Stellaris cheats: All debug console commands and how to input

❘ Published: 2023-10-31T10:15:00

Paradox Interactive

Stellaris is a huge space exploration playground, but cheats and codes activated from the game’s debug console commands can add a whole new dimension on PC.

Stellaris may have launched all the way back in 2016, but the huge grand strategy title has kept growing through DLC and console ports ever since. If you thought you’d exhausted all there was to offer, though, then we’ve got news for you – Stellaris cheats can change up the game massively.

Like the classic games of old, there’s a wealth of ways to tweak your game – either to give yourself an advantage or to change certain parameters. Here are all the Stellaris cheats and console commands we’ve found so far.

Stellaris cheats and console commands list
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Stellaris cheats codes list: all console commands

If you’re looking to give yourself an advantage, there are plenty of Stellaris cheats to choose from – courtesy of the Stellaris Wiki:

Command	Effect	Parameters
activate_all_traditions	Activates all Traditions	–
activate_ascension_perk	Activates the specified Ascension Perk, pressing tab reveals the names	[name]
activate_tradition	Activates the specified Tradition, pressing tab reveals the names	[tradition id]
add_anomaly	Adds [anomaly id] to the selected celestial body	[anomaly id]
add_intel	Adds [amount] of intel towards [target], default 10	[target] [amount]
add_opinion	Increases the [source] empire’s Opinion of the [target] empire by [amount], default 40	[source] [target] [amount]
add_relic	Grants [relic id], writing instead of the ID grants all relics. The same relic can be added multiple times.	[relic id]
add_ship	Creates a fleet with one ship of [design id], pressing tab reveals the NPC ship names NOTE: Spawned juggernauts will not be able to build, upgrade or repair ships	[design id]
add_spynetwork_value	Adds [amount] of infiltration progress on [target]	[target] [amount]
add_trait_leader	Adds [trait id] to [leader id], entering only the leader ID reveals all trait IDs for that class	[leader id] [trait id]
add_trait_species	Adds [trait id] to [species id]	[species id] [trait id]
ai	Toggles the AI on or off	–
alloys	Adds [amount] of Alloys, default 5000	[amount]
build_pops	Adds [amount] of robot pops to the selected planet, only works if the empire has the technology to build robot pops	[amount]
cash	Adds [amount] of Energy Credits, defaults 5000	[amount]
colonize	Starts the colonization process of the selected planet using a copy of the pop with the ID given, uncolonizable celestial bodies will not make colonization progress	[colonizer pop id]
communications	Establishes communications with all empires	–
create_megastructure	Creates a Megastructure in the current system, pressing tab reveals the IDs	[megastructure id]
create_navy	Creates a fleet using your most recent designs that uses [amount] percentage of Naval Capacity, 1 means 100%	[amount]
damage	All ships in the selected fleet take [amount] hull damage	[amount]
debug_nomen	AI empires always refuse player proposals	–
debug_yesmen	AI empires always agree to player proposals	–
effect add_building =	Adds [building id] to the selected planet, multiple-planet unique buildings will be removed a month after being added	[building id]
effect add_deposit =	Adds [deposit id] resource deposit or planetary feature to the selected celestial body	[deposit id]
effect add_district =	Adds [district id] to the planet	[district id]
effect add_planet_devastation =	Adds [amount] of Devastation to the selected celestial body, negative values lower it	[amount]
effect country_add_ethic =	Adds [ethic id] to the player empire, using more than 3 ethic points will remove lowest attraction ethics	[ethic id]
effect country_remove_ethic =	Removes [ethic id] from the player empire	[ethic id]
effect create_archaeological_site =	Adds [archaeological site id] to the selected create_archaeological_site, enter random to create a random archeological site	[archaeological site id]
effect force_add_civic =	Adds [civic id] to the player empire	[civic id]
