Quake 3: Arena cheats

Cheat mode:
Complete single player missions under various difficulties to unlock cheats in multi-player mode. Press Start to pause game play in multi-player mode, then select the cheat option from the menu.

Successfully complete the game under any difficulty setting to unlock a maze mini-game on the VMU. Successfully complete the maze-mini game. The message "Cheat unlocked" will appear on the main game screen to confirm correct completion. Complete the mini-game under each of the five difficulty settings to unlock all cheats, which includes the ability to survive all falls, and more.

Console codes:
Note: The following codes require a Dreamcast Keyboard and Dreamcast Mouse for easy entry. Press [F12] or ~ during game play to display the console screen. Type in ;raster 1 to enable cheat mode. Enter one of the following commands to activate the corresponding effect. Note: You can lookup commands by pressing a letter followed by [Tab] at the console screen. Note: Type \ followed by a letter to list all commands that begin with that letter. Note: Some codes are only effective in single player mode.

Effect Code

Clear console line \clear

Display console commands \help

Display player list \who

Send message to all players \say

Send message to indicated player \say<1-4>

Send message to player that is attacking you \tell_attacker

Send message to player that is targeted \tell_target

Send message to your team in team modes \say_team

God mode \god

Walk through walls \noclip

Enemies will not attack \notarget

Set frag limit ;set fraglimit <number>

Set capture the flag limit ;set capturelimit <number>

Set time limit in minutes ;set timelimit <number>

Set new crosshair ;set crosshair <1-25>

Map select ;map dc_map<01-24>

Alternate level colors¹ /r_lightmap 2

Enable all start menu cheats \cl_cheats 31

1. Restart the level to see this code's effect.

To enter the console cheats without a keyboard, enter the player controls screen and select "Misc". Select the "Talk" option and chant it from "T" to one of the buttons on the Dreamcast controller. Press that button during game play to display the onscreen keyboard and allow you to enter the codes.

Alternate Capture The Flag commentary:
Go to multi-player mode, select player one for your controller, and make the rest of the players CPU-controlled. Select "Capture the Flag" as your game. Set up your player's name so that the word "ass" appears along with any other word. For example, dumb ass, big ass, etc. In Capture The Flag, the CPU leader when giving you commands will call you by another form of the word. For example, dumb heinie, dumb bum, dumb bottom, etc. This will not affect the outcome of the game.

Hint: Easy game on all single player difficulty settings:
Start a multi-player free for all game and use only one character. Leave the other characters off, but set all their difficulty settings to "Easy". At the map select screen, select "More" and change the gravity, speed, etc. to the desired settings. Begin the game and quit. Then, start or load your single player game and play. The settings you used in multi-player will work in the single player game, making it much easier to win.

Hint: General strategy:
Always strafe in a circle around whoever you are shooting. Never stop moving. Always try to get rocket launcher first, then jump and zig-zag run to avoid getting shot. Always use the plasma gun when you have quad damage since it shoots fastest and can hold a lot of ammunition. Run backwards away from people and shoot them at same time.

Hint: Online strategy:
When playing in online mode, you can use anything to your advantage, even your own character. For example regular bones is hard to see and make it difficult for your opponents to target you. The splash affect that happens when rockets hit something can also be used. Aim at your opponent's feet and not hit them directly and it will still deal damage. When someone is on a platform, you can even attack from beneath. Fire rockets up to where you think they may be located. You might get lucky and hit them. When an opponent dies and respawns, they will probably rush for the nearest weapon. Fire some rockets at that weapon and they will usually run into them.

Hint: Soundtrack:
Use the internal Dreamcast CD player with the disc to hear the music from the game.

Glitch: Invisible ledge:
Go to the Arena of Death in multi-player mode. Go to the back of the level where you can get the rockets. Have high speed on with low gravity (as low as possible). Jump up as high as possible. Make sure the jump is straight at the window of fire. You should be able stand on an invisible ledge. Do not move your character or you will fall off.

Please select the first letter of the game's title below. If the word "The" appears at the start of a title, ignore it and search for the second word in the title:

| 0-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |

| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |

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