Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Baldur’s Gate with cheats and unlockables.
General
To enter general cheats, press CTRL+TAB then enter CLUAConsole:EnableCheatKeys() followed by any of the below codes.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Animate Sprite | Ctrl+A |
| Change Paper Doll Armor Type | Ctrl+1 |
| Change to Next Paper Doll | Ctrl+7 |
| Change to Previous Paper Doll | Ctrl+6 |
| Darken Screen | Ctrl+2 |
| Debug Dump | Ctrl+D |
| Go to the next chapter | Ctrl+C |
| Heals character under cursor | Ctrl+R |
| Jump to space under cursor | Ctrl+J |
| Kills character under cursor | Ctrl+Y |
| Lighten screen | Ctrl+3 |
| Select a sprite animation | Ctrl+S |
| Show interactable | Ctrl+4 |
| Shows coordinates under cursor | Ctrl+L |
| Shows last FMV clip | Ctrl+B |
| Shows position info | Ctrl+X |
| Shows sprites | Ctrl+9 |
| Shows text boxes | Ctrl+8 |
| Turns to character | Ctrl+F |
Character Codes
To enter character codes, press CTRL+TAB then enter any of the following names.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Animate Sprite | Ctrl+A |
| Change Paper Doll Armor Type | Ctrl+1 |
| Change to Next Paper Doll | Ctrl+7 |
| Change to Previous Paper Doll | Ctrl+6 |
| Darken Screen | Ctrl+2 |
| Debug Dump | Ctrl+D |
| Go to the next chapter | Ctrl+C |
| Heals character under cursor | Ctrl+R |
| Jump to space under cursor | Ctrl+J |
| Kills character under cursor | Ctrl+Y |
| Lighten screen | Ctrl+3 |
| Select a sprite animation | Ctrl+S |
| Show interactable | Ctrl+4 |
| Shows coordinates under cursor | Ctrl+L |
| Shows last FMV clip | Ctrl+B |
| Shows position info | Ctrl+X |
| Shows sprites | Ctrl+9 |
| Shows text boxes | Ctrl+8 |
| Turns to character | Ctrl+F |
Console Commands
To enter console commands, press CTRL+TAB then enter CLUAConsole:EnableCheatKeys() followed by any of the below codes.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Adds the gold specified by <int> to the party. | AddGold(<int>) |
| Adds the spell specified by <string> to the selected character. | AddSpell(“<string>”) |
| Unknown – seems to start a new single (0) or multi (1) player game. | CreateEngine(<int>) |
| Creates the creature specified by <string>. | CreateCreature(“<string>”) |
| Creates the item specified by <string>. The parameters control the amount/charges of the item. [example: to make 2 Scrolls of Cure Serious Wounds, use C:CreateItem(“SCRL56”, 2) or CLUAConsole:CreateItem(“SCRL56”, 2) | CreateItem(“<string>”,<int1>,<int2>,<int3>) |
| Displays the text specified by <string>. | DisplayText(“<string>”) |
| Enables (1) or disables (0) cheat keys, based on the value of <int>. | EnableCheatKeys(<int>) |
| Explores the current area. | ExploreArea() |
| Move the selected characters to the area specified by <string>. | MoveToArea(“<string>”) |
| Plays the sound specified by <string> | PlaySound(“<string>”) |
| Sets the XP of the selected character to <int>. | SetCurrentXP(“<int>”) |
| Sets the variable specified by <string1> (of type <string2>) to the value of <int>. | SetGlobal(“<string1>”,”<string2>”,<int>) |
