Characters refusing to walk through your gate or getting stuck on a ramp?
Pressing Shift+F12 opens the Debug/Editor Mode in Kenshi. It’s primarily a developer tool, but players use it to:
⚠️ Warning: This editor can break your save if misused. Always save your game before using it. Avoid placing buildings that overlap with pre-existing world geometry unless you know what you’re doing.
Simply run Kenshi normally, load your save game, and press Shift+F12 on your keyboard. The game will freeze, and a window like this will appear (icons only, no text labels—you’ll need this guide to learn the icons). kenshi shift f12 guide
Kenshi is a game about surviving an unfair world. The Shift+F12 menu is your emergency cheat code to fight back against bugs, not necessarily difficulty. Use it to free a warrior trapped in a geometry glitch. Use it to rebuild a town that the game forgot to load. But resist the urge to spawn 100 edgewalkers and 500,000 cats—that path leads only to boredom.
Final Checklist before closing the editor:
Now go forth, wanderer. May your frames be high, your limbs attached, and your Shift+F12 ready. Characters refusing to walk through your gate or
Shift + F12 In-Game Editor , a powerful development and modding tool designed for editing the game world, fixing bugs, or bypassing standard building restrictions.
While it can be used for "cheating," its primary purpose is world manipulation and debugging. Core Functionalities Instant Building
: Place structures and furniture without needing resources or a workforce. Precise Placement ⚠️ Warning: This editor can break your save if misused
: Move, rotate, or delete existing buildings, walls, and interior items that are normally locked in place. World Teleportation
: Move your entire squad across the map by repositioning the camera in the editor, saving, and reloading with "reset squad positions" checked. Base Ownership Fixes
: Use the "Statue" icon to see and adjust the radius of your player-owned base, ensuring your buildings are correctly recognized as yours. Road Detection
: Check for AI "roads" to avoid building on top of them, which typically breaks character pathing. Essential Maintenance Commands
Using the editor often breaks the game's navigation mesh (navmesh), leading to characters walking through walls.