"Captain," the XO whispered. "They’re hailing. Demand for unconditional surrender and cargo inspection."
: Unlocks every ship, weapon, and fighter blueprint in the game.
For more experienced players, there are several advanced console commands that can be used to manipulate the game world:
Once installed, press Ctrl + Backspace during gameplay to open the command prompt. 2. Essential Starsector Console Commands List starsector console commands
Increases your skill points in a specific category.
— Instantly teleports your fleet to a specific planet, station, or star system. Reveal Map — Removes fog of war from the current star system. Starsector Combat Commands
addxp [amount] — Grants experience points to your character to level up skills. "Captain," the XO whispered
: Changes your relationship with a faction (-100 to 100). Example: rep hegemon -50 .
Don't just want generic "goods"? Want a specific commodity for a delivery mission? Use the add command followed by the .
These commands allow you to modify faction relationships and player reputation: For more experienced players, there are several advanced
| Command | Syntax | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | reveal | reveal | Removes the fog of war from the entire campaign map, showing all star systems, including their estimated threat levels. | | list bases | list bases | This specialized command reveals the exact location of every active Pirate and Pather base on your map, saving you the trouble of hunting for them. | | finditem / findship | finditem synchrotron | Searches the entire sector for a specific item or ship and gives you a list of planets and stations where it can be found. Extremely useful for locating rare items. |
If you don't want to use a mod, you can enable in starsector/starsector-core/data/config/settings.json by changing devMode to true .
This is a crucial step that new players sometimes miss:
Teleports your fleet to a specific planet, system, or station. Combat Commands
However, the true power of the console lies not in restoration, but in revelation. The command list is a veritable catalog of every hidden system, weapon, ship, and script that drives the sector. By using List Ships or AddShip apogee_Experimental , a player can pilot variants of vessels that never appear in standard markets. The AllWings command deploys fighter squadrons that would otherwise require months of in-game reputation grinding. More importantly, commands like ShowBounds or RenderMap expose the invisible geometry of combat, teaching players the precise arc of a Tachyon Lance or the exploitable corners of an asteroid field. In this sense, the console acts as a high-fidelity training ground, stripping away the consequences of failure so that mastery can be learned without punishment.