossbow_SuperHeatedBolt Super heated crossbow bolts GiveItem <1-999> ShockGame.Crossbow_TrapBolt Trap crossbow bolts GiveWeapon ShockGame.Wrench Wrench Contributed By: madmaty23.
Weapon Upgrade Commands
1. Create "upgrades.txt" in \Content\System within your BioShock installation folder (i.e. C:\Program Files\2K Games\BioShock\Content\System). Add any of the codes listed below to upgrades.txt and save it. Be sure to preserve the spacing. Each code must be on its own line in the file. 2. Open “User.ini” in “X:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Bioshock” for XP or “X:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\BioShock” for Vista. You may need to enable viewing of hidden files and folders to find it. 3. Find the section entitled [Default]. 4. Within this section, find an unbound key that you want to use and bind it to the command "Exec upgrades.txt" (i.e. F7=Exec upgrades.txt). NOTE: If you give upgrades for a weapon you don't have yet, the upgrades will be applied when you pick up that weapon, so you don't have to wait to get a weapon before you upgrade it.
Code Effect AddWeaponStatUpgrade ChemicalThrower ConsumptionRate Gives the "Chemical Thrower Consupmtion Rate" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade ChemicalThrower Range Gives the "Chemical Thrower Range" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade Crossbow BreakageChance Gives the "Crossbow Breakage Chance" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade Crossbow Damage Gives the "Crossbow Damage Increase" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade GrenadeLauncher Immunity Gives the "Grenade Launcher Damage Immunity" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade GrenadeLauncher Damage Gives the "Grenade Launcher Damage Increase" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade MachineGun Damage Gives the "Machine Gun Damage Increase" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade MachineGun Kickback Gives the "Machine Gun Kickback Reduction" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade Pistol MagazineSize Gives the "Pistol Clip Size" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade Pistol Damage Gives the "Pistol Damage Increase" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade Shotgun Damage Gives the "Shotgun Damage Increase" upgrade. AddWeaponStatUpgrade Shotgun RateOfFire Gives the "Shotgun Rate of Fire" upgrade. Contributed By: agent2594.
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