How To Go Faster In The Chrome Dino Game

Everyone who uses a computer to access the internet probably uses the Chrome browser. It’s the most popular browser because of its compatibility and ease of use. The browser is available across multiple platforms such as Windows, macOS and Linux. Chrome comes with multiple features that offer the user flexibility like no other browser, such as extensions that allow the browser to be modded according to the user's needs. The extension features also allow the browser to be personalized, so you can make Chrome your canvas.

With all the great features Chrome provides, there is a little secret that the browser hides. If you ever have one of those times when your WiFi breaks down, and you can’t access the internet, then you can play a little game in the browser. Chrome will show you a page detailing the possible reasons why you can’t access the internet, along with a 2D runner game that is endless. The game is fairly simple; you play the dinosaur and dodge obstacles in your path to gather points for your efforts. If you've ever played the game, you probably wondered if you could hack the speed. 

The game itself is designed to be simple. The game world is monochrome with cacti, bumps on the road, and clouds to give the world some life. You have the dinosaur, which you can control with a hi-score counter and current score counter on the screen. As you go through the levels and earn more points, the game becomes harder, adding different obstacles such as pterodactyls for the dinosaur to dodge. 

It's a minimalistic game, but playing it can be quite fun to pass the time. But if you’re looking to do more than just play, like if you want to hack the speed of your T-Rex, you can continue reading to find out. You can pause the game by pressing the Alt key on your keyboard, and you could also go full screen by pressing F11 to go full-screen while also pausing the game. You can un-pause by clicking on the screen. Oh, if you were wondering if you could only play the game when you’re out of the internet, then no. You can access the dino game by typing “chrome://dino” in the address bar. Then press Space to play.

Hacking The Speed

Maybe you’re tired of the obstacles racking up your perfect run, or the T-Rex is just not running fast enough for you. For whatever reason, you can adjust multiple aspects of the game and have fun experimenting with them. In this case, let’s learn how to make the T-Rex run faster. 

Follow the steps below, and you’ll learn it in no time.

1. Load the game into your browser. Then right-click on the page and click "Inspect", which will open the "Developer Tools" panel. You can also open the Dev tools section by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+I on the keyboard or by clicking on "More tools" on the Chrome menu and "Developer tools."
2. After the Dev tools section appears, click on the Console tab at the top of the Dev tools panel. 
3. Then type the following command into the Console: “Runner.instance_.setspeed(x)” where X is the value of speed you want the T-Rex to run at.

For example, set the value to 6000, and you’ll find that your T-Rex runs at the entered speed. A fun thing you could do is enter negative values, and you’ll find that the T-Rex starts running back as if it's going back in time!

That’s it! That’s all you need to do to make the T-Rex in the Chrome game go faster. Quite easy, right? There are many other things you could also do using the Console from the Dev tools tab, but if you were concerned about how to hack the speed, then this is it.

Wrapping Up

Chrome is an extremely efficient browser and is currently one of the top browsers, if not the best. Adding in a simple game like the developers is quite cute, giving the user a bit of a pass-time. Now that you know how to hack the speed, you can have a lot more fun than intended when your internet is down.