Syndicate

Syndicate

Tip 1:

As soon as you can do the Alaska mission (top left-hand corner of the map). Take all four of your team with you but only kit out a maximum of two people (it's possible to compete with one person). When your equipped member(s) have gone in and killed the enemy, run around and collect all the weapons they've left behind - and get the other members of the team to pick up stuff too.

When you've completed this mission you can sell the weapons for a huge profit. Then put the country's taxes up to 100% (so the country becomes rebellious) and soon you'll be able to do that mission again!

Tip 2:

Leave the computer researching a weapon and go and watch TV/ have your dinner or whatever. When you come back you should have finished researching your piece of equipment! (providing you had enough money). This works because the day/time counter continues when you're not on a mission.

Cheats:

These are built-in cheats. I don't recommend using these - the game's completable without them and they spoil the gameplay. However, if you are stuck here you go:

When you enter your team name/team logo etc. try these as your team's name (also works in mid-game):

ROB A BANK - gives you loads of money
WATCH THE CLOCK - speeds up the time
MARKS TEAM - gives you a brilliant team and loads of money
COOPER TEAM - Gives you full Cryo chamber - all mods weapons and equipment developed - all agents fully equipped with mods. All V3 plus $10000000 cash.
NUK THEM - dead agents are resurrected
TO THE TOP: Enables you to select any mission.
DO IT AGAIN: Press [Ctrl]+[C] to complete a level.

Hack:

Ok, bit of a complicated one this. First, you need a decent hex editor and be familiar with hexadecimal.

Use your hex editor to edit the savegame file (it ends in .GAM) in \synd\save directory for example: 03.GAM (if you want to edit the third saved game).

The following table shows what each byte in that file does.

Byte no (Hex)	Description:
14-17	Amount of money	Type in any value from 00-FF. The higher the Hex value, the more money you have. Replacing the values with `0F FF FF FF` should give you more than enough.
130	Start address for Agent 1's data (see below)
158	Start address for Agent 2's data
180	Start address for Agent 3's data
1A8	Start address for Agent 4's data
1D0	Start address for Agent 5's data
1F8	Start address for Agent 6's data
220	Start address for Agent 7's data
248	Start address for Agent 8's data
270	Start address for Agent 9's data
298	Start address for Agent 10's data
2C0	Start address for Agent 11's data
2E8	Start address for Agent 12's data
310	Start address for Agent 13's data
338	Start address for Agent 14's data
360	Start address for Agent 15's data
388	Start address for Agent 16's data
3B0	Start address for Agent 17's data
3D8	Start address for Agent 18's data

Agent data:

Forty bytes (28 hex) make up each agent's data. Edit each agent starting at the address listed in above table. So if you wanted to make agent 3 (starting at hex 180) a female (offset 5) then add 180 to 5 (in hex, remember) to get offset 185. So then, you change byte 185 to FF.

The guns table listed below shows the digits you should place in the spaces for the amount of ammo left as well as the weapon number. Don't go over the maximum because this will make the guns totally empty.

Also, remember that each agent has eight weapons.

Byte (Hex):	Value:	Effect:
1	00	Blank
2	Any	Name number (note the actual names can be found in the \synd\main.exe file)
3	10	Shows that the agent is available - you start with eight agents
4	00	Blank
5	FF/FE	Gives version one legs arms chest and heart. FF specifies female - FE male
6	1F	Gives version three brain eyes and brings heart up to version three
7 & 8	00	Blank
9	00	Blank
A & B	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 1
C	See list	Weapon number 1
D	00	Blank
E & F	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 2
10	See list	Weapon number 2
11	00	Blank
12 & 13	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 3
14	See list	Weapon number 3
15	00	Blank
16 & 17	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 4
18	See list	Weapon number 4
19	00	Blank
1A & 1B	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 5
1C	See list	Weapon number 5
1D	00	Blank
1E & 1F	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 6
20	See list	Weapon number 6
21	00	Blank
22 & 23	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 7
24	See list	Weapon number 7
25	00	Blank
26 & 27	See list	Ammo left for weapon number 8
28	See list	Weapon number 8

Guns data:

Weapon:	Weapon num	Max.	AmmoLeft
Persuadatron	01	32	00
Pistol	02	0C	00
Gauss gun	03	02	00
Shotgun	04	0B	00
Uzi	05	31	00
Mini-gun	06	F3	01
Laser	07	04	00
Flamer	08	E7	03
Long range	09	1D	00
Scanner	10	13	00
Medikit	1A	00	00
Time bomb	1B	C7	00
Access card	1C	00	00
Energy shield	1D	C7	00

This hack information was taken from PC FORMAT. Remember to backup your savegame first. I won't be responsible for anything going horribly wrong.

Last updated: 3 May 97

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