| Sets the current weather. | SetWeather(<int>) |
| Crashes (starts the store specified by <string>). | StartStore(“<string>”) |
| Strings are displayed with their associated strref numbers. | StrrefOn() |
| Strings are not displayed with their associated strref numbers. | StrrefOff() |
Item Codes
To enter item code cheats in Baldur’s Gate, press CTRL+TAB then enter CLUAConsole:CreateItem(‘xxxx’) followed by any of the below codes.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Magic Blocking Potion | POTN33 |
| +1 Medium Shield | SHLD04 |
| +1 Quarterstaff | STAF02 |
| +1 Sling | SLNG02 |
| +1 Small Shield | SHLD02 |
| +1 Spear | SPER02 |
| Absorption Potion | POTN18 |
| Acid Arrow | AROW04 |
| Agannazars Scorcher | SCRL1B |
| Agni Mani Necklace | AMUL06 |
| Amulet of Metaspell Influence | AMUL16 |
| Amulet of Protection +1 | AMUL14 |
| Andar Gem | MISC22 |
| Angel Skin Ring | RING16 |
| Animal Friendship Ring | RING03 |
| Animate Dead | SCRL2D |
| Ankheg Plate Mail | PLAT06 |
| Ankheg Shell | MISC12 |
| Antidote | POTN20 |
| Aquamarine Gem | MISC33 |
| Armor | SCRL67 |
| Arrow | AROW01 |
| Arrow +1 | AROW02 |
| Arrow +2 | AROW11 |
| Arrow of Biting | AROW05 |
| Arrow of Detonation | AROW06 |
| Arrow of Dispelling | AROW07 |
| Arrow of Fire | AROW08 |
| Arrow of Ice | AROW09 |
| Arrow of Piercing | AROW10 |
| Arrow of Slaying | AROW03 |
| Artifact Fragment | MISC69 |
| Balduran Cloak | CLCK05 |
| Bandit Scalp | MISC86 |
| Barkskin Ring | MAGE02 |
| Bastard Sword | SW1H01 |
| Bastard Sword +1 | SW1H02 |
| Battle Axe | AX1H01 |
| Battle Axe +1 | AX1H02 |
| Battle Axe +2 | AX1H03 |
| Belt | BELT01 |
| Belt of Bluntness | BELT03 |
| Belt of Piercing | BELT04 |
| Black Opal | MISC38 |
| Blindness | SCRL71 |
| Bloodstone Amulet | AMUL13 |
| Bloodstone Gem | MISC20 |
| Bloodstone Ring | RING15 |
| Bluestone Necklace | AMUL05 |
| Blur | SCRL85 |
| Blur Ring | MAGE04 |
| Bolt | BOLT01 |
| Bolt +1 | BOLT02 |
| Bolt +2 | BOLT06 |
| Bolt of Biting | BOLT04 |
| Bolt of Lightning | BOLT03 |
| Bolt of Polymorphing | BOLT05 |
| Boots of Avoidance | BOOT04 |
| Boots of Grounding | BOOT05 |
| Boots of Speed | BOOT01 |
| Boots of Stealth | BOOT02 |
| Boots of the North | BOOT03 |
| Bracers | BRAC05 |
| Bracers of Archery | BRAC04 |
| Broken Armor | MISC58 |
| Broken Shield | MISC57 |
| Broken Weapon | MISC56 |
| Buckler | SHLD08 |
| Bullet | BULL01 |
| Bullet +1 | BULL02 |
| Bullet +2 | BULL03 |
| Burning Hands | SCRL68 |
| Candle | MISC74 |
| Chainmail | CHAN01 |
| Chainmail +1 | CHAN02 |
| Chainmail +2 | CHAN03 |
| Charm Person | SCRL69 |
| Chew Toy | MISC63 |
| Child Body | MISC54 |
| Chill Touch | SCRL82 |
| Chromatic Orb | SCRL83 |
| Chrysoberyl Gem | MISC30 |
| Clairvoyance | SCRL1D |
| Claw of Kazgaroth | MISC72 |
| Cloud Giant Strength Potion | POTN06 |
| Cloud-kill | SCRL2E |
| Club | BLUN01 |
| Clumsiness Ring | RING04 |
| Cold Resistance Potion | POTN22 |
| Color Spray | SCRL70 |
| Composite Long Bow | BOW01 |
| Composite Long Bow +1 | BOW02 |
| Confusion | SCRL1U |
