Console commands

In Star Citizen the Console can be accessed at any time by pressing the ~ key.

This allows you to see the lines being actively written out to the game's log file as well as the ability to execute commands or modify certain command variables as listed out below.

Many command variables will have a simple enabled/disabled value represented by a 0 (disabled/off) or a 1 (enabled/on).

Console Commands/Variables

Command	Default Value	Description
cig_peak_detection_enabled	0
cig_profile_auto_logging_capture_duration	16
cig_profile_auto_logging_enabled	0
cig_profile_auto_logging_enabled_during_level_load	0
cig_profile_auto_logging_enabled_frame_delay_after_level_load	100
cig_profile_auto_logging_max_captures	5
cig_profile_auto_logging_output_path	AutoPerfCaptures/AutoCapture
cig_profile_auto_logging_slow_frame_threshold	10
cig_profile_auto_logging_slow_frame_tolerance	0.25
cig_profile_auto_logging_slow_frame_window	2
cig_profile_etw_trace_enabled	0
cig_profile_json_summary_output	0
cig_profile_json_summary_output_name	json_summary/profile_log
cig_profile_log_path	StressTest/manual_profile
cig_profile_optick_file_output	0
cig_profile_optick_file_output_name	Opticks/StarEngine
cig_profile_optick_server_port	31318
cig_profile_sampling_rate	1003
e_ZoneSystemVerifyBounds	0
grpc_push_stresstest_subscriptions	0
g_friendManager.friendRequests	1
g_notifications.friendRequestsNotifications	1
g_notifications.restrictCommsCallsNotifications	0
g_notifications.restrictCurrencyTransferNotifications	0
g_notifications.restrictPartyInvitesNotifications	0
g_playerGroupManager.on_foot_partymarker_cull_distance	1000
g_playerGroupManager.on_vehicle_partymarker_cull_distance	50000
g_shield.ui_legacy_mfd_swap_recharge_and_delay	0
i_alwaysCountModifiersOnFailedAction	1
i_DumpDeviceInformation		Outputs information about registered input devices (mouse/keyboard/gamepads/eye trackers/etc).
mission_log_all_completed_missions		Displays a list of missions that you have completed.
pl_carryable.logClench	0
pl_dead.enableDownedKillOnDisconnect	1
pl_ground.debugDivergence	1
pl_ground.debugDivergenceGoTo	0
pl_mouse_reinverted_during_im	1
pl_shopping.log	0
pl_shopping.trackPortTryOnRemoval.duration	5000
pl_shopping.trackPortTryOnRemoval.enabled	0
pl_staging.debug	0
pl_stranded.debug	0
pl_usable.enableExitRotationCorrection	1
pp_RebindKeys		How to import keybindings: pp_RebindKeys <filename> Export bindings to a file named layout_mybindings_exported.xml: pp_rebindkeys export all mybindings
pp_ResortDevices		Swap keybindings between Joystick 1 and 2. This command is useful when Windows sets your secondary joystick to your primary and you want to easily reuse your keybindings: pp_resortdevices joystick 1 2 Change device 4 to 1 and 5 to 2? pp_resortdevices joystick 4 1 pp_resortdevices joystick 5 2
quit		Exits game immediately back to desktop
q_ShaderCompute	2
q_ShaderFX	2
q_ShaderGeneral	2
q_ShaderGlass	2
q_ShaderParticle	2
q_ShaderPostProcess	3
q_ShaderProjectedDecal	2
q_ShaderProjectedWaterDecal	1
q_ShaderShadow	2
q_ShaderSky	2
q_ShaderWater	2
r.GI.Cache.JitterScale	1
r.GI.Cache.MinCellSize	0.1
r.GI.Cache.MinCellSizeDistance	5
r.GI.Cache.TemporalFilterSpeed.Direct	0.1
r.GI.Cache.TemporalFilterSpeed.Indirect	0.01
r.GI.Cache.Uncertainty.Decay	0.3
r.GI.Cache.Uncertainty.Sensitivity	15
r.GI.CubeCache.RaysPerUpdate	4
r.GI.CubeCache.TemporalFilterSpeed.Direct	0.9
r.GI.CubeCache.TemporalFilterSpeed.Indirect	0.1
r.GI.CubeCache.Uncertainty.Decay	0.5
r.GI.CubeCache.Uncertainty.Sensitivity	15
r.GI.CubeCache.UpdatesPerFrame	65536
r.GI.Specular.HalfRes	1
r.GI.Specular.Temporal	1
r.GI.Transparency.TemporalFilterSpeed	0.1
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace	1
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.FadeCurve	2
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.FadeStart	0.8
