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Note: The warning that shows when you access the console should be remembered that executing console commands can prevent you from achieving awards. Thus, heed the advice and proceed at your own risk!

Starfield Console Commands

Press your keyboard’s Tilde (~) key to open the Starfield console.

 

Command	Syntax	Info
player.addItem	player.additem [item code] [amount]	This command will add the item of the specified ID to your inventory. You can also specify an amount, which will give the command that item amount. For instance, Credits are 0000000F so the command would be player.additem 0000000F 10000 to add 10,000 credits.
player.removeAllItems	player.removeallitems	This command will clear your character’s inventory (remove all items).
player.removeItem	player.removeitem [item code] [amount]	This command, as the name would suggest, removes the specified item from your inventory. If an amount is specified, it will remove that amount of the item.
player.kill	player.kill	This command will set your health to 0, killing you.
player.addperk	player.addperk [perk id]	This command will give your character the perk with the specified ID.
player.removeperk	player.removeperk [perk id]	The command will remove the perk with the specified ID from your character.
player.sexchange	player.sexchange	This command will change the s*x of your character (switch between male and female).
player.setlevel	player.setlevel [level]	This cheat will set your character’s level to level specified.
player.resethealth	player.resethealth	This command will restore your health to its maximum level (100%).
player.setrace	player.setrace [race id]	This cheat will change the race of your Starfield character, relative to the specified race.
player.getav	player.getav [character variable id]	This command will print to console the value of the specified player variable.
player.setav	player.setav [character variable id] [value]	This command will set the specified player variable to the specified value.
player.modav	player.modav [character variable id] [value]	This cheat is similar to the setav command, but instead of setting the player variable to specified value, it will add the value to the existing value.
player.forceav	player.forceav [character variable id] [value]	This command will forcefully set the specified player variable to the specified value. The difference between this command and setav is that this command will set the value of the player variable irrespective of all modifiers.
player.PlaceAtMe	player.placeatme [item id] [amount] [quality]	This command will spawn an item, character (NPC), creature or object in front of your player.
showlooksmenu player	showlooksmenu player	This command will open up the character creation screen so you can change your appearance, name, background, and traits.
player.moveto	player.moveto [item/npc/object id]	This command will teleport your character to the NPC, object or item with the specified ID.
help	help [“search term”] [search type] [form id]	This command can be used to search for functions, item codes, IDs for NPCs/objects, settings and much more. See argument explanation for details.
Clear	Clear	This command clears the console of all existing messages.
ShowAllMapMarkers	showallmapmarkers [enable / disable]	This command will turn on and off map markers.
ToggleGodMode	ToggleGodMode	This command toggles god mode for your character.
ToggleImmortalMode	ToggleImmortalMode	This cheat toggles immortal mode for your character.
ToggleCollision	ToggleCollision	This command toggles noclip mode.
ToggleGamePause	ToggleGamePause	This command toggles the game pause.
SetCameraFOV	setcamerafov [third person fov] [first person fov]	This command can set the first and third-person field of views (FOV).
ToggleFlyCam	toggleflycam [freeze]	This command toggles flycam for your character.
SetUfoCamSpeedMult	setufocamspeedmult [speed]	This command can be used to change the speed of the flycam camera.
ToggleMenus	ToggleMenus	This command will hide the UI, it (when the UI is hidden).
Screenshot	Screenshot	This command will take a screenshot of your current screen
UpdateGodraySettings	updategodraysettings [setting / on / off] [value]	This command can be used to enable and disable God-Ray, or to change the value of a specified god ray setting.
CenterOnCell	centeroncell [cell id]	This command will teleport your character to the cell with the specified cell ID.
SetConsoleOuputFile	setconsoleouputfile [file name]	This command is incorrectly spelled in the game – it is missing a T in Output. This command will log the console’s output in text to the specified file.
RunConsoleBatch	runconsolebatch [file name]	This cheat will execute a list of commands in the specified file. It looks for the file in the root game directory (the game’s main folder). You do not need to specify the file ending (e.g. ‘.txt’), just the file name.
tfow	tfow	This cheat enables and disables (toggles) the fog of war.
ToggleGrass	ToggleGrass	This command will toggle the visibility of grass, meaning grass will be hidden after executing this command for the first time.
ToggleTrijuicing	ToggleTrijuicing	This command will toggle trijuicing.
ToggleLODLand	ToggleLODLand	This command toggles the distant LOD display.
ToggleSky	ToggleSky	This command toggles sky rendering.
ToggleWaterSystem	ToggleWaterSystem	This command disables the visibility of water.
ToggleWireFrame	ToggleWireFrame	This command toggles wireframe mode.
QuitGame	QuitGame	This command will exit the game.
ClearScreenBlood	ClearScreenBlood	This command removes all visual effects from your screen.
SaveGame	savegame [save file name]	This command will save your game to the specified file.
LoadGame	loadgame [load file name]	This command will load the specified save file.