| Contaminated Iron | MISC87 |
| Crossbow (Heavy) | XBOW01 |
| Crossbow +1 (Heavy) | XBOW02 |
| Crossbow of Accuracy (Heavy) | XBOW03 |
| Cure a Serious Wound | SCRL56 |
| Cures Critical Wound | SCRL61 |
| Cursed Scroll of Stupidity | SCRL18 |
| Cursed Scroll of Weakness | SCRL10 |
| Dagger | DAGG01 |
| Dagger +1 | DAGG02 |
| Dagger +2 | DAGG03 |
| Dart | DART01 |
| Dart +1 | DART02 |
| Dead Cat | MISC62 |
| Defense Potion | POTN24 |
| Delornas Statue | MISC70 |
| Detects Evil | SCRL86 |
| Detects Invisibility | SCRL87 |
| Dexterity Gauntlets | BRAC07 |
| Diamond | MISC42 |
| Dimension Door | SCRL1V |
| Dire Charm | SCRL1S |
| Dispel Magic | SCRL1E |
| Displacement Cloak | CLCK03 |
| Eagle Bow | BOW08 |
| Elemental Water | MISC53 |
| Eltans Body | MISC55 |
| Emerald | MISC43 |
| Female Body | MISC79 |
| Fire Agate Gem | MISC16 |
| Fire Giant Strength Potion | POTN05 |
| Fire Opal Ring | RING18 |
| Fire Resistance Potion | POTN02 |
| Fire Resistance Ring | RING02 |
| Fireball | SCRL1G |
| Flail | BLUN02 |
| Flail +1 | BLUN03 |
| Flame Arrow | SCRL1F |
| Flame Strike | SCRL62 |
| Flamedance Ring | RING17 |
| Fortitude Potion | POTN28 |
| Freedom Potion | POTN45 |
| Friends | SCRL72 |
| Frost Giant, Strength Potion | POTN04 |
| Full Plate Mail | PLAT04 |
| Full Plate Mail +1 | PLAT05 |
| Fumbling Gauntlets | BRAC08 |
| Garnet Gem | MISC34 |
| Gauntlets of Weapon Expert | BRAC10 |
| Gem | MISC26 |
| Genius Potion | POTN29 |
| Ghost Armor | SCRL1T |
| Ghoul Touch | SCRL1C |
| Gold Necklace | AMUL10 |
| Gold Pantaloons | MISC47 |
| Gold Piece | MISC07 |
| Gold Ring | RING10 |
| Golden Belt | BELT02 |
| Grease | SCRL66 |
| Greenstone Ring | RING14 |
| Halberd | HALB01 |
| Halberd +1 | HALB02 |
| Halberd +2 | HALB03 |
| Haste | SCRL1H |
| Healing Potion | POTN08 |
| Healing Potion | POTN25 |
| Health Elixir | POTN17 |
| Helm of Balduran | HELM07 |
| Helm of Charm Protection | HELM06 |
| Helm of Defense | HELM04 |
| Helm of Glory | HELM03 |
| Helm of Infravision | HELM05 |
| Helm of Opposite Alignment | HELM02 |
| Helmet | HELM01 |
| Heroism Potion | POTN09 |
| Hill Giant, Strength Potion | POTN03 |
| Holy Symbol | MISC85 |
| Horn Coral Gem | MISC35 |
| Horn of Kazgaroth | MISC73 |
| Horror | SCRL89 |
| Identify | SCRL75 |
| Idol | MISC48 |
| Infravision Potion | POTN30 |
| Insight Potion | POTN43 |
| Insulation Potion | POTN31 |
| Invisibility Potion | POTN10 |
| Invisibility Ring | RING05 |
| Invulnerable Potion | POTN11 |
| Jade Ring | RING13 |
| Jasper Gem | MISC23 |
| Key to the River Plug | MISC83 |
| Kings Tears | MISC44 |
| Knock | SCRL91 |
| Know Alignment | SCRL92 |
| Laerals Tear Necklace | AMUL12 |
| Large Shield | SHLD05 |
| Large Shield +1 | SHLD06 |
| Larlochs Minor Drain | SCRL84 |
| Leather Armor | LEAT01 |
| Leather Armor +1 | LEAT02 |
| Leather Armor +2 | LEAT03 |
| Letter | SCRL2I |
| Light Crossbow | XBOW04 |
| Light Crossbow +1 | XBOW05 |
| Light Crossbow of Speed | XBOW06 |
| Lightning Bolt | SCRL1K |
| Lock of Nymphs Hair | MISC51 |
| Long Bow | BOW03 |
| Long Bow +1 | BOW04 |
| Long Bow of Marksmanship | BOW07 |
