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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
Cheats
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.
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.
NG+ Rewards
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.
Power IDs
Anti-Gravity Field
- Unlock: player.addspell 2BACBA
- Level: player.addperk 25E19C
Create Vacuum
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5390
- Level: player.addperk 25E19B
Creators' Peace
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C538D
- Level: player.addperk 25E19A
Earthbound
- Unlock: player.addspell 2BACB5
- Level: player.addperk 25E199
Elemental Pull
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5391
- Level: player.addperk 25E198
Alien Reanimation
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C538F
- Level: player.addperk 25E19D
Eternal Harvest
- Unlock: player.addspell 2BACB4
- Level: player.addperk 25E197
Grav Dash
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C538C
- Level: player.addperk 25E196
Gravity Wave
- Unlock: player.addspell 2BACB7
- Level: player.addperk 25E195
Gravity Well
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A62
- Level: player.addperk 25E193
Inner Demon
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5399
- Level: player.addperk 25E192
Life Forced
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C538B
- Level: player.addperk 25E191
Moon Form
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A4E
- Level: player.addperk 25E190
Parallel Self
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A67
- Level: player.addperk 25E18E
Particle Beam
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A66
- Level: player.addperk 25E18D
Personal Atmosphere
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5389
- Level: player.addperk 25E18C
Phased Time
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A63
- Level: player.addperk 25E18B
Precognition
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C538A
- Level: player.addperk 25E18F
Reactive Shield
- Unlock: player.addspell 2BACB6
- Level: player.addperk 25E19E
Sense Star Stuff
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A54
- Level: player.addperk 25E18A
Solar Flare
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A59
- Level: player.addperk 25E189
Sunless Space
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5388
- Level: player.addperk 25E188
Supernova
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5387
- Level: player.addperk 25E187
Void Form
- Unlock: player.addspell 2C5A53
- Level: player.addperk 25E186
Next: Starfield: New Game Plus, Explained
