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Sons Of The Forest console commands: How to activate cheatstick console commands and cheats

Learn how to use console commands and cheats in Sons Of The Forest

Sons of the Forest image with loads of Virginias running away from the player.
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Want a full Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats list? With Sons Of The Forest console commands you can turn the spooky survival crafting game into a cakewalk. With the game out of early access, now is the perfect time to get stuck in and experiment with cheats to make the game even more goofy (amidst the horror, of course).

Below we've listed all known Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats to allow you to activate godmode, create multiple Kelvin and Virginia companions and even gain access to the best weapons and armor in the game through item ID codes.

With these, you should be able to storm your way through the cannibalistic island. Read on for all console commands, ID codes and a rundown of how to use them in the game.


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How to use console commands in Sons Of The Forest

To use console commands in Sons Of The Forest, follow these key steps:

  1. Load up a save, enter the word "cheatstick" (without the quotation marks)
  2. Press the F1 key. Simply enter "cheatstick" in the normal game, unpaused. Your character might move a bit, but it'll still trigger.
  3. If you do this correctly, pressing F1 will bring up a dev console command menu with a huge list of cheats attached.
  4. From there, simply enter the cheat that you want to use and press the ENTER key.

That's all there is to it - you can now use Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats.

Sons of the Forest screenshot showing the console commands and cheats menu.
Image of all the console commands in Sons Of The Forest | Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

Best Sons Of The Forest console commands

Here's a list of the Sons Of The Forest best console commands that are sure to make your time on the cannibal island a tad easier. This includes the best of the bunch, but see our complete list of all Sons Of The Forest console commands further down this guide too.

Type Command Description
Player addallitems Adds a full stack of every item into your inventory.
Player addallstoryitems Adds items that are necessary for the story to your inventory.
Player additem [item name] Adds the specified item to your inventory.
Player additemswithtag [item tag] Adds an item with the specified tag to your inventory.
Player godmode [on/off] Enables/disables godmode, making you invincible and giving max health, hunger, hydration, and energy.
Player speedyrun [on/off] Allows you to run at much higher speed than normal.
Player superjump [on/off] Allows you to jump higher than usual when enabled.
Player instantbookbuild [on/off] Allows you to instantly build anything when selected in the build book.
Player setplayerrace [number] Changes the skin colour of the player character.
Player gotocoords [X number] [Z number] [Y number] Spawn at the set coordinates.
World addcharacter robby [number] Spawns the defined number of Kelvins into the game.
World addcharacter virginia [number] Spawns the defined number of Virginias into the game.
World aiangerlevel [number] Changes the anger level of all AI.
World aianimspeed [number] Changes the animation speed of all AI (1 is default, so 10 is super fast and 0.1 is super slow).
World aiarmorlevel [number] Changes the amount of protection that AI have.
World aidisable [on/off] Adds/removes all AI from the game.
World aidummy [on/off] Makes AI un/aware of your presence.
World aigodmode [on/off] Turns AI invincible.
World aipause [on/off] Pauses all AI instantly (will turn off if you pause the game).
World animalsenabled [on/off] Removes all animals when toggled on.
World spawnitem [item tag number] [number of item to spawn] Spawns a specified amount of the specified item.
World spawnitem 78 50 Spawns 50 logs.
World spawnitem 362 50 Spawns 50 cases of Pistol Ammo.
World spawnitem 363 50 Spawns 50 cases of Shotgun Slugs.
World spawnitem 364 50 Spawns 50 cases of Buckshot Shotgun Shells.
World spawnitem 369 50 Spawns 50 cases of Stun Gun ammo.
World settimeofday [number between 1 and 24] Set the time of day.
World treescutall [on/off] Cuts all trees around the player, useful if you want to clear space for a base.
System airadar [on/off] Creates a box at the feet of every AI, displaying their distance from the player.
System aishowdebugcamera [on/off] Moves your camera position away from your character's perspective.
System aishowstats [on/off] Creates a box at the feet of every AI, displaying their general anger, fear, and energy stats.
System aishowsurvivalstats [on/off] Creates a box at the feet of AI, displaying their fullness, hydration, and energy stats.
System aistatadjust [stat] [+/- number] Allows you to change the individual stats of an AI.
System aivillageclosest [on/off] Creates a box displaying the distance and direction of the nearest village to the player.
System aiworldeventstats [on/off] Displays a box in the top-left showing cannibal anger, the time of day, and other world events.
System aiworldstats [on/off] Displays a box in the top-left showing stats of cannibals, animals, and other AI throughout the world.
System aizonestats [on/off] Displays a box in the top-left showing stats of cannibals, animals, and other AI throughout your current zone.
System showfps [on/off] Shows your FPS count in the top-right corner.
System showhud [on/off] Toggles the HUD on and off.
System showui [on/off] Toggles the UI on and off.

Sons Of The Forest Item ID list: How to spawn items

If you simply want to spawn every item in the game, you can do so with the addallitems command. However, if you want to spawn a specific item into your inventory, you'll need to specify the item that you want. This is written as:

additem [item name]

Note that you'll need to remove the square brackets, and type the item name as one word, without any spaces.

You can also add items to your game through item IDs. Each Sons Of The Forest item has a unique ID code. With this, you can add the item to your inventory by adjusting the game's source code and inputting the exact amount of the item you want. To do so:

  1. Enter your SonsOfTheForest\Saves\ folder.
  2. Open the folder with 17 digits.
  3. Open either the Single Player or Multiplayer folder, whichever you are playing.
  4. Click on the folder containing your most recent save file. (We suggest making a copy of your save before tampering with cheats).
  5. Look for the PlayerInventorySaveData file and open it in Notepad.
  6. Input the following sequence: {\"ItemId\":XXX,\"TotalCount\":X,\"UniqueItems\":[]},
  7. Make sure you replace the 'XXX' with the item ID of the item you wish to spawn into your inventory. Likewise, replace the 'X' with the quantity of the item you want.

Below we've included an item ID list of all Sons Of The Forest items. With these, you should be able to spawn weapons and armor like the Pistol and Golden Armor without needing to traipse through cannibal-infested caves. You'll also be able to spawn tools like the Rope Gun or Shovel with ultimate ease.

Item Item ID
Alcohol 414
Aloe Vera 451
Air Canister 469
Backpack 402
Battery 527
Blueprint Book 552
Bone Armor 494
Buckshot 364
Canned Food 434
Cash 496
Chainsaw 394
Cloth 415
Cooking Pot 517
Crafted Spear 474
Creepy Armor 593
Cross 468
Crossbow 365
Crossbow Bolt 368
Duct Tape 419
Emergency Pack 483
Energy Drink 439
Energy Bar 441
Energy Mix 461
Energy Mix + 462
Feather 479
Fish 436
Flare 440
Flashlight 471
Flask 426
Food Tray 512
Frag Grenade 381
Golden Armor 572
GPS Locator 529
GPS Tracker 412
Grab Bag 351
Grappling Hook 560
Guest Keycard 526
Guide Book 589
Health Mix 455
Health Mix + 456
Hide Armor 519
Knife 380
Leaf 484
Leaf Armor 473
Loot Pouch 508
Log 78
Maintenance Keycard 566
Medium Rock 506
Modern Arrow 373
Molotovs 388
MRE Snack Rations 438
Noodles 421
Pistol 355
Pistol ammo 362
Pistol Silencer 374
Plasma Lighter 413
Printer Arrow 618
Printer Resin 390
Radio 590
Raw Meat 433
Rebreather 444
Revolver 386
Rock 393
Rope 403
Rope Gun 522
Severed Arm 480
Severed Leg 481
Shotgun 358
Skin Pouch 508
Skull 430
Sled 428
Slug 363
Small Rock 476
Stick 392
Stone Arrow 507
Stun Gun 353
Stun Gun Ammo 369
Swimsuit 619
Tactical Axe 379
Tarp 504
Tech Armor 554
Tech Mesh 553
Torch 503
Turtle Shell 506
VIP Keycard 568
Walkie Talkie 486
Wristwatch 410
Zipline Rope 523

All Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats listed

Here's a full list of all console commands and cheats that you can use in Sons Of The Forest, in alphabetical order. Remember to consult our above section on how to use console commands, if you get stuck.