| Long Sword | SW1H04 |
| Long Sword +1 | SW1H05 |
| Long Sword +2 | SW1H06 |
| Luck | SCRL93 |
| Lynx Eye Gem | MISC17 |
| Mace | BLUN04 |
| Mace +1 | BLUN05 |
| Magic Protection Potion | POTN34 |
| Magic Shield Potion | POTN35 |
| Male Body | MISC80 |
| Master Thief Potion | POTN36 |
| Medium Shield | SHLD03 |
| Melfs Acid Arrow | SCRL95 |
| Melicamp the Chicken | MISC49 |
| Mind Focus Potion | POTN37 |
| Minor Globe of Invulnerability | SCRL1Z |
| Mirror Image | SCRL96 |
| Mirror Image Ring | MAGE03 |
| Mithril Chain Mail +4 | CHAN06 |
| Monster Summoning 1 | SCRL1L |
| Monster Summoning 2 | SCRL2A |
| Monster Summoning 3 | SCRL2G |
| Moonbar Gem | MISC40 |
| Moonblade | SW1H13 |
| Moonstone Gem | MISC27 |
| Morning Star | BLUN06 |
| Morning Star +1 | BLUN07 |
| Necklace | AMUL02 |
| Necklace of Missiles | AMUL01 |
| Neutralize Poison | SCRL59 |
| Non-Detect | SCRL1M |
| Nymph Cloak | CLCK07 |
| Ogre Power Gauntlets | BRAC06 |
| Oil of Firey Burning | POTN13 |
| Oil of Speed | POTN14 |
| Onyx Ring | RING12 |
| Pearl | MISC36 |
| Pearl Necklace | AMUL11 |
| Perception Potion | POTN39 |
| Plate Mail +1 | PLAT02 |
| Plate Mail Armor | PLAT01 |
| Potion of Agility | POTN19 |
| Potion of Clarity | POTN21 |
| Potion of Explosions | POTN26 |
| Potion of Firebreath | POTN27 |
| Power Potion | POTN41 |
| Protect from Acid | SCRL03 |
| Protect from Cold | SCRL04 |
| Protect from Electricity | SCRL05 |
| Protect from Evil | SCRL78 |
| Protect from Fire | SCRL06 |
| Protect from Magic | SCRL07 |
| Protect from Normal Missiles | SCRL1N |
| Protect from Petrification | SCRL15 |
| Protect from Petrification | SCRL73 |
| Protect from Poison | SCRL08 |
| Protection +1 Cloak | CLCK01 |
| Protection +1 Ring | RING06 |
| Protection +2 Cloak | CLCK02 |
| Protection +2 Ring | RING07 |
| Quarterstaff | STAF01 |
| Rabbits Foot | MISC88 |
| Rainbow Obsidian Necklace | AMUL07 |
| Raise the Dead | SCRL63 |
| Red Potion | POTN15 |
| Regeneration Potion | POTN42 |
| Resists Fear | SCRL94 |
| Ring | RING01 |
| Ring of Energy | RING20 |
| Ring of Folly | RING23 |
| Ring of Free Action | MAGE05 |
| Ring of Free Action | MAGE06 |
| Ring of Free Action | RING09 |
| Ring of Holiness | RING22 |
| Ring of Infravision | RING21 |
| Ring of Invisibility | MAGE01 |
| Rogue Stone | MISC45 |
| Ruby Ring | RING19 |
| Samuel | MISC13 |
| Scimitar +3, Frostbrand | SW1H15 |
| Shadow Armor | LEAT08 |
| Shadow Door | SCRL2H |
| Shandon Gem | MISC32 |
| Shield | SCRL79 |
| Shield Amulet | AMUL15 |
| Shocking Grasp | SCRL80 |
| Short Bow | BOW05 |
| Short Bow +1 | BOW06 |
| Short Sword | SW1H07 |
| Short Sword +1 | SW1H08 |
| Short Sword +2 | SW1H09 |
| Short Sword of Backstabbing | SW1H10 |
| Silver Necklace | AMUL09 |
| Silver Ring | RING11 |
| Skull | MISC50 |
| Skull Trap | SCRL1P |
| Skydrop Gem | MISC21 |
| Sleep | SCRL81 |
| Sling | SLNG01 |
| Slow | SCRL1O |
| Small Shield | SHLD01 |
| Spear | SPER01 |
| Spear +3 | SPER03 |
| Spell Scroll | SCRL02 |
| Sphene Gem | MISC37 |
| Spider Body | MISC60 |
| Spiders Bane | SW2H06 |
