Below is a short description of the FB Alpha cheat file format. Cheat files must be placed in the cheats support file folder, and named according to the short name/name of the zip file containing the ROMs, with the extension being either .INI (e.g. 1941.zip becomes 1941.ini). FBA will present a warning and some additional info whenever it encounters an error in a cheat file, and will stop processing the file at that point.
| // Text | Comment |
| include "filename" | Include another cheat file |
| cheat "cheatname" { | New cheat called "cheatname" (the curly bracket is optional) |
| type n | Specify cheat type (optional, defaults to 0)
type 0 = apply each frame, save original value and remain active type 1 = one-shot, fire and forget; type 2 = one-shot, save original value and remain active |
| default n | Set default option to n (0 <= n <= 95) |
| 0 "name" | Text displayed in the cheat dialog when the cheat is disabled |
| n "name", o, p, q | Add option n (1 <= n <= 95), called "name" Store byte value q at address p in the address space of CPU o You can specify upto 32 o/p/q groups per option, all must be on the same line |
| } | Required if you used a curly bracket above, considered an error otherwise |