Console Commands (Subnautica)

If you are looking for a specific command, do Ctrl (PC) or Command (Mac) + F and type the command you are looking for.

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Console Commands are a group of tools that adjust the player's Subnautica experience outside the normal scope of the game. These commands can be used for debugging purposes, viewing partially implemented content, or simply for player enjoyment.

How to use

The console is an optional feature and is disabled by default. To activate it you need to press F3 and you'll see a checkbox ticked in the top left saying: "Disable Console". Press F8 to get a mouse cursor and uncheck the box to activate the console.

Pressing ~ brings up an input box to enter commands

Once the console is enabled, press Enter, ~, Ø or Ö, depending on the keyboard, and type one of the commands above. Whenever you restart the game, you need to press one of the overlay keys first (e.g. F3) before pressing the console key.

It is recommended to close all overlays before typing a command, as entering a number does change the game settings on some overlays (e.g. on the F3 overlay).

Also, some of the commands, like the biome command, do not work when the player is inside the Seamoth.

Input box use

PC

• Pressing Enter, ~, Ø or Ö brings up an input box. This depends on country and keyboard layout.
• And press or .
  • This shows the previously entered commands.
  • Click Enter to select chosen command.

XBOX One

• Pressing Error: Invalid Button Specified + Error: Invalid Button Specified + Error: Invalid Button Specified brings up an input box.

List of Commands

Basics

[NAME]	Represents a variable text input that depends on the command.
[#]	Represents a value of the player's choice.
[x] [y] [z]	Represent coordinates. [x] East & West [y] Altitude [z] North & South

Events

countdownship	Initiates the countdown for the explosion of the Aurora's dark matter reactor.
explodeship	Initiates the explosion of the Aurora's dark matter reactor.
restoreship	Returns the Aurora to its original form. (NOTE: Seems to turn on radiation.)
startsunbeamstoryevent	Activates the Sunbeam story event.
sunbeamcountdownstart	Activates the Sunbeam countdown.
precursorgunaim	Plays the entire Quarantine Enforcement Platform shooting down the Sunbeam event.
playsunbeamfx	Plays only the second part of the Quarantine Enforcement Platform shooting down the Sunbeam event.

