If you use devcommands to cheat in Valheim but want your achievements anyway, you can get them by using the new devcommand ‘yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanyway’
Valheim has released its first patches following the game’s full 1.0 launch this week, marking the end of its five-year early access period. The update includes bug fixes and a notable change to the game’s achievement system.
Valheim’s official release brought significant new content, including a final biome, a new boss encounter, and numerous additional weapons, armor types, and monsters. The game now features over 50 achievements for players to unlock.
However, one of the frustrations for players who had used the game’s command console to activate cheats was that achievements were automatically disabled—a common safeguard in many games to prevent cheating-based achievement hunting. This created a barrier for players who had experimented with console commands during early access and wanted to earn achievements legitimately going forward.
Valheim’s latest patches address this issue with a creative solution. Steam users can now opt back into the achievement system even if they previously used devcommands to cheat. The developers implemented this through a new devcommand with a notably tongue-in-cheek name: ‘yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanyway’. The humorous command reflects the developers’ self-aware approach to the situation, allowing players to essentially declare their intent to pursue achievements despite their prior use of console cheats.
This approach balances player choice with the integrity of the achievement system, enabling those who want to engage with achievements legitimately to do so without requiring a complete fresh start.