effect force_remove_civic =	Removes [civic id] to the player empire	[civic id]
effect remove_modifier =	Removes [modifier id] from the selected planet, or empire if none is selected	[modifier id]
effect shift_ethic =	Shifts the player empire’s ethics to [ethic id]	[ethic id]
election	Starts a ruler election	–
end_senate_session	Passes/fails the currently voted resolution	–
engineering	Adds [amount] of Engineering tech points, default 5000	[amount]
event	Triggers [event id]	[event id]
federation_add_experience	Adds [amount] of Experience to the Federation, default 1000	[amount]
federation_add_cohesion	Adds [amount] of Cohesion to the Federation, default 200	[amount]
federation_add_cohesion_speed	Adds [amount] of Monthly Cohesion to the Federation, default 10	[amount]
federation_examine_leader	Triggers a Federation succession	–
finish_research	Finishes all active research	–
finish_special_projects	Finishes all special projects	–
finish_terraform	Finishes all terraforming processes	–
food	Adds [amount] of Food, default 5000	[amount]
force_integrate	Integrates [target] empire into the player’s empire	[target]
force_senate_vote	Ends the current senate recess	–
free_government	Toggles allowing player to change governments without the time limit	–
free_policies	Toggles allowing player to change policies without restriction, including policies previously disabled	–
grow_pops	Adds [amount] of growing pops to selected planet, default 1	[amount]
influence	Adds [amount] of Influence, default 5000	[amount]
instant_build	Toggles instantly finishing constructions and upgrades WARNING: This also applies to enemy AI so only used while paused	–
intel	Gives sight of the entire galaxy	–
invincible	Player ships will not take damage	–
max_resources	Fills all resource storages	–
minerals	Adds [amount] of Minerals, default 5000	[amount]
observe	Switches to observer mode, use the command to revert control WARNING: If the game is unpaused in observer mode the AI will take control of the player empire	–
own	Take ownership and control of the selected fleet, starbase, or planet, or if none is selected takes ownership of the planet ID given as an argument. Uncolonizable celestial bodies will be created as colonies but have no capital building	[planet id]
physics	Adds [amount] of Physics tech points, default 5000	[amount]
planet_class	Changes the selected celestial body to [celestial body id]	[planet class id]
planet_happiness	Adds a modifier with [amount] Happiness to the selected planet, default 100	[amount]
planet_size	Changes the size of the selected planet, can go above regular sizes but above 78 will move the planet backward	[size]
play	Switches player control to empire [empire ID]	[empire ID]
remove_trait_leader	Removes [trait id] from [leader id], entering only the leader ID reveals the name for all current traits.	[leader id] [trait id or index]
remove_trait_species	Removes [trait id] from [species id]	[species id] [trait id]
research_all_technologies	Instantly researches all non-repeatable technologies. Add 1 for space creatures and crisis techs too. Add a second number for [amount] of repeatable technologies.	[boolean] [amount]
research_technology	Instantly research [technology id]	[technology id]
resource	Adds [amount] of [resource], default 5000	[amount] [resource]
skills	Adds [amount] of skill levels to every leader under player control, default 1	[amount]
skip_galactic_community_cooldowns	Allows proposing resolutions from the same group without cooldown	–
society	Adds [amount] of Society tech points, default 5000	[amount]
survey	Surveys all planets, requires at least one science ship	–
techupdate	Re-rolls the currently available tech choices	–
unity	Adds [amount] of Unity, default 500	[amount]
unlock_edicts	Unlocks all edicts	–
branchoffice	Take ownership of a planet branch office	–
minor_artifacts	Adds [amount] of Minor Artifacts, default 5000	[amount]
menace	Adds [amount] of Menace, default 5000	[amount]
imperial_authority	Adds [amount] of Imperial Authority, default 10	[amount]

Stellaris console commands: Major Events

These codes can kickstart a series of events within the game.

