If you’re one of the many players eagerly awaiting the next hero drop in Deadlock, you might be excited to hear you can actually play unreleased heroes ahead of time using console commands. This is only available in the Sandbox mode, and they’re not all available yet.

But you can still try them out even if you’re stuck in the T pose. Valve games built on the Source 1 and 2 engines are known for how much players can tweak them using the extensive console and its many commands. To play unreleased Deadlock heroes early, you’ll need to use the “selecthero” command in the console (opened with F7) and then type in the hero you’d like to try out (type in dump_hero_names to see a full list of available heroes). For example, if you want to try the strange Slork, type in “selecthero hero_slork” and give him a whirl in the Sandbox map.