Home > Defiance > The Debug Menu
The Debug Menu
Like those of the other games in the series, the Defiance debug menu was created as an aid to the Crystal Dynamics staff who worked on it. It was disabled before Defiance was released, but enough of it was left that I was able to re-enable it through brute force.
CMX (of the CMGSCCC) built a much more elegant version of the PS2 codes based on my work, which I backported to the Action Replay and Gameshark cheat devices.
Andrew Fradley's Defiance PC Trainer allows access to the Debug Menu in the PC version of the game.
It is not possible to access the menu in the Xbox version of the game using any currently known techniques.
Some of the more useful functions in the menu are:
Defiance's Debug Menu is less stable than that of previous games. Some options will lock up the game, or make your character uncontrollable. In particular, the Units menu is a minefield of glitchy behaviour, as it mostly contains old names for the areas and test areas which were removed before release. The Units selections known to work are Vorador 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and Pillars 1.
CMX's version of the codes are listed first, as they're much shorter and therefore less tedious to enter. For the Codebreaker 2 version of his codes, please see the CMGSCCC page for Defiance.
For those curious about the original version I developed, they are listed further down the page. To use them, it is necessary to enter all of the parts for your device type, or the menu will not function correctly. Please also note that if you are using an Action Replay 2 version 1 or Gameshark 2 version 1, there is a different (and longer) set of original codes. Most gamers will be better served by using CMX's codes.
To open the Debug Menu using the codes in this article, press L2+Square. To close it, press L2+Circle. Left and right increase and decrease numeric values, and X selects submenus/commands and toggles yes/no options.
As with any cheat device codes, please be aware that using these can result in problems with gameplay. Do not save your game unless you're willing to accept the potential consequence of having to start over from the beginning.
Defiance (NTSC) Action Replay/Gameshark V1 and V2 | Author: CMX/CMGSCCC |
Effect | Code(s) |
Master Code (must be on) | EC8782C0 143992D8 |
Debug Menu | 4C86A3A8 1456E6ED |
1C8705C0 384EE7C5 | |
DC950123 142EC615 | |
1C86ACD8 1496AF9E | |
3CA61818 1456E7A1 | |
DC986123 142EC615 | |
1C86ACD8 105923A5 | |
4C86AD48 1456E5C5 | |
4C86AD60 1456E7C5 | |
4C86ADB8 1456E685 | |
1C86ADD8 1454D668 | |
4C86AD00 1456E685 | |
1C86AC34 1454D668 | |
4C86A5E0 1456E765 | |
4C86A484 1456E765 | |
4C86A268 1456E765 | |
4C86A538 1456E765 |
Defiance (NTSC) Action Replay/Gameshark V1 and V2 | Author: CMX/CMGSCCC |
Effect | Code(s) |
Master Code (must be on) | EC8782C0 143992D8 |
