Stellaris Commands

The most comprehensive Stellaris cheats database — searchable, up-to-date reference lists for every console command and ID, plus how-to guides.

Press the tilde key ~ in-game to open the console, then type a command and press Enter. New to cheats? Learn how to open the command console.

246 console commands
664 technology IDs
6,759 event IDs
300 ship IDs

Console Commands

Every Stellaris console command with syntax, effects and working examples.

Stellaris ID lists

Searchable ID lists for technologies, ships, buildings, events, traits and more.

Anomaly IDs

For the add_anomaly command

Archaeological Site IDs

Dig site IDs

Ascension Perk IDs

For activate_ascension_perk

Building IDs

For the add_building effect

Casus Belli IDs

For the casusbelli command

Civic IDs

Empire civics

Deposit IDs

For the add_deposit effect

Diplomatic Action IDs

For the add_ethic_pop command

Event IDs

For the event command

Leader Trait IDs

For add_trait_leader

Megastructure IDs

For create_megastructure

Modifier IDs

Empire and planet modifiers

Planet Class IDs

For the planet_class command

Relic IDs

For the add_relic command

Resolution IDs

Galactic Community resolutions

Resource IDs

For the resource command

Ship IDs

For the add_ship command

Species Trait IDs

For add_trait_species

Technology IDs

For research_technology

Tradition IDs

For activate_tradition

War Goal IDs

For the war command

Guides

All guides

How to Open the Command Console in Stellaris

Open the command console in Stellaris and start using cheat commands, plus the keys to try on different keyboard layouts.

How to Find IDs in Stellaris with debugtooltip (Species, Leaders, Planets & More)

Turn on debugtooltip to read the hidden IDs of species, leaders, empires, planets, ships and pops — the IDs that most console commands need.

How to Cheat Energy Credits in Stellaris

Use the cash command to add energy credits instantly, how the default 5,000 amount works, and how to top up a struggling economy.

How to Cheat Resources in Stellaris (Minerals, Food, Alloys & More)

Add minerals, food, alloys, influence, unity and any strategic resource with the resource command and the per-resource shortcuts.

Stellaris Research Cheats: Instantly Unlock Technology

Instantly research a single technology, finish the whole tech tree, or re-roll your research options with research_technology, research_all_technologies and techupdate.

Stellaris Naval Capacity Cheat: How to Build a Bigger Fleet

There's no single naval-capacity command, but these cheats let you field a huge fleet anyway — spawn free fleets, unlock the techs that raise the cap, and cover the upkeep.

How to Add Traits to Leaders in Stellaris

Use add_trait_leader to give any leader a trait by ID, plus how to find leader IDs and remove traits again.

How to Spawn Ships in Stellaris (add_ship Command)

Create a fleet of any ship instantly with the add_ship command, from corvettes and science ships to leviathans and enclave vessels.

Stellaris Instant Build Cheat: Remove Build & Upgrade Time

Toggle instant_build to finish buildings, districts, ships, megastructures and upgrades the moment you queue them.

How to Trigger Events in Stellaris (event Command)

Fire any event by ID with the event command — test storylines, re-roll outcomes, or target a specific empire.

How to Unlock Ascension Perks in Stellaris

Instantly activate any ascension perk with activate_ascension_perk, plus where to find every perk ID.

How to Change a Planet's Class in Stellaris (Terraform Cheat)

Use planet_class to instantly terraform the selected planet into any class — Gaia, Ocean, Tomb World and more.

How to Add Population to Planets in Stellaris

Grow your empire fast with grow_pops and add_pops — add pops to the selected planet or spawn a specific species by ID.

How to Add Anomalies in Stellaris (add_anomaly Command)

Attach any anomaly to the selected celestial body with add_anomaly, plus where to find every anomaly category ID.

How to Get Relics in Stellaris (add_relic Command)

Instantly acquire any relic — or all of them at once — with the add_relic command, plus the full list of relic IDs.

How to Add Species Traits in Stellaris

Use add_trait_species to give any species a trait by ID, and find every trait ID on the species traits list.