Dungeon Siege Hint: Free XP

Dungeon Siege, like other click based skill builders in the past has one flaw that can be exploited by the savvy (or determined) gamer. That is repeatedly spamming a skill use will build that skill.

For the purposes of Dungeon Siege, however, this really only applies to magic. You don't get XP for repeatedly shooting your bow or swinging your sword at nothing. Also you can firebolt the wall all you want but it will do nothing for you. The key is finding an activity that builds skill experience and spam it to death.

So, which activities do that? Casting beneficial spells does this. Armor spells, healing spells, etc. Any sort of protective spell will do.

Which are the best? Why healing spells of course. You get XP in relation to the amount healed. So ideally if you can find a spell that causes you damage (such as from certain combat magic spells) and run it in combination with a spell that heals you (such as from certain nature magic spells) you could in theory raise your combat/nature magic skills fairly quickly.

Does this theory work? Yes it does. The only drawback is mana. You will need mana potions, but those are relatively inexpensive.

This process does take time, but it isn't "cheating."

Nearly Useless Dungeon Siege Cheat Code +faertehbadgar

Yes this is a nearly useless code. Getting all the newbie gear pretty much seems like a waste of time. There is one use for it, however, and that is to be able to....

Nope, I'm not giving it away. There is in fact a secret use for the gear but I'm going to make you poke around on the internet some more before you can figure it out (though I have a sneaking suspicion that you already have). In any event this is, in my opinion the single most valuable cheat code that Dungeon Siege has to offer because it actually does something useful without spoiling the game.

Most other cheat codes are just there for fluff or else give your character powers that end up ruining the experience, but this one can actually be very, very useful, and it in no way undermines the game play experience.

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.

Dungeon Siege Cheat +maxjooky

Here is another plain old fun cheat code for Dungeon Siege. This one won't help you win the game, in fact it can make it a bit tougher to play, but it is still pretty cool. It makes you super big which is kind of fun.

You get to walk around the world like some kind of giant - like Gulliver with the liliputians.

Like any cheat code this will make your Dungeon Siege experience very different and may not be so much fun after a while. I would recommend trying it only after you have already gone through the entire game on your own or with the help of a walkthrough. Then you will have experienced what the game has to offer and will appreciate more fully the cheat codes.

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.

Dungeon Siege Cheats +resizelabels

Ok, this one is pretty easily the least useful of all the Dungeon Siege cheat codes that I know of. You use it to resize the labels over your character - assuming that you are playing with the labels enabled in the first place.

For me personally I never have the labels up so +resizelabels is useless.

If you are near sighted (which I hear can happen if you sit in front of a computer for excessive amounts of time) then making the labels bigger will help - assuming you need the labels in the first place.

One of the great things that I like about Dungeon Siege is the quality of the graphics. Not only are they nice to look at, but because of their level of detail things like labels are unnecessary. Because all of the characters look different I don't really need the labels to tell me who is who or what is what.

But it is a cheat code and this wouldn't be a complete site without listing it.

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.

Dungeon Siege Cheats +movie

The Dungeon Siege cheat code +movie is not so much a cheat as a fun little trick you can use to keep track of a memorable moment or to demonstrate something interesting.

As with many game cheats I am sure that this one originated because the testers during development wanted a way to be able to quickly and easily show the programmers what was going on when something went wrong. Being able to make a recording of the session is a very quick, easy, and useful way of accomplishing this that saves time and money.

At home I doubt that you will find a whole lot of use for it other than amusing yourself and your friends, which is use enough.

If you do have something of particular interest then why not share it?

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.

Making Money With Adbrite

Ok, yes there are off-topic posts now and again. Hey I do have other things to do besides play Dungeon Siege.

I'm sure you have other things to do as well. If one of those things is blog or manage a web site of any kind then you may want to consider Adbrite.

Why? Well very simple. They pay better than google adsense. Yep, that's pretty much it.

Also that is an affiliate link so of course there is something in it for me. But really its because they pay better than adsense and are just as easy to use.

You may have noticed the adbrite ads on this site. Yep that's a hint that I'm not here just puffing sunshine into your face. I use their service. I make money with their service. (And I'll make more money if you click the affiliate link and sign up already).

The point being that if you have a blog you can make money with their service as well.

Oh, did I mention that it costs nothing to sign up? Its really simple, really easy, and really fast.

Yep, its pretty cool.

Dungeon Siege Cheats +version

Ok, I'm not sure how knowing the game version could be considered a cheat, but it is a code that the developers put into the game so I'm going to tell you how to do it.

Press enter and type "+version" and press enter again. Pretty simple.

If you are looking to beat the game in 5 minutes then of course this will do you absolutely no good whatsoever. If on the other hand you just want to be sure that the game version you are using is compatible with the character builder that you downloaded off of some warez site then this may well be useful.

Either way enjoy.

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.

Dungeon Siege Throne of Agony

Can't get enough Dungeon Siege?

I don't blame you. Really. It is a very fun game. I love the look, the story, the character building. Yep, it's great.

Want more? So do I.

Enter Dungeon Siege Throne of Agony.

More bad guys to kill. More worlds to explore. More quests to finish.

Don't believe me? Still don't think its worth it? Click the link to see what others have said about the game. Then you decide.

What is Cheating?

There are many levels of cheating in any game. But when you are playing by (with) yourself at a solo video game or going it solo on a MMORPG or something, what does cheating really mean?

There are no other players involved. There is no reward other than your own personal enjoyment, so what then is cheating.

In a card game, cheating could be defined as any action not allowed by the rules. Some people would extend that definition to any action not allowed by the rules which gives one player an advantage over the others. I.e. they may not consider doing stupid things which are not directly covered by the rules but which give them a disadvantage or no advantage to be cheating.

But in a video game environment there is nobody there but you. Who then are you cheating? Are you cheating the designers? The developers? You certainly aren't cheating the sound guy who made up the nifty door opening sound effect. You probably aren't cheating the artists who spent hours making those spell effects.

Once you have paid for the game, really the only person you can cheat is yourself.

So what does it mean to cheat on oneself?

My definition would be any action that detracts from the enjoyment of the game experience.

This definition does not apply to everyone, because I am not everyone. But if your enjoyment of the game is lessened by some action that you have taken, then you are cheating yourself out of the valuable time you are putting into the game.

Some people enjoy cheat codes. Some people find that after they have used a cheat code they enjoy the game less. Some cheats save time. Some forms of cheating don't involve using codes at all, just exploits in game design. Is it still cheating? Yes - if it lessens your enjoyment of the game.

What is your definition of cheating? How does your cheating behavior affect your game play and enjoyment?

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.

Dungeon Siege Cheats +shootall

The +shootall cheat for Dungeon Siege is another one that can make the game very un-fun very quickly.

Just open the console (press Enter) and type +shootall.

Now you won't have to click to kill the bad guys you just automatically shoot everything. If combined with drdeath or zool, this can become pretty boring.

On the other hand if you get tired of clicking very quickly then maybe this will help you out. Not a cheat that personally I use much, but then I'm not you. Give it a whirl.

For a full list of cheats see Dungeon Siege Cheats page.
Here you can find links to Dungeon Siege Walkthroughs.