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All Stellaris cheats and console commands

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All Stellaris cheats and console commands

Running a galactic empire in Stellaris is an arduous task. One bad war, an economic spiral, or one neighbor with a suspiciously large fleet can turn a promising save into a slow-motion disaster. You may want to fix a mistake, or maybe even want to test a build. And sometimes, you just want to see what happens when your empire suddenly has more alloys than sense.

This is where Stellaris console commands come in. These cheats let you add resources, finish research, control empires, spawn ships, trigger events, or bend the galaxy in ways the normal game usually won’t allow.

There are a few things to know before you start. Console commands are mainly for the PC version of Stellaris, and the command console is available only outside Ironman mode. If you’re trying to earn achievements, cheats are not the way to do it, as they are treated as cheating for achievement purposes, which is exactly why Ironman blocks the console.

So here’s how to use Stellaris cheats, followed by the most useful console commands to try first.

How to enter Stellaris cheats

To use console commands in Stellaris, press the tilde key on your keyboard, usually the key above Tab and to the left of 1. On some keyboards, you may need to use Shift + Alt + C instead. Once the console opens, type or paste the command you want and press Enter.

If a command includes something in brackets, such as [amount], [empire ID], or [technology ID], you need to replace that with the value you want. Do not type the brackets unless the command specifically requires them. A lot of commands also need IDs. The easiest way to find those is with “debutooltip”.

After entering that command, hover over an empire, species, planet, fleet, or other game element to see more detailed ID information. This is a useful way to grab the specific IDs needed for more advanced commands.

Stellaris UI

Main Stellaris cheats

Command What it does
activate_all_traditions Activates all Traditions.
activate_ascension_perk Activates the specified Ascension Perk; pressing Tab reveals IDs.
activate_gateways Activates all gateways in the galaxy.
activate_relic Activates the triumph effect of a relic.
activate_tradition Activates the specified Tradition; pressing Tab reveals IDs.
add_anomaly Adds an anomaly ID to the selected celestial body.
add_intel Adds intel toward a target empire.
add_loyalty Adds loyalty toward a target subject.
add_opinion Increases one empire’s opinion of another.
add_pops Creates pops from a species ID on the selected celestial body.
add_relic Grants a relic; typing all grants all relics.
add_ship Creates a fleet with one ship of the specified design.
add_spynetwork_value Adds infiltration progress to a spy network.
add_time Adds a specified amount of days, months, or years.
add_trait_leader Adds a trait to a leader.
add_trait_species Adds a trait to a species.
advance_council_agenda Adds progress to the council agenda.
ai Toggles AI on or off.
alloys Adds Alloys.
annex Takes control of all worlds and starbases of a target empire.
break_fleet_contract Returns a selected leased fleet to its original owner.
build_pops Assembles pops on the selected celestial body.
cash Adds Energy Credits.
colonize Starts colonization of the selected celestial body using a pop ID.
communications Establishes communications with empires.
contact Starts first contact with all empires.
create_megastructure Creates a megastructure in the current system.
create_navy Creates a fleet using your most recent ship designs.
damage Deals hull damage to ships in the selected fleet.
debug_nomen Makes AI empires refuse player proposals.
debug_yesmen Makes AI empires accept player proposals.
effect add_building = Adds a building to the selected celestial body.
effect add_deposit = Adds a resource deposit or planetary feature.
effect remove_deposit = Removes a resource deposit or planetary feature.
effect add_district = Adds a district to the selected celestial body.
effect add_planet_devastation = Adds devastation to the selected celestial body.
effect country_add_ethic = Adds an ethic to the player empire.
effect country_remove_ethic = Removes an ethic from the player empire.
effect create_archaeological_site = Adds an archaeological site to the selected celestial body.
effect force_add_civic = Adds a civic to the player empire.
effect force_remove_civic = Removes a civic from the player empire.
effect remove_megastructure = Removes the selected megastructure.
effect remove_modifier = Removes a modifier from the selected celestial body or empire.
effect set_origin = Replaces the origin of the player empire.
effect shift_ethic = Shifts the player empire’s ethics.
effect destroy_colony Decolonizes the selected world.
election Starts a ruler election.
end_senate_session Passes or fails the currently voted resolution.
engineering Adds Engineering research points.
event Triggers an event ID.
federation_add_experience Adds Federation Experience.
federation_add_cohesion Adds Federation Cohesion.
federation_add_cohesion_speed Adds monthly Federation Cohesion.
federation_examine_leader Triggers a Federation succession.
finish_arc_stage Finishes the current chapter of an archaeological site.
finish_research Finishes all active research.
finish_special_projects Finishes all special projects.
finish_terraform Finishes all terraforming processes.
food Adds Food.
force_integrate Integrates a target empire into the player empire.
force_senate_vote Ends the current senate recess.
free_government Lets the player change governments without usual restrictions.
free_policies Lets the player change policies and species rights without restrictions.
grow_pops Adds growing pops to the selected world.
hire_all_leaders Hires all leaders in the leader pool.
influence Adds Influence.
instant_build Toggles instant construction and upgrades. Use while paused.
instant_specialization_conversion Toggles instant specialized subject conversion.
intel Gives sight of the entire galaxy.
invincible Makes player ships unable to take damage.
max_resources Fills all resource storage.
minerals Adds Minerals.
observe Switches to observer mode.
own Takes ownership of a selected fleet, starbase, planet, or specified planet ID.
physics Adds Physics research points.
planet_ascension_tier Changes the ascension tier of the selected celestial body.
planet_class Changes the selected celestial body’s class.
planet_happiness Adds happiness to the selected planet.
planet_size Changes the size of the selected celestial body.
play Switches player control to another empire.
random_ruler Replaces the empire ruler with a random one.
remove_trait_leader Removes a trait from a leader.
remove_trait_species Removes a trait from a species.
research_all_technologies Instantly researches all non-repeatable technologies.
research_technology Instantly researches a specified technology.
resource Adds a specified resource.
skills Adds skill levels to every hired leader.
skip_agreement_cooldowns Removes subject agreement cooldowns.
skip_federation_cooldowns Removes federation law cooldowns.
skip_galactic_community_cooldowns Removes Galactic Community resolution cooldowns.
society Adds Society research points.
survey Surveys all celestial bodies.
techupdate Rerolls available research options.
unity Adds Unity.
unlock_edicts Unlocks all edicts.
update_leader_pool Refreshes the leader pool.
branchoffice Creates or takes control of a branch office on the selected world.
minor_artifacts Adds Minor Artifacts.
menace Adds Menace.
imperial_authority Adds Imperial Authority.
add_subject_xp Adds specialized subject XP to a target.
effect unlock_council_slots = 1 Unlocks a council slot.
astral_threads Adds Astral Threads.
finish_rift_stage Finishes the current chapter of the selected Astral Rift.
set_completed_rifts Sets the number of completed Astral Rifts.
spawn_astral_rift Spawns an Astral Rift.

