Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (DOS)

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi was the big step forward for the Wing Commander series, refining upon the previous game quite a bit.

Debug Mode#

In the original floppy disk version, enter Origin (case sensitive, with a capital O) as a command prompt argument. In the CD and GOG versions, change this in the .bat file. This will create a log file (creatively named LOGFILE) inside the gamedat folder. This log file details what has been loaded in and out of the game, the priority of the file and its memory location when it was loaded in. It also prints out the memory heap information to MEM.$$$. In addition, the following debug controls are at your disposal:

Key(s)	Action
Alt + M	Show memory usage
Alt + Z	Self-destruct
Alt + X	Quit the game and print out the memory usage stats
Alt + Del	Targeted/Visible ship(s) explode
Alt + Ins	All non-capital enemy ship(s) on the radar explode
Alt + O	Destroy cockpit sections
Ctrl + Alt + S	Invert graphics
Alt + keypad +	Decrease time between frames (speeds the game up)
Alt + keypad -	Increase time between frames (slows the game down)
I	Toggle Current Intelligence factor display
Alt + I	Increase Increase Intelligence factor
Ctrl + I	Decrease Increase Intelligence factor
O	Toggle Eject siren
Ctrl + V	Version info
Ctrl + P	Pause game (w/o pause graphic)

Entering Origin -k (again, case sensitive) in the command prompt makes the player invincible by giving them unlimited shields, as well as make all of the above cheats available.

Mission Selection#

Like the original game, there are also some mission selection commands to put in at the command prompt:

Argument(s)	Action
s(n) m(a)	Choose which level to play in; n is a series numbered between 1 and 12, while a is any mission lettered from A to D.
w(n)	Show a cinematic. n ranges from 1 to 22. Mission-specific scenes also require the above command(s).
l	Play a single mission.

v · t · e The Wing Commander series
DOS	Wing Commander • Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi • Wing Commander: Privateer (Righteous Fire)
SNES	Wing Commander • Wing Commander: The Secret Missions
Mac OS Classic	Super Wing Commander
Game Boy Advance	Wing Commander: Prophecy