Valheim console commands and how to use them

Surviving in Valheim can get pretty harrowing as you progress through the game. If you’re struggling and need some relief, console commands can provide a way to tweak your experience. Here’s how to activate and use them. How to enable the console in Valheim Screenshot by Destructoid Steam For the Steam version, just follow these steps. Right-click the game in your Steam library and select properties. In the textbox under “Launch Options” input -console. Launch the game. Press F5 during gameplay to open the console. PC Game Pass It’s a bit more complicated to enable the console on the PC Game Pass version. Navigate to the game's installation folder. By default, it can be found at C:\XboxGames\Valheim\Content. Right-click on Valheim.exe and select “Create Shortcut.” Right-click the shortcut and select properties. In the textbox beside “Target” add -console to the end (after a space). Click Apply (or just OK) and exit the window. Use the shortcut to launch the game (you can copy and paste the shortcut somewhere accessible). Press F5 during gameplay to open the console. Xbox Getting to the console is much easier on Xbox. Press RB+LB+RT+LT+menu (the three lines) and the console will open. How to use the console in Valheim The console in Valheim can be used for an assortment of things. There’s a massive list of commands that you can do, but not all of them are going to be immediately useful. You can simply type / in the console and it will pop up a list of commands to scroll through. Most likely, you’re going to want to stick to the cheats. Valheim Cheats In order to enable cheats in Valheim, there’s one additional step: you need to type devcommands into the console. Also, note that you can only use these cheats in singleplayer. Most commands can’t be used on multiplayer servers. Cheat Usage God Toggles God Mode. Fly Toggles Fly Mode. Ghost Toggles Ghost Mode, which makes your character undetectable. Heal Restores all health. Puke Resets hunger, health, and stamina. Clearstatus Removes all status effects from your character. Freefly This unlocks the camera from your character to allow you to look around freely. Ffsmooth Smooths the freefly camera. Adding 1 activates this, adding 0 resets it. Killall Kills all nearby entities, including tamed creatures. Tame Tames all nearby creatures. Removebirds Removes all the birds. Every one of them. Removefish Removes every fish. Nocost Allows you to build without required items or materials. Removedrops Removes all items in the area. Goto Teleports you to a given location. Formatted as goto [x,z]. Location Spawn location. Formatted as location [location id] [save]. Raiseskill Raises a skill by a specified amount. Formatted as raiseskill [skill] [amount] Resetcharacter Resets your character back to default Spawn Spawns any entity specified. Formatted as spawn [entity id] [amount] [level]. Pos Shows player location in coordinates. Tod Sets time of day (from 0 to 1 with .5 being noon). Format as tod [value]. Time Displays time (toggle). Skiptime Moves time forward. Formatted as skiptime [seconds] Timescale Sets time to move using a multiplier. Formatted as timescale [multiplier] with 3 being the highest. Dpsdebug Show DPS (damage per second). (Toggle). Save Forces a world save. Model 0 Changes player model to the masculine body. Model 1 Changes player model to the feminine body. Hair Changes your hair. Formatted as Hair [Number] you can enter 1-4. Zero or no value removes your hair. Beard Changes your beard. Formatted as Beard [Number] you can enter 1-4. Zero or no value removes your beard. Wind Sets the angle and force of wind. Formatted as wind [angle] [intensity]. Resetwind Sets the wind back the way it was. Event Starts a specified event. Formatted as event [name]. Stopevent Stops active event. Randomevent Starts a random event. Exploremap Reveals the map. Resetmap Hides (un-reveals) the map. Admin commands If you are set as the admin of a server, you can also use these commands to manage players. Command Usage Ban Bans player from server. Formatted as ban [player name, user ID, or IP]. Unban Removes player from ban list. Formatted as unban [player name, user ID, or IP]. Banned Shows list of banned players. Kick Kicks player from server. Formatted as Kick [player name, user ID, or IP]. Save Forces world save. Ping Shows server latency. lodbias Sets level of detail (draw distance) on server Formatted as lodbias [number]. Ranges from 1-5. The post Valheim console commands and how to use them appeared first on Destructoid.

Apr 22, 2024 - 20:30

0 9

Valheim console commands and how to use them

Surviving in Valheim can get pretty harrowing as you progress through the game. If you’re struggling and need some relief, console commands can provide a way to tweak your experience. Here’s how to activate and use them.