Event cheats

Command Event / effect
akx.8888 The Horizon Signal.
anomaly.95 Voyager 1 / Solar Coordinates event.
anomaly.186 Limbo.
anomaly.2523 Gigantic Skeleton; grants a Skeletal Giant army.
anomaly.3085 The Prince.
colony_mod.101 Titanic Life Study: Success; allows Titanic Beast armies.
crisis.50 Rise of the Sentinels.
crisis.71 Sentinel Fleet Donation.
crisis.105 Long live the Queen; spawns the Domesticated Prethoryn Queen.
crisis.2400 Cybrex Return.
crisis.4550 Star-Eater Firing; destroys the current system.
fallen_empires_tasks.1 Fallen Empire sends a random gift.
galactic_features.301 Fallen Empire mothballed fleet.
nomad.1 The Nomads.
precursor.98 Vultaum Home System Located.
precursor.598 Yuht Home System Located.
precursor.1098 First League Home System Located.
precursor.1598 Irassian Home System Located.
precursor.2098 Cybrex Home System Located.
story.107 Amoebas Pacified.
story.207 Crystals Pacified.
origin.5605 Teachers of the Shroud; unlocks Shroud Beacon starbase building.
leviathans.3103 Dreadnought Repaired.
utopia.3000 Enter the Shroud.
utopia.3021 Avatar army.
utopia.3190 The Chosen One.
utopia.3304 Whisperers in the Void covenant option.
utopia.3305 Composer of Strands covenant option.
utopia.3306 Eater of Worlds covenant option.
utopia.3307 Instrument of Desire covenant option.
syndaw.545 A Question; starts AI-Related Incidents.
syndaw.1000 Machine Uprising.
marauder.85 Mercenaries Become Available.
distar.172 Neural Symbiosis; Brain Slug Host trait option.
distar.212 Death of the Matriarch rewards.
distar.260 Wild Eukaryotes.
distar.1001 Paradise Lost.
distar.1081 Azizians.
distar.2050 Alien Entity; spawns the Enigmatic Cache.
distar.3014 The Nivlac, unfriendly version.
distar.3016 The Nivlac, friendly version.
distar.3055 Alien Box Opened.
distar.5006 The Voidspawn.
distar.5012 Gargantuan Evolution.
graygoo.400 A Quiet Stroll; encounter Gray.
ancrel.4000 Whispers in the Stone archaeology site.
ancrel.4058 The Sentinels; option to gain Sentinel armies.
ancrel.6130 Zarqulan’s Chosen.
ancrel.10050 Secrets of the Yuht.
aquatics.120 The Time Has Come; Dragon Hatchery option.
paragon.3999 Arrival; spawns the Talon.

