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[[Image:TheDayIsMine_crate.png|frame|Found on a crate in<br>Syndicate Warehouse]]
[[Image:TheDayIsMine_crate.png|frame|Developer Mode's cheat code on [[Easter_eggs#Old_Man_Murray|a special crate]] in Syndicate Warehouse.]]
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Developer Mode is a bundle of features created by [[Bungie West]] to help them develop [[Oni]]: a console line for entering scripting commands, manual camera controls, and various debugging features. It is enabled by the [[Cheats|cheat code]] '''thedayismine''' (see "Download it..." below before trying the code).
Developer Mode is a bundle of features created by [[Bungie West]] to help them develop [[Oni]]: a console line for entering scripting commands, manual camera controls, and various debugging features. It is traditionally enabled by the [[Cheats|cheat code]] '''thedayismine''' (see "Unlocking it" below before trying the code).


Despite being hinted at by a crate texture (right) and leaked as part of a list of cheat codes during beta testing, this cheat code did not work upon Oni's release, and it was long believed that Developer Mode had been cut from retail versions of Oni. However, Dev Mode is actually present in ''all'' available versions of Oni. It just needed to be unlocked, as the community learned [[History_of_Oni_modding/The_tale_of_Dev_Mode|back in 2006]].
Despite being hinted at by a crate texture (right) and leaked as part of a list of cheat codes during beta testing, this cheat code did not work upon Oni's release, and it was long believed that Developer Mode had been cut from retail versions of Oni. However, Dev Mode is actually present in ''all'' available versions of Oni. It just needed to be unlocked, as the community learned [[History_of_Oni_modding/The_tale_of_Dev_Mode|back in 2006]].
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Below you will find download links, unlocking instructions, and finally an overview of the Developer Mode's features. For Dev Mode features lurking in the PS2 version of Oni, first discovered in 2017, see [[Oni (PlayStation 2)]].
Below you will find download links, unlocking instructions, and finally an overview of the Developer Mode's features. For Dev Mode features lurking in the PS2 version of Oni, first discovered in 2017, see [[Oni (PlayStation 2)]].
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==Getting it to work==
==Unlocking it==
===Download it...===
===...by downloading a patch===
In Windows, you can install the [[Daodan DLL]] to unlock Developer Mode; note that the [[Anniversary Edition]] installs the Daodan DLL automatically.<br>
Windows: You can install the [[Daodan DLL]] to unlock Developer Mode; note that the [[Anniversary Edition]] installs the Daodan DLL automatically.<br>
On the Mac, the [[AE:FERAL|Intel build]] of Oni already has Dev Mode unlocked; note that the Anniversary Edition installs the Intel build automatically.
Mac: The [[AE:FERAL|Intel build]] of Oni already has Dev Mode unlocked; note that the Anniversary Edition installs the Intel build automatically.


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===...or do it yourself===
===...by doing it yourself===
You may want to read this if your Windows version of Oni is not covered by the above DLL (e.g. if you have an odd language version) or if your Mac is not running the Intel build (though a Dev Mode-enabled version of the last PPC build is [[AE:OMNI|HERE]]).
You may want to read this if your Windows version of Oni is not covered by the above DLL (e.g. if you have an odd language version) or if your Mac is not running the Intel build (though a Dev Mode-enabled version of the last PPC build is [[AE:OMNI|HERE]]).


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==Using it==
==Activating it==
===First check===
===Unlock cheats===
Cheats are normally unavailable until you finish the full version of the game, and Developer Mode can only be activated through a cheat code. For unlocking cheats "manually" (especially necessary with the demos), see [[Cheats|HERE]]. However, cheats are enabled all the time when the Daodan DLL is installed in Windows or when using the Mac Intel build.
Even once Developer Mode is unlocked, it must be activated in-game through a cheat code. Cheats are normally disabled until you finish the full version of the game, but cheats are enabled all the time when the Daodan DLL is installed in Windows or when using the Mac Intel build.


Enter the Pause screen (default key F1) and look for a confirmation message after typing the Developer Mode cheat ('''thedayismine''', or '''killmequick''' if you followed the DIY tutorial, or just '''x''' -- the DLL and Intel build provide that shortcut). However, you may not notice anything special when you get back to the game (although there should be occasional console messages appearing at the bottom-left).  
===Enter the cheat code===
Enter the Pause screen (default key F1) and look for a confirmation message after typing the Developer Mode cheat ('''thedayismine''', or '''killmequick''' if you followed the DIY tutorial, or just '''x''' when the Daodan DLL and or Mac Intel build is being used).


The quickest way to tell whether Dev Mode definitely works, right after you get the confirmation message, is to exit the Diary screen and to press '''End'''. That should teleport you to where the camera is (usually back and up, possibly through walls and ceilings).
==Using the console==
 
Here's another quick test, meant to see if the Control and Alt keys work fine (on Mac, use the Option key instead of Alt): Ctrl+Shift+U and Ctrl+Alt+U should both perform the "unstick" action; Konoko will shift forward by a small amount.
 
