Both StarCraft and StarCraft II run their cheats the same way. You press Enter mid-mission, type a code into the chat box, and press Enter again. No console, no config file, no extra software.
The original game leans on resource and god-mode staples like show me the money and power overwhelming. Paradox's Stellaris console commands cover resources on a galactic scale instead. StarCraft II swaps in campaign-flavored codes such as TerribleTerribleDamage and SpectralTiger.
Settle one thing before you start. These codes only fire in single-player and custom, non-ranked games, and in StarCraft II every code but one switches off achievements for that campaign.
StarCraft, Brood War, and Remastered cheats
These sixteen codes cover the 1998 StarCraft, the Brood War expansion, and the 2017 Remastered release, which share the same cheat set. You type them in lowercase exactly as shown, and several resource codes stack if you enter them again.
| Code | Effect | Category |
|---|---|---|
| show me the money | +10,000 minerals and +10,000 vespene gas (repeatable) | Resources |
| whats mine is mine | +500 minerals (repeatable) | Resources |
| breathe deep | +500 vespene gas (repeatable) | Resources |
| operation cwal | Speeds up unit and building construction for you and the AI | Build speed |
| modify the phase variance | Build any structure, ignoring tech requirements | Build/tech |
| power overwhelming | God mode, invincible units (toggle) | God mode |
| the gathering | Unlimited energy for spellcasting units | Abilities |
| black sheep wall | Reveals the whole map, removing fog of war | Map reveal |
| war aint what it used to be | Disables fog of war visibility | Map reveal |
| food for thought | Removes the 200 supply cap so you can build past it | Supply |
| something for nothing | Grants all upgrades for free | Upgrades |
| medieval man | Grants free unit upgrades | Upgrades |
| staying alive | Mission never ends, no win or lose state (toggle) | Mission control |
| there is no cow level | Instantly wins the current mission | Mission control |
| game over man | Instantly ends the mission in defeat | Mission control |
| ophelia | Turns on level-select mode, then jump to a mission (see below) | Level select |
Level select takes two steps. Enter ophelia, then terran#, zerg#, or protoss# to jump to a numbered mission in that campaign, for example terran10.
StarCraft 2 cheats
These twenty-three codes work across Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void. StarCraft II codes are case-insensitive, so the mixed capitalization below is only for readability.
| Code | Effect | Category |
|---|---|---|
| SpectralTiger | +5,000 minerals | Resources |
| RealMenDrillDeep | +5,000 vespene gas | Resources |
| WhoRunBartertown | +5,000 minerals and +5,000 gas | Resources |
| MoreDotsMoreDots | Free unit and building construction | Resources |
| WhySoSerious | +5,000,000 credits, the Wings of Liberty campaign currency | Resources |
| Jaynestown | +5,000 Terrazine (custom maps only) | Resources |
| CatFoodForPrawnGuns | Enables fast builds and upgrades | Build speed |
| SoSayWeAll | Unlocks all tech | Build/tech |
| IAmIronMan | Grants all upgrades for free, instantly | Upgrades |
| TerribleTerribleDamage | God mode: invincibility plus much higher unit damage | God mode |
| HanShotFirst | Removes spell and ability cooldowns | Abilities |
| ImADoctorNotARoachJim | Faster unit healing | Healing |
| Bunker55AliveInside | Removes supply requirements | Supply |
| TookTheRedPill | Disables fog of war | Map reveal |
| WhatIsBestInLife | Instant victory | Mission control |
| LetsJustBugOutAndCallItEven | Instant defeat | Mission control |
| TyuHasLeftTheGame | Disables victory and defeat conditions | Mission control |
| NeverGiveUpNeverSurrender | Lets you keep playing after a defeat | Mission control |
| LeaveYourSleep | Unlocks all missions | Mission control |
| EyeOfSauron | Unlocks all cutscenes | Unlockable |
| StayClassyMarSara | Unlocks all UNN TV news broadcasts | Unlockable |
| HoradricCube | Unlocks all research options | Unlockable |
| OverEngineeredCodPiece | Plays the "Terran Up the Night" song, the one code that keeps achievements on | Easter egg |
A couple of these carry conditions worth knowing. WhySoSerious hands you campaign credits rather than in-mission resources, and Jaynestown only works on custom maps, not the main story.
How to enter cheats
The method is identical across every version, and it takes seconds.
For StarCraft, Brood War, and Remastered, start or load a single-player mission, press Enter to open the message box, type the code exactly, and press Enter again. The Age of Empires 2 cheats use the same Enter-and-type chat box. You should see a "Cheat enabled" style confirmation. The codes run in the single-player campaigns and offline custom maps only, and they are switched off in multiplayer and Battle.net ladder play.
StarCraft II uses the same steps. Press Enter to open the chat bar, type the code, and press Enter to submit it. Capitalization does not matter, and the codes only run in single-player campaign missions and custom, non-ranked games, so they do nothing in multiplayer or ranked ladder matches.
What cheats switch off
Whether a code costs you anything depends on which game you are playing.
The original 1998 StarCraft has no achievement system, so there is nothing to lose there. Grand-strategy games treat it differently, and HOI4 console commands only run outside achievement-tracked Ironman. StarCraft: Remastered added Battle.net achievements and portraits in 2017, and community guides say a code blocks further achievement progress for that session, the same way StarCraft II behaves. We could not find an official Blizzard support page confirming that specifically for Remastered, so treat it as community-reported rather than confirmed.
StarCraft II is the clear-cut case, and Blizzard states it plainly. Once you enter any cheat code, you stop earning achievements for that campaign until you start a new campaign or reload a save from before you used the first code.
The single exception is OverEngineeredCodPiece. It plays the "Terran Up the Night" song and leaves your achievements intact.
Codes that do not work
A few "cheats" circulate widely for StarCraft that are not real, and typing them just costs you a moment mid-mission. Here is what is actually going on with the common ones.
- whosyourdaddy is a Warcraft III code for god mode, not a StarCraft or StarCraft II one. The StarCraft II god-mode equivalent is TerribleTerribleDamage.
- it is a good day to die gets listed as a StarCraft 1 code, but it is not a verified one. It traces back to Warcraft II and a StarCraft unit voice line.
- terribleterribleterribledamage is a misspelling with three copies of "terrible". The working code uses two, TerribleTerribleDamage.
- moredotsplease is a garbled version of the real free-build code, MoreDotsMoreDots.
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