ID	Major event	Notes	Required selection
anomaly.95	Voyager 1	Can start the Solar Coordinates event if the Sol system exists somewhere in the galaxy	Ship or Starbase
anomaly.186	Limbo	With the right technology and AI policies, you can resurrect them as a new colony or as a new empire	Ship or Starbase
anomaly.3085	The Prince	Event with small but permanent opinion effects	Ship or Starbase
anomaly.4051	Echoes from the Deep	Grants the Improved Working Environment edict and positive modifiers	Ship or Starbase
anomaly.4081	Abandoned Sensor Array	Grants the Extensive Sensor Searches edict	Ship or Starbase
anomaly.4105	Fumes Lie Thick	Grants the Improved Energy Initiative edict	Ship or Starbase
anomaly.4136	Translating Settlers’ Texts	Grants Master’s Teachings: The Greater Good edict	–
anomaly.4141	Translating Explorers’ Texts	Grants Master’s Teachings: Philosophical Mindset edict	–
anomaly.4151	Translating Traders’ Texts	Grants Master’s Teachings: Diplomatic Trust edict	–
anomaly.4166	Translating Warriors’ Texts	Grants Master’s Teachings: Warring States edict	–
colony.100	Abandoned Terraforming Equipment	Abandoned Terraforming Equipment Special Project	Planet
colony.3005	The Doorway		Planet
colony.3007	High-energy Dimension	Modifies the Dimensional Portal Job	Planet
colony.3008	The Null Void	Modifies the Dimensional Portal Job	Planet
colony.3009	Mirror Mirror	Modifies the Dimensional Portal Job	Planet
colony_mod.101	Titanic Life Study: Success	Allows the recruitment of Titanic Beast armies	Planet
country.1	Sublight Exploration Probes	–	–
country.50	Habitable Worlds Survey	–	–
country.53	Alien Specimen Procurement	–	–
country.200	Radical Cult	–	–
country.250	The Hunt for the Hyacinth	–	–
country.1000	Wanderlust: Rogue Scientist	–	–
country.1100	Mass Extinction Through the Ages	–	–
crisis.199	Prethoryn Scourge	Immediately spawns Prethoryn invaders. Use “crisis.10” to initiate the crisis’ natural progression	–
crisis.50	Rise of the Sentinels	Doesn’t require the crisis but will add its sound effects	–
crisis.71	Sentinel Fleet Donation	Doesn’t require the crisis or the Sentinels	–
crisis.105	Long live the Queen!	Spawns the Domesticated Prethoryn Queen	Fleet or Starbase
crisis.1000	The Unbidden	–	–
crisis.1100	The Aberrant	Doesn’t require the Unbidden	–
crisis.1200	The Vehement	Requires the Unbidden	–
crisis.2000	The Contingency	Skips the Ghost Signal events. Use “crisis.2005” to initiate the crisis’ natural progression	–
crisis.2400	Cybrex Return	Doesn’t require the crisis	–
fallen_empires_awakening.1	Sleepers Awake	Must select a Fallen Empire with the command beforehand or YOU will awaken	–
fallen_empires_tasks.1	A patronizing or machine Fallen Empire sends a random gift	–	–
galactic_features.301	Fallen Empire mothballed fleet	–	Fleet or Starbase
galactic_features.401	Space Storm Hits Galaxy	–	–
galactic_features.403	Space Storm Dissipates	–	–
galcom.16	The Birth of the Galactic Community	Option to instantly create or join the Galactic Community	–
nomad.1	The Nomads	Will not spawn if a Sentry Array is completed	–
precursor.98	Vultraum Home System Located	Spawns the Vultraum Home System	–
precursor.598	Yuht Home System Located	Spawns the Yuht Home System	–
precursor.1098	First League Home System Located	Spawns the First League Home System	–
precursor.1598	Irassian Home System Located	Spawns the Irassian Home System	–
precursor.2098	Cybrex Home System Located	Spawns the Cybrex Home System	–
story.107	Amoebas Pacified	–	–