Debug Menu | 14C03E2E 34F4010C |
24D492A8 3EF4459D | |
E4C69D65 3CF4BAFC | |
24101402 34FC5884 | |
04901128 B4B447CC | |
E4C61965 3EF4BEFC | |
249114A8 35E65084 | |
14D01438 3C74510C | |
14D01428 3C74519C | |
14C01628 3CF4118C | |
24401428 30FC118E | |
14C01728 3CF4119C | |
24001628 307C113E | |
14C01428 34F4419C | |
14801728 347441BC | |
14803728 3474410C | |
14C01628 3474418C |
Defiance (NTSC) Action Replay/Gameshark V2 | Author: Ben Lincoln |
Effect | Code(s) |
Master Code (must be on) | EC8782C0 143992D8 |
Debug Menu part 1 | DC950123 142EC615 |
1CBF5DC8 1438ADAD | |
3CA61818 1456E7A1 | |
0CBF6218 1456910C | |
3CA61818 1456E7A5 | |
Debug Menu part 2 | DC93832C 14235815 |
0CBF6218 1456B04C | |
2CA78329 142E8D41 | |
0CBF6218 1456B0FC | |
2CD78329 142E8D41 | |
Debug Menu part 3 | DC83832C 14235815 |
DC964023 142EC615 | |
1C86AC3C 1456E7A5 | |
1C86ADE0 1456E7A5 | |
1C86AD94 1456E7A5 | |
DC958003 142EC615 | |
1C86A438 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A2C0 1456E7A5 | |
DC9680A3 142EC615 | |
1C86A438 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A4AC 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A2C0 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A560 1456E7A5 | |
DC928023 142EC615 | |
1C86A438 0496E7D1 | |
1C86A4AC C496E7A8 | |
1C86A2C0 0496E768 | |
1C86A560 C496E7A8 | |
1C86AC3C 0496E79C | |
1C86ADE0 0496E7A2 | |
1C86AD94 0496E7A3 |
Defiance (NTSC) Codebreaker 2 | Author: Ben Lincoln |
Effect | Code(s) |
Master Code (must be on) | FA0A006F 32DA6674 |
Debug Menu part 1 | EA588338 982AA64A |
2A2B2427 0026FA18 | |
0A1334B6 00000004 | |
DA59D157 B271EA1A | |
0A1334B6 00000000 | |
Debug Menu part 2A | 2A0324D2 3C030029 |
2A0F24D2 2463DAA4 | |
2A0B24D2 8C620000 | |
2AF724D2 24420001 | |
2AF324D2 AC620000 | |
2AFF24D2 03E00008 | |
2AFB24D2 00000000 | |
2A5B24D2 3C030029 | |
2A4724D2 2463DAA4 | |
2A4324D2 8C620000 | |
2A4F24D2 240A0001 | |
2A4B24D2 004A1023 | |
2A3724D2 AC620000 | |
2A3324D2 03E00008 | |
2A3F24D2 00000000 | |
Debug Menu part 2B | 2A6F31FC 080A134C |
2A9324D2 FFBFFFFF | |
2A9F24D2 0000FFEF | |
2A9B24D2 3C030029 | |
2A8724D2 2463E1F0 | |
2A8324D2 94620000 | |
2A8F24D2 3C030028 | |
2A8B24D2 24634D28 | |
2A7724D2 94690000 | |
2A7324D2 10490004 | |
2A7F24D2 94690002 | |
2A7B24D2 10490019 | |
2A6724D2 94690004 | |
2A6324D2 10490005 | |
2A6F24D2 03E00008 | |
2A6B24D2 00000000 | |
Debug Menu part 3 | EA5882F8 982AA78A |
2AA731F0 00000000 | |
2A0331F7 00000000 | |
2A5F31F7 00000000 | |
EA7883B8 980AA6CA | |
2ABB31F8 00000000 | |
2A2331FE 00000000 | |
EAD882B8 98AAA7CA | |
2ABB31F8 00000000 | |
2A3731F8 00000000 | |
2A2331FE 00000000 | |
2A8331FF 00000000 | |
EA58BEB9 982A9BCB | |
2ABB31F8 10400034 | |
2A3731F8 50400003 | |
2A2331FE 10400043 | |
2A8331FF 50400003 | |
2AA731F0 1040000F | |
2A0331F7 10400005 | |
2A5F31F7 10400006 |
Defiance (NTSC) Action Replay/Gameshark V1 | Author: Ben Lincoln |
Effect | Code(s) |