| Splint Mail | CHAN04 |
| Splint Mail +1 | CHAN05 |
| Star Diopside Gem | MISC31 |
| Star Saphire | MISC41 |
| Stinking Cloud | SCRL97 |
| Stone Form Potion | POTN46 |
| Storm Giant Strength Potion | POTN07 |
| Strength | SCRL98 |
| Strength Potion | POTN44 |
| Studded Leather Armor | LEAT04 |
| Studded Leather Armor +1 | LEAT05 |
| Studded Leather Armor +2 | LEAT07 |
| Studded Leather Armor +2, missile attraction | LEAT06 |
| Studded Necklace with Zios Gems | AMUL04 |
| Stunning Dart | DART03 |
| Sunstone Gem | MISC18 |
| Tchazar Gem | MISC24 |
| Telescope | MISC64 |
| Throwing Axe | AX1H04 |
| Throwing Axe +2 | AX1H05 |
| Throwing Dagger | DAGG05 |
| Tiger Cowrie Shell Necklace | AMUL08 |
| Turquoise Gem | MISC19 |
| Two Handed Sword | SW2H01 |
| Two Handed Sword +1 | SW2H02 |
| Undetection Cloak | CLCK06 |
| Vampire Touch | SCRL1Q |
| Violet Potion | POTN16 |
| Wand of Fear | WAND02 |
| Wand of Fire | WAND05 |
| Wand of Frost | WAND06 |
| Wand of Lightning | WAND07 |
| Wand of Magic Missiles | WAND03 |
| Wand of Monster Summoning | WAND10 |
| Wand of Paralyzation | WAND04 |
| Wand of Polymorphing | WAND09 |
| Wand of Sleep | WAND08 |
| Wand of the Heavens | WAND11 |
| War Hammer | HAMM01 |
| War Hammer +1 | HAMM02 |
| War hammer +2 | HAMM03 |
| Water Opal | MISC39 |
| Waterstar Gem | MISC28 |
| Weapon Skill Gauntlets | BRAC09 |
| Web | SCRL99 |
| Wine | MISC61 |
| Winter Wolf Pelt | MISC01 |
| Wizardry Ring | RING08 |
| Wolf Cloak | CLCK04 |
| Wounding Dart | DART04 |
| Wraith Form | SCRL1R |
| Wyvern Head | MISC52 |
| Ziose Gem | MISC29 |
| Zircon Gem | MISC25 |
Other Codes
To enter other codes in Baldur’s Gate, use a text editor to open the ‘Baldur.ini’ file and under the heading ‘Game Options’, enter the line “Cheats = 1”. Then, during gameplay, press CTRL+TAB to open a text box at the bottom of the screen and enter the following codes to get the effects.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Adds 5 potions of healing, 5 antidotes and a stone to flesh scroll to your inventory | Cheats:FirstAid(); |
| Adds gold to your inventory equal to whatever number you put in place of the X’s | CLUAConsole:AddGold(“XXXXX”) |
| Creates 10 friendly chickens around caster | Cheats:TheGreatGonzo(); |
| Creates a Cowkill scroll if a cow is nearby (cowkill is a mage spell) | Cheats:CowKill(); |
| Drizzt will appear at the centre of the screen and attack you | Cheats:DrizztAttacks(); |
| Drizzt will appear at the centre of the screen and attack your opponents | Cheats:DrizztDefends(); |
| Gives you 500 gold | Cheats:Midas(); |
| Set selected party member(s) experience to whatever number you put in place of the X’s up to the experience cap | CLUAConsole:SetCurrentXP(“XXXXX”) |
| Teleports selected party member(s) to cursor position | Cheats:Hans(); |
| Uncovers entire map | Cheats:ExploreArea(); |
| You get all the items required to complete the main plot | Cheats:CriticalItems(); |
Baldur’s Gate is a role-playing game developed by BioWare and initially released in 1998 for PC. It was later released on Mac in 2000.