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.Jittermult	0.8
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.LightSizeThreshold	0.8
r.GI.CubeCache.RaysPerUpdate	4
r.GI.CubeCache.TemporalFilterSpeed.Direct	0.9
r.GI.CubeCache.TemporalFilterSpeed.Indirect	0.1
r.GI.CubeCache.Uncertainty.Decay	0.5
r.GI.CubeCache.Uncertainty.Sensitivity	15
r.GI.CubeCache.UpdatesPerFrame	65536
r.GI.Specular.HalfRes	1
r.GI.Specular.Temporal	1
r.GI.Transparency.TemporalFilterSpeed	0.1
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace	1
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.FadeCurve	2
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.FadeStart	0.8
r.ShadowS.ScreenSpace.JitterMult	0.8
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.LightSizeThreshold	0.8
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.MaxSamples	64
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.MaxShadowTexelsTrace	8
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.Quality	3
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.RayLengthThresholdMult	0.5
r.Shadows.ScreenSpace.RayNumPixelsStep	4
r.TSR	1
r_DisplayInfo	0	0 = Off 1 = Shows some basic information 2 = Shows additional info (Session, Shard ID, CPU load, etc) and everything above. 3 = Shows additional info (RAM, VRAM usage, etc.) and everything above. 4 = GPU Load stats and everything above.
r_DisplaySessionInfo	0	When turned on (set to 1) a QR Code is displayed in the upper right corner which can be used by CIG to gain additional info during bug reports.
r_enable_full_gpu_sync	0	Enabling this syncs the CPU with the GPU after every driver call. This means if one call crashes the GPU we know exactly which one it was, but this comes at a massive hit to performance. It's very useful if someone can consistently reproduce a GPU crash. They can enable this setting just before the crash occurs and then submit the error report.
r_FogShadows	0	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_FourierShadowPoolSize	512	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_full_gpu_sync_timeout	10
r_GasCloudUpsample	2	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_Gen12	2	Setting for the new Gen12 renderer. 0 = Off (use old renderer) 1 = Hybrid old and new Gen12 renderer 2 = Gen12 renderer only
r_GetScreenShot	0	Capture a single screenshot (variable is set to 0 after capturing) 1 = Take screenshot immediately 2 = Take screenshot 8 frames after resetting temporal effects
r_GPUMarkers	2
r_GPUMarkersForceEnableREsMask	524288	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_HDRDisplayDeviceLimits	1
r_HDRDisplayMaxNits	1500
r_HDRDisplayOutput	0
r_HDRDisplayRefWhite	200
r_MotionBlur	1	0 = Motion blur disabled 1 = Camera motion blur 2 = Camera and object motion blur 3 = Debug mode
r_profileGraph	0
r_RenderDocCapture	0
r_RenderThreadDebugEventsEnable	1	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_RuntimeCubeMapDisableForwardRendering	0	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_ShadowsPoolSize	8192	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2
r_ssdo	2	Screen Space Directional Occlusion 0 = Disabled 1 = Obscurance-based (very fast) 2 = Optimized horizon-based 3 = Reference horizon-based (very slow)
r_VSync	1	0 = VSync disabled 1 = VSync enabled
r_VSync_disablePIAdjustment	1	Toggles vertical sync time step adjust (if VSync is on). 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled
sys_maxFps	99999	Sets the max FPS. If the value is 0 the FPS will not be restricted. (changed in 3.0.24.2 or earlier).
sys_maxIdleFps	60	Limits the framerate while loading, in menu, or paused.
sys_trap_silent_shutdowns	0
sys_vectored_handler	0
ui_localizationDebug.lengthScalar	1
ui_localizationDebug.mode	0
ui_localizationDebug.presetCharacter	88
v_debug_shop_operations	0
v_vjoyType	2	Changed/Removed in 3.24.2