story.207	Crystals Pacified	–	–
unrest.4200	Unrest: Revolt	Targeted planet’s population revolts and attempts to break away. Can be used on other empires.	Colony
action.96	Birth of the Galactic Market	–	–
akx.8888	Horizon Signal	–	Fleet or Starbase
leviathans.3103	Dreadnought Repaired	–	Fleet or Starbase
war_in_heaven.1000	War in Heaven	Will awaken two fallen empires if none awakened	–
utopia.3000	Enter the Shroud	Works even if still on cooldown	–
utopia.3021	Avatar (army)	–	–
utopia.3190	The Chosen One	–	–
utopia.3304	Whisperers in the Void	Option to form a covenant	–
utopia.3305	Composer of Strands	Option to form a covenant	–
utopia.3306	Eater of Worlds	Option to form a covenant	–
utopia.3307	Instrument of Desire	Option to form a covenant	–
utopia.3308	End of the Cycle	Option to form a covenant	–
utopia.3320	The Reckoning	Requires accepting the covenant in the previous event to work properly	–
syndaw.1000	Machine Uprising	–	–
fallen_machine_empire.1	Ancient Caretakers Awaken	Must select the Ancient Caretakers with the command beforehand or YOU will awaken	–
marauder.85	Mercenaries Become Available	Must be triggered multiple times for each Marauder empire	–
marauder.500	The Drums of War	Must select a Marauder Empire with the command beforehand or YOU will become the Horde	–
distar.172	Neural Symbiosis	Option to get the Brain Slug Host trait for some pops and leaders	Ship or Starbase
distar.232	Junk Ratlings	Creates the Ketling species if the Junk Ratling systems exist	–
distar.236	Junk Ratlings	Creates the Ketling Star Pack empire if the Ketling species exists	–
distar.260	Wild Eukaryotes	Creates a pre-sapient species with the Docile Livestock trait on the planet	Planet
distar.1001	Paradise Lost	Creates a nearby system with the a Gaia World and a Stone Age civilization	–
distar.1081	Azizians	Option to enable the recruitment of Azizian armies on a random owned world	–
distar.2050	Alien Entity	Spawns the Enigmatic Cache in the galaxy	–
distar.3014	The Nivlac (unfriendly)	Creates an empire with a permanent -100 opinion modifier	–
distar.3016	The Nivlac (friendly)	Creates an empire with a permanent +100 opinion modifier	–
distar.5006	The Voidspawn	The selected planet is turned into a cracked world from where a Voidspawn hatches	Planet
distar.11000	Spawn L-Cluster	Spawns a sealed L-Cluser	–
distar.13000	The L-Cluster (L-Drake)	Doesn’t require the L-Cluster but will open every L-Gate as well	–
graygoo.1	The L-Cluster (Gray Tempest)	Requires the L-Cluster to work	–
graygoo.100	The L-Cluster (Dessanu Consonance)	Requires the L-Cluster to work	–
graygoo.400	A Quiet Stroll	Encounter Grey	Fleet or Starbase
ancrel.4000	Whispers in the Stone	Creates the Whispers in the Stone archaeology site	Planet
ancrel.6130	Zarqulan’s Chosen	Allows colonizing Holy Worlds and gives +150 permanent opinion from Holy Guardians	–
ancrel.10050	Secrets of the Yuht	Unlocks the Initiate Yuht Cleansing Process decision	–
ancrel.10004	Arcane Deciphering (Auto-Forge)	Unlocks a Fallen Empire building	–
ancrel.10005	Arcane Deciphering (Sky-Dome)	Unlocks a Fallen Empire building	–
ancrel.10006	Arcane Deciphering (Dimensional Fabricator)	Unlocks a Fallen Empire building	–
ancrel.10007	Arcane Deciphering (Affluence Center)	Unlocks a Fallen Empire building	–
ancrel.10008	Arcane Deciphering (Nourishment Center)	Unlocks a Fallen Empire building	–
ancrel.10009	Arcane Deciphering (Class-4 Singularity)	Unlocks a Fallen Empire building	–

