Set building costs
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the
file before proceeding. If you are having difficulties with the game, you can
edit the building costs to make it much cheaper to construct. Use a text editor
to edit the "gamebalancebuilding.txt" file in the "\lionhead studios\black &
white 2\data\balance\" directory. Upon opening the file, you will see something
as follows:
//Balance file for Black and White 2 Last Saved,#2005-08-24
22:58:35#,"probinson"
//Building
AZTEC_ABODE_A 280 0 3.5 80 6 2 3 2 3 2 10 0 1 1 1.5
150 0.7 0.6 0.5 0 0.4 -0.008
Each category (for example, AZTEC_ABODE_A, JAPANESE_ABODE_A, EGYPTIAN_ABODE_A,
etc. until GREEK_MIRACLE_ENHANCER) has 26 numbers separated by a tab. These
numbers correspond to the building's characteristics. However the only two
numbers you need to be concerned about are the first two, which indicate the
Wood (first number) and Ore (second number) requirements to construct that
particular building. For example, the "AZTEC_ABODE_A" requires 280 wood and 0
ore. You can in turn edit all the GREEK buildings' cost requirements to whatever
desired by changing the first two numbers that appear in each category.
For example, change the following line:
GREEK_TEMPLE 3000 1500 35 85.7142857142857 20 10 20 0
20 0 55 0 1 1 5 50 0.8 0.5 0.5 0 0.6 0.005
to:
GREEK_TEMPLE 1 1 35 85.7142857142857 20 10 20 0 20 0
55 0 1 1 5 50 0.8 0.5 0.5 0 0.6 0.005
The GREEK_TEMPLE originally cost 3000 Wood and 1500 Ore, but now only needs 1
Wood and 1 Ore after the edit. The following 24 numbers remain unchanged. This
has been tested and works on v1.1, and can be applied to current games in
progress. You may choose to start legitimately and only make use of this cheat
at a later level.
Set mana requirements
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the
file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "gamebalancemiracle.txt"
file in the "\lionhead studios\black & white 2\data\balance\" directory. When
you open the file, you will see the names of spells or miracles. Spells are at
the top and miracles are at the bottom. The first number is the amount of mana
required to cast that spell. After you change the them to the desired amount,
save the file.
Control the Lionhead logo:
In the original Black And White you were able to control the opening logo for
Lionhead. Lionhead Studios has brought this back. When you begin the game, you
can fool around with their physics engine and left click on the box that fills
up with beads; and pull it away or up or down; or do whatever else desired. When
you are ready to continue with the game, release the box and wait for the screen
to change.
Replenishing platoons:
It is possible to replenish your platoons with female villagers (if the villager
at the top of the hand multi-pickup group is male and you hold down with the
action button), while only male villagers will form platoons. This effectively
increases your military population. They will appear just like normal villagers
while in the platoon, but will have the relevant equipment to the platoon. Note:
This has only been tested with Greek melee infantry.
Infinite evil points
Take over a town and remove all food and people. You should get evil points
every few minutes now since you are not feeding the town, even though nobody is
living in it.
Norseman tossing mini-game
On the fourth land, near the town you began, there is a path that goes down.
Follow the path to find a man in a cave. Pick him up and throw him as far as
possible to get tribute. The further you throw him, the more tribure you will
get. Set new records to get more tribute. Note: This is not a quest and does not
show up anywhere.
Sandbox mode
Successfully complete the game to unlock Sandbox mode.