The official Elite cheat. When asked for the code word from the manual, type: "SARA" (if you have a newer copy, type: "SUZANNE"). Now type in the correct word when prompted and begin play. Press the '*' key to access the hacker screen, where bytes and variables can be changed to suit. Use the '+' and '*' keys to alter the quantity of the arms and cargo.
| Change Byte | To | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 00-FF | Create a new galaxy |
| 13 | 00-FF | Create a new galaxy |
| 18 | FF | Loads of credits |
| 1F | 01 | Fuel Scoop |
| 1F | 46 | Seven light years worth of fuel |
| 20 | 01 | Escape Capsule |
| 23 | 01 | Energy Bomb |
| 24 | 01 | E.C.M. System (Energy Unit) |
| 26 | 01 | Pulse laser (may be Docking Computer) |
| 28 | 01 | Beam laser (may be Galactic hyperdrive) |
| 31 | 01 | ECM Jammer |
| 31 | 0C | Naval Energy Unit |
| 32 | 01 | Docking computer (may be Cloaking Device) |
| 34 | 03 | Galactic hyperdrive (may be Cargo Hold) |
| 36 | 01 | Mining laser |
| 38 | 01 | Military laser |
| 3C | 01 | E.C.M. System Jammer - 'L' toggles on/off |
| 3F | 01 | Cloaking device - 'Y' toggles on/off |
| 40 | 01 | Loads of food |
| 47 | 01 | Loads of textiles |
| 49 | 01 | Loads of radioactives |
| 4C | 01 | Loads of slaves |
| 50 | 01 | Loads of wine |
| 54 | 01 | Loads of narcotics |
| 5C | 01 | Loads of computers |
| 63 | 01 | Loads of machinery |
| 67 | 01 | Loads of alloys |
| 69 | 01 | Loads of firearms |
| 6C | 01 | Loads of furs |
| 72 | 01 | Loads of minerals |
| 75 | 01 | Loads of gold |
| 79 | 01 | Loads of platinum |
| 7C | 01 | Unhappy Refugees |
| 80 | 01 | Document |
| 83 | 01 | Loads of gem stones |
| 84 | 01 | Loads of alien items (may be Fugitive Rating) |
| 85 | 01 | Refugees from Super Nova (may be Mostly Harmless Rating) |
| 88 | 01 | Mostly Harmless Rating |
| 88 | 01-08 | Poor - Elite rating |
| 8C | 01 | Important Thargoid document |
| 91 | 00 | Clean legal status (may be 97 -> 01) |
| 97 | 00-08 | Harmless - Elite ranking |
| 98 | FF | Loads of combat points |
| A3 | 01 | AND FOR DIFFERENT MISSIONS CHANGE: |
| 9D | 01 | Seek and Destroy |
| 9D | 02 | Deliver Thargoid Documents |
| 9D | 03 | Rescue Refugees |
| 9D | 04 | Destroy Cougar |
| 9D | 05 | Destroy Space Station |
Here's a way to span 80 light years in about two jumps. First buy some fuel and launch from the station. Go to the local cluster chart by pressing 'F6', and choose a planet that lies within the fuel range as you'd normally do. Press 'H' to hyperspace and the cursor will disappear, but you can still control it even though you can't see it. Now move the cursor to a planet outside the range and press 'F6' to get the local chart for that planet. You've only ten seconds until the countdown finishes so you must do this quickly. This should cause the jump to move to the selected planet, well outside the 7.2 light year range.
Do you enjoy the amazing rendition of the Blue Danube? If so, press 'H' to go to hyperspace, when the counter is 5 or lower, engage the docking computer, and the Blue Danube will now play till you reach the next station.
When the title screen with the rotating ships appears, press 'A'. This will stop the ship from moving. To move or rotate the ship, press the arrow keys, and to get more rotations hold down 'A' while pressing an arrow key. To move the ship toward or away from you press 'O' or 'I'. Press 'D' when you're finished. Press 'W' while flying to tell your score and the authors' credits.
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