Nancy Drew (PC) - How To Activate & Use The Debug Menu In Every Game Before MID

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Published on August 21, 2022 4:00:34 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tur7twc2hes

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Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes (2011)

Duration: 5:24

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HeR Interactive has taken down videos showing the debug menu before, so if you can't find this video, you know why (and why I've been REALLY hesitant to make this video for the last year and so). The debug menu is found in every Nancy Drew PC game (except Midnight in Salem) as a tool for the user to manipulate their game. I heavily recommend saving your game before using the debug menu in any way as it can cause major issues. That being said, once you get the hang of the debug menu, it can be rewarding to do things you typically physically can't do in these games.

Also, apologies if the footage is edited to the point where my comments last only a few seconds and if my comments aren't perfectly visible.

00:00 - Activating It
00:05 - Changing Inventory Items & The Different Interfaces
01:22 - Changing The Scene
01:34 - Changing The Events / Flags / Logic
You can actually edit Events in STFD & MHM, just press 1, 2, and 3 for the different pages for Events. Only MHM has a 3rd page.
02:09 - Changing The Variables (since CAR)
02:17 - View Game Information as White Text (specifics differ by game)
I forgot to mention this in the video, but Timers are only present for games between CUR & VEN and since DED (as in, are able to be shown by pressing T).
How Timers works between CUR and VEN is admittedly confusing to me.
For Timers since DED, I can at least say that you are able to see how long a current timer actually lasts and how much time you have left and that you can use the debug menu to make a current timer instantly run out.
For Timers between VEN and DED (not including VEN and DED themselves), I believe timers can be manipulated under the Variables section, although this doesn't apply to every game included as they may not be under Variables for some games in the first place.
02:58 - Enabling Fast Convo (not functional b/w ICE & HAU)
03:43 - Enabling End Convo (only functional b/w SCK & FIN in certain cases)
03:57 - View Game Information as Pink Text (b/w SCK & CRE)
You just need to press Left CTRL and V to do this, not the whole shortcut shown in the video.
04:06 - Teleporting To SCK's Map
04:12 - Switching Characters In CRE
04:20 - Adding A Bottom Scroll Bar (b/w RAN & ASH)
04:25 - Looking At Managers (b/w TOT & ASH)
You can view the same information from Managers here between TMB and SEA as well, just under differently labeled sections.
04:35 - Skipping Some DED Cutscenes
04:47 - Clearing Achievements (since GTH)
04:54 - Taking A Screenshot (b/w SCK & ASH)
Also forgot to mention, but especially for .TGA files, they will most likely be corrupted. Also, the screenshots may save over each other.
05:09 - Exiting The Game (b/w STFD & CRE) & Outro
You just need to press Left CTRL and X to do this, not the whole shortcut shown in the video.

The music that plays during the last 30 seconds of the video is "Home" from Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes.

All rights of the content of this video belong to HeR Interactive (the developers of these games).

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