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Cheats and Modifications

Like always, sometimes it is good or at least fun to modify the games in a lot of ways in order to improve the experience or to experiementexperiment with them, so here's a list of things that you can/discover with Wangan Xtreme Racer Midnight.


Cheats

Change the song of a replay file for the opening song for the AC scenario mode

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Before entering a replay file, hold the R2 button.

Notes:

Restarting the replay file (by pressing the Start button) without pressing the button will deactivate the cheat, although doing it while pressing the R2 button will keep the song.

Also keep in mind that the replay file must be longer than 2 minutes in order to the cheat be triggerable.

Choose what tuner to get in the 3rd and/or 4th missions of Tuning mode

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Before pressing X or ○ to select the third and last character for your vehicle, hold Select, press one or two of the following buttons followed and then confirm the last character without letting go none of the buttons pressed.
    • L1: Jun Kitami
    • L2: Rikako Ohta
    • R1: Kazuhiko Yamamoto
    • R2: Kazuo Ohta

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the game over jingle and you'll proceed as normal. Also, if you press L1 and L2 at the same time, L1 will be the button taken into consideration (the same applies for R1 and R2).

Disable all mid-race dialog [PENDING]
AC Scenario mode

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any starting point and wait for the tollbooth cutscene to end
  2. Press the following button combination: L2 + R2 + Select

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle for selecting a character for the car's license plate and you'll proceed as normal.

Mission and Tuning modes [NOT TESTED]

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Choose any starting point and wait for the tollbooth cutscene to end
  2. Press the following button combination: L2 + R2 + Select

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle for selecting a character for the car's license plate and you'll proceed as normal.

 

Disable the HUD
At the race pause menu

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Press □ + △ at the same time

Notes:

To deactivate the cheat and be able to go back to the pause, just repeat the same combination of buttons again. Sometimes the game may not register the button presses correctly and won't react at all, just do it again until it works.

During a replay

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Press the L3 button

Notes:

To deactivate the cheat and be able to see everything, just repeat the same button again. Keep in mind that if the race shows any label regarding distance remaining, it won't be hidden away.

Early access to the mission mode credits

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Get into the Press Start to continue menu
  2. Enter the following command: Right, Right, Right, Right, Down, Left, Up, ○

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the defeat jingle and you'll be redirected to the main menu. The mission mode variant of the game credits can be located at the mission mode menu, in the "Ending movie" option.


Enter the debug menu

Code:

patch=1,EE,D02FCFC2,extended,0000FFF7
patch=1,EE,2014D85C,extended,24040000
patch=1,EE,D02FCFC2,extended,0000FFFF
patch=1,EE,2014D85C,extended,8F848540

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Get into the intro cutscene of the game
  2. Keep the Start button pressed until the menu appears

Notes:

The controls for the debug menu are as follows:

  • Up/Down D-Pad: select a different type of event/option.
  • Right D-Pad: select a different entry point for the start of the event.
  • Left D-Pad: select a different time of the start of the event.
  • X/L1: select a different car (forward).
  • L2: select a different car (backwards).
  • △: choose between automatic and manual transmission.
  • □: activate/deactivate the option to play the chosen mission.
  • R1/R2: select a different mission (forward/backwards).
  • R3: select a different movie and replay to be played.
  • ○: confirm the type of event/option that you want to select.
  • Select: it will play a sound test for the voice that tells you to get into the Shutokou highway in AC Scenario mode.

Each option does the following things, and these are the configurations that work for each of them:

  • Free run: race around the entire place without any time limits/rivals to beat.
    • Car: -
    • Entry point: -
    • Transmission: -
    • Notes: there's no visible HUD during the mode, and the pausing the game hardlocks it.


  • Quick: if the Scenario (Cutscene) option is deactivated, you will get the AC Scenario mode, but if not, you will instead do the mission from Mission mode that you have selected.
    • If AC Scenario mode is selected:
      • Car: -
      • Entry point: -
      • Time of day: -
      • Transmission: -
      • Notes: all of the cars are selectable, even the ones disabled specifically for this mode.
    • If Mission mode is selected:
      • Mission: only the missions that are accessible under normal circumstances.
      • Notes: each win/lose will count towards your stats.


