Power Ups in Carmageddon: TDR 2000

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Carmageddon: TDR 2000's powerups come from several pickups scattered along the level. These powerups affect the way the game is changed, and can help or harm the player. Some powerups are different and more original from the ones in the previous installments.

The following is a list of all of the game's 104 powerups, plus the 5 added by the Nosebleed Pack. Their names can be found inside \ASSETS\CARMA.pak\PowerupStrings_Internal.txt and must be used in conjunction with addPowerUp to activate them using cheats. addPowerUp is case sensitive, but the powerups' names aren't.

Pedestrian related

These powerups affect the pedestrians in some way or another.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
Dismemberfest! Timed 20 seconds Peds are hurt more easily.
Ethereal Pedestrians! Timed 10 seconds Peds are translucent and untouchable.
Explosive Pedestrians! Timed 15 seconds Peds create a damaging explosion when touched.
Fat Bastards! Timed 20 seconds Peds grow wider.
Giant Pedestrians! Timed 20 seconds Peds grow bigger.
Groovin' Pedestrians! Timed 10 seconds Unused powerup. Freezes pedestrians in place.
Helium-filled Pedestrians! Timed 10 seconds Peds float away when bumped into.
Immortal Pedestrians Timed 15 seconds Peds can't be killed at all.
Miniature Pedestrians! Timed 20 seconds Peds shrink smaller.
Mutant Corpses! Timed 10 seconds Unused powerup. No effect.
Pedestrian Annihilator! Timed 10 seconds Unused powerup. No effect.
Pedestrian Panic! Timed 10 seconds Unused powerup. Makes pedestrians unable to leave their place.
Pedestrians Shown on Map Whole race Peds appear on the map as green dots.
Pedestrians With Greased Shoes! Timed 15 seconds Peds move much slower from their place when trying to run.
Peds With Stupid Heads! Timed 10 seconds Unused powerup. No effect.
Piss-artist Pedestrians! Timed 10 seconds Unused powerup. Same as Groovin' Pedestrians.
Shattering Pedestrians! Timed 20 seconds Peds break like glass when touched.
Slow Motion Pedestrians! Timed 10 seconds Peds move a lot slower.
Stick Insects! Timed 20 seconds Peds shrink thinner.
Stupid Pedestrians Timed 15 seconds Peds walk around paying no attention to cars.
Suicidal Pedestrians Timed 20 seconds Peds try their hardest to get killed.
Turbo Pedestrians Timed 15 seconds Peds move a lot faster.

Player's car related

These powerups affect the car's movement, aspect, performance or behavior in some way.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
Acme Damage Magnifier! Timed 20 seconds Damage caused to opponents is increased.
Bouncy Bouncy! Timed 15 seconds Makes the car hop constantly.
Brake Failure Timed 10 seconds Makes the brake and handbrake useless.
Greased Tyres! Timed 10 seconds Decreases the tyres' grip.
Grip-o-matic Tyres! Timed 15 seconds Messes with the tyres' grip, making them unstable.
Hot Rod! Timed 3 seconds Makes the car accelerate a lot faster and lose control more easily.
Instant Handbrake Timed 15 seconds Makes the handbrake stop all horizontal momentum.
Invulnerability! Timed 20 seconds Makes the car invulnerable to any kind of damage.
Lead Foot Timed 10 seconds Makes the car always drive forward (or backward).
Mega-turbo! Timed 20 seconds Makes the car accelerate yet faster.
Oh Dear, Bodywork Trashed! Instantaneous Drops the car's loose parts.
Oh Dear, Jelly Suspension! Timed 15 seconds Messes with the car's suspension, making it look like it's driving on jelly.
Reversed Controls! Timed 10 seconds Makes the controls for steering, reversing and accelerating swap places for a few seconds.
Rock Springs! Timed 10 seconds Messes with the car's suspension, making it harder.
Solid Granite Car! Timed 20 seconds Increases the car's mass.
Turbo! Timed 20 seconds Makes the car accelerate faster.
Turbo Nutter Bastard Nitrous! Timed 15 seconds Makes the car accelerate a lot faster.
Underwater Ability! Timed 20 seconds Negates underwater movement hindering.
Wall Climber! Timed 15 seconds Makes the wheels stick to walls.
(Nosebleed Pack only) Bad Gas! Timed 15 seconds Produces farting noises as well as show brown smoke coming from the car.

