Stellaris – Most Useful Console Commands (Cheat Codes)

This quick guide shows cheat codes you can use in the console window. You can open it in non-ironman games.

How to Open Console

To open it, press certain keys. These keys can be different depending on your keyboard:

• Tilde Key [~] or this may be [Shift+#] or [Shift+2], [Alt+2+1], [Shift+3].

Most Useful Cheats

• ai – Enables / disables AI (It’s almost God Mode).
• invincible – Makes all of your fleets invincible (It’s real God Mode)!
• cash 500 – Adds 500 credits.
• unity 500 – Adds 500 unities.
• minerals 500 – Adds 500 minerals.
• influence 500 – Adds 500 influence.
• alloys 500 – Adds 500 alloys.
• food 500 – Adds 500 food.
• engineering 500 – Adds 500 engineering points.
• physics 500 – Adds 500 physics points.
• society 500 – Adds 500 society points.
• planet_size 30 – Changes the size of the selected planet.
• skills 9 – Adds skill levels to every leader.
• research_technologies – Researches all technologies.
• survey – Surveys all planets.
• instant_build – Instantly build.
• debug_yesmen – Makes AI agree to all demands.
• finish_research – Finishes all research including Situation log researching.
• nogui – Turns off GUI, good for screenshots.
• observe – Switches to observer mode.
• populate – Fills all free slots on selected planet with pop.
• intel – Almost like disabling fow but doesnt make AI Empires appear.
• sensor – Removes fow.
• contact – Enables contact with all.
• activate_all_traditions – Activates all Traditions.
• activate_gateways – Activates all gateways in the galaxy.
• communications – Establishes contact with every empire.
• damage 100 – Hull damage occurs to every ship in the chosen fleet.
• election – Start election!
• random_ruler – Replaces the empire ruler with a random.
• update_leader_pool – Refreshes the leader choice.
• techupdate – Rerolls the current selection of tech options.
• unlock_edicts – Unlocks all edicts.
• minor_artifacts 100 – Adds 100 minor artifacts.
• menace 1000 – Adds 1000 menace.
• imperial_authority 20 – Ads 20 imperial authority.
• astral_threads 100 – Adds 100 astral threads.
• advanced_logic 1000 – Adds 1000 advanced logic.