Valheim cheats: All codes, console commands & how to enter them

❘ Published: 2024-02-23T14:51:23

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Players can use cheats in Valheim to mix up the gameplay and make things easier, so here’s a rundown of every cheat and console command you can use in the Viking-inspired title.

Valheim is a dream for Viking enthusiasts as it delivers a dense Nordic-inspired world to explore and adventure across. Whether you want to dive straight into raids and battles, or build settlements, there are countless activities to enjoy in the game.

You may hit a point during your playthrough where you want to tone down the challenges, or simply adjust the experience slightly and thankfully there are plenty of available cheats and console commands that allow you to do just that.

From maximizing your resources to skipping time, here are all the cheats you can enable in Valheim.

Contents

How to enter cheats in Valheim
All Valheim cheats & codes
Valheim console commands

The vast wildernesses of Valheim may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but cheats can make it much more so.

How to activate and use cheats in Valheim

In order to start adding cheats to your game, you’ll need to know how to open the command console. Importantly, cheats only work in a single-player setting, and cannot be activated on a multiplayer server.

In order to activate cheats in Valheim:

Ensure that the cheat console is activated on Steam.
- Right-click Valheim, then ‘Properties,’ go to ‘General‘, ‘Launch Options‘ and type ‘-console.’
Launch Valheim and enter the world you plan to apply cheats on.
Click ‘F5‘ on your keyboard.
Type “devcommands” into the box to activate cheats.
Start adding your cheat codes!

All Valheim cheats & codes

All of Valheim’s known cheats are listed below, which have been broken down into sections for characters, and gameplay codes.

Valheim character cheats

Cheat Code	Effect
god	Enables God mode, making you invincible to damage.
ghost	Enables Ghost, makes you invisible to enemies.
heal	Fully heals your character.
puke	Resets hunger, restores default health and stamina.
pos	Print your current position.
hair	Permanently removes hair.
beard	Permanently removes beard.
model [0/1]	Switches your character between masculine and feminine bodies.
reset character	Resets your character’s data.
raise skill [skill] [amount]	Raises a specific skill’s level.
reset skill [skill]	Resets a specific skill to 0.
addstatus [status]	Adds a status effect (Burning, cold, rested, etc.)
clearstatus	Clears all status effects
die	Kills the player
nocost	Building has no cost
nomap	Disables the map for the character
setpower	Sets your current guardian power and resets its cooldown.

Gameplay cheats

Cheat Code	Effect
freefly	Freefly Photo Mode.
ffsmooth	Freefly smoothness.
location	Spawn location.
goto [x,z]	Teleport to entered coordinates.
exploremap	Explore entire map.
resetmap	Reset map exploration.
genloc	Regerates all locations.
resetspawn	Resets spawn location.
find [text] [pingmax]	Searches loaded objects and a location list matching the name of the object and pings it on the map (up to a maximum area).
tod [0-1]	Sets time of day. Both 0 and 1 will give you midnight, whereas 0.5 gives you noon.
tod -1	Resets time of day to default.
skiptime [seconds]	Skips forward in time, allowing you to change the day number and time of day.
wind [angle 0-360] [intensity 0-1]	Sets wind to a specific angle and intensity.
optterrain	Optimize old terrain modifications
resetwind	Resets wind angle and intensity.
sleep	Skips forward one day.
removedrops	Remove all item drops in area.
forcedelete [radius] [name]	Force removes all of a certain objects in a given radius.
players [num]	Sets difficulty scaling based on the number of players (0 = Reset).
tame	Tames all nearby tamable animals.
killall	Kills all nearby enemies.
event [name]	Starts the named event.
stopevent	Stops the current event.
setkey [name]	Sets a new global key.
resetkeys [name]	Resets the specified key.
listkeys	Lists all the global keys.
env [env]	Sets debug environment.
resetenv	Resets the debug environment.
dpsdebug	Toggles the damage-per-second debug overlay on/off.
debugmode	Turns on Creative Mode: Press Z to fly. Press K to kill all enemies in the area. Press B to repair any items without a workbench, as well as place items wherever you like.

Item & spawn cheats

In order to start spawning items or bosses, you’ll need to use the code spawn [item] [quantity] [level]. Importantly, using these can cause in-game issues, so use them at your own risk.

A list of all the spawnable items has been compiled by Reddit user Demogrim, but the most important thing to note here is about spawning Haldor, the Trader.

If cheats are used to spawn the mysterious little gnome, he will not be able to be removed, meaning his location is no longer randomized. He also floats a little bit above the ground, so there’s that, too.

Once you spawn this cheeky little dude, it’s pretty hard to get rid of him!

Valheim console commands

In addition to the vast array of cheat codes you can add to your Valheim game, there’s a series of console commands that will come in handy for those who want to see if their servers run smoothly.

Valheim’s console commands are:

Console Command	Effect
help	Lists all commands.
info	Prints the system’s information.
save	Forces a world save.
ping	Shows your ping, or connection stability.
kick [name/ip/userID]	Kicks a specific player from the server.
ban [name/ip/userID]	Bans a specific player from the server.
unban [name/ip/userID]	Unbans a banned player.
banned	Shows the current ban list.
lodbias [0-5]	Sets draw difference for the server.

So that’s everything you need to know about Valheim’s cheats and console command codes! Looking to carve your name into history, here’s a list of our Valheim guides to help you out: