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The ocean is scary, and in Subnautics: below zero, the ocean is absolutely terrifying. For some, the story and gameplay are super fun, but they can also be so scary that some have to turn it down a notch.

Fortunately, the game has a plethora of cheats and console commands that can be useful to players. Whether it’s spawning items, moving them in ways players shouldn’t, or disabling certain monster attacks, players can customize the game in a way that makes it easier to play through.

How to use cheats and console commands in Subnautics: Bbelow zero

Players on PC who want to use cheats or console commands in Subnautics: below zero can press shift and enter at the same time to open the console commands. Those on Xbox or PlayStation also have to press certain buttons at the same time.

For Xbox it’s the A button plus left and right bumpers, and on PlayStation it’s the X button plus left and right trigger. For those who want to enter cheats on the Nintendo Switch, this is disabled on the device.

List of console commands in Subnautics: below zero

There are a large number of console commands that offer cheats, or ways for players to change their game. Below is a table of all the commands players can use and what they do. As a reference, [NAME] is the variable text input, [#] represents the input of the variable number, and [x], [y], [z], represent coordinates. More information and examples can be found on the game’s wiki page.

All common console commands

Input Result
item [NAME] [#] Adds a specified amount of item to the player’s inventory.
spawn [NAME] [#] Spawns specified amount of item for the player.
tidal wave [#] Floods all player-built naval bases.
Bob the Builder Enables fastbuild, unlockall, nocost, fastgrow, fasthatch and adds tools to the player’s inventory.
bubbles Make air bubbles appear around the player.
attack [#] Charges batteries.
clearing inventory Clears a player’s inventory.
cold Enables the cold effect on the player.
injury [#] Sets a damage multiplier.
damage basis Causes a breach in all sea bases.
ency [NAME] Unlocks specified database entries.
build fast Allows the player to build modules faster with the Habitat Builder.
grow fast Make flora grow faster.
come out soon Make eggs hatch faster.
quick scan Makes scanning faster.
fast, swim Allows players to increase their speed while holding down the left shift.
filter fast Reduces the time of the water filtration machine.
filter salt Let the water filtration machine produce salt immediately.
filter water Immediately make the water filtration machine produce large filtered water.
freedom Changes the game mode to Freedom.
creative Changes the game mode to Creative.
survival Changes the game mode to Survival.
hardcore Changes the game mode to Hardcore.
to freeze Freezes all small fish.
freeze player Freezes the player.
goal [NAME] [NAME] Activates the desired story target: PDA, Radio, Encyclopedia or Story.
reset target [NAME] Disables the specified goal of the story.
hoverbick variant1 Changes Snowfoxes to give infinite boost and jump height. Also has no speed limit.
hoverbike variant2 Changes all Snowfoxes spawned to just have an infinite boost and jump height.
hypnosis on/off Turns Lily Paddler’s hypnosis effect on or off.
ice worm hunting mode on/off Enables or disables the Iceworm’s hunting mode.
Instagram Players can kill creatures with one shot.
invisible Creatures ignore the player as if they are invisible.
kill The player respawns in the drop pod.
no blueprints Unlocks all blueprints
nobubbles Disables the player’s breathing bubble animation.
No costs It allows players to use machines and manufacturers whether they have the items or not.
no damage Eliminates damage.
no energy Enables power consumption for all tools, vehicles and sea bases.
no hints Enables game hints.
no pressure Enables the pressure effect on naval bases and vehicles.
nosurvival Eliminates the players’ food and water needs.
purposefully [NAME] Completes the specified story goal.
oxygen Gives the player unlimited oxygen.
reset motor mode Forces the player into swim mode while in an underwater architect base.
resources for [NAME] Provides the resources for the specified craftable item.
rotten food Makes all food in the player’s inventory rotten.
school fish rejected by player Make schools of fish flee from the player.
sea ​​glide Spawns and unpowered Seaglide.
shotgun Allows players to kill enemies by right clicking on them.
startexchangerquest Gives the player a repair tool and two thermoses.
story [NAME] Takes the story further. Check the wiki for parameters.
story help [NAME] Shows the help description for a story.
delivery drop [NAME] Launch the specified drop. Check the wiki for parameters.
supplydropall Shows the list of supply drops.
take damage [#] Damages the player by a certain percentage.
thaw Freezes all fish.
unfreeze player Unlocks the player.
unlock [NAME] Unlocks specified blueprint.
unlock everything Unlocks all blueprints in the game.
unlock all buildables Unlocks all blueprints used by the Habitat Builder.
open doors Unlocks Architect Base force fields.

All item assignments

Input Result
Eggs Gives the player all creature eggs in the game.
exosuit arms Gives the player all Prawn Suit arms.
exosuit upgrades Gives the player all Prawn Suit upgrades.
breeding time Gives the player a variety of loot.
nice loot Gives the player a variety of loot.
precursor keys Gives the player each color precursor key.
Seatruck Upgrades Gives the player every Seatruck upgrade.
spawn loot Spawns a variety of loot.
tools Gives the player tools.
vehicle upgrades Gives the player all vehicle upgrades.
item jukeboxdisksall Drop a disc that unlocks all Jukebox tracks.

All weather and time commands

Input Result
day Sets time to day.
night Set time to night.
acceleration weather [#] Speeds up a future weather event.
day Night [#] Sets the time of day.
day night speed [#] Sets the day/night cycle slower/faster.
weather forecast Advances the current weather to the next event.
lightning Switches lightning.
precipitation Switches rain.
reset again Rerolls all the weather in the game for the next 24 hours.
skip time [#] Skips a few seconds.
weather Turns it back on/off.
weather event [NAME] Sets it back to the specified name.
wind Switches wind.

All teleport commands

Input Result
biome [NAME] Teleports player to specified biome.
go to [NAME] Teleports player to specified location.
warp [x] [y] [z] Rotates the player to the specified coordinates.
side [x] [y] [z] Rotates the player to the center of the specified batch.
chunk [x] [y] [z] Distorts player to specified chunk.
go fast [NAME] Immediately warps the player to the specified location.
goto spam Rotates the player between two locations until gotostop is used.
goto stop Stops gotospam.
spawn nearby Teleports the player to any location at a short distance.
warp forward [#] Warps player forward specified gauges.

For a full list of commands, including warp locations, loot spawns, and tech commands, check out the Subnautics: below zero wiki page.