 

Starfield Console Commands

Command	Syntax	Info
SetGlobalTimeMultiplier	setglobaltimemultiplier [multiplier]	This command can speed up or slow down the pace at which the game runs – a multiplier of 0.5 would make the game run in slow motion at half the usual rate, and a multiplier of 2 would make it run twice as fast.
CharacterLight	characterlight [on / off / rim] [lighting strength]	This command can enable, disable, and edit rim lighting on character models.
SetStage	setstage [quest id] [stage #]	This command can advance (or return) to a specified stage in a quest.
GetStage	getstage [quest id]	This command will print your current stage in the specified quest.
sqt	sqt	SQT stands for Show Quest Target – this command will print a list of targets for your current quests. The quest IDs of these quests will also be printed to the console, as a result, this command is commonly used to find out quest IDs.
CompleteQuest	completequest [quest id]	This command will instantly complete the quest with the specified ID for your character.
ResetQuest	resetquest [quest id]	This command can be used to return to the start point and restart an already completed quest.
ShowQuestObjectives	showquestobjectives [quest id]	This command prints a list of all objectives for the quest with the specified ID. If you do not specify a quest ID, a list of goals for all quests in the game will be printed to console.
CompleteAllObjectives	completeallobjectives [quest id]	This command will complete all existing objectives for the quest with the specified ID.
caqs	caqs	This cheat will complete every single quest in Starfield. All quest items and quest-related achievements will also be granted at this time. Because of the sheer amount of items and achievements, this often causes the game to crash during execution.
MoveToQuestTarget	movetoquesttarget [quest id]	This command will teleport your character to the current target of the specified quest.
ShowQuestStages	showqueststages [quest id]	This command will print a list of all stages (completed and uncompleted) of the quest with the specified ID – helpful in finding out quest stage numbers.
ShowQuestVars	showquestvars [quest id]	This command will print a list of variables used by the specified quest.
addItem	additem [item id] [amount] [silent]	This command can add a specified amount of any item to an NPC, player or any other target with an inventory.
removeItem	removeitem [item id] [amount]	This command can remove an item from a player’s inventory, NPC or any other target with a list.
drop	drop [item id] [amount]	This command removes a specified item (and, optionally, an amount) from the target’s inventory and places the item(s) on the floor near the target.
removeAllItems	removeallitems [recipient id]	This command will remove all items from the inventory of the target. Specifying a recipient ID as an argument will move the items from the target to the recipient’s list.
showInventory	showinventory [show modifications]	This command prints a list of all of the items in the target’s inventory to the console.
equipItem	equipitem [item id]	This command equips the target with the specified item. The item must be in the inventory of the target.
unequipItem	unequipitem [item id]	This command unequips the item with the specified ID from the target and places it in the target’s inventory.
unequipAll	unequipAll	This command unequips all items currently equipped by the target and places them in the target’s inventory.
openActorContainer 1	openActorContainer 1	This command will open an interface showing the target’s inventory and equipped items. You can move contents into your player’s inventory by dragging them into your own.
kill	kill	This command, as its name might suggest, kills the target (sets their health to 0).
resurrect	resurrect	This command will bring a dead NPC back to life after it has died.
tai	tai	This command will enable or disable (toggle) AI for the target. Usually, any target with a disabled ID will freeze until it their AI is re-enabled.
ToggleCombatAI	ToggleCombatAI	This command will toggle the combat AI for the target. When combat AI is disabled, NPCs will have the usual behaviour for anything that isn’t combat-related. They will not be able to attack you (or do anything related to their combat AI).
sexchange	sexchange	This command will change the s*x of the target. If the target is female, they will become male, if they target is male, they will become female. It is not recommended that you use this command on target’s that are required for quests and cannot be re-spawned because it can often cause problems.
isessential	isessential	This command will print 1 in console if the target is essential, and 0 in console if the target is not essential. An essential target (usually an NPC) cannot be permanently killed
getav	getav [variable id]	This command will print the current value of the specified variable for the target to the console.
setav	setav [variable id] [value]	This command can be used to set the value of the specified variable.
modav	modav [variable id] [value]	This command will modify the value of a specified variable.
forceav	forceav [variable id] [value]	This command will forcefully set the value of a specified variable. This command sets the variable to the value specified and ignores all other modifiers. If you were to set your sneak to 5 using this command and you had +15 sneak from clothing, you would still have 5 sneak. If you were to set your sneak to 5 using the setav command, you would have a total of 20 sneak with clothing that offered +15.
moveto	moveto [reference id]	This command will teleport the target to the player/NPC/object with the specified ID.

