Artist Debug Mode

Artist Debug Mode is an extra mode in PC SuperTuxKart that enables more features. It is especially for Artists.

Enabling

To enable Artist Debug Mode, find <artist_debug_mode value="false" /> in your config.xml and change this to <artist_debug_mode value="true" />.

Linux

The config.xml file is located on $HOME/.config/supertuxkart/config-0.10/config.xml.

Open up your preferred text editor (such as gedit and vim), open the mentioned file above, then do the instructions above.

Windows

The config.xml file is located on C:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\supertuxkart\config-0.10\config.xml.

To edit it, open up Notepad then open the mentioned file above. Then follow the instructions above.

Android

The config.xml file is located on /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.supertuxkart.stk/files/supertuxkart/home/supertuxkart/config-0.10/config.xml (If you're using the git version, replace org.supertuxkart.stk with org.supertuxkart.stk-beta

If you're running Android 11 or above, you will need a Storage Access Framework capable file manager like Total Commander to edit the configuration. This requires DocumentsUI for it to work. If DocumentsUI is not available on your system, you have to either connect your phone to the PC and copy your modified config.xml to the mentioned directory above, or root your device.

If you're running Android 10 or earlier, you can access the file and data directory without a problem.

Features

Flying

You can fly with your kart over any map. This is quite useful to take a closer look at thing not visible from the road, or to skip large portions of a track to go straight to the area you're interested in.

• I key: fly up
• K key: fly down

No Ready-Set-Go

To speed up testing some tracks, in Artist Debug Mode, when you play alone against no opponent, the ready/set/go messages are skipped very quickly.

Cameras

• First person camera: Fly around the map with WASD keys and rotate the camera with Q and E keys. Use a mouse to control your direction.
• Behind wheel view
• Behind kart view
• Side of kart view
• Top view
• Change camera target
• Toggle GUI: Hide the racing GUI, for screenshots, etc.
• Hide karts

Tracks and karts features

Checklines in Artist Debug Mode

• Debug checklines: Launch SuperTuxKart from the command line with --check-debug, and you will visually see where checklines are; active checklines will appear as red, inactive ones as white; and information about which kart crosses which checkline will be printed on the terminal.
• --track-debug will enable you to see where drivelines are.
• It is possible to set 0 laps in the race setup screen.

Powerups and banana items

You can give yourself limitless powerups through the Items submenu. The Attachments submenu provides options for things you usually get because of a banana.

Addons

You can see any addon karts or tracks before they are approved (or if they aren't approved at all) when having enabled Artist Debug Mode.

Availability

On Mobile STK, you can access the Artist Debug Mode context menu by pressing the top right corner of the screen (this might sometimes be difficult if your screen has a circular cutout on it). You can use most Artist Debug Mode features on Mobile STK, but some features (such as flying, recording, etc.) are not available, as the recording feature is disabled on Mobile STK, and flying requires a keyboard (you can however connect a keyboard to access flying)

If you're on a Server, Artist Debug Mode will still work, but most features (such as giving items, nitro, etc.) will not work at all.