Are you someone who has a deep love for space? Do you like the idea of exploring the vastness of space? If yes, Endless Space 2 is just the game for you. As the name would suggest, you can endlessly explore space in this game—well, sort of, anyway. It is a fun RTS game as well, with you taking control of an entire civilization and using the military and scientific might to make new discoveries and progress. Unlike other RTS games, however, it does allow you access to console commands and other modding tools. However, recent reports suggest that the console commands in-game aren’t working as intended. So, if you too are encountering the same, consider reading until the end.
Console commands are wonderful additions to games. Sometimes, they can really be useful. If you glitch into the terrain, mesh, or any other game-breaking issues, you can use them to release yourself without restarting the game. You can also give yourself items or set custom parameters for your game. All of this actually improves the gameplay experience and we wish more developers would add this sort of thing to their games. In most cases, you can use console commands with the press of a button. But in Endless Space 2, things are a bit unusual.
Endless Space 2 console commands not working: How to fix it?
Console commands are not enabled by default in most games. To use them, you are going to have to manually enable them in your game. For this, you will need access to the Launch Options settings of the game via Steam. Once accessed, you can use a simple command to enable it and enjoy the game with console commands.
How to enable it?
This is the simple part. For this, all you need to do is:
- Head to your library in Steam. Here, find the game and right-click on it.
- Now, click on Properties and look for the Launch Options section in the General tab.
- Here, input the –enablemoddingtools command. This is a case-sensitive command so make sure to enter it exactly.
- Save changes and run the game.
Once you have done this, you can use console commands in-game by pressing the shift+F1 keys. The main issue is when you do not install the game via Steam. In this case, you will need to perform an extra step and add the game to Steam before you can add this command.
How to add a game to Steam?
To add a non-steam game, you will first have to locate the .exe of your game. This will vary based on the installation location so make sure to search for the .exe and locate it. Once you find the folder, open the Steam launcher and follow these steps;
- Open Steam and go to Library.
- Now, click on the option to add a non-Steam game to your library.
- Now, using the Browse option, navigate to the file path where the .exe file of the game is located.
- Click on Add Game and wait.
Steam will add it to your library and you can use the Launch Options command. Once done, you will be able to use console commands in the non-steam version of the game as well.
Anyway, that is how you can fix the console commands not working issue in Endless Space 2. If you found this guide helpful and would like to read more such content, make sure to visit Android Gram daily.