How do I start it in debug mode? is there a special switch?
How do I edit the .tdb file without making it so it cant boot the game?

Looking through the code in Transcendence.tdb, I found a large section of code for a station called "debug station" it has pretty much all the items to buy, and something called a "magic wand" that makes your fleet level 4, xp 1500, gives insurance, 3000 black market xp and level 5, resets the crime...