what file would i look in to find what i need or whatever to setup the way to use cheats when i want. cause i tried before and no luck and i can't get past the part where my character gets off the planet at the beginning of the game.

Getting Past the Beginning:

Alright, what's the problem when getting of Taris? Do you not make it to Dantooine? If it's a solvable issue it's best to go about it that way, cheats most likely won't help you here.

Cheats:

In your game dir edit swkotor.ini and under [Game Options] add EnableCheats=1 then when playing press ' to bring down console and enter any of these cheats below (the console will be at the upper left of the screen):

(number) = eg. 10 up to 999

heal
setcomputeruse (number)
setdemolitions (number)
setstealth (number)
setawareness (number)
setpersuade (number)
setrepair (number)
setsecurity (number)
setstrength (number)
setdexterity (number)
setconstitution (number)
setintelligence (number)
setwisdom (number)
setcharisma (number)
addexp (number)
turbo
invulnerability
restartminigame
bright
addlightside (number)
adddarkside (number)
revealmap
givecredits (number)
giveitem (item name)
givemed
giverepair
givecomspikes
givesitharmor (number)
warp
infiniteuses
whereami
addlevel (number)
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