I expect Beta Testers to enable console:
RETAIL USERS :
Right click the icon you use to start the game
go to properties.
Add "-console" to the end of the executable. It should look like:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Vampire - Bloodlines\vampire.exe" -console
STEAM USERS :
Right click VTMB game within Steam
Select "Properties -> Set Launch Options.
Enter "-console" within the input box to enable console.
** Console will not work with the Steam release of the game AFTER you have installed the mod. (Something about the 5.6 patch fixes the windows crashing with console. To aid beta testers, the Animus Constupro (required item) can be quickly obtained by typing the command "Cheat()" in the console window. Be certain to use the Tilda (`) key to open and close the window or you may lock up the game.
I'm leaving debug Logging fully enabled for the beta release, so if something does go wrong, you can grab a snapshot of the console and send it to me. Once you start a new game and arrive in your apartment, open the console and type "Cheat()". You should see a message telling you that you have just recieved the Animus Constupro While almost done, Beta 4 is still not complete. The following NPC's are == NOT == available as companions options in the Beta release.
1) Vampires
Julius - Santa Monica, Beach
Copper - Santa Monica, Beach
Rosa - Santa Monica, Beach
Mitnick - Hollywood, Warrens
2) Humans
Igor - Downtown LA
Russian Mafia
If you play as Gangrel or Nosferatu, it may be a while before you can begin cultivating companions. A majority of the companions are human and require some form of mind control ability to assimilate into your party. After completing the Alistair Grout quest, you can assimilate Jeanette or Therese and then using their bodies and mind control powers, gain normally unavailable companions. Heather will become available as soon as she approaches you following the Dane Quest. You do not have to make her a travelling companion immediatly. The option remains open till the end of the game. (In fact, you will not have access to McFly if you make her a travelling companion immediatly).
TIPS:
If you wish to test nosferatu embrace without playing as a nosferatu the whole game, save your game and then issue the following command before embracing heather:
__main__.G._pcinfo["clan"]=5
Note that this will break possession, so you should reload your save game before continuing with your game or change the value back to your real clan: 2 = brujah 3 = gangrel 4 = malkavian 5 = nosferatu 6 = toreador 7 = tremere 8 = ventrue