Generation Zero Console Thingy

A mod for Generation Zero that adds a GUI console for modifying game values and executing commands

Important

This mod modifies game memory and may lead to instability or crashes. Use at your own risk and back-up your saves!

Features

• in-game GUI console accessible via a hotkey (F1 by default)
• built with ImGui for easy integration and ease of use for players
• allows players to modify game values and execute commands in real-time
• Supported game versions / platforms:
  • PC - Steam, Microsoft Store / Xbox
  • Steam Deck / Linux

Player Settings

• Health Modification & Invincibility
• Infinite Stamina
• Unlimited Carry Weight for the player inventory
• Unlimited Storage Size for all containers (e.g. player inventory, companion, base storage, ...)
• Unlimited Ammo (including no reload)
• Infinite Deployables & Consumables (e.g. mines, turrets, medkits)
• Unlimited Resources (e.g. for crafting or base building)
• Hiding the HUD for a cleaner experience (Hotkey: F3 by default)
• Fast Travel Anywhere: travel to any discovered location and to your own waypoint over the in-game map
• Editing Player Faction: machines from the selected faction will treat you as an ally (available factions: Resistance, FNIX, Soviets)
• Disabling Detection by enemies
• Unrestricted Base Building (removing build limits and restrictions)
• Adding Command Tokens
• Infinite Vehicle Fuel
• Vehicle Health Modification & Vehicle Invincibility
• Setting Player Level & XP
• Adding Skill Points
• First Person Shadow can be toggled on/off
• Ghost Mode: float through walls and objects (no clipping)

Machines

• Hacking Always Succeeds: all hacking attempts for machines will automatically succeed
• Unlimited Hacking Duration: hacked machines will stay hacked for a long time without needing to re-hack them
• Advanced Hacking: machines will always attack other machines, even when the 'Hacker' specialization skill is not active

Target Machine

• Modify various parameters of the currently targeted machine (aim at a machine and open the console)
  • make it Invulnerable
  • Kill it instantly
  • set its Faction (Resistance, FNIX, Soviets)
  • Control Targeted Machine: remote control the targeted machine

Controllable Machines / Play as Machines

• Unlimited Signal Strength for controlled machines (you can move further away without losing control)
• Control Machine on Hack: seamlessly take control of a machine when you hack it with the binoculars (no need to open the mod menu)
• any machine can be controlled by the player
• controlled machines have 2 abilities that are listed at the bottom of the screen:
  • Primary Ability (usually a weapon attack)
  • Secondary Ability (usually a movement or special ability)
• controlled machines can be made...
  • Invulnerable
  • Undetectable by other Machines
  • or instantly Killed
• you adjust the Third Person Camera Distance while controlling a machine (in the mod UI or by using the mouse scroll wheel)
• please refer to the in-game tooltips for details and restrictions for the different options (hover over the (?))

World Settings

• Event Control (any event can be activated at any time + option to let game decide)
• Teleportation
  • ... to specific coordinates
  • ... predefined locations (collectibles)
  • ... or to the current aim position (Hotkey: F2 by default)
• Gravity Control for physics objects & player character
• Control over Time of Day
  • Mirror Real Time (sync in-game time with your system clock)
  • freeze time
  • adjust time speed
  • set specific time
• Weather / GFX Control
  • set atmospheric conditions, including wind, fog & cloud cover (rain or snow cannot be triggered directly)
  • apply various post-processing effects & filters (allows you to apply any effect from photo mode or the binoculars)
• Spawn System
  • Vehicles
  • Items & Deployables
  • Buildings (like base defenses that will help you in battle or the different stations, like the workbenches or the crate)
  • Human NPCs
  • Machines (very limited, most machines are currently spawned without AI)

Mod Configuration

• Fully configurable hotkeys for opening the console, teleporting, and toggling the HUD

Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases
2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file
3. You will find a folder named GenerationZeroConsoleThingy containing the mod file (xinput9_1_0.dll), this README.md and some license files
4. Move the xinput9_1_0.dll file to your Generation Zero installation directory (where GenerationZero.exe is located)
5. Launch Generation Zero and you can now open the console using F1 (default hotkey)

Linux / Steam Deck

• add WINEDLLOVERRIDES="xinput9_1_0.dll=n,b" %command% to your launch options for Generation Zero in Steam

Credits

• Developed by jacee
• Based on jc4-console-thingy by Aaron Kirkham
• ...with the help of the Cheat Engine Tables by aSwedishMagyar, sanitka and pigeon
• Built using ImGui
• Fonts:
  • Material Design Icons by Google (Apache 2.0 License)
  • Roboto by Google (SIL Open Font License, 1.1)

Building

To build the mod from source, you will need:

Prerequisites

• C++17 compatible compiler (Visual Studio 2017 or later recommended)
• CMake 3.16 or later
• Git (for cloning and managing submodules)

Cloning the Repository

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/j4ceee/gz-console-thingy.git
cd gz_console_thingy_dev

Building with CLion

1. Open the project folder in CLion
2. CLion will automatically detect the CMake configuration and set up the project
3. Configure your CMake profile (if needed):
   • Build type: Release (or Debug for development)
   • Toolchain: Visual Studio
   • Generator: Visual Studio 17 2022
4. In the toolbar, select your CMake profile (e.g., Release-Visual Studio)
5. Select the build target xinput9_1_0 or address-generator
6. Click the Build button
7. The compiled DLL will be located in cmake-build-<config>/out/<config>/xinput9_1_0.dll and copied to the Generation Zero directory as specified in the CMakeLists.txt

Build Types:

• Debug: Includes extra logging and debugging symbols (larger file size, slower)
• Release: Optimized build for normal use (smaller, faster)

Note: The CMakeLists.txt includes a post-build command that copies the DLL to:

C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/GenerationZero/

If your game is installed elsewhere, modify line 134 in CMakeLists.txt accordingly.

Building with Command Line (CMake)

1. Create a build directory

   mkdir build
   

2. Configure for Release build

   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -B .\build\ -G "Visual Studio 17 2022"
   

   ...or for Debug build

   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -B .\build\ -G "Visual Studio 17 2022"
   

3. Build

   cmake --build build --config Release
   

The compiled DLL will be in build/out/Release/ or build/out/Debug/