APO

These powerups add a certain number of slots or points to your APO.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
Bonus Armour Slots Instantaneous 2 slots Grants 2 armour slots.
Bonus Offensive Slots Instantaneous 2 slots Grants 2 offensive slots.
Bonus Power Slots Instantaneous 2 slots Grants 2 Power Slots.
Bonus Slots All Round Instantaneous 2 slots Grants 2 slots of every type.
Double Extra Armour Instantaneous 2 points Grants 2 armour points.
Double Extra Everything Instantaneous 2 points Grants 2 points of every type.
Double Extra Offensive Instantaneous 2 points Grants 2 offensive points.
Double Extra Power Instantaneous 2 points Grants 2 power points.
Extra Armour Instantaneous 1 point Grants an armour point.
Extra Armour Slot Instantaneous 1 slot Grants an armour slot.
Extra Everything Instantaneous 1 point Grants a point of every type.
Extra Offensive Instantaneous 1 point Grants an offensive point.
Extra Offensive Slot Instantaneous 1 slot Grants an offensive slot.
Extra Power Instantaneous 1 point Grants a power point.
Extra Power Slot Instantaneous 1 slot Grants a power slot.
Extra Slots All Round Instantaneous 1 slot Grants a slot of every type.
Max Armour! Instantaneous Maxes out armour points.
Max Everything! Instantaneous Maxes out all points.
Max Offensive! Instantaneous Maxes out offensive points.
Max Power! Instantaneous Maxes out power points.

Items

These powerups can be stored and used when the player finds the right time.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
Afterburner! Item 10 seconds Makes the car accelerate a lot faster.
Kangaroo on Command! Item 5 uses Makes the car jump. Can be used in mid-air.
Mine Shitting Ability! Item 5 uses Drops a mine from the car's rear.
Nuclear Bomb Item 1 use Drops a bomb that causes a massive explosion.
Oil Slicks From Your Arse! Item 5 uses Drops a pool of oil under the car.
Opponent Repulsificator! Item 3 uses Springs nearby opponents.
Pedestrian Electro-bastard Ray Item 20 uses Zaps and kills all pedestrians within range.
Pedestrian Flamethrower! Item 20 uses Launches a fireball that homes on the nearest ped, killing it.
Pedestrian Repulsificator! Item 5 uses Springs nearby peds.
Powerup Cancellificatinizer Item 1 use Cancels all powerups (not items) in effect.
Sever Tail Item 1 use Cuts the mutant tail thing.
Slaughter Mortar Item 5 uses Launches a mine from the car's front.
(Nosebleed Pack only) Hovercraft Car! Item 20 seconds Allows the vehicle to hover above the ground for a short amount of time.
(Nosebleed Pack only) Smoke Mines! Item 5 uses Drops a smoke mine from the car's rear.
(Nosebleed Pack only) Wheel Spikes! Item 15 seconds Spikes from the car's wheels come out to scrape opponent vehicles.


Misc.

These powerups do not fit in the previous categories.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
5 Free Recovery Vouchers Whole race The next 5 recoveries are free.
Car Stealer! Timed 15 seconds Unused powerup. Swaps vehicles with the opponent that the player touched.
Catch Powerup Timed 30 seconds unused powerup. Unknown effect.
Credits Instantaneous Grants some credits.
Free Repairs! Timed 20 seconds Makes repairing free.
Frozen Cops! Timed 10 seconds Freezes cops on their tracks.
Frozen Opponents! Timed 10 seconds Freezes opponents on their tracks.
Gravity From Jupiter! Timed 10 seconds Increases the global gravity.
Instant Repair! Instantaneous Instantly and fully repairs the car.
Loads of Cash. Instantaneous Grants more credits.
Lunar Gravity! Timed 10 seconds Decreases the global gravity.
Pinball Mode! Timed 10 seconds Makes you ricochet when colliding.
Reverse Pinball Mode! Timed 20 seconds Makes things ricochet when they touch you.
Time Bonus Instantaneous Grants some extra time.
Timer Frozen! Instantaneous Freezes the timer.
Timer Thawed! Instantaneous Thaws the timer.
Turbo Cops! Timed 10 seconds Increases the cops' acceleration.
Turbo Opponents! Timed 10 seconds Increases the opponents' acceleration.
Woooaaaaahhh!!! Timed 5 seconds Makes the screen wobble and the colors oscillate.
Wow! A Mutant Tail Thing! Whole race Grows a tail on the car's rear.
(Nosebleed Pack only) Meteor Storm! Timed 20 seconds Makes meteors rain down around the activation spot.

Mission

These powerups are for use in missions only. These appear at the right of the screen, rather than the left or bottom.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
A Fuse. Mission item 1 Used to animate animatronics.
A Money Bag. Mission item 1 Used as a bribe.
A Piece of an Engine. Mission item 1 Used to power a boat.
A Piece of the Bomb. Mission item 1 Used to blow stuff up.
Artillery Shell. Mission item 1 Used as ammunition for Da Panzer.
Rocket Fuel Drum. Mission item 1 Used to rocket a statue.

Others

There are some other powerups that don't quite qualify as such, specially the "random powerup" powerups.

Name Icon Use Amount Brief description
Random Anything Instantaneous Selects a random powerup.
Random Bad Car Instantaneous Selects a random bad car-related powerup.
Random Good Car Instantaneous Selects a random good car-related powerup.
Random Ped Instantaneous Selects a random ped-related powerup.
Unused Instantaneous Unused powerup. No effect.

See also