===Console output===
In Developer Mode, Oni prints debug messages about in-game events along the bottom-left of the screen. Past messages scroll up across the screen and fade. In some situations, messages don't fade (e.g. if character debugging is enabled or you are currently using the console line).
 
The easiest way to check whether that output works at all is to press '''F8''': the character class change is acknowledged with a console message.
 
If you don't see anything, that means console output is unfortunately disabled in your version of Oni. If you're using the Windows version of Oni and you applied Ian's patch (the old WinXP patch, no longer offered because it is superseded by the Daodan DLL), that may be what disabled console output. In Windows demo Oni, both console output and console input are invisible (i.e. you can enter script commands, but you're "blindfolded").
 
===Console input===
By default, Oni auto-binds the "console" toggle to the key to the left of the numeric row. On U.S. QWERTY keyboards, this is the key with a grave accent, <span style="font-size:200%; top:0.3em; position:relative">`</span>, in the lowercase position and a tilde, <span style="font-size:175%">~</span>, in the uppercase position. It is usually called the "tilde key" by users, and perhaps even elsewhere on this wiki; however, you would have to hold Shift to type a tilde, and the console is activated by just pressing the key without Shift, thus it is actually the "grave accent key" which activates the console.
By default, Oni auto-binds the "console" toggle to the key to the left of the numeric row. On U.S. QWERTY keyboards, this is the key with a grave accent, <span style="font-size:200%; top:0.3em; position:relative">`</span>, in the lowercase position and a tilde, <span style="font-size:175%">~</span>, in the uppercase position. It is usually called the "tilde key" by users, and perhaps even elsewhere on this wiki; however, you would have to hold Shift to type a tilde, and the console is activated by just pressing the key without Shift, thus it is actually the "grave accent key" which activates the console.


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German QWERTZ: The circumflex accent key, <span style="font-size:150%">^</span>. In Windows, if playing Oni in windowed mode, you should use "rightalt" as your alternative console binding because "leftalt" activates the window's menu, stealing Oni's controls.
German QWERTZ: The circumflex accent key, <span style="font-size:150%">^</span>. In Windows, if playing Oni in windowed mode, you should use "rightalt" as your alternative console binding because "leftalt" activates the window's menu, stealing Oni's controls.


===Features===
===Console output glitch===
Many of the features listed below no longer work as intended, or work at all, either due to changes to the code made at the end of development or the absence in retail Oni of resources that the features were intended to call upon, such as [[level0_Tools]]. Nevertheless, some of these features are helpful for modders, most notably the camera controls and dev console.
When Developer Mode is active, Oni prints debug messages about in-game events along the bottom-left of the screen. Past messages scroll up the screen and fade. In some situations, messages don't fade (e.g. if character debugging is enabled or you are currently using the console line).
 
The easiest way to check whether that output works at all is to press '''F8''': the character class change is acknowledged with a console message.
 
If you don't see anything, that means console output is unfortunately disabled in your version of Oni. If you're using the Windows version of Oni and you applied Ian's patch (the old WinXP patch, no longer offered because it is superseded by the Daodan DLL), that may be what disabled console output. In Windows demo Oni, both console output and console input are invisible (i.e. you can enter script commands, but you're "blindfolded").
 
==Features==
Many of the features listed below no longer work as intended, either due to changes made to the code before shipping Oni or due to the absence in retail Oni of developer resources that the features were intended to call upon, such as [[level0_Tools]]. Nevertheless, some of these features are helpful for modders, most notably the camera controls and dev console.


====Hotkeys====
===Hotkeys===
Below are Oni's hardcoded mappings for Developer Mode functions. The Alt key (Option key on Macs) can be used in place of Ctrl. Ctrl is called "Strg" on German keyboards.
Below are Oni's hardcoded mappings for Developer Mode functions. The Alt key (Option key on Macs) can be used in place of Ctrl. Ctrl is called "Strg" on German keyboards.


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:If one does not set <tt>[[chr_pin_character]]=1</tt>, then the frame-freezing functionality does not allow one to study animations, and instead provides a powerful (and risky) teleporting gimmick.
:If one does not set <tt>[[chr_pin_character]]=1</tt>, then the frame-freezing functionality does not allow one to study animations, and instead provides a powerful (and risky) teleporting gimmick.


====Camera controls====
===Camera controls===
Note that the camera controls have default mappings, given below, but unlike the developer hotkeys, they are '''custom-bindable'''. In fact, on Macs, the default numpad bindings ''need'' to be customized or they won't work at all. See note [[Customizing/Binding#Detached camera controls|HERE]] about how to bind these keys and fix the Mac numpad controls. Also, the definitions of panning left and right are reversed, as NumPad4 will turn the camera to the left, but its action is called "man_cam_pan_right", and vice versa for NumPad6....
Note that the camera controls have default mappings, given below, but unlike the developer hotkeys, they are '''custom-bindable'''. In fact, on Macs, the default numpad bindings ''need'' to be customized or they won't work at all. See note [[Customizing/Binding#Detached camera controls|HERE]] about how to bind these keys and fix the Mac numpad controls. Also, the definitions of panning left and right are reversed, as NumPad4 will turn the camera to the left, but its action is called "man_cam_pan_right", and vice versa for NumPad6....


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