Here are some cheats and tips for the game Spaceward Ho!.
Meteor shower:
Launch a ship towards a planet with enemy colonies at least two turns away.
Discontinue that ship type after it departs, but before it reaches its
destination. A meteor shower will hit the destination planet, destroying the
colonies
Shark ship:
Create a ship with weapons, shields, and range all at a value of 10.
Skeleton ship:
Create a ship with weapons, shields, and range all at a value of 13.
Christmas mode:
Set the Macintosh system date to December 25 and begin game play.
Bonus messages:
Bonus messages will be displayed under the following conditions.
Enter “Hope” or “Ship” as a planet name, then abandon that planet.
Enter “Falken” as a name and “Joshua” as a password.
Enter “Valdez” as a tanker name.
Enter one of the programmer names as a player name.
Bonus sounds:
Begin a game in multi-player mode and enter one of the following phrases in
the chat window: “:)”,”)”, or “LOL”.