Galaxy cheats

Command Event / effect
galcom.16 The Birth of the Galactic Community.
action.99 Establishes the Galactic Market in the capital system.
crisis.199 Spawns the Prethoryn Scourge.
crisis.1000 Spawns the Unbidden.
crisis.1100 Spawns the Aberrant.
crisis.1200 Spawns the Vehement.
crisis.2000 Spawns the Contingency.
fallen_empires_awakening.1 Awakens a Fallen Empire.
galactic_features.401 Space Storm Hits Galaxy.
galactic_features.403 Space Storm Dissipates.
utopia.3308 End of the Cycle covenant option.
utopia.3320 The Reckoning.
fallen_machine_empire.1 Ancient Caretakers Awaken.
marauder.500 The Drums of War.
distar.232 Junk Ratlings; creates the Ketling species if conditions are met.
distar.236 Junk Ratlings; creates the Ketling Star Pack empire if conditions are met.
distar.11000 Spawns a sealed L-Cluster.
distar.13000 L-Cluster L-Drake outcome.
graygoo.1 L-Cluster Gray Tempest outcome.
graygoo.100 L-Cluster Dessanu Consonance outcome.

Edict, building, and paragon cheats

Command What it grants
anomaly.4051 Improved Working Environment.
anomaly.4081 Extensive Sensor Searches.
anomaly.4105 Improved Energy Initiative.
anomaly.4136 Master’s Teachings: The Greater Good.
anomaly.4141 Master’s Teachings: Philosophical Mindset.
anomaly.4151 Master’s Teachings: Diplomatic Trust.
anomaly.4166 Master’s Teachings: Warring States.
leviathans.322 Ministry of Culture.
ancrel.10004 Auto-Forge.
ancrel.10005 Sky-Dome.
ancrel.10006 Dimensional Fabricator.
ancrel.10007 Affluence Center.
ancrel.10008 Nourishment Center.
ancrel.10009 Class-4 Singularity.
paragon.241 Contained Ecosphere.
galactic_features.303 Tuborek.
distar.156 S875.1 Warform.
distar.245 Caretaker AX7-b.
ancrel.4036 Oracle.
paragon.1 The Beholder.
paragon.228 Astrocreator Azaryn.
paragon.3115 Keides, Scion of Vagros.
leviathans.123 XuraCorp paragon.
leviathans.124 Riggan paragon.
leviathans.125 Muutagan paragon.
leviathans.590 Curator paragon.
enclave.7100 Shroud-Touched paragon.
astral_planes.3100 Zadigal.

