Registry Settings for Red Alert Cheat Mod

For users that wish to change the defaults for the mod, the settings for the mod can be adjusted through registry settings.

Registry location

The mod reads from the following registry location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer Remastered Collection\Mod\2266059383

For the beta release the location is:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\Command & Conquer Remastered Collection\Mod\2266059423

If the key does not exist, the mod will create the key along with the default values for each settings.

Available settings

Setting	Description	Type	Allowed values
EnableKeyboardHook	Enables or disables the keyboard hook functionality	REG_DWORD	0 - disabled 1 - enabled (default)
EnableNoDamage	Enables or disables the no-damage mode	REG_DWORD	0 - disabled (default) 1 - enabled
EnableUnlockBuildOptions	Controls the default state of the unlock build option	REG_DWORD	0 - normal (default) 1 - unlocked
EnableInstantBuild	Enables or disables the instant build mode	REG_DWORD	0 - disabled (default) 1 - enabled
EnableInstantSuperweapons	Enables or disables the instant superweapon timer mode	REG_DWORD	0 - disabled (default) 1 - enabled
EnableDismissShroud	Enables or disables the dismiss shroud mode	REG_DWORD	0 - disabled (default) 1 - enabled
EnableUnlimitedAmmo	Enables or disables the unlimited ammo mode for aircrafts	REG_DWORD	0 - disabled (default) 1 - enabled
HarvesterBoost	Controls the harvester load boost percentage	REG_DWORD	Range: 10 - 150 (100% - 1500%) Default: 100 (1000%)
MovementBoost	Controls the unit movement rate modifier percentage	REG_DWORD	Range: 5 - 50 (50% - 500%) Default: 10 (100%)
ResourceGrowthMultiplier	Controls the resource growth rate factor	REG_DWORD	Range: 1 - 50 (1x - 50x) Default: 1 (1x)
InitialCreditBoost	Provides a one-time increase of credits at the beginning of each game	REG_DWORD	Range: 0 - 500000 Default: 0
InitialPowerBoost	Provides a one-time increase of power at the beginning of each game	REG_DWORD	Range: 0 - 50000 Default: 0
KeyHelp	Key binding for showing the help message	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyToggleNoDamage	Key binding for toggling no-damage mode	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyToggleUnlockBuildOptions	Key binding for unlocking build options	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyToggleInstantBuild	Key binding for toggling instant build mode	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyToggleInstantSuperweapons	Key binding for toggling instant superweapon timer mode	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyToggleDismissShroud	Key binding for toggling dismiss shroud mode	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyToggleUnlimitedAmmo	Key binding for toggling unlimited ammo mode for aircrafts	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyCreditBoost	Key binding for boosting available credits	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyPowerBoost	Key binding for boosting available power	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyIncreaseMovementBoost	Key binding for increasing the movement rate of units	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyDecreaseMovementBoost	Key binding for decreasing the movement rate of units	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyIncreaseResourceGrowth	Key binding for increasing the growth factor of resources	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyDecreaseResourceGrowth	Key binding for decreasing the growth factor of resources	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyIncreaseHarvesterBoost	Key binding for increasing the total load of each harvester	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyDecreaseHarvesterBoost	Key binding for decreasing the total load of each harvester	REG_BINARY	See below
KeySpawnInfantry	Key binding for spawning infantry	REG_BINARY	See below
KeySpawnVehicle	Key binding for spawning vehicles	REG_BINARY	See below
KeySpawnAircraft	Key binding for spawning aircrafts	REG_BINARY	See below
KeySpawnVessel	Key binding for spawning ships	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyCapture	Key binding for capturing units and buildings	REG_BINARY	See below
KeySaveSettings	Key binding for saving the current settings to the registry	REG_BINARY	See below
KeyResetToDefault	Key binding for resetting mod settings to default	REG_BINARY	See below

Key binding settings

Each key binding setting consists of a binary field of 20 bytes/values, which as follows:

Field	Size
Primary key	4 bytes
Is chorded	4 bytes
Maximum number of keys	4 bytes
End key	4 bytes
Reserved	4 bytes

For all toggle, increase or decrease type keys, the maximum number of keys is always 1 and is chorded and end key will always be 0.

For spawn type keys, the maximum number of keys is 3, is chorded will be 1, and end key will be the same as the primary key.

For other key types, the values will be dependent on the functionality provided.

Do not modify any of the values other than primary key or end key, or it may cause the mod to break.

To modify the key binding, change the first 4 bytes of the field as follows:

<virtual key> 00 <modifier> 00

Appropriate values for virtual key field can be found in the Microsoft input documentation.

The modifier is as follows:

Modifier	Value
None	00
Shift	01
Ctrl	02
Ctrl+Shift	03
Alt	04
Alt+Shift	05
Ctrl+Alt	06
Ctrl+Alt+Shift	07

For example, the KeyToggleNoDamage key binding setting has the following as the default:

4E 00 06 00    00 00 00 00    01 00 00 00    00 00 00 00    02 04 00 00

Decoding the first 4 values, the key binding is for the N key, with a modifier of Ctrl+Alt.

To change the key binding to Alt+Shift+D, change the registry value to the following:

44 00 05 00    00 00 00 00    01 00 00 00    00 00 00 00    02 04 00 00

For key bindings that have an end key, the end key is controlled by the the third group of 4 bytes. The value should be set to the same as the primary key so that functionality is kept similar to the defaults.

The message generated by the help key will reflect the changes made in the key bindings.

To determine the virtual key for a non-US keyboard, use a tool that can show the virtual key code such as KeyboardStateView. Note that this is 3rd party tool, and no guarantee is provided or implied for its correctness or functionality.