Is there a way to reveal all AI players on the map (including fallen empires?)

[LogicSequence]

Is there a way to reveal all AI players on the map, including fallen empires? I'm working on an AI race and i need to be able to check on them. Also, is there a way to switch races in-game so i can become them, and make sure things like events work and such? Also is there a way to see everything an AI race is doing? i'll need to keep an eye on them to make sure they're doing things right. If i "become" that race will they still be considered an AI by the game for scripting purposes?

 

[Baronfuming]

You can press the tilde key (~) to open the console and type "observe" minus quotes and press enter to reveal the entire map.

 

[LogicSequence]

You can press the tilde key (~) to open the console and type "observe" minus quotes and press enter to reveal the entire map.

THANKS! How do i exit that mode? Observe again doesn't work.

Also is there a way to switch to playing them so i can check on stuff?

 

[HandicapdHippo]

THANKS! How do i exit that mode? Observe again doesn't work.

Also is there a way to switch to playing them so i can check on stuff?

Play 0 puts you back in control of your starting nation, other numbers will let you switch to the various other empires, though this include pre FTL civs and space monsters so it can take a while to go through.

 

[Careful Plum]

There's a list of commands available in the console (you can also type help into the console to get the list and help [command] for a short documentation):
http://www.stellariswiki.com/Console_commands

I think it's debugtooltip which will show you things like id's (in an extended tooltip) so there's no need for trial and error to find the correct id .

 

[LogicSequence]

Thanks all, i appreciate the help!