Advanced gameplay and empire commands

Command What it does
debugtooltip Toggles detailed tooltips for IDs.
fast_forward Skips forward a specified number of days.
warexhaustion Adds war exhaustion.
tweakergui instant_colony Toggles instant colony settling.
yesmen Makes AI empires accept deals and proposals.
kill_country Kills the current or specified empire.
planet_resource Adds a resource to the selected planet.
add_ethic_pop Adds an ethic to a pop.
remove_ethic_pop Removes an ethic from a pop.
peace_on_player Forces an empire to offer peace.
ticks_per_turn Adjusts ticks per turn.
kill_leader Kills a specified leader.
surrender Makes an empire surrender in a war.
kill_pop Kills a specified pop.
casusbelli Starts a Casus Belli against an empire.
populate Fully populates free slots on the selected planet.
effect Executes an effect script.
kill_ruler Kills a specified ruler.
factions.spawnall Spawns all factions.
terraforming_resources Adds terraforming resources to the selected planet.
reverse_diplo Sends a diplomatic action from another empire to the player.
war_on_player Makes a specified empire declare war on the player.
spawnentity Spawns an entity at the cursor location.
run Runs commands from a .txt file.
switchlanguage Switches or reloads localization.
advanced_galaxy Simulates a year-2400-style advanced galaxy.
game_over Ends the game with a specified victory type.
mature_galaxy Simulates 100 years of galaxy development.
deposits Prints deposit statistics.
berserk_ai Sets AI aggression very high.
ambient_object Spawns an ambient object.
regenerate_border_colors Regenerates border colors.
overnight Runs the game in overnight mode.
remove_notification Removes current notifications.
tweakergui terraincognita Reveals uncharted space.
ftl Toggles faster-than-light travel.
control Occupies a specified planet.
copy_pop Copies a pop to the selected planet.
resources Prints resource statistics.
borders Calculates and prints map borders.
gfxculture Changes graphical culture.
clear_debug_lines Clears debug lines.
techweights Prints technology tree weights.
human_ai Toggles AI for human empires.
planets Prints planet classes and counts.
achievement_status Prints achievement status.
ai_anomalies Toggles AI-only anomalies for humans.
help Shows command help.
test_achievement Tests an achievement trigger.
attackallfleets Makes player fleets attack non-player fleets.
debug_achievements_clear Debug command related to achievements.
factions.showallfactions Prints all factions and stats.
trigger Runs a specified test script.
production Prints production debug info.
path Finds paths between stars.
eventstats Prints running event statistics.
reload_galaxy Starts a new game.
smooth Toggles graphical frame smoothing.
particle_editor Opens the particle editor.
filewatcher Toggles filewatcher.
goto Moves camera to X/Y coordinates.
reload_graphical_map Reloads the graphical map.
info Toggles debug info.
blend_post_effect Blends into a post-effect setting.
debug_achievements Debug achievement command.
memtest Tests for memory leaks.
threading.taskthreadscount Prints thread usage.
alienfx Attempts AlienFX integration.
reloadfx Reloads shaders.
check_save Checks save consistency.
democratic_election Starts a democratic election.
eventscopes Prints event scope trees.
audio.playeffect Plays a sound effect.
recalc_fleet_presence Recalculates fleet presence cache.
crash Crashes the game.
fullscreen Toggles fullscreen.
wireframe Toggles wireframe mode.
audio.setactivegroup Sets active audio group.
factions.showattraction Prints faction attraction levels.
message Prints message types.
nogui Toggles the GUI.
clear_debug_strings Removes debug strings.
collision Toggles collision boxes.
debuglines Toggles debug lines.
debugtexture Debugs textures.
hdr Toggles HDR rendering.
map_names Prints map names.
nomen Makes AI empires reject deals.
nomouse Toggles scrollwheel behavior.
scaling Toggles model scaling.
srgb Toggles SRGB color.
trigger_docs Prints trigger/effect information.
particle Toggles particle debug info.
rendertype Prints current rendering system.
error Prints errors to log and console.
guibounds Shows GUI element bounds.
volume Sets game volume delta.
hsv Converts HSV to RGB.
trigger_file Tests a trigger script file.
clearflag Removes an event flag.
contacts_summary Hides holding status of Casus Belli on contacts screen.
game_paused Toggles pause state.
version Copies current game version to clipboard.
audio.testeffectweights Tests sound effects.
debug_dumpevents Displays fired events.
debug_stats Displays performance stats.
deltat Scales delta time.
diplo_3rd_party Applies a diplomatic action between two actors.
dump_ai_build_plan Shows what the AI intends to build.
dump_origins Shows origins within the galaxy.
human_anomalies_for_ai Lets AI access regular anomalies.
helphelp Joke/no-help command.
particle.miplevels Prints particle mipmap levels.
particle.wireframe Toggles particle wireframes.
players Displays human players.
pp Adds minerals.
rebuild_sectors Reconstructs sector boundaries.
missilegfx.extratimepertick Increases duration of in-game ticks.
missilegfx.slowdownradius Decreases missile radii.
no_resources Removes all resources.
pop_happiness Sets empire population happiness.
instant_survey Toggles instant surveying.
alerts.showall Toggles all UI alerts.
ignore_truce Ignores truces.
instant_anomaly_research Removes anomaly research duration.
threading.taskthreadcount Displays CPU thread usage.
one_year Fast-forwards one year.
thirty_years Fast-forwards 30 years.

Do Stellaris console commands work on PlayStation or Xbox?

No, not in the same way. The “console” in console commands refers to the PC command console, not PlayStation or Xbox hardware. So you should not expect to open the same command window and enter PC-style cheats.

Why won’t the console open?

There are a few likely reasons:

  • You are playing in Ironman mode.
  • You are using the wrong keyboard shortcut.
  • Your keyboard layout uses a different key for the console.
  • You are playing on a console version rather than PC.
  • The game or launcher has input conflicts.

Try the tilde key first, then try Shift + Alt + C. Also, make sure the save is not in Ironman mode.

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