Command
addallbookpages
addallitems
addallstoryitems
addcharacter
additem
additemswithtag
addmemory
addprefab
addvirginia
aiangerlevel
aianimspeed
aiarmorlevel
aiarmortier
aidisable
aidodgetest
aidummy
aiforcestrafe
aighostplayer
aigodmode
aijumpdebug
aiknockdowndisable
aimemoryadjust
aipause
aipoolstats
airadar
airnworldevent
aishowanims
aishowdebug
aishowdebugcamera
aishoweventmemory
aishowhealth
aishownavgraph
aishowpaths
aishowplayerinfluences
aishowstats
aishowsurvivalstats
aishowthoughts
aistatadjust
aistructurelog
aitestsleeo
aithought
aithoughtnocooldown
aivailstats
aiverboselog
aivillageclosest
aiworldeventstats
aiworldstats
aizonestats
allowasync
ammohack
animallimitmult
animalsenabled
animstatesgui
anisoenabled
anisominmax
applydefaultmaterials
areashadow
astar
audio2dtest
audiodebug
audiodebugstates
audiodescription
audioparameter
audioplayevent
billboardenabled
billboardignorechanges
blockplayerfinaldeath
breakobjects
buffstats
buildermode
buildhack
cameradlss
camerafov
capsulemode
cavelight
characterlods
checkattechedentities
checkexitmenu
checkfrozenentities
clear
clearallsettings
clearaudioparameters
clearbushradius
clearmidactionflag
cloudenable
cloudfactor
cloudshadowsenable
combatteststart
count
countgowithlayer
countlinkedstructures
counttag
createlight
creepyvillage
crouchtoggle
damgedebug
damagefreeformstructure
deathcount
debugplayerhitlog
debugplayermelee
demomode
destroy
destroyfreeformstructure
destroyragdoll
destroywildcard
diagrenderers
diggingclear
disablecomponent
disablegameobjecttester
disablego
disablegowildcard
disablescene
disconnectplayer
disconnectplayers
dismemberradius
dumplobbyinfo
duplicateobject
dynamicresolutioncycletest
dynamicresolutionoverride
dynamicresolutiontarget
enablecheats
enablecollisionbasedkillbox
enablecomponent
enablego
enablescene
enablestructureghosts
energyhack
exportlinkedstructurestojson
exposuresetspeed
filteraudio
findobjectswithshader
firstlookforce
follow
followstop
footstepdebug
forcecloud
forcecloudprofile
forceplayerexpression
forcerain
forceremovetrees
freecamera
gainstrength
gameoverdelaytime
gamepaddeadzone
gamepadxsensitivity
gamepadysensitivity
gccollect
getgamemode
getlayerculldistance
godmode
goto
gotocoords
gotoforce
gototag
gotozone
grabsgeneratebuilt
gravity
greebledrockscollision
heallocalplayer
help
hideworldposfor
hitlocalplayer
igniteradius
importlinkedstructuresfromfile
inspectgo
instantbookbuild
instantrespawnhere
invertlook
invisible
joinsteamlobby
jumptimeofday
kickplayers
killlocalplayer
killradius
knockdownlocalplayer
lightninghittreechance
lightninghittreemustbeinfrontplayer
lightninginterval
listachievements
listactiveentities
listdeathmarkers
listgowithlayer
listitems
listitemswithtags
listobjects
loaddebugconsolemod
loadmacros
loadplayer
loadscene
loadscenesingle
locktimeofday
loddebugmaterials
loddebugranges
lodforce2ddistance
lodforce3ddistance
logging
loghack
logshowerrors
logshowinfo
logshownone
logshowwarnings
logtextures
logvirtual
mipmapstreamingbudget
mipmapstreamingdiscard
mousexsensitivity
mouseysensitivity
navgraphforceupdate
netanimator
netskinnedbones
netspawnplayer
openmacrosfolder
outputsnappointstofile
physicsupdatetime
playcutscene
playdeathcutscene
playdeathmarker
playdeathmarker
playeranimparams
playerdebugcamera
playerinterruptedkeys
playernetanimator
playervisibility
playgameover
postprocessingcomponent
profilersample
profilersnapshot
qualitytexture
radiodebug
refillcontainers
refreshentities
regenhealth
removeallitems
removeallstoryitems
removedead
removeitem
removeliving
removeshader
renderspheres
replaceshader
reporterrorsnow
reportlogsnow
reportwarningsnow
resetachievement
resetallachievements
resetinputaes
resetsettings
revivelocalplayer
robbycarry
robbyincutscenes
rumbletest
save
saveplayer
season
sendmessageto
setcurrentday
setdifficultymode
setexitedendgame
setgamemode
setgamesetupsetting
setgametimespeed
setinventorypercent
setlayerculldistance
setlookrotation
setopeningcrash
setplayerrace
setproperty
setsetting
setspeakermode
setstat
setstrengthlevel
settimeofday
setwindintensity
setworldobjectstaterange
showactivelights
showbutterflyinfo
showcollisionobjectnames
showdebugzones
showfps
showhud
showinworldui
showmeshmaterialnames
showmeshobjectnames
showmeshtrianglecounts
showobjectlocation
showprojectiletraits
showstimuli
showtriggercollision
showui
showworldobjects
showworldposfor
slapchap
spawnedobjectstats
spawnfallingtree
spawnitem
spawnpickup
spawnrenderspheres
spawnworldobject
speedyrun
sprinttoggle
superjump
survival
targetframerate
terrainparallax
terrainpixelerror
terrainrender
terrainrendersimple
terraintess
terraintessdist
testeventmask
testingsamplefps
timeofdayconnectiondebug
timeofdaydebug
timescale
togglebeamdebug
togglefiredebug
togglefpsdisplay
togglego
togglegrabberdebug
togglegrabsfacedebug
toggleocclusionculling
toggleoverlay
toggleplayerstats
togglestructureresistancedebug
togglesuperstructureroomsvisualdebug
togglevsync
toggleworkscheduler
trailer3
treecutsimulatebolt
treefallcontactinfo
treeocclusionbonus
treeradius
tresscutall
unloadscene
unloadunusedassets
unlockseason
userigidbodyrotation
veganmode
virginiagiveitem
virginiagiveplayer
virginiaincutscenes
virginiasentiment
virginiavisit
vitalsshowdebug
vrfps
workscheduler
worldgroupid
worldobectdisableall
worldobjectenableall
wsscaling

That wraps up our guide on Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats. For more vital info, check out our Sons Of The Forest map for all item locations, points of interest, and anything else you may need to find. If you want to cheat up an awesome base in the perfect spot, take a look at our guide on the best base locations in Sons Of The Forest too.

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