How to enable the console in Valheim

Valheim Console Commands — Screenshot by Destructoid

Steam

For the Steam version, just follow these steps.

Right-click the game in your Steam library and select properties.

In the textbox under “Launch Options” input -console.

Launch the game.

Press F5 during gameplay to open the console.

PC Game Pass

It’s a bit more complicated to enable the console on the PC Game Pass version.

Navigate to the game's installation folder. By default, it can be found at C:\XboxGames\Valheim\Content.

Right-click on Valheim.exe and select “Create Shortcut.”

Right-click the shortcut and select properties.

In the textbox beside “Target” add -console to the end (after a space).

Click Apply (or just OK) and exit the window.

Use the shortcut to launch the game (you can copy and paste the shortcut somewhere accessible).

Press F5 during gameplay to open the console.

Xbox

Getting to the console is much easier on Xbox.

Press RB+LB+RT+LT+menu (the three lines) and the console will open.

How to use the console in Valheim

The console in Valheim can be used for an assortment of things. There’s a massive list of commands that you can do, but not all of them are going to be immediately useful. You can simply type / in the console and it will pop up a list of commands to scroll through.

Most likely, you’re going to want to stick to the cheats.

Valheim Cheats

In order to enable cheats in Valheim, there’s one additional step: you need to type devcommands into the console. Also, note that you can only use these cheats in singleplayer. Most commands can’t be used on multiplayer servers.

Cheat	Usage
God	Toggles God Mode.
Fly	Toggles Fly Mode.
Ghost	Toggles Ghost Mode, which makes your character undetectable.
Heal	Restores all health.
Puke	Resets hunger, health, and stamina.
Clearstatus	Removes all status effects from your character.
Freefly	This unlocks the camera from your character to allow you to look around freely.
Ffsmooth	Smooths the freefly camera. Adding 1 activates this, adding 0 resets it.
Killall	Kills all nearby entities, including tamed creatures.
Tame	Tames all nearby creatures.
Removebirds	Removes all the birds. Every one of them.
Removefish	Removes every fish.
Nocost	Allows you to build without required items or materials.
Removedrops	Removes all items in the area.
Goto	Teleports you to a given location. Formatted as goto [x,z].
Location	Spawn location. Formatted as location [location id] [save].
Raiseskill	Raises a skill by a specified amount. Formatted as raiseskill [skill] [amount]
Resetcharacter	Resets your character back to default
Spawn	Spawns any entity specified. Formatted as spawn [entity id] [amount] [level].
Pos	Shows player location in coordinates.
Tod	Sets time of day (from 0 to 1 with .5 being noon). Format as tod [value].
Time	Displays time (toggle).
Skiptime	Moves time forward. Formatted as skiptime [seconds]
Timescale	Sets time to move using a multiplier. Formatted as timescale [multiplier] with 3 being the highest.
Dpsdebug	Show DPS (damage per second). (Toggle).
Save	Forces a world save.
Model 0	Changes player model to the masculine body.
Model 1	Changes player model to the feminine body.
Hair	Changes your hair. Formatted as Hair [Number] you can enter 1-4. Zero or no value removes your hair.
Beard	Changes your beard. Formatted as Beard [Number] you can enter 1-4. Zero or no value removes your beard.
Wind	Sets the angle and force of wind. Formatted as wind [angle] [intensity].
Resetwind	Sets the wind back the way it was.
Event	Starts a specified event. Formatted as event [name].
Stopevent	Stops active event.
Randomevent	Starts a random event.
Exploremap	Reveals the map.
Resetmap	Hides (un-reveals) the map.

Admin commands

If you are set as the admin of a server, you can also use these commands to manage players.

Command	Usage
Ban	Bans player from server. Formatted as ban [player name, user ID, or IP].
Unban	Removes player from ban list. Formatted as unban [player name, user ID, or IP].
Banned	Shows list of banned players.
Kick	Kicks player from server. Formatted as Kick [player name, user ID, or IP].
Save	Forces world save.
Ping	Shows server latency.
lodbias	Sets level of detail (draw distance) on server Formatted as lodbias [number]. Ranges from 1-5.