Bionicle (PlayStation 2)

Bionicle is a 3D platformer tie-in for LEGO's hit toy line of the same name. Its gameplay consists of traditional platforming and fast-paced on-rails sections.

Sub-Pages#

Unused TexturesEverything from HUD portraits to Madu Nut skins.

Unused Files#

Strat Wads#

Miscellaneous Files#

Debug Features#

Debug Mode#

Enabled by setting the value at address 0x001FC10C to 0x00000000.

Alternatively, you can use the following PNACH code to enable it:

comment=Enable debug mode by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,201FC10C,extended,00000000

Once this value is set, various debug features like the debug pause menu, level select, and controller binds are enabled.

Boot To Level Select#

If L2 and START are held when the LEGO and Electronic Arts logos are shown during startup, the hidden level select is loaded immediately.

Debug Pause Menu#

Accessed by holding L2 while pressing START to pause. Reload Level, Collision Spheres, Show Debug, and Show Map are only shown when DEBUG_CHEATS is set to ON in cdgame.txt. However, the switch is set to ON by default.

• Return to Game: Exits the menu. Can also be exited with START.
• Reload Level: Reloads then restarts the current level.
• Restart Level: Restarts the current level without reloading.
• Center Screen: Opens screen adjustment prompt.
• Vibration: Toggles controller rumble.
• Collision Spheres: Dead option, locked to Off.
• Show Debug: Dead option, does not work.
• Show Map: Toggles map visibility.
• Show Coords: Toggles player coordinate display. This is implemented on a per character basis.
• Quit Level: Returns to the hidden level select.

Level Select#

A hidden level select accessible from startup or the debug pause menu. Various parts of levels (strat wads) can be loaded from here individually, provided they exist in levels.txt. The listing can be filtered to only show items prefixed with "*" if DEMO_LEVEL_SELECT is set to ON in cdgame.txt. Some unused strat wads are listed here by default, but others are not. Many of these unused strat wads need modifications to load properly.

You can get a good chunk of "broken" unused strat wads to load from the level select by removing the wad version check. This can be done with the following PNACH code:

comment=Wad version patch by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,2015AC24,extended,00000000

Controller Binds#

• Artificial Lag: Press and hold Cross on controller 2.

Player Debug Cheats#

Some player debug cheats (seemingly separate from the main debug mode) can be enabled by setting specific bits at address 0x001FBBB8. These cheats are implemented on a per character basis, so some of them only work with certain Toa.

The following table shows the bit positions and bit values needed to enable each cheat, as well as the buttons used to trigger them:

You can also enable these individually or simultaneously with the following PNACH codes:

comment=Enable unlimited health cheat by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,701FBBB8,extended,00000002

comment=Enable jump cheat by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,701FBBB8,extended,00000004

comment=Enable slow motion cheat by Hexadecimal Mantis

patch=1,EE,701FBBB8,extended,00000010

Controller 2 Cheats#

These hidden cheats require no modifications to access, and are activated with specific input sequences from controller 2. The following cheats can be enabled from the pause menu by holding L1 and L2 on controller 2, then pressing one of the designated buttons ten times. Each cheat (excluding automatic level completion), can also be activated from the frontend using the same input sequences.

The following table shows the buttons that should be pressed ten times (while holding L1 and L2) to enable each cheat: