AVGN 8-Bit Cheat Helper (Windows 10/11)

A one-click debug/cheat menu enabler for AVGN 8-Bit.

It writes a locked settings.json to %LOCALAPPDATA%\AVGN8_Bit\ and drops a debugenabled.txt flag so running the script again cleanly uninstalls debug mode and (if present) restores your original settings.json.bak.

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✨ Features

• Enable debug/cheat menu (and warn that in-game Options/Controls will be locked while enabled)
• Uninstall in one keypress (restores settings.json from .bak if it existed)
• Backup/restore of original settings.json
• Read-only protection applied to enforced settings
• Easter egg: press B at the menu

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⚙️ How it works

• Creates %LOCALAPPDATA%\AVGN8_Bit\settings.json
• Applies the Read-only attribute (attrib +r)
• Writes %LOCALAPPDATA%\AVGN8_Bit\debugenabled.txt to signal “enabled”
• If a user settings.json already exists:
  • Backs it up to settings.json.bak
• On uninstall:
  • Deletes settings.json and debugenabled.txt
  • If settings.json.bak exists, renames it back to settings.json

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📦 Installation

1. Download AVGN8BitUnlocker.bat from this repo.
2. Double-click to run (Windows 10/11).
3. Enable: press Y
   Exit: press N
   Easter egg: press B (opens Edge to a link)

Important (in-game):

• Go to Options → Game Weenie → Enable desired cheats
• Debug menu is available in the Pause menu

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🧹 Uninstall

Just run the script again. Press Y at UNINSTALL to:

• Remove the enforced settings.json
• Remove debugenabled.txt
• Restore your backed-up settings.json (if a .bak exists)

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