Stellaris Console Commands List

This command will create the megastructure with the specified ID.

This command can be used to spawn a fleet of the specified ship.

This command will research the technology type with the specified ID.

This command activates the specified ascension perk.

This command populates an entire planet with all of the specified species.

This command causes all building (including ships, upgrades, stations, etc) to be instantly completed, rather than take time to build. The effects of this command apply to everything in the game (including AI) so it is recommended that you pause your game before using it.

This command will change the class of the planet you currently have selected to the specified planet class.

This command will instantly research all non-repeatable technologies if no arguments are specified. See argument information for details on researching repeatable, crisis and creature technologies.

This command will add the specified trait to the leader with the specified ID. Use 'debugtooltip' to find leader IDs.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the travel time it takes for ships to move. If enabled, ships will instantly teleport to whether they are directed to.

This command can be used to add or remove (use negative numbers to remove) opinion from one empire to another.

This command can be used to change the size of the planet with the specified ID. The maximum size is 25, larger numbers can cause problems with your game.

This command adds the specified trait to the species with the specified ID.

This command starts the event with the specified ID in the specified empire.

This command will make a specified empire declare war on another specified empire with a war goal of your choice.

This command will credit you with the specified amount of influence points.

This command will speed up the growth of the population of the planet you currently have selected in-game.

This command will toggle (enable or disable) debug tooltips. Debug tooltips show things like planet IDs, population IDs, and other useful information in tooltips when you hover over things in the game.

This command skips forward the specified amount of days in the game.

This command adds the specified amount of war exhaustion to all of your empire's active wars.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the wait-time it takes for colony ships to settle (if enabled, there will be no wait).

This will cause all empires (AI-controlled) to always (regardless of prerequisites) agree to any deals or proposals..

This command removes the trait with the specified ID from the leader with the specified ID.

This command will kill your current empire if no ID is specified. Specify the ID of an empire to kill that empire.

This command will credit you with the specified amount of resource points.

This command adds an anomaly category for the planet that you currently have selected in-game.

This command causes the empire with the specified ID to integrate into your empire.

This command will add the specified amount of the specified resource to the planet you currently have selected.

This command removes the trait with the specified ID from the species with the specified ID.

This command instantly finishes all special projects that are currently in progress.

This command adds the specified ethic to the specified population.

This command will colonize the planet you currently have selected with the population of the specified ID.

This command forces the empire with the specified ID to offer peace to you.

This command can be used to play as/switch to another empire. Your starting empire has an ID of 00. This command will cause the empire you switch from to be governed by AI.

This command adds the specified amount of unity.

This command can be used to adjust the amount of ticks per turn in the game. This can be used to speed up the game.

This command will create a naval fleet with up to 100% of your naval capacity ('create_navy 0.5' for 100%). The designs used are all of your latest.

This command gives you the maximum amount of all resources in your resource storages.

This command instantly finishes all research that is currently in progress.

This command will make all of your ships invincible (they will not be able to take any damage).

This command adds the specified amount of levels to every skill that each of the leaders under your control have.

This command will kill the leader with the specified ID.

This command activates the specified tradition.

This command makes the empire with the specified ID surrender in the specified war. If you do not provide a war ID as a second argument, a list of IDs for wars the specified empire is currently engaged in will be printed.

This command can be used to claim the planet with the specified ID for your current empire (may also work for fleets, starbases, colonies, etc).

Provided you have at least one science strip, this command will survey all planets.

This command enables observer mode, use 'play 00' to exit.

This command will kill the population with the specified ID.

This command initiates the Casus Belli with the specified ID against the specified empire.

This command causes the ship you currently have selected to take the specified amount of damage.

This command enables or disables (toggles) your ability to make policy changes with no restrictions.

This command instantly activates perks for all traditions.

This command can be used to change the intel level of the space you currently have discovered - 0 for low, 1 for high.

This command fully populates all free slots on the planet you current have selected in-game.

This command executes the specified effect script.

This command toggles (enables or disables) the time limit that prevents you from changing governments too soon after another.

This command adds the specified amount of happiness to the planet you currently have selected. It will not allow happiness to go above its 'legitimately' obtainable limit.

This command will kill the ruler with the specified ID.

This command will not work if 10 years have not passed in the game. When executed, this command will spawn all factions into the game.

This commands adds the specified amount of terraforming resources to the planet you currently have selected.

This command will send the specified diplomatic action from the specified empire to the empire you are currently playing as.

This command will make the empire with the specified ID declare war on your current empire.

This command adds the specified amount of minerals to your minerals storage.

This command will spawn the entity with the specified ID at the current location of your cursor/mouse in the game.

This command will credit you with the specified amount of society research points.

This command will run a list of commands in .txt file that is within the root game directory.

