Panzer Front (Dreamcast)

Panzer Front is a World War II tank simulation game. Panzer Vor!

Debug Mode#

Use the following code, after that set page number to RAM address 0x8C1F504C to display a debug feature.

8C071042 0009
8C071044 0009
8C071046 0009
8C071048 0009
8C071062 D001
8C071064 402B
8C071066 0009
8C071068 1348
8C07106A 8C07

NINDOWS#

Page number: 0x00

Press Left or Right to switch ON/OFF, but this menu is unknown.

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: This game has more text related to "NINDOWS".

Flag Viewer#

Page number: 0x01

Some flags viewer.

FOG#

Page number: 0x02

Changes Fog setting.

Game System Value#

Page number: 0x03

Display game system values.

Rendering Data#

Page number: 0x04

Display some rendering data.

Memory Management Information#

Page number: 0x05

Display memory management information.

Light#

Page number: 0x06

Changes directional light parameter.

VEC#

Page number: 0x07

Display unknown VEC parameter.

Fog Color#

Page number: 0x08

Changes fog color.

Smoke Effect Debug#

Page number: 0x09

Changes smoke effect parameter.

Tank Viewer#

Page number: 0x0A

Press Up or Down to change view tank.

Tank Collider#

Page number: 0x0B

Display tank collider line.

Tank Coordinate#

Page number: 0x0C

Display tank coordinates. Pressing Up or Down does nothing however.

Effect Test#

Page number: 0x0D

Press L or R to change the effect number. Press Left, Right, Up, Down to change blend method. Press B to emit effect. Press A to delete all effects.

Map Attribute#

Page number: 0x0E

Map attribute viewer.

Display Model Check#

Page number: 0x0F

View displayed model information and polygon count.

Polygon Divide#

Page number: 0x10

Some polygon dividing parameters(?).

Color#

Page number: 0x11

Unknown.

Unknown#

Page number: 0x12

Unknown.

SPEED DIVID#

Page number: 0x13

Unknown.

Gun Position#

Page number: 0x14

Changes machine gun position.

Check Parts#

Page number: 0x15

Unknown.

Unused Images#

Staff Names#

This image has unused staff names. Main programmer's name write "佐藤　？" and Sub programmer's name write "高島　？".

Mission Briefing#

This image is probably a placeholder for mission briefing. This is written: "テスト"(Test).

Battle Scenes#

Font graphic has unused "FREE" area.

Remain From Demonstration Version#

The following images are leftovers from a demo version of the game and are still in the final game.

These images are a title screen and a warning screen.

This image is used for select control method screen.

These images are used for mission briefing.

This image is used for tank (mission) select scene.

Unused Tanks#

Set vehicle number at RAM address 0x0C166BEF.

Tanks#

Germany#

Pz IV G

vehicle number: 1B

It is a Pz.kpfw.IV Ausf.G.

USA#

M3 Lee

vehicle number: 50

M4A3E2

vehicle number: 53

M10

vehicle number: 54

This is a M10 Tank Destroyer.

M10

vehicle number: 5B

This tank displays the name "M10", but the Model is actually Tiger II, texture is M10.

Anti-Aircraft Vehicles#

Germany#

Sd.Kfz.161/4 Wirbelwind

vehicle number: 0E

It has a 2cm Flak 38, but this machine gun can't hurt a Jagdbomber in-game.

Sd.kfz.7/1

vehicle number: 1D

It has a 2 cm Flakvierling 38, but this machine gun can't hurt a Jagdbomber in-game.

Rocket Launchers#

Germany#

Nebelwerfer

vehicle number: 0F

It can't launch rockets.

Soviet#

Katyusha

vehicle number: 3C

It can't launch rockets.

Howitzer#

USA#

105MM

vehicle number: 56

It is a M101 howitzer.

Armored Trains#

Soviet#

БП43

vehicle number: 41

It seems to use the Tiger II's texture.

Trucks#

Germany#

Kubelwagen

vehicle number: 12

Soviet#

ПКL-25

vehicle number: 42

This is not transparency black area.

USA#

GMC Truck

vehicle number: 5A

WILLYS MB

vehicle number: 57

Fake Tiger II#

These look like Tiger II that is not equipment continuous tracks.

Development Text#

Some debug text in the file 1ST_READ.BIN.