Stellaris effect add_building = Console Command

Documentation and detailed help with working examples.

effect add_building = Command

Console command

This command adds the building with the specified ID to the selected celestial body.

effect add_building = [Building ID]

Parameters

Building ID

The building ID of the building you wish to add.

Examples

Here are examples of how to use effect add_building =.

effect add_building = building_machine_capital

This command will add the 'Administrative Array' building to the selected celestial body.

effect add_building = building_fortress

This command will add the 'Fortress' building to the selected celestial body.

effect add_building = building_master_archive

This command will add the 'Master Archive' building to the selected celestial body.

In-Depth Description

The Stellaris command effect add_building = allows you to add a specific building to a selected celestial body within your player's empire.

This command essentially enables rapid development of your colonies without the need for time-consuming construction or resource expenditure.

The command works as follows: you replace [building id] with the specific id of the building you wish to add.

Buildings have different functions, from increasing your population's happiness to enhancing resource production, so the id you put will depend largely on the specific needs of your gameplay at the time.

The command can be especially helpful in a range of scenarios, such as when:

You quickly need to boost a certain aspect of your economy or society – e.g., you might need to suddenly increase your energy credit income, and thus opt to swiftly place a power plant on a planet.
You want to swiftly bolster your military infrastructure on a frontier world, and thus want to add a strong fortress or shipyard.
You need to rapidly stabilize a planet’s unrest level by adding a building that increases happiness or suppresses unrest.

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Quick Overview

This Stellaris command is used to add a specific building to the selected planet or celestial body.

You would replace [building id] with the specific id of the building you want to add.

This allows you to directly add resources or improvements to specific planets in your empire, bypassing the usual building restrictions, and time required.

In-Depth Description

The Stellaris command effect add_building = allows you to add a specific building to a selected celestial body within your player's empire.

This command essentially enables rapid development of your colonies without the need for time-consuming construction or resource expenditure.

The command works as follows: you replace [building id] with the specific id of the building you wish to add.

The command can be especially helpful in a range of scenarios, such as when:

You quickly need to boost a certain aspect of your economy or society – e.g., you might need to suddenly increase your energy credit income, and thus opt to swiftly place a power plant on a planet.
You want to swiftly bolster your military infrastructure on a frontier world, and thus want to add a strong fortress or shipyard.
You need to rapidly stabilize a planet’s unrest level by adding a building that increases happiness or suppresses unrest.

How to Open the Command Console

In Stellaris, cheats are executed from the command console, a text box that you type commands into.

To open the command console press the ~(tilde) key, which is typically located under ESC (escape).

If your keyboard does not have that key, or pressing ~ does not work, try the following keys:

~
SHIFT + 2
SHIFT + 3
ALT + 2 + 1

Type your command into the console, and then press ENTER .

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