  • Time trial: it is just the Time Trial mode if the Scenario (Mission mode) option is deactivated, but if it is activated, you will get the mission selected but you won't have any rival to race against nor any objective to fulfill altogether
    • If the scenario option is deactivated:
      • Car: -
      • Entry point: -
      • Transmission: -
      • Notes: -
    • If the scenario option is activated:
      • Mission: -
      • Transmission: -
      • Notes: -


  • i.Link: it just boots the game to the title screen, presumably it would start a standard i.Link multiplayer race, but that's not possible to know since PCSX2 does not support such feature at the moment.


  • Replay: if Scenario (Mission mode) option is deactivated, you will play the selected replay file, but if said option is activated, you will get the cutscene for AC Scenario mode corresponding to the chosen car, but then you will play the mission selected.
    • If the scenario option is deactivated:
      • Replay file: only the replay files that are accessible under normal circumstances.
      • Notes: selecting an non-existent replay file will crash the game.
    • If Mission mode is selected:
      • Mission: only the missions that are accessible under normal circumstances.
      • Notes: each win/lose will count towards your stats.


  • Movie: it reproduces the credits mission mode sequence or the intro movie.
    • Movie: if set to 0, it will reproduce the intro movie, but if set to 1 or 2, it will play the ending movie.


  • Intro movie: it will play the AC scenario cutscene for the car chosen (even if the car is not available for that mode). Then, if the Scenario (Cutscene) option is deactivated, you will get the AC Scenario mode, but if not, you will instead do the mission from Mission mode that you have selected.
    • If AC Scenario mode is selected:
      • Car: -
      • Entry point: -
      • Time of day: -
      • Transmission: -
      • Notes: all of the cars are selectable, even the ones disabled specifically for this mode.
    • If Mission mode is selected:
      • Mission: only the missions that are accessible under normal circumstances.
      • Notes: each win/lose will count towards your stats.


  • Staff movie: it will play the credits staff of the AC scenario mode with the car selected.
    • Car: -


  • Select: it boots the game into the title screen


  • Test mode: it loads the configuration menu for the arcade game Wangan Midnight R, and when exited, it tries to load the selected replay file.


  • MCDTest: it plays the selected mission after the cutscene that preceeds it.
    • Mission: only the missions that are accessible under normal circumstances.
    • Notes: each win/lose will count towards your stats.


  • Mission: it reboots the game


  • Intro: it boots the game into the title screen


  • Error: it goes to a black screen


Make your car emit smoke/moresome backfirespecific sparks than usualeffects
MoreBroken engine smoke

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Hold the Start button before selecting your car of choice

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle of low time remaining. To make use of the cheat, hold the R3 button at any point during the event and it'll emit smoke from the back.

Sparks effects exaggerated

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Hold the Select button before selecting your car of choice

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle of low time remaining. To see the cheat in action, make sure to pick up some proper speed and then break, you'll see the car's emitting way more sparks than what should produce.

 

Play Mission mode in a harder difficulty

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Unlock Tuning mode
  2. Select any mission to play
  3. Press the Start and Select buttons at the same time before the VS screen shows up

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the jingle of going backwards and you'll see the VS text and the replay name file in red. This mode only adds one lose condition: crashing onto anything will be an instant loss.

Show the replay's telemetry

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Press the Select button at any point during a replay

Notes:

To deactivate the cheat and be able to see everything, just repeat the same button again. Keep in mind that the telemetry HUD won't be disabled if you disable the replay HUD.

Unlock the Jukebox without unlocking all of the cars

Steps to activate the cheat:

  1. Get into the Press Start to continue menu
  2. Enter the following command: Left, Down, Down, Right, Up, Right, Right, Right, Right, Up, ○

Notes:

If the command was done correctly, you'll hear the victory jingle and you'll be redirected to the main menu. The Jukebox menu resides at the far-right of the main menu.


Modifications

Widescreen aspect ratio (16:9)

Code:

//Widescreen Hack
patch=1,EE,0017be24,word,3c073f40
patch=1,EE,001e2aac,word,3c033f40

Notes:

Only the in-game parts of the game (including the car models wheenwhen picking them) are in proper widescreen, the rest is still in 4:3.

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