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The shell

Commands
press ) under linux or ² under windows to show/hide the shell while playing.
(n is an integer, f a floating point number)

fps_on : show the frame rate(frame per sec.)
fps_off : hide the frame rate
shoot : make a screen shot
exit : leave the game
wireframe : activate/deactivate the wireframe mode
priority : 0,1 or 2, define the program priority(0: low, 1: medium, 2: high)
shadow quality n : quality of shadows (n=1: normal, more n is high more the shadows are nice but the game will run slower)
shadow ray f : shadow diffusion (need a high enough shadow quality)
shadow : activate/deactivate shadows
particle : show/hide particles
trees : show/hide some features(trees,...)
show model : show/hide information about the 3d model of the selected unit
show script : show/hide scripts linked to the selected unit
rotate light : activate/deactivate the rotating light
freecam : activate/deactivate the free camera mode
fps_limit n : set a frame rate limit (n<=0 : no limit)
spawn n : create randomly n units on the map for the player
spawn_enemy n : create n enemy units
timefactor f : set the game speed
addhp n : add n hit point to selected units (n can be negative)
reset_script : stop all running scripts of selected units
kill : kill selected units
script n : launch the script number n on each selected unit
metal : activate/deactivate cheat code for full metal
energy : activate/deactivate cheat code for full energy
internal name : show/hide internal names of units
ia debug : show information about A.I. for debugging
unitinfo : print information about selected units in the shell
change state : change musical background
video shoot : activate/deactivate video recording
zshoot : make a shot of the zbuffer