Console Commands

[jbokk9]

Do all console commands disable achievements, and should I care? Should I play vanilla one time through?

[Caolán_The_Wolf]

eh youll probbaly have to do cc when the game inevitably ♥♥♥♥♥ up, and if you really want achievements theyres a mod to re enable them.

but yeah any use of the console disables achievemnts

[oak]

Originally posted by jbokk9:

Do all console commands disable achievements, and should I care? Should I play vanilla one time through?

Not all commands do, but I don't know if anyone has a reliable list.
If the achievements are of interest either complete them vanilla first, or alternatively use something like the following mod *before* being tempted to use console. It requires no other supporting files, it's simply a DLL dropped into the Starfield application folder, just drop it in and forget it:
Starfield Achievement Enabler https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/1402

[tkwoods]

Originally posted by jbokk9:

Do all console commands disable achievements, and should I care? Should I play vanilla one time through?

That depends on you. If you want the achievements then I'd say yes do a play through to get them. If you cheap out and use console and a mod to enable you really don't get the true achievement.

But that's your choice. I got the achievements but just because I desired to do it. I've never used console or mods, but again that's just my choice.

The main takeaway is it's a game and it's meant to entertain and be enjoyed. However you do that is your choice.

[GoldInfinit7]

There is a command to get to level 100 in a single command and there is an achievement to getting to level 100. What is the point of getting this achievement if all you did was enter a single command to get it? What's the point of even playing the game if it's just to teleport to the ending? Legit earning stuff in a game is more fun in my opinion but some just want to get to the ending without taking the time to enjoy things along the way.

[Caolán_The_Wolf]

Originally posted by GoldInfinit7:

There is a command to get to level 100 in a single command and there is an achievement to getting to level 100. What is the point of getting this achievement if all you did was enter a single command to get it? What's the point of even playing the game if it's just to teleport to the ending? Legit earning stuff in a game is more fun in my opinion but some just want to get to the ending without taking the time to enjoy things along the way.

bold of you to assume the console is just cheats, most of the people who ask the same question as OP had to use the console to fix something that broke pretty badly.

[oak]

While console use can be used for cheating, and entirely possible to use it to get the achievements, there's plenty of utility to be had from it that isn't remotely cheating. Not that it should matter in single player games and the personal, relatively pointless, pursuit of Steam Achievements either way :) I mean, it makes the achievement/s a little *more* fruitless, but they're only stooging themselves.

My first brush with the console in Starfield happened when I landed on a planet, I saw some very large objects bouncing around the landscape of a 0.1g moon, so, being the inquisitive type, I boosted up, took a loot, spotted some crashed ship parts, and landed on one. It was a bit of fun, until I landed on the moon surface and then one of the ship parts landed on me - I couldn't get out. TCL got me through the object.

[GoldInfinit7]

Originally posted by Caolán_The_Wolf:

Originally posted by GoldInfinit7:

There is a command to get to level 100 in a single command and there is an achievement to getting to level 100. What is the point of getting this achievement if all you did was enter a single command to get it? What's the point of even playing the game if it's just to teleport to the ending? Legit earning stuff in a game is more fun in my opinion but some just want to get to the ending without taking the time to enjoy things along the way.

bold of you to assume the console is just cheats, most of the people who ask the same question as OP had to use the console to fix something that broke pretty badly.

I played the game for over 400 hours and not once did I need to use the console command to fix anything. There is always a workaround for any bugs without using the console command. I am of the belief it is a lazy resort that even messes up the game when it could have been resolved without resorting to it. Also, I doubt someone asking about using console commands from the get-go, really encountered anything yet.

[HeyYou]

Originally posted by GoldInfinit7:

Originally posted by Caolán_The_Wolf:

bold of you to assume the console is just cheats, most of the people who ask the same question as OP had to use the console to fix something that broke pretty badly.

I played the game for over 400 hours and not once did I need to use the console command to fix anything. There is always a workaround for any bugs without using the console command. I am of the belief it is a lazy resort that even messes up the game when it could have been resolved without resorting to it. Also, I doubt someone asking about using console commands from the get-go, really encountered anything yet.

I have gotten stuck in various places, that required TCL (toggle clipping) to extricate myself. If I didn't use the console command, I would have had to reload a previous save.

[DrNewcenstein]

Unless there's something specific to the game that you need console commands (like TCL or resetting a broken quest, or advancing a stuck quest), and if all you want is infinite ammo, no reloading, 1-hit kills, a mass of credits, infinite items, easy crafting. and faster player movement, get WeMod. It still disables achievements (a minor consequence), but no chance of breaking something.

[Geldric™]

I completed all 50 achievements on vanilla and then I started using mods & console commands.

I view this "alteration" as a convenience rather than a cheat, you may view it as a cheat. I place a small storage chest in the cockpit of my ship. I then use a console cmd to increase its capacity to 5,000. That suits my "horde everything like a mf'er" play style perfectly.

As TKWoods said: "The main takeaway is it's a game and it's meant to entertain and be enjoyed. However you do that is your choice."