This command will forcefully start the next ruler election.

This command removes the specified ethic from the population with the specified ID.

This command will switch to the specified language/localization type. If you specify the name of the language you are already using, this will reload the language file (so you do not need to restart your game if you have made changes).

If executed with an argument (an empire ID), this will toggle communication on or off with the specified empire. If executed without an argument ('communications' on its own), this will toggle communications on or off with all empires in the game.

This command will create a simulation in the year 2400, where every default empire gains colonies, fleets, and technologies.

This command enables and disables (toggles) hyplerlanes visiblity.

This command adds the specified amount of engineering points to your current amount. Specify a negative value to remove engineering points.

This command forcefully ends the game with either domination (0), federation (1) or conquest (2).

This command skips forward 100 years, simulating a 'mature galaxy'. Useful if you want to skip ahead at the start of the game.

This command adds the specified amount of energy credits to your energy credits amount.

This command will instantly unlock all of the game's edicts for application to either a planet or your entire empire (it will not apply them, just unlock them).

This command prints deposit statistics to the console.

This command will refresh the technology tree (randomizes your current research options).

This sets all AI aggression to 10 (making them become very aggressive).

This command enables and disables (toggles) AI.

This command can be used to spawn an ambient object, relative to the specified ID.

This command will change the border colors of empires that share the same color (one border color will be changed, the other color will stay).

This command can be used to set the game into 'overnight session' mode. This causes the game to skip the specified amount of ticks after each tick (so you can leave your computer on over night and the game will run slower).

This command can be used to set an FPS limit for your client. If executed with no arguments, this will remove the FPS limit.

This command will reload a specified file within the game.

This command will remove all notifications currently on the screen.

This command will reveal all space that is currently uncharted.

This command adds the specified amount of food to your current amount. Specify a negative value to remove food.

This command enables or disables (toggles) faster than light travel.

This command enables and disables (toggles) entity names showing.

This command allows you to instantly occupy the planet with the specified ID.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the locking of the camera. If the camera is locked, it will not move from its current position until unlocked via console command.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the visibility of nebulas.

This command opens or closes (relative to the specified argument) the specified GUI.

This command will copy the population with the specified ID to the planet that you currently have selected.

This command prints resource statistics to the console.

This command enables contact with all empires currently in the game.

This command calculates the map borders and prints them to your console.

This command changes your empire's graphical culture (the way it looks) to the culture with the specified ID.

This command will credit you with the specified amount of physics points.

This command gets rid of any 'debug lines' (things printed on the screen from debug commands that shouldn't be there anymore) from your screen.

This command will toggle (enable and disable) the 3DStats feature. When 3DStats is enabled, your FPS and render time will be displayed on the screen.

This command prints the weights for the specified technology tree.

This command enables or disables (toggles) AI for humans.

This command is a debug command, used when portrait modding.

This command prints a list of all planet classes, and the amount of them in the current game.

This command will print your current achievement status to the console.

This command enables and disables (toggles) AI-only anomalies for human empires.

If executed with no arguments, this will print a list of all commands in the game. If a command is specified as an argument, this command will print help for the specified command.

This is a debug tool. It will test the trigger of the achievement with the specified ID.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the rendering of borders.

This command makes all fleets under your control target every fleet that isn't under your control.

This command can be used to debug achievements. Although untested, this likely clears all of your achievements you have acquired.

This command prints a list of all factions currently in the game, along with statistics for each.

This command will execute the test script with the specified name.

This command prints debug information about production.

This command can be used to find paths between stars.

This command prints statistics about events that are currently running to the console window.

This command starts a new game.

This command enables and disables (toggles) Stellaris' graphical frame smoothing feature.

This command opens the particle editor window.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the display of names for things like empires and galaxies in the map.

This command enables or disables (toggles) filewatcher.

This command will move your camera to the specified X and Y coordinates.

This command reloads the GUI map, useful if you encounter a bug/glitch.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the visibility of ships and owned systems sensor ranges (they are usually visible as green dashed circles).

This command enables or disables (toggles) debug information.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the rendering of asteroid belts.

This command can be used to blend into a new post effect setting, relative to the specified type, transition duration and mode.

This command will erase all achievements you have currently acquired.

This is an advanced debug command. It is used to test for memory leaks.

This command prints the amount of threads the game is currently utilizing.

If you have an alien case, this command will attempt to integrate with AlienFX (changing your computer lights).

This command is a debug command, used when portrait modding.

This command reloads the game's shaders.

This command shows and hides (toggles) black holes and stars.

This command enables and disables (toggles) AI.

This command is used to check that saving is working properly. It creates two save files of your game and checks to see if they are the same - if they are different, it means there is likely a problem with your save/the saving feature.

This command will forcefully start the next democratic election.

