Valheim Cheat Codes - A Comprehensive Guide

4Netplayers Team, 10 Jan 2024

Introduction

Cheats are special commands or codes used in video games to give players additional advantages or abilities that are not usually available in regular gameplay. They can be used for a variety of purposes, such as unlocking hidden features, facilitating difficult game sections, experimenting with different game aspects, or just for fun. Cheats allow players to experience the game in a way that goes beyond the standard game rules.

In Valheim, the Viking survival hit, cheats offer the opportunity to customize and facilitate the gaming experience. Players can, for example, become invincible, spawn items, explore the environment without encountering resistance, or creatively use construction mechanics.

Notes

Cheats only work in your own world. Cheats are always disabled on servers or in co-op mode.

Be careful when spawning too many items at once, as this can cause problems.

However, it is important to use cheats with caution and responsibility. Excessive or inappropriate use of cheats can impair the gaming experience for yourself and other players, especially in multiplayer scenarios. Cheats can also lead to technical problems such as game crashes or data corruption, especially when too many objects are spawned simultaneously. Moreover, using cheats in a game that focuses on challenges and progress can diminish the feeling of accomplishment and achieving goals through one’s own efforts. Therefore, cheats should be used thoughtfully and with the intended gaming experience in mind.

Activating the Cheat Console in Valheim

To use cheats in Valheim, you first need to activate the cheat console. This is done by adjusting the launch options in Steam:

Search for Valheim in your Steam library.
Right-click on Valheim and select Properties.
Under General, find Launch Options, where you enter -console.

After you have started the game, you can now open the console in the game with the [F5] key. Enter devcommands into the console to activate cheat mode.

Important Cheat Codes

God Mode: Enter god to become invincible.
Teleportation: With goto [x,z] you can teleport to a specific position.
Time control: With skiptime [seconds] you can skip time. tod 0 sets it to night and tod 1 to day.
Control enemies: killall kills all nearby enemies, tame tames tamable creatures.
Map control: exploremap reveals the entire map, resetmap resets it.

Spawn Cheats

To spawn items, weapons, armor, or enemies, use the command spawn [item] [quantity] [level]. For example, spawn Iron 30 for 30 iron bars or spawn SwordIron 1 3 for an iron sword at level 3. It is important here to use the English terms and names for items!

Examples of spawn codes:

Weapons: spawn SwordIron 1 3 for an iron sword at level 3
Armor: spawn ArmorBronzeChest 1 for a bronze breastplate
Tools: spawn AxeBronze 1 for a bronze axe
Materials: spawn Iron 30 for 30 iron bars
Food: spawn Bread 5 for 5 loaves of bread
Enemies: spawn Troll 1 for a troll

Other Useful Cheats

Healing: heal fully heals you.
Free flight: freefly activates free flight mode for the camera.
Weather control: With env [weather] you can change the weather, resetenv resets it. Possible values: Clear, Twilight_Clear, Heath Clear, Misty, DeepForestMist, LightRain, Rain, Thunderstorm, Swamprain, Bonemass, Snow, Twilight_Snow, SnowStorm, Twilight_SnowStorm, Ashrain, Crypt, GDKing, Eikthyr, Goblinking, Moder

Overview of the Cheats

Cheat Code	Description
god	Activates God Mode (Invulnerability)
goto [x,z]	Teleport to specific position
killall	Kills all nearby enemies
exploremap	Reveals the entire map
resetmap	Resets the revealed areas of the map
freefly	Activates free camera flight
ffsmooth	Smooth free flight
stopevent	Stops an ongoing event
randomevent	Starts a random event
removedrops	Removes all items that have fallen to the ground
skiptime [seconds]	Skips the specified number of seconds
sleep	Skips a day
tod [0-1]	Changes the time of day
tame	Tames all tamable creatures in the vicinity
ghost	Makes the player invisible to enemies
heal	Fully heals the player
raiseskill [skill] [level]	Raises a specific skill to the specified level
resetskill [skill]	Resets the specified skill to 0
resetcharacter	Resets the character data
beard [beard1]	Changes the beard type
model [0-1]	Changes the character’s gender
save	Forces the world to save
players [nr]	Changes the difficulty level
wind [angle] [intensity]	Sets the wind
resetwind	Resets the wind
env [weather]	Changes the weather (possible values: see description)
resetenv	Resets the weather
spawn [item] [quantity] [level]	Spawns the specified item in the desired quantity and at the desired level

Community and Cohesion in Valheim

Even though cheat codes do not work on all servers in Valheim, Valheim only unfolds its full potential when played with other players. In multiplayer mode, you can build a community with friends and like-minded people that goes beyond simply gathering resources and fighting battles. Joint projects, like building fortresses or planning expeditions, bond players together and create unforgettable moments. The combination of Valheim’s challenging environment and the ability to master these challenges together makes the game a unique and bonding experience for all participants.

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