DevHotkeys

DevHotkeys

v1. 2. 0 — a test harness for MENACE mod authors (not a playthrough cheat, although could be used as such (not recommended))

Description

DevHotkeys is a development aid for people writing or testing MENACE mods. It skips campaign grind and forces states so you can re-enter a scenario quickly (post-mission hooks, hiring UI, market stock, AP/deploy math, occupancy). It is not meant for a normal playthrough: grants, restock, finish, and teleport write the save. Use a throwaway campaign. Disable this mod when you play for real.

Defaults are Ctrl + F-keys / top-row 1–9 / 0 (not the numpad). Rebind in UserData. RequireCtrl defaults true; RequireAlt defaults false. Hover the red H chip on the title screen or Esc-pause for a live cheat-sheet of binds and amounts (cfg file is re-read on hover; key behavior still needs a restart after you edit binds).

What to test                         Key (default)     What it does

-----------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------------------

Skip to strategy after a fight       Ctrl+1            Completes primaries, Finish as a win

Force a loss (fail hooks)            Ctrl+2            Fails primaries, Finish as a loss (not abort)

AP refill selected unit              Ctrl+3            Refill to turn-start max

Range / LOS / occupancy              Ctrl+4            Snap selected player unit to hovered cell

Spawn any actor on the cursor        Ctrl+5            Current pick: enemies, civilians, rescue, all

Cycle / jump spawn pick              Ctrl+6 / 7 / 8    Prev / next / skip 10 (wrap; stacked toast)

Cycle spawn faction                  Ctrl+9            Factions on this map (wrap; stacked toast)

Despawn unit under cursor            Ctrl+0            Quiet remove (no kill sequence)

Re-roll black market stock           Ctrl+F1           Clears stacks, then vanilla Restock

Buy without waiting on credits       Ctrl+F2           Toggle: prices show 0; Trade still runs

Hire a locked leader to test a perk  Ctrl+F3           Toggle: all templates on the current roster

AP math (sticky)                     Ctrl+F4           Toggle x3 AP (stays on)

Deploy-budget math                   Ctrl+F5           Toggle x3 mission supplies (stays on)

PP / Authority / OCI after a hook    Ctrl+F6–F10       Grant or subtract (hold F7/F9 to drain)

Unused squaddie pool                 Ctrl+F11          Adds SquaddiesGrant (default 10) to the pool

Dump spawn catalog                   Ctrl+F12          Writes UserData\DevHotkeys-spawn-catalog.txt

Cfg (rebind + amounts) — Menace\UserData\DevHotkeys.cfg

RequireCtrl                    true

RequireAlt                     false

FinishMissionKey               Alpha1    (top-row 1)

FailMissionKey                 Alpha2    (top-row 2)

RefillActionPointsKey          Alpha3    (top-row 3)

TeleportSelectedKey            Alpha4    (top-row 4)

SpawnUnitKey                   Alpha5    (top-row 5)

SpawnPrevKey                   Alpha6    (top-row 6)

SpawnNextKey                   Alpha7    (top-row 7)

SpawnJumpKey                   Alpha8    (top-row 8)

SpawnFactionKey                Alpha9    (top-row 9)

DespawnUnitKey                 Alpha0    (top-row 0)

RestockBlackMarketKey          F1

FreeTradeKey                   F2

UnlockLeadersKey               F3

ActionPointsMultiplierKey      F4

DeploymentPointsMultiplierKey  F5

GrantPromotionPointsKey        F6

SubtractPromotionPointsKey     F7

GrantAuthorityKey              F8

SubtractAuthorityKey           F9

GrantOciComponentsKey          F10

GrantSquaddiesKey              F11

DumpSpawnCatalogKey            F12

PromotionPointsGrant           100

PromotionPointsSubtract        100

AuthorityGrant                 100

AuthoritySubtract              10

OciComponentsGrant             100

SquaddiesGrant                 10

ActionPointsMultiplier         3

DeploymentPointsMultiplier     3

Toasts confirm every press. Restock / PP / authority / spawn-pick (prev, next, jump) / spawn-faction / despawn reuse one toast with a live count if you mash or hold; other keys queue so toasts do not overlap. If you mash and think a key “did nothing,” wait for the stacked count or the next queued toast.

Installation instructions

Vortex (recommended)

[]Manage MENACE in Vortex. The MENACE Vortex extension installs MelonLoader.[/]

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