Create or destroy empires at your whim with these codes.

Stellaris cheats: Testing Commands

These Stellaris console commands trigger actions, as well as prompt developer features.

Command	Description	Parameters
3dstats	Toggles 3D Stats (FPS and render time)	–
activate_relic	Activates the triumph effect of [Relic ID]	[Pop ID] [Ethic Key]
add_ethic_pop	Add ethic to a pop	[Pop ID] [Ethic Key]
advanced_galaxy	Simulates a game in the year 2400 (every default empire gains colonies, technologies, and fleets)	–
ai_anomalies	Toggles whether human empires get ai-only anomalies	—
alienfx	Attempt to change computer lights with Alien FX	–
ambient_object	Spawns an ambient object of the specified type.	[type]
attackallfleets	Makes all player fleets target all other fleets	–
audio.playeffect	Play the sound effect with the given name	–
audio.setactivegroup	Sets the active audio group	–
audio.testeffectweights	Test the random distribution of the weighs for a sound effect	–
berserk_ai	AI aggression set to 10	–
blend_post_effect	Blends to a new post effect setting	[nSetting] [vTime] [nMode]
borders	Calculates map borders	–
casusbelli	Add a Casus Belli against the given target empire	[casus belli key] [country id]
check_save	Check save and load persistence	–
clear_debug_lines	Clears any persistent debug lines	–
clear_debug_strings	Clears any persistent debug strings	–
clearflag	Clears an event flag on a specific target	[type] [flag] [target id]
collision	Displays collision boxes and circles	–
communications	Enable/disable communication with the target empire, leave with no arguments for all	[target country id]
contact	Starts first contact with all empires	–
contacts_summary	Hides who holds casus belli on the contacts screen	–
control	Used to occupy planets. If there is no war with the owner of [planet id] control will be reverted instantly.	[planet id]
copy_pop	Copies a pop to the selected planet using the id of a single pop.	[pop id]
crash	Crash the game	–
debug_achievements	TODO	–
debug_achievements_clear	TODO	–
debug_dumpevents	Prints fired events	–
debug_stats	Shows game performance stats	–
debuglines	Toggles debug lines on/off	–
debugtexture	Debug drawer for textures	[texture name] [transparency] [alpha channel]
debugtooltip	Reveals debug info in tooltips such as a pop ID for pops, and planet ID for planets.	–
deltat	Scales Delta Time with given value	[delta_t] [scale value]
democratic_election	Start a democratic ruler election	–
deposits	Shows stats for deposits	–
diplo_3rd_party	Does diplomacy between two players from 3rd party perspective.	[diplo] [actor id] [recipient id]
dump_ai_build_plan	Prints what the AI intends to construct next	–
dump_origins	Prints all origins in the galaxy	–
effect	Executes an effect script.	–
effect remove_megastructure	Removes the selected megastructure	–
error	Show errors in log	–
eventscopes	Prints the scope trees of current events	–
eventstats	Show event statistics.	–
factions.showallfactions	Prints all factions and information on them.	–
factions.showattraction	Prints attraction levels for every faction.	–
factions.spawnall	Spawns all possible factions. They will disappear immediately if 10 years haven’t passed.	–
fast_forward	Fast forward a set amount of days	[amount of days] [observer]
filewatcher	Toggles filewatcher	–
ftl	Enable/Disable unlimited FTL, obsolete	–
fullscreen	Toggles fullscreen	–
game_over	Executes the specified type of Game Over	[victory type index]
game_paused	Pauses or resumes the game	–
gfxculture	Sets graphical culture for player empire, pressing tab reveals the culture keys	[culture key]
goto	Moves camera to position	[x] [y]
guibounds	Displays the bounds of GUI elements	–
hdr	Toggles HDR	–
help	Prints the help documentation for a command.	[command name]
helphelp	No help for you!	–
hsv	Converts RGB to HSV	–
human_ai	Toggles AI for Human countries	–