Master Code (must be on) | EC8782C0 143992D8 |
Debug Menu part 1 | DC950123 142EC615 |
1CBF5DC8 1438ADAD | |
3CA61818 1456E7A1 | |
0CBF6218 1456910C | |
3CA61818 1456E7A5 | |
Debug Menu part 2A | 1CBFCEE0 2053E7BE |
1CBFCEE4 38738D41 | |
1CBFCEE8 9074E7A5 | |
1CBFCEEC 3894E7A6 | |
1CBFCEF0 B074E7A5 | |
1CBFCEF4 15F6E79D | |
1CBFCEF8 1456E7A5 | |
1CBFCE98 2053E7BE | |
1CBFCE9C 38738D41 | |
1CBFCEA0 9074E7A5 | |
1CBFCEA4 384CE7A6 | |
1CBFCEA8 148CD7C8 | |
1CBFCEAC B074E7A5 | |
1CBFCEB0 15F6E79D | |
1CBFCEB4 1456E7A5 | |
Debug Menu part 2B | 1C86A084 0C4CD459 |
1CBFCE50 619FB00C | |
1CBFCE54 1456B0FC | |
1CBFCE58 2053E7BE | |
1CBFCE5C 3873C615 | |
1CBFCE60 8874E7A5 | |
1CBFCE64 2053E7BD | |
1CBFCE68 387322BD | |
1CBFCE6C 886DE7A5 | |
1CBFCE70 048DE7A1 | |
1CBFCE74 886DE7A7 | |
1CBFCE78 048DE7AE | |
1CBFCE7C 886DE7A1 | |
1CBFCE80 048DE7A2 | |
1CBFCE84 15F6E79D | |
1CBFCE88 1456E7A5 | |
Debug Menu part 3 | DC964123 142EC615 |
1C86AC3C 1456E7A5 | |
1C86ADE0 1456E7A5 | |
1C86AD94 1456E7A5 | |
DC958103 142EC615 | |
1C86A438 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A2C0 1456E7A5 | |
DC9681A3 142EC615 | |
1C86A438 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A4AC 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A2C0 1456E7A5 | |
1C86A560 1456E7A5 | |
DC928023 142EC615 | |
1C86A438 0496E7D1 | |
1C86A4AC C496E7A8 | |
1C86A2C0 0496E768 | |
1C86A560 C496E7A8 | |
1C86AC3C 0496E79C | |
1C86ADE0 0496E7A2 | |
1C86AD94 0496E7A3 |
Defiance (NTSC) Gameshark V3 | Author: Ben Lincoln |
Effect | Code(s) |
Master Code (must be on) | F413B62C 3FEC0C96 |
Debug Menu part 1 | E4C69D65 3CF4BAFC |
24D29076 32ACDC40 | |
04901128 B4B447CC | |
D400B97E BFBCC882 | |
04901128 34B447CC | |
Debug Menu part 2A | 2411A4EA 3AB6D799 |
2493BCD8 BABCDEB1 | |
2492B7C8 3296D708 | |
2410B7C8 32B4D729 | |
2492B7C8 3296D719 | |
249AF74A 36B5D738 | |
2490B768 36B4D788 | |
2411A5EA 3A36D789 | |
2493BDD8 BA3CDEA1 | |
2492B5C8 3216D798 | |
2414B5E8 3234D7B9 | |
2414B648 3ABCD70A | |
2492B6C8 3296D729 | |
249AF64A 36B5D718 | |
2490B668 36B4D738 | |
Debug Menu part 2B | 2484173A B07E17FC |
240FECF6 EB0F9E13 | |
2400BC72 BF3C9E32 | |
2411A4EA 3A36D789 | |
2483BCC4 3A349EA9 | |
2492A4C8 3214D798 | |
2491A4EA 3A36D7B9 | |
2493B7CA 3B349601 | |
2497A7C8 3614D728 | |
2495A748 B634D718 | |
2497A7C8 3614D73A | |
2415A74E 3634D788 | |
2497A7C8 B614D7A8 | |
2415A748 B634D798 | |
249AF74A 3635D7B8 | |
2490B568 3634D708 | |
Debug Menu part 3 | E4C61925 3CF4BAFC |
24901628 347451AC | |
24D01428 34F4519C | |
24D01528 3474513C | |
E4C69B65 3CF4BAFC | |
24901628 3474418C | |
24903628 34F4419C | |
E4C61965 3C74BAFC | |
24901628 3474418C | |
24901628 34F4412C | |
24903628 34F4419C | |
24D01428 3474419C | |
E4861965 1CF4BAFC | |
2490060C BC74418C | |
24100608 24F4412E | |
24002608 34F4419E | |
24500408 2474419E | |
2410060A B47451AE | |
24500408 B4F4519C | |
24D00508 B474513E |