 

Starfield Console Commands

Command	Syntax	Info
ToggleControlsDriven	ToggleControlsDriven	This command will put you in control of the target character. Execute the same command again to stop controlling the character. As this doesn’t take you out of control of your player’s character, you will need to execute player.tc or otherwise your inputs will apply to both your player and the target you are controlling.
AddToFaction	addtofaction [faction id] [friend / ally]	This command adds the target to the faction with the specified ID as either an ally or a friend.
RemoveFromFaction	removefromfaction [faction id]	This command removes the target from the faction with the specified ID.
removefromallfactions	removefromallfactions	This command removes the target from all factions that they are currently a member of.
setally	setally [faction id 1] [faction id 2] [friend / ally] [friend / ally]	This command will make two factions become allies or friends with eachother.
setenemy	setenemy [faction id 1] [faction id 2] [neutral / enemy] [neutral / enemy]	This command will make two factions either neutral or enemies of eachother.
ShowBarterMenu	showbartermenu [discount %]	This command opens up the Barter Menu, which allows you to barter with nearby NPCs.
recycleactor	recycleactor	This command resets your targeted (selected) NPC to the way they were when they first spawn (it will also revive NPCs). If used on a container, the container’s contents will be cleared. If used on an object, it will move the object to position at which it spawned naturally.
killall	killall	This command will kill all non-essential NPCs within your proximity (the cells of the map that are currently loaded). However, essential NPCs and companions will not be killed when using this command.
kah	kah	This command kills all NPCs that are hostile in your proximity (the cells of the map that are currently loaded).
setcommandstate	setcommandstate [command state]	This command allows you to change the command state of your targeted NPC. A command state of 1 allows you to control an NPC similarly to that of a companion, even if they are outside of your settlement.
tdetect	tdetect	This command can be executed as a targeted command – if you select a target before executing this command, the effect of this command will be applied to your target only; otherwise, its effect will be applied to all actors. This command toggles (enables and disables) AI detection. With AI detection disabled, actors/NPCs will be unaware of your actions, meaning they will not react to things you do.
setessential	setessential [npc id] [essential status]	This command changes the ‘essential status’ of the NPC with the specified ID. When an NPC is essential, it cannot be killed.
ForceRepath	ForceRepath	If the targeted NPC is currently following or calculating a path, this command will force that path to be recalculated. Helpful in getting NPCs unstuck/finding a new way to a location if they are taking an improper route.
ForcePathFailure	ForcePathFailure	If the targeted NPC is currently following a path, this command will make the NPCs path fail. The path it attempts to follow will be re-calculated and will not try to follow the same way.
ResetAI	ResetAI	This command will reset the AI of the targeted NPC – useful for fixing NPCs that are broken/not working as intended.
getgs	getgs [game setting]	This command prints the value of the specified game setting to the console.
setgs	setgs [game setting] [value]	This command can change (set) the value of a specified game setting.
PickByRefId	pickbyrefid [reference id]	This command selects the item/object/NPC with the specified reference ID.
GetPlayerGrabbedRef	GetPlayerGrabbedRef	This command prints the reference ID of the item you are currently holding.
