Debug Menu

This is a sub-page of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

To do: What exactly needs to be changed to enable the menu? Is it also still present in the PS2 version?

A debug menu can be re-enabled by editing the MAIN.SCM file.

General#

Pressing R, Circle and Down brings up the main debug menu.

Holding R and pressing Left or Right allows you to spawn vehicles in front of Vic. Notably three otherwise unused vehicles can be spawned this way, as can Domestobot who can be driven around like any other vehicle. Doing the same while in water will spawn boats instead of cars, including a normally inaccessible (and nameless) faster version of the Speeder which is only used by an NPC in the mission Leap and Bound.

Level Skip Menu#

To do: Can any of the other removed missions (see main page) be made selectable? Additionally, if GTA Wiki is to be believed, there are coordinates in the data that show where these missions would have been picked up from (i.e. Leo Teal's missions starting from the food stand in Ocean Beach.)

A menu that allows you to skip to any mission. R and L change the "stage" (Pre-Empire, Low Empire, High Empire), analog Up and Down change the character and analog Left and Right to change the mission. Pressing X will warp you next to the desired mission marker. Additionally, any missions that would normally need to be completed for the chosen mission to unlock will be marked as such but they do not add to the overall completion percentage.

Removed missions don't normally appear selectable, but as the menu defaults to "Level 1" and reopens on the character you closed it on, you can force the game to display Gonzales' removed mission. Selecting it warps you in front of Diaz's mansion, presumably where the mission would have started.

Weather and Time Changer#

A menu that allows you to change the weather and time of day. Analog Up and Down change weather, Analog Left and Right change the hour and Square freezes the clock.

MoCap Menu#

A cutscene viewer. Use Up, Down, Left and Right to choose a scene and press X to play it.

USJ Editor#

Unique Stunt Jump editor, crashes the game.

Toggle Player Coordinates#

Crashes the game.

Marketing Camera#

Crashes the game.

Player Cheats#

To do: Does the save option actually work?

A menu with various cheats, mostly self explanatory.

The Weapon Cheat option allows you to choose one of ten weapon sets. Notably, sets 5 and 10 include the cut land mine.

Character Viewer#

To do: Any other controls here?

A character model viewer. Left and Right change the model, Up and Down to change the animation and X to play the animation. Pressing Circle toggles between weapons (None, Pistol and Rifle). Pressing Square toggles between on foot, on motorbike or in car. The analog stick is used to move the camera. A model between the different Lousie models causes the game to crash.

Empire Status#

Visually broken but otherwise functional. Analog Up and Down scrolls the list of empire sites and L teleports you to the chosen site.

Toggle Audio Debug#

Seems to be for testing the dialogue during in-game cutscenes.

Launch JetSki Mission#

Warps you onto the Jet Ski at the jetty at Interglobal Studios on Prawn Island. Doesn't seem to actually trigger the mission unless you are past the mission Say Cheese.

Complete All Story Missions#

Self explanatory, clears all missions and triggers the credits.

Unlock End Game Viewer#

Toggles 100% completion and unlocks the cutscene viewer.

Debug Menu Text#

To do: Can the options not present above be accessed somehow?

All the text for the debug menu, including inaccessible options.

Ocean Drive Lighting Test
~h~DEBUG MENU~w~ Select Item with ~h~left button & right button. ~w~Press ~h~X button ~w~to 
launch.
Press TRIANGLE to quit menu.
Press CROSS to select.
Level Skip Menu
Car Viewer
Character Viewer
Building Viewer
Weapon Cheat:
Player Cheats
Weather and Time Changer
Marketing Camera
MoCap Menu
USJ Editor
Toggle Player Coordinates
Character Viewer
Empire Status
Quit current mission
Ped Selector
Car Selector
A ~1~ B ~1~ C ~1~
A ~1~ B ~1~
Number: ~1~
~1~
Use ~h~analog up & down ~w~to select character stream. Use ~h~analog left & right ~w~to select 
mission. Use ~h~L button & R button ~w~to select game stage. Press ~h~X button ~w~to start 
mission. Press ~h~TRIANGLE button ~w~to exit.
You cannot use levelskip when you are ~h~on a mission.
Do you want to quit the current mission? (Cross confirm)
Stage:
Pre-Empire
Low Empire
High Empire
Character:
Level: ~1~ -
Time Frozen
Time Unfrozen
Use ~h~analog up & down ~w~to change weather. Use ~h~analog left & right ~w~to change hour. 
Press ~h~TRIANGLE button ~w~to exit. Press ~h~SQUARE button ~w~to freeze time.
TIME: ~1~:00
WEATHER: CLOUDY
WEATHER: EXTRA COLOURS
WEATHER: EXTRA SUNNY
WEATHER: FOGGY
WEATHER: HURRICANE
WEATHER: RAINY
WEATHER: ULTRA SUNNY
WEATHER: SUNNY
Modify World Speed
Changing World Speed
<Dpad-Left> - Car Filter
<Dpad-Left> - Ped Filter
<Dpad-Left> - Obj Filter
<Dpad-Up> - Toggle HUD On/Off
<Dpad-Down> - Snap To Ground Toggle
<Dpad-Right> - Delete item
<Left Shoulder> - Drag Item
<Tri/Cir> - Rotate Item
Snap:
Snap:
XYZ:
ROT:
OFF
Entity: ~1~/~1~
Cycle Wanted Level
Player Invincible:
Add Player cash
Add player armour
Save Game
Unlock all Outfits
Cycle to next outfit
EMPTY
PLACEHOLDER SCRIPTED CUTSCENE
PLACEHOLDER MOCAP CUTSCENE
Model:
Anim:
ANIM000
NONE
Weapon: None
Weapon: Pistol
Weapon: Rifle
Colour: ~1~

Cheat Empire Unlock Disabled (L1+R1)
Cheat Empire Unlock Enabled (L1+R1)
Threat LV: ~1~/~1~
Repair LV: ~1~/~1~
Hate LV: ~1~
Angry About:
NOTHING
LOST KEY BUSINESS
LOST MISC BUSINESS
PLAYER ATTACKED
Current Event:
None
Attack Player
Gang Attack
Base attack
Interior:
Anim:
Present
Exterior
Missing
Toggle Audio Debug
Chan: ~1~
Status:
EMPTY
LOADING
READY
PLAYING
-LOCKED-
Audio:
Health
Armor
Grenade
Cars:~1~ Peds:~1~
Place Holder Mission
Completing:
Mission: ~1~
Launch JetSki Mission
~1~
~1~ <<
Power: ~1~ Accuracy: ~1~
Complete all story missions
Unlock End game viewer

DEBUG! ERROR - TARGET ~1~ ALREADY EXISTS!