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Useful Console Commands
As with most Bethesda games, Starfield is a highly customizable game with a wide range of systems you can dive into. This is easy to see with systems like ship building and outposts, but this customization extends outside of Starfield as well through modding.
Related: Starfield: Outpost Guide
Console commands sit somewhere in the middle. At any time while playing Starfield, you can open up the console and change virtually everything about the game. Most players use console commands to enable cheats, but console commands can also be used to fix broken quests, spawn important items, and much more. This guide will go over the basics of console commands, how to use them, and list some of Starfield's more useful commands.
How To Use Console Commands
Achievements
Using any console command that changes your world state will disable achievements, flagging your save as modded. If you wish to use console commands without disabling achievements, we recommend installing an achievement enabler mod.
Despite the name, console commands are a PC feature that cannot be accessed by Xbox players without the use of mods. PC users may open the console command menu by pressing the tilde (~) key. This will open a blank command prompt that you may enter commands into. Nearly everything is possible if you know the right command strings. You can use the console to change your character's skills, progress through quests, or spawn any object in the game. Console commands may be used to progress through bugged quests, force certain events to trigger, or enable cheats like invulnerability.
Console players currently have no way of using console commands. The same was also true for Skyrim and Fallout 4 when they first released, but modders found ways to mimic popular console command functions through mods. Once the Xbox version of Starfield supports mods, you should be able to find player-made mods that mimic many popular console commands. Official modding tools should be released sometime in 2024.
Useful Console Commands
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tcl | Toggle Collision. Allows you to fly through geometry. |
tgm | Toggle God Mode. You have unlimited HP and ammo. |
tcai | Toggle Combat AI. Enemies will no longer attack you. |
killall | Kill every non-essential NPC in your current cell. |
unlock [Target] | Unlocks the targeted object. Click on the object to automatically enter its ID. |
player.addperk [Perk ID] | Adds the specified perk to your character. Perk IDs may be found here. |
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player.setav carryweight 999999 | Sets your carry weight to 999,999. You can set this value to whatever you desire. |
player.modav speedmult [Value] | Sets your character's running speed to the listed value. Base speed is 100. |
Spawning Objects | |
additem [Item ID] [Amount] | Adds the specified item to your inventory. You can get item IDs by selecting the item while the console is open. |
[Item ID].amod [Mod ID] | Adds a mod or Legendary effect to the specified item. Mod IDs may be found here. Legendary IDs may be found here. 0028F444 makes weapons Advanced quality. 0003AF7D makes armor Superior quality. |
player.placeatme [Item ID] | Spawns an item in front of your character. Valid IDs include weapons, armor, starships, and NPCs. |
Debugging Quests | |
SQT | Show quest targets. Lists every active quest. |
help [Target] 4 QUST | Lists every quest tied to the target, including their respective quest IDs. Replace [Target] with the quest giver or faction. |
StartQuest [Quest ID] | Forces a quest to start. |
SQO [Quest ID] | Show quest objectives for the entered quest ID. |
SetStage [Quest ID] [Stage Number] | Sets the quest to a specific objective. |
Starfield has hundreds of console commands, but most of them are niche debugging commands that are rarely useful. The table above lists the most useful console commands we've found, ranging from notable cheats to useful debugging tools for broken quests. For a full list of item IDs, consult IGN's Starfield wiki.
Skipping The NG+ Grind
This section contains spoilers for Starfield's main quest and New Game Plus systems.
Uncovering 240 temples to maximize your powers is an extremely tedious process that can take 50+ hours. If you want to maximize every power without completing the NG+ cycle multiple times, you can enter the console commands listed below. You must unlock the power before you can level it, and you reenter the leveling command nine times to fully max a power. Credit to Reddit user pwn3dbyth3n00b for discovering these power IDs.
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psb | Player Spell Book. Unlocks every power at rank 1. |
additem 21C77F 1 | Spawns the Venator Starborn Spacesuit (NG+10 Armor). |
player.placeatme 00180F18 | Spawns the Starborn Guardian Ship. |
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Anti-Gravity Field |
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Create Vacuum |
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Creators' Peace |
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Earthbound |
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Elemental Pull |
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Alien Reanimation |
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Eternal Harvest |
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Grav Dash |
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Gravity Wave |
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Gravity Well |
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Inner Demon |
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Life Forced |
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Moon Form |
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Parallel Self |
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Particle Beam |
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Personal Atmosphere |
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Phased Time |
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Precognition |
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Reactive Shield |
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Sense Star Stuff |
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Solar Flare |
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Sunless Space |
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Supernova |
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Void Form |
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