General

item [NAME] [#]	Adds a specified amount of a certain item to the player's inventory. Example: item titanium 5 Will add 5 Titanium to the player's inventory. For items with spaces in their name (e.g. Stasis Rifle), make them one word (e.g. stasisrifle). A complete list of items can be found here.
clearinventory	Deletes everything in the Inventory.
spawn [NAME] [#]	Spawns a specified amount of a certain or object in front of the player. Example: spawn seamoth Spawns a Seamoth Example: spawn holefish 5 Spawns 5 Holefish in front of the player.
cure [#]	Cures the Player and all creatures in a specified range of the Carar.
infect [#]	Infects the Player and all creatures in a specified range with the Carar.
sub cyclops	Spawns the Cyclops in front of the player.
sub aurora	Spawns the Aurora behind the player.
sub escapepod	Spawns Lifepod 5 behind the player and warps them into it.
filterwater	Causes every Water Filtration Machine on the map to instantly fabricate a Big Filtered Water.
filtersalt	Causes every Water Filtration Machine on the map to instantly fabricate Salt.
vehicleupgrades	Gives the player every common vehicle module.
seamothupgrades	Gives the player every Seamoth module.
exosuitupgrades	Gives the player every PRAWN Suit module.
exosuitarms	Gives the player every PRAWN Suit arm.
spawnloot	Spawns some loot. Spawns: Quartz, Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Salt Deposit, Gold and 4x Metal Salvage.
toolsloot	Spawns some tools. Spawns: Repair Tool, Seaglide, Flare, Transfuser, Propulsion Cannon Stasis Rifle and attempts to spawn a "BuildBot".
madloot	Gives the player some loot and tools. Gives: Survival Knife, Habitat Builder, 3x Battery, 4x Computer Chip, 5x Creepvine Sample, 10x Titanium and 10x Glass.
bobthebuilder	Enables: fastbuild unlockall nocost fastgrow fasthatch radiation and adds a Habitat Builder, Scanner, Survival Knife and a Repair tool to the player's inventory.
resourcesfor [NAME]	Provides resources for any specific craftable items. Example: resourcesfor knife Will give the player Silicone Rubber and Titanium.
ency [NAME]	Unlocks a specific data base entry. The entry name is case sensitive and requires exact spelling with no spaces. Example: ency basaltoutcrops Will unlock the Basalt Outcrop entry. Doing: ency all Will give the player all of the data bank entries, even ones not in the normal game yet.
damage [#]	Sets damage multiplier to player's choice.
instagib	Toggles instagib mode.
invisible	Creatures will ignore the player completely.
filterfast	Reduces the time Water Filtration Machines take to filter.
fastscan	Reduces the scanning time when using the Scanner.
fastgrow	Plantable flora will grow within a few moments when placed in any type of planter.
fasthatch	Eggs will hatch within a few moments after being placed in an Alien Containment.
fastbuild	Allows the player to build modules in an instant of a second with the Habitat Builder. This is good to use together with "nocost" command.
nocost	Toggles unlimited, free use of the Fabricator, Habitat Builder, Mobile Vehicle Bay, Vehicle Modification Station and Modification Station whether the player has the required items or not.
noenergy	Toggles power usage for all vehicles, tools as well as the Seabases.
nosurvival	Disables the player's food and water requirements. Removes sustenance value on items. Only applicable for Survival and Hardcore modes.
oxygen	Gives the player an unlimited supply of oxygen.
nitrogen	Toggles longer underwater time and adds the factor of decompression sickness if not careful.
radiation	Disables radiation.
fixleaks	Fixes the Aurora's radiation leaks in the generator room.
leak	Creates leaks inside every Cyclops on the map.
flood	Floods every Cyclops on the map.
bubbles	Spawns several bubbles (air) around the player.
seaglide	Spawns an unpowered Seaglide in front of the player.
dig [#]	Removes all terain around the player in a sphere with a diameter of # meters (max value: 100). This command puts a severe strain on the gameplay performance.
unlock	Unlocks a specific blueprint. Example: unlock solarpanel Unlocks Solar Panels.
lock	Locks a specific blueprint. Example: lock solarpanel Locks Solar Panels.
unlockall	Unlocks all blueprints.
unlockdoors	Unlocks all doors in the Aurora. Does not apply for sealed doors which need to be cut with the Laser Cutter.

Technical

freedom creative survival hardcore	Changes game mode to chosen type.
day	Sets time to day.
night	Sets time to night.
daynightspeed [#]	Sets the day/night cycle speed multiplier (default 1). A # of "2" would be a day/night cycle twice as fast (shorter day and shorter night). A float such as 0.1 will make the day/night cycle 10x slower.
cinematics	Toggles animation for the player.
debugsound	Toggles sound.
entreset	Reloads all assets of the game (except for terrain).
gamereset	Resets the game, including the player's inventory and position, to when it was last saved.
farplane [#]	Changes your viewing distance. 1000 is default.
fog	Toggles in-game fog.
fov [#]	Toggles player camera zoom (5-60), 60 is default. Different types of lens framing such as flip, upside down, telescopic effect, etc., are found in the values of 5 to 500,000.
freecam	Allows you to freely leave your character and roam the terrain, even fly through solid objects. Use the command again to go back to your character. (WARNING: Very sensitive movements, cannot open menu or inventory while in freecam.) To manipulate freecam movement, use shift to accelerate. Pressing the numbers 1-5 also appears to change the speed at which you move using shift.
fps	Shows FPS.
nobloom	Removes bloom. Game restart needed to re-apply.
noshadows	Removes shadows. Game restart needed to re-apply.
printbiome	Shows on screen what biome the player is currently in.
sizeref	Spawns the "Wasabi One" diver. Can be used as a size reference. Must be looking at terrain.
speed [#]	Sets the game speed multiplier (default 1). A # of "2" would be 2x gameplay speed. A float such as 0.1 will slow gamespeed to 10%.
target	Toggles target debug.
schoolfishai	Toggles the AI of a Shoal of Fish
vsync	Toggles VSync.
vr	Available VR options: None, Stereo, Split, Oculus, Morpheus.