This command prints the scope trees of events that are currently to the console window.

This command enables and disables (toggles) frame smoothing.

This command makes the next song queued play.

This command can be used to play a specified sound effect.

This command replaces the ruler of your current empire with a random ruler.

This command is a debug tool, when executed it will recalculate the fleet presence cache.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the background of the game/sky.

A little bit of a silly command - this will crash your game if you enter it into the console.

This command enables or disables (toggles) fullscreen mode.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the visibility and a systems initialisation template.

This command shows and hides (toggles) weapon locators.

This command opens the end-game screen.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the GUI's wireframe.

This command enables and disables (toggles) wireframe.

This command allows you to set your active audio group.

This command prints a list of all factions with their attraction levels.

This command prints a list of message types.

This command enables or disables (toggles) the GUI.

This command enables and disables (toggles) galaxy dust visibility.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the visibility of objects on the screen like stars, ships, stations and planets.

This command enables or disables (toggles) ship trail visibility.

This command is untested - it likely prints a list of loaded textures.

This command removes any debug strings.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the display of collision boxes for entities in the game.

This command enables or disables (toggles) debug lines.

This command can be used to debug textures - see argument information for further help.

This command enables or disables (toggles) the graphics setting for high-dynamic-range rendering.

This command prints a list of all of the map names..

This will cause all empires (AI-controlled) to never (ever) agree to any deals or proposals.

This command enables or disables (toggles) the scrollwheel.

This command enables or disables (toggles) the scaling of models.

This command enables and disables (toggles) SRGB color.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the drawing of clusters.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the 'path to system' feature. When this feature is enabled, the path of ships to different systems will be drawn on the screen, along with an estimation of the time it will take for them to arrive.

This command shows and hides planetary orbits, warp bounds and outer bounds.

This command prints information regarding triggers and their effects.

This command enables or disables (toggles) particle debug information.

This command prints the current rendering system that is being used to the console.

This command will show a greenscreen behind the background - you need to disable the background to see it (useful for pictures and videos).

This command shows and hides (toggles) the wireframe visiblity of models (not the GUI).

This command likely clears the pathfinding cache (frees up memory).

This is a debug command. It will print logs (to console or a log file) regarding populations and factions.

This command prints errors to the game log and console.

This command will display bounds around GUI elements currently on the screen.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the flow in the center of the galaxy.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the target line that is drawn between a ship and the target it is currently attacking.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the visibility of the lines that connect a system to its neighbours and those that divide the map into cells.

This command prints a list of all texture mipmap levels.

This command will set your game volume to the specified delta value.

This command converts HSV to RGB.

This command enables and disables (toggles) the display of the ship intersection.

This song fades the currently playing music track into the next.

This command shows normalisation points for nodes.

This command prints the current time of your computer (not the game).

This is an advanced debug command. It will test the specified trigger script file (and also crash your game).

This command creates the specified archeological site on the planet you currently have selected. Note that archaeological sites are unique and some can only be placed on specific planets.

This command adds the specified amount of experience to a federation.

This command adds the specified amount of monthly cohesion to a federation.

This command will cause a federation succession.

This command removes the specified modifier from the celestial body that you currently have selected.

This command adds the specified amount of minor artifacts to your empire.

This command will finish all ongoing terraforming processess

This command adds the specified amount of imperial authority to your empire.

This command will remove the specified event flag from the specified target.

This command will hide the holding status of casus bellis on the contacts screen.

This command will toggle the pause status of the game. If the game is currently unpaused, it will pause it. If the game is paused, it will unpause it.

This command changes the ethic of your empire to the ethic with the specified ID.

This command will set the ascension tier of the currently selected celestial body to the specified amount.

This command concludes the current senate meeting.

This command activates all of the gateways within the galaxy.

This command adds the specified amount of cohesion to a federation.

This command adds the specified amount of intel towards the specified empire.

This command gives you the relic with the specified ID. Specify 'all' (without quotes) to add all relics.

This command copies the current version of the game you are running to your clipboard. Useful for reporting bugs.

This command will remove the cooldown when changing terms of agreement.

This command activates the triump effect of the specified relic.

This command will remove the cooldown when changing federation laws.

This command will make you to take control of the branch office within the currently selected world (or create one if it doesn't already exist).

This command adds the specified amount of menace to your empire.

This command adds the specified amount of specialised subject experience towards the subject empire with the specified empire ID.

This command allows you to test sound effects.

This command will display all fired events.

This command will display all game performance statistics.

This command will scale the specified delta time by the specified number.

This command applies the diplomatic action with the specified ID between the two specified actor IDs (from a third party perspective).

This command will display what the AI is intending to construct.

This command will allow you to view all origins within the galaxy.

This command erases the megastructure that you currently have selected.