WH40k: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition – All Console Commands (Cheats) List

Of course, maybe you don’t want to grind through every requisition point, wait for long build times, or march blindly across a fog-covered battlefield. That’s understandable. So here are all the console commands you can use in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition to bend the rules of war, boost your armies, and crush the enemies of the Imperium or anyone else standing in your way.

If you have any problems with the commands and need extra help you can hit me up directly on Discord for answers in the help channel!

How to Activate Console Commands / Cheats in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition

If you have the game on Steam, here’s how to enable cheats:

1. In your Steam Library, right-click Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Definitive Edition.
2. Select Properties.
3. Choose Launch Options.
4. Paste“-dev” (without the quotation marks).
5. Launch your game.

Now, after opening up the game, press the CTRL + SHIFT + ~ (Tilde) in the upper left part of the keyboard to open the console. All codes are case-sensitive, so make sure to write them properly!

If you have the GOG version of the game, here’s how to enable the command console:

1. Navigate to where the W40k_gog.exe is located (e.g. C:\GOG Galaxy\Dawn of War Definitive Edition\).
2. Right click on W40k_gog.exe and create a shortcut.
3. Right click on that shortcut, click properties and add “-dev” to Target (e.g. “C:\GOG Galaxy\Dawn of War Definitive Edition\W40k_gog.exe” -dev).
4. From now on start the game via this shortcut.

Disclaimer: You can’t seem to copy and paste cheats into this game, you’ll have to manually write them yourself!

How to Activate Cheats in Skirmish

After selecting the map, press the Game Options button and toggle Enable Cheats to Yes.

All Console Commands (Cheats) List

General Cheats

• cheat_revealall → Reveal the entire map
• FOW_RevealAll → Remove Fog of War
• fog_toggle → Toggle fog on/off
• shadow_toggle → Toggle shadows on/off
• taskbar_hide → Hide the taskbar/GUI
• taskbar_show → Show the taskbar/GUI
• message_hide → Hide on-screen messages
• message_show → Show on-screen messages
• cheat_killself → Commit suicide (kill your army)
• quit → Exit game to Windows
• cls → Clear console window

Resources & Building

• cheat_power(#) → Add specified amount of power
• cheat_requisition(#) → Add specified amount of requisition
• sd_instant_build = 1 → Enable instant build (player + CPU)
• sd_instant_build = 0 → Disable instant build

Hotkeys:

• Ctrl+F1 → +10,000 resources
• Ctrl+F2 → Unlimited unit cap
• Ctrl+F3 → Instant build

Stats & Performance

• statgraph() → Enables stat graph overlay
• statgraph_channel("fps") → Shows FPS counter (top-right)
• getsimrate() → Shows current game speed
• setsimrate(#) → Sets game speed, works only in Skirmish

Graphics / Visual Toggles

• render_togglerainbow() → Psychedelic colors
• render_togglexray() → See-through/white textures
• render_togglewireframe() → Colored wireframe mode
• detail_toggle() → Toggle shaders
• decal_toggle() → Toggle banners & badges
• terrlod_dist(min, max) → Adjust terrain detail LOD distance
• terrlod_toggle() → Toggle terrain detail
• staticdecal_dump() → Dump static decal stats to file
• dynamicdecal_dump() → Dump dynamic decal stats to file

Debug / Visualization

• ingame_stats_mouseover_toggle → Toggle mouseover stat bars
• ingame_stats_toggle → Toggle unit stat bars
• ingame_select_ui_toggle → Toggle unit selection boxes
• simvis_cameranearclip("meters") → Set near camera clip (hide close objects)
• simvis_camerafarclip("meters") → Set far camera clip (hide distant objects)
• simvis_fx_refresh → Refresh screen FX while console open
• simvis_list → Lists handler/channel usage
• simvis_toggle("ChannelName") → Toggle subsystem visibility

Channels available for simvis_toggle:

• EnviroHandler (ambient light)
• TerrainHandler (ground)
• SkyHandlerStencil (skybox)
• NISletAnimHandler (cinematic animations)
• TerrainOverlayHandler (ground deco)
• TerrainDecoratorHandler (rubble, details)
• marker_handler
• scargroups_handler
• AnimatorHandler (unit animations/visibility)
• GhostHandler (infiltrated units)
• ShadowHandler (shadows)
• OceanHandler (water/oceans)
• FXHandler (tracers, lasers, explosions, smoke, etc.)
• LightManagerHandler (dynamic lights)
• SoundHandler (non-ambient/FX sound)
• BoundVolumeHandler (bounding boxes)

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