Teleports

biome [NAME]	Teleports the player to a specific Biome. Example: biome safe Teleports player to Safe Shallows. Type: biome Without a biome name to see this list in-game. Biome: safe kelp kelp_cave grassy grassy_cave mushroom koosh koosh_cave jellyshroom sparsereef grandreef dunes mountains moutains_cave deepgrand bloodkelp underislands smokers inactivelavart islands tree lostriver
warp [x] [y] [z]	Warps the player to the coordinates of their choice. Example: warp 1 1 1
batch [x] [y] [z]	Warps the player to the centre of a batch of their choice. Batches do not use the same co-ordinate system as the warp command. x = 12, z = 12 is the centre of the map. y = 18 is sea-level. Example: batch 12 18 12
warpme	Teleports the player to the Cyclops, a Seabase, or Lifepod 5 depending on which the player last entered.
goto [NAME]	Teleports the player to a specific location. Example: goto aurora Teleports the player to the ramp leading into the Aurora's belly. Not recommended pre Aurora explode event. WARNING- Teleporting into the Aurora's rooms may cause the entities to not load. It is recommended to go into the Aurora the normal way. genroom Teleports the player to the Aurora's generator room. cargoroom Teleports the player to the Aurora's cargo room. exoroom Teleports the player to the Aurora's exosuit room. Degasi Bases base1 Teleports the player to the abandoned seabase on the Floating Island. base1a Teleports the player to one of the mountaintop Seabases on the Floating Island. base1b Teleports the player to one of the mountaintop Seabases on the Floating Island. base2 Teleports the player to the abandoned Seabase in the Jelly Shroom Caves. base3 Teleports the player to the abandoned Seabase in the Deep Grand Reef. Wrecks - It is advisable to use coordinates for wrecks locations. wreck1 wreck2 wreck3 wreck4 wreck5 wreck6 wreck7 wreck8 wreck9 wreck10 wreck11 wreck12 wreck13 wreck14 wreck15 wreck16 wreck17 wreck18 wreck19 wreck20 Precursor Bases gun (Quarantine Enforcement Platform) gun_inside gunmoonpool gun_Elevator_Enter gun_Elevator_Exit mountainteleporter prison aquarium antechamber lostriverbase [WARNING: MAY SPAWN YOU STUCK IN A WALL.] lavacastlebase (Thermal Plant) lavacastlebaseinside Escape Pods escapepod21 (Lifepod 17) escapepod22 (Lifepod 6) escapepod24 (Lifepod 13) escapepod25 (Lifepod 7) escapepod26 (Lifepod 12) escapepod27 (Lifepod 4) escapepod28 (Lifepod 3) escapepod29 (Lifepod 2) escapepod30 (Lifepod 19) Scatters (Random piles of Aurora debris) scatter31 scatter32 scatter33 scatter34 scatter35 scatter36 scatter37 scatter38 scatter39 scatter40 scatter41 scatter42
spawn	Respawns the player a small distance away. Good for getting un-stuck.
randomstart	Teleports the player into Lifepod 5 and respawns Lifepod 5 at one of its initial spawn point locations at random.
kill	Respawns the player instantly inside the lifepod with inventory intact. Useful as a "teleport" feature. Not recommended on Hardcore game setting.

List of spawnable creatures or items

Most known raw materials, vehicles and life forms are spawnable directly by their name.

For a complete list of spawnable items, click here.