So, i looked up how to access the cheat menu for Deus Ex, and i tried it. However, I can't seem to get any of the cheats to work... I love the game but just want to breeze through with all the augmentations and stuff maxed out. It looks like it's do-able with the cheats that are in the cheat menu... Anyone know how to properly activate and use the cheat menu?

You need to first enable the cheats : Open the console command ( " t " ), erase the "Say" and write " Set DeusEx.JCDentonMale bCheatsEnabled True. " Then you can use cheats
( To get all augs and skills use " allaugs " and " allskills " )

You can also start "hax0r" mode: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/250533-deus-ex/cheats

Users beware: the game brands you as a Cheater, and you'll know this because the text "- Cheats Enabled -" are splashed right across the thumbnails of all your Save Files from that point onwards.

Allegedly you can "hack" your Saves to remove the relevant property, but I wouldn't know where to start without showing you all a heap of very sketchy links. You have been warned.

So it's late 2021 and I'm going through this classic again. Same as the original poster, I just want to run through with my "stats" maxxed and relive the moments/feelings of the game. The -hax0r doesn't work for me, but editing the USER.ini file does. Just added the--- bCheatsEnabled=True --- directly under the--- [DeusEx.DeusExGameInfo] --- near the top of the USER.ini file works. Hit T and erase the the word SAY, then I have to type just once per game--- DeusEx.JCDentonMale bCheatsEnabled True and they work just fine.

Even though I added that cheats enable true line into the USER.ini file, which is supposed to make the cheats active always, I still have to type the initial deus ex jc denton male thing when I play the game. No big deal to me but I cleary remember not having to do this every time I start the game. I was also using WinXP, or something old like that at the time, and the original boxed version with whatever patch was available back in the day. Maybe thats why I have to keep inputing the phrase now since I'm running Win10 64bit and the GOTY version. Who knows, I dont care, they still work.

Hi @shoboy ... Sadly, your technique does not work for me... I'm using GOG version, but [DeusEx.DeusExGameInfo] does not exist in user.ini ... I tried adding that header, plus bCheatsEnabled line, to user.ini, but that had no effect.
Neither T nor Tilde work.

I wonder if this is due to my using the Visible Upgrade mod? It supposedly has its own user.ini in C:\ProgramData, but I don't see any such file(s) there...

Do you (or anyone else) know how to get the debug menu working??