GetSelectedRef	GetSelectedRef	This command prints the currently selected object/item/NPC reference ID to the console.
PickLastRef	PickLastRef	This command will select the last object/item/NPC that you had selected. If you last spawned something (e.g. an item), this will be selected, rather than what you had chosen before generating it.
PlaceThere	placethere [base id] [amount] [distance] [direction]	This command will place the object with the specified base ID in the cursor’s location. You can optional provide more arguments to change where it will be positioned.
enable	enable	This command will show the targeted object, item or NPC, if previously disabled.
SpawnDupe	SpawnDupe	This command spawns a duplicate of the targeted item/object/NPC.
attachMod	attachmod [modification id]	This command will attach the mod specified by its base ID to the targeted item.
removeMod	removemod [modification id]	This command will remove the mod specified by its base ID from the targeted item.
setScale	setscale [multiplier]	This command will set the scale of your targeted object/item/NPC. This can be used to make targets bigger and smaller. You may need to enable and disable the target for changes to apply.
getScale	getScale	This command will print the current scale of the targeted object, item, or NPC.
getPos	getpos [x / y / z]	This command will print the current coordinate of the targeted item along the specified axis.
setPos	setpos [x / y / z] [position]	his command can be used to set the position of an object, NPC or item along the X, Y or Z axis.
modPos	modpos [x / y / z] [position]	This command can be used to add and subtract numbers from the position of an object, NPC or item along the X, Y or Z axis.
lock	lock [level requirement]	This command will lock doors, safes, containers and terminals. The lock requirements can be customized using the level requirement argument.
unlock	unlock	This command will unlock the targeted door, safe, container or terminal.
activate	activate	This command will activate an item that usually requires activation via a switch or button.
markForDelete	markForDelete	This command will permanently delete the target from the game.
setOpenState	setopenstate [0 / 2]	This command can be used to set the open state of an object, like a door. A form of 0 is closed, a form of 2 is open.

 

Starfield Console Commands

Command	Syntax	Info
setOwnership	setOwnership	This command will make you the owner of the targeted item/object.
setAngle	setangle [x / y / z] [degrees]	setangle [x / y / z] [degrees]
modAngle	modangle [x / y / z] [degrees]	This command will modify the angle of the target by the specified amount.
getAngle	getangle [x / y / z]	This command will print the angle of the target’s specified axis to the console.
set timescale to	set timescale to [seconds]	This command changes how many seconds pass in-game for a second in real life. Default is 20, meaning every second in real life, 20 seconds in Starfield pass.
set gamehour to	set gamehour to [hour]	This command changes the time of day (0-24 hours).
set gameday to	set gameday to [day]	This command changes the day of the month in-game (1-31).
set gameyear to	set gameyear to [year]	This command changes the current year in-game.
fDiffMultLegendaryChance_	nfdiffmultlegendarychance_[legendary chance]me	This command can change the chance of a legendary enemy spawning. Note that you do not need a space between the chance and the command, to set the chance to very easy you’d use the command fDiffMultLegendaryChance_VE.
forceweather	forceweather [weather id]	This cheat forcefully changes the weather instantly.
setweather	setweather [weather id]	This cheat changes the game weather gradually – as if it were changing naturally.
setpv	setpv [papyrus property name] [value]	This command can be used to change a Papyrus property value.

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