human_anomalies_for_ai	Allows the AI to get regular anomalies	–
info	Toggles Debug info.	–
kill_country	Kills the current empire.	–
kill_leader	Kills specified leader.	[leader id]
kill_ruler	Kills the current ruler.	–
kill_pop	Kills [Pop ID] pop	[Pop ID]
lockcamera	Locks the camera to the current position.	[debug_lockcamera, lockcamera]
map_names	Regenerates map names.	–
mature_galaxy	Simulates a 100-year-old galaxy.	–
memtest	Used to test for memory leakage with certain functions.	[iterations]
message	Shows every message type on the top bar.	–
nogui	Toggles GUI on/off	–
nomouse	Toggles mouse scroll wheel on\off	–
one_year	Run the game for one year then logs how long it took.	–
overnight	Sets the game up for an overnight session.	[ticks per turn]
particle	Toggles particle debug info.	–
particle.miplevels	TODO	–
particle.useringbuffer	TODO	–
particle.wireframe	TODO	–
particle_editor	Spawns a particle editor.	–
path	Finds path between stars.	[from index] [to index]
peace_on_player	The targeted country offers peace to players.	[country id]
planets	Lists every type of planet and the amount of each.	–
players	Lists every human player in the current game.	–
populate	Fills all housing on selected planet with pops WARNING: Will hang the game as of version 3.0	–
pp	Gives the player minerals	[amount]
production	Dumps some debug info about production	–
random_ruler	Replace the ruler with a new random one	–
rebuild_sectors	Rebuilds sector boundaries	–
recalc_fleet_presence	Recalculates fleet presence cache, useful if loading old saves.	–
regenerate_border_colors	Regenerates border colors for empires with the same primary color	–
reload	Reloads assets	[file name]
reload_galaxy	Starts a new game	–
reload_graphical_map	Reloads the graphical map	–
reloadfx	Reloads the shader	[arguments: map/mapname/postfx or *.fx filename]
remove_ethic_pop	Removes an ethic from a target pop.	[pop id] [ethic key]
remove_notification	Removes all notifications belonging to the player	[amount]
rendertype	Prints the current` rendering type.	–
resources	Show stats for resources	–
reverse_diplo	Sends a diplomatic command from the target to the player.	[diplo] [id]
run	Runs the specified file with list of commands. The file should be placed in the root Stellaris folder in your My Documents. The file must be called ‘[insert file name here]’ without the brackets. The file should be in the INI extension.	–
scaling	Enables/disable scaling of models.	–
smooth	Toggle frame smoothing	–
spawnentity	Spawns specified entity at the cursor position. The entity names are found in the gfx folder in the .asset files.	[entity name]
srgb	Toggles RBG color mode	–
surrender	Surrender and gives in to all demands. Using only [country id] parameter lists wars with their appropriate war_ids for a given country.	[country id] [war id]
switchlanguage	Reload localization files and switches language	–
techweights	Prints weights for the tech tree of the player	[tech area]
test_achievement	Used to test an achievement trigger	[achievement]
threading.taskthreadcount	Returns the number of CPU threads used	–
ticks_per_turn	Controls the number of ticks per turn	[amount of ticks]
time	Returns the local system time	–
trigger	Tests a trigger script (*.txt) when placed in the \\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\ folder	[trigger script]
trigger_docs	Prints docs for triggers and effects	–
trigger_file	Tests the trigger script, and crashes the game	–
version	Copies game version to clipboard	–
volume	Modifies music volume	[volume delta]
war	The first country declares war on the second with the given wargoal	[attacker country id] [defender country id] [war goal]
warexhaustion	Adds the given war exhaustion for all of an empire’s active wars	[amount]
window	Opens a GUI window element	[arguments open/close] [window gui name]
wireframe	Toggles forced wireframe on/off	—

