# Valheim Tips

Public tips and tricks for accessing, using, and running the Valheim servers.

# Keybinds and Shortcuts

<table id="bkmrk-key-purpose-f2-playe" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width:50%;">**Key**</td><td style="width:50%;">**Purpose**

</td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;">F2</td><td style="width:50%;">Player List and Info</td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;">F5</td><td style="width:50%;">Console</td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;">Ctrl + F3</td><td style="width:50%;">Toggle Hud</td></tr></tbody></table>

# Admin Commands

Assuming you have been granted Admin privileges on a server, the following commands will be enabled for you. Press F5 to open the console.

#### Basic Commands

- `kick [name/ip/userID]` - Kick the user.
- `ban [name/ip/userID]` - Ban the user.
- `unban [ip/userID]` - Unban the user.
- `banned` - Shows a list of banned users.
- `ping` - Send a ping to the server to ger your latency.
- `lodbias [number]` - Set distance lod bias. If empty shows actual lodbias. By default 1.5
- `info` - Print system info

#### Cheat Commands

To enable Cheat commands, put `imacheater` into the console. To deactivate, enter it again. This will then unlock the following commands:

- `god` - enables god mode
- `pos` - print current player position
- `goto [x,z]` - teleport
- `exploremap` - explore entire map
- `resetmap` - reset map exploration
- `killall` - kill nearby enemies
- `tame` - tame all nearby tameable creatures
- `hair` - ???
- `beard` - ???
- `location` - spawn location
- `raiseskill` \[skill\] \[amount\] - raise skill lvl (example: raiseskill run 100)
- `resetskill [skill]` - reset skill level
- `freefly` - freefly photo mode
- `ffsmooth` - freefly smoothness
- `tod -1 OR [0-1]` - time of day? (unknown)
- `env [env]` - ???
- `resetenv` - ???
- `wind [angle] [intensity]` - set wind
- `resetwind` - reset wind changes
- `god` - enable/disable god mode
- `event [name]` - start event
- `stopevent` - stop current event
- `randomevent` - trigger random event
- `save` - force saving of world
- `resetcharacter` - reset character data
- `removedrops` - remove all item-drops in area
- `setkey [name]` - ???
- `resetkeys [name]` - ???
- `listkeys` - ???
- `players [nr]` - force difficulty scale (0 = Reset)
- `dpsdebug` - toggle dps debug print

##### References

1. In Game Console
2. https://guides.magicgameworld.com/valheim-server-admin-commands/