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Defense Grid: The Awakening Hints & Cheats

Cheat Codes

  1. Unlock all levels

    Enter on the main menu and you should hear a beep when it is fully entered.
    CheatEffect
    =enzymeUnlock all levels
  2. Cheat Codes of Various Effect

    (This text was lifted from the developer's website) All cheat codes start with '=' or '4' (if = doesn't work, try 4), and can be typed in anywhere. (Type them slowly if you are having trouble getting them to show up) Many of the cheat codes mark you as having cheated. Your save games will be marked as 'cheated' and you will be will be unable to post to leaderboards or get achievements. If you restart the game and don't load any cheated save games, you will be able to post to leaderboards and get achievements again. There's a hidden cheat code in the last level - watch the waves of flyers, they'll spell out something special..
    CheatEffect
    =dnamuseGives 100k resources
    =chezanatorKills all aliens on the map
    =kristalithanKills all aliens with cores
    =jeanmarieTurns on/off the ability for aliens to pick up cores
    =indesilvermoonThe tides are turned on aliens who try to pick up cores

Achievements

  1. Steam Achievements

    Complete each condition to get the allotted achievements.
    CodeEffect
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout.Circular Hazard
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion.Civil Divergence
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion.Combat Turmoil
    Volunteered to take part and completed the mission! You may now recruit another group.Few and Proud
    Earn at least one silver medal.Field Promotion
    Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers.Out of Bullets
    Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow.Overflowing
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow.Regional Deluge
    Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Tony's Training and C.H.A.S.Top of the Class
    Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode.Alien Tears
    Kill 10,000 aliens.Annihilator
    Build 20 towers in one mission.Arsenal
    Complete the Story mode.Base Defender
    Finish the first 3 missions.Boot Camp
    Build 5 Inferno towers.Burn Baby Burn
    Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.Close Call
    Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission.Confident
    Fire the orbital laser.Death From Above
    Build all tower types in one mission.Diversity
    Kill 100 aliens.Eradicator
    Destroy 1000 aliens.Exterminator
    Earn at least one silver medal.Field Promotion
    Win with 10,000 resources remaining.Filthy Rich
    Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers.Firebug
    Kill 1 alien.First Blood
    Earn at least one gold medal.Flawless Victory
    Build 50 towers in one mission.Full Defense
    Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission.Full House
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling.Full Potential
    Build 5 Meteor towers.Great Ball of Fire
    Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers.Gun Crazy
    Recover a loose core.Happy Returns
    Build 5 Concussion towers.Head Trauma
    Kill an alien carrying a power core.Hey! That's mine!
    Build 5 Tesla towers.High Voltage
    Activate reconnaissance system.I Spy
    Sell 10 towers in a single mission.Indecisive
    Build 5 Cannon towers.Kaboom!
    Build 5 Gun towers.Leadhead
    Sell 5 towers.Liquidator
    Earn a gold medal on all Challenge modes.Master Strategist
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers.Minimalist
    Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.Nail Biter
    No towers sold in a single mission.No Sale
    Build 5 Temporal towers.Not So Fast
    Build 5 Command towers.Overseer
    Win with 5,000 resources remaining.Penny Pincher
    Build 5 Laser towers.Pew Pew
    Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode.Planet Defender
    Build 6 towers within 10 seconds.Power Builder
    Shoot down flying alien carrying a core.Pyrrhic Victory
    Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds.Relay Race
    Reload an earlier save checkpoint.Retry
    Destroy at least one boss alien.Salvage Rights
    Shoot down a flying alien.Sharpshooter
    Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers.Shell-shocked
    Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode.Siege Breaker
    Win with 1,000 resources remaining.Surplus
    Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes.The Long Road
    Build 5 Missile towers.The Not-So-Friendly Skies
    Build every tower and upgrade.Tower Expert
    Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured.Untouchable
    Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission.Well Invested
    Inspect 10 aliens.What IS that?
    Kill 50,000 aliens.Xenocide
    Upgrade a tower.Yellow Beats Green
    Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode.Flurry
    Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign.Supreme Strategist

Walkthroughs & FAQs

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