Stellaris console commands: Graphic interface codes

These cheat tweaks allow you to customize Stellaris’ game’s user interface.

Command	Description	Parameters
alerts.showall	Toggles displaying all UI alerts	–
draw.asteroids	Toggles rendering of asteroid belts.	–
draw.background	Toggles rendering of the background space texture.	–
draw.borders	Toggles rendering of border colors and empire icons.	–
draw.center	Toggles rendering of the galaxy center glow.	–
draw.clusters	Toggles rendering of white circles in the galaxy map. Empires seem to be distributed evenly across clusters.	–
draw.combatdebuglines	Toggles rendering of lines during combat showing which targets a ship is focusing on. A line also shows where the ship was located before combat.	–
draw.dust	Toggles rendering of the galaxy dust.	–
draw.greenscreen	Toggles rendering a green screen behind the background. Turning of the background (draw.background) will give you a totally greenscreened game that you can use for video purposes. You should also use line draw.navigationarrows and draw.systemlines.	–
draw.hyperlanes	Toggles rendering of hyperlanes.	–
draw.names	Toggles rendering of empire and nebula names on the galaxy map.	–
draw.navigationarrows	Toggles rendering of the arrows and names towards neighbors of a system.	–
draw.nebula	Toggles rendering of nebulas on the galaxy map.	–
draw.neighbors	Toggles rendering of cyan and yellow lines in the star map. Cyan lines are drawn from a system to its neighboring systems. Yellow lines divide the map into cells with each cell belonging to a single system.	–
draw.objects	Toggles rendering of stars, ships, stations, planets and arrows towards neighboring systems.	–
draw.pathtosystem	Displays a slider with default value -1. When a ship is selected a path will be rendered from the ship’s system towards the system corresponding to the ID in the slider. An ETA is displayed for every jump made. ETA says “X Days”, but seems to be 10x the amount of ingame days needed. (Possibly game ticks)	–
draw.sensor	Toggles the green dashed circle (i.e. sensor range) around ships and owned systems.	–
draw.shipintersection	?	–
draw.stars	Toggles rendering of stars and black holes on the galaxy map.	–
draw.systeminit	Toggles rendering of the systems initialization template. I.e. a system starts with hostiles, made to suit as a colony for nearby empire, etc.	–
draw.systemlines	Toggles rendering of systems planetary orbits, warp bounds, and outer bounds.	–
draw.tigrid	Toggles rendering of yellow grid in galaxy map. Use unknown.	–
draw.trails	Toggles rendering of ships engine trails.	–
draw.weaponlocators	Draws weapon locators.	–
enable.ai	Enables AI.	–
enable.asserts	Enables asserts.	–
enable.framesmoothing	Enables frame smoothing.	–
endscreen	Displays the end screen.	–
entity.names	Displays entity names.	–
entity.recursiveboundingvolumes	Displays recursive bounding volumes.	–
gui.wireframe	Displays the wireframe of the GUI.	–
ignore_truce	Wars can be declared during truces	Toggle on and off.
instant_anomaly_research	Anomalies are researched instantly	Toggle on and off.
instant_colony	Colony ships will no longer take time to settle.	Toggle on and off.
instant_move	Ships will teleport instantly to right-click cursor.	Toggle on and off.
instant_survey	Planets are surveyed instantly	Toggle on and off.
maxfps	Limits the maximum FPS. Defaults to no limit (0).	–
mesh.miplevels	?	–
mesh.names		Displays the names of the .mesh file used for each model.
mesh.texturenames	Displays the folder/filename of textures used for each model.	–
mesh.wireframe	Toggles the wireframe for models.	–
missilegfx.extratimepertick	?	–
missilegfx.slowdownradius	?	–
music.fade	?	–
music.next	?	–
no_resources	?	–
normals	Displays normalization points on each mode.	–
pathfindcache	?	–
pop_happiness	Forces pop happiness to a specific level.	–
popfactionlogs	?	–
portraits	?	–
portraits.poplevel	?	–
terraincognita	Used to reveal all uncharted space.	–

How to access the debug console in Stellaris

Accessing the terminal is as easy as hitting any of the following combinations on a QWERTY keyboard:

Shift+2
ALT+2+1
Shift+3
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How to use Stellaris cheats on console

There’s no current way to access the console on PlayStation or Xbox, sadly. If any changes regarding this occur, we’ll update you right here.

So, there you have it – that’s everything you need to know about the debug console command cheats and codes in Stellaris. For more cheats and console commands, make sure to check out our other guides: