Crusader Kings 3 cheats: Full list of console commands

Let’s face it, games like Crusader Kings 3 can be so overwhelmingly complex and difficult, but you can make things a little easier, or simply spice things up by using CK3 cheats and console commands – and we’ve got the full list of them!

If you’re a Crusader Kings 3 player, then you’ll probably be in need of Hearts of Iron 4 console commands, Victoria 3 cheats and perhaps even some Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord cheats.

If you need a little break from sprawling strategy games, then you might find use out of KCD2 cheats, Minecraft console commands, and Skyrim cheats. Hey, we’re not judging here!

But back to CK3, the best Crusader Kings 3 cheats will let you do things such as giving yourself oodles of cash, killing off pesky spouses (Henry VIII wants to know your location), instantly building decades-long construction projects and more!

We’ll also go over how to enable the Crusader Kings 3 debug mode so that you can actually use console commands.

But apologies, my liege, we babble too much. Read on!

Best Crusader Kings 3 console commands

Below is a quick glance at some of the best and most useful console commands to use in CK3:

• gold [amount] – Give yourself a specified amount of gold
• kill [character id] – Kill a specific character
• know_schemes – Uncover all schemes involving the player character
• end_schemes – All schemes are stopped
• instabuild – All construction is completed in one day
• add_perk [perk id] [character id] – Give a specific perk to a specific character
• add_piety [amount] – Add a specified amount of piety to the player character
• add_prestige [amount] – Add a specified amount of prestige to the player character
• add_trait [trait id] [character id] – Add a specific trait to a specific character
• event [event id] – Trigger a specified event
• give_title [title id] [character id] – Give a title to a specific character
• set_sexuality [sexuality id] [character id] – Set the sexuality of a specific character
• pregnancy [character id] [character id] – Make a female character pregnant with the child of a specified father

But if all this is just gobbledygook to you, then read on to see how to actually them!

How to use Crusader Kings 3 console commands

Depending on what platform you are playing CK3 on, the method of enabling console commands, also known as debug mode, is slightly different. We’ll go over each just below!

How to enable Crusader Kings 3 debug mode on Steam

To enable debug mode on Steam, you need to follow these steps:

• In your Steam library, right-click Crusader Kings 3 and select ‘properties’
• Once in Properties, click on the ‘General’ tab
• Then, select ‘Set Launch Options’
• In the text box, add -debug_mode and press ‘Apply’
• Launch Crusader Kings 3 and cheat away!

How to enable Crusader Kings 3 debig mode on Xbox Game Pass version

Enabling the debug mode is a bit more fiddly if you’re playing CK3 via the Xbox app on PC, but it isn’t too difficult if you follow our steps:

• In the Windows search bar, look up ‘Command Prompt’ and start the program
• In Command Prompt, paste start shell:AppsFolder\ParadoxInteractive.ProjectTitus_zfnrdv2de78ny!App -debug_mode and then press enter
• This will launch Crusader Kings 3 with the dub mode enabled

How to open the console window in Crusader Kings 3

Once you’ve enabled the debug mode, you can start to use console commands and to do so, you need to open the console window.

To open the console window, press Shift + Alt + C.

If, for whatever reason, that doesn’t work, the console window can be opened by the following commands:

• ' (apostrophe)
• Shift+2
• Shift+3
• ~
• 2
• ^
• §

All Crusader Kings 3 cheats and console commands

To use console commands, you quite often need to know the ID of what is in question, such as traits, perks, characters and so on.

You can discover these IDs by hovering the cursor above the subject in question.

Title IDs identify landed titles and always use a prefix:

• b_[barony] – Barony title
• c_[county] – County title
• d_[duchy] – Duchy title
• k_[kingdom] – Kingdom title
• e_[empire] – Empire title

You can discover valid IDs by typing a command in the console and pressing Tab to auto-complete available options.

Character, Realm, and Gameplay Commands

Age and Character State

• age [years] [character id] – Increase a character’s age by the specified number of years.
• kill [character id] – Instantly kills the specified character.
• pregnancy [mother id] [father id] – Makes a female character pregnant; the second character is the father.
• instant_birth – All pregnancies last one day until toggled off.

Traits, Perks, and Lifestyles

• add_trait [trait id] [character id] – Adds a trait to a character.
• remove_trait [trait id] [character id] – Removes a specific trait from a character.
• clear_traits [character id] – Removes all traits from a character.
• add_perk [perk id] [character id] – Grants a lifestyle perk.
• gain_all_perks [character id] – Grants all lifestyle perks.
• add_lifestyle_xp_all [amount] – Adds experience to all lifestyle trees.
• add_diplomacy_lifestyle_xp [amount] – Adds diplomacy lifestyle experience.
• add_martial_lifestyle_xp [amount] – Adds martial lifestyle experience.
• add_stewardship_lifestyle_xp [amount] – Adds stewardship lifestyle experience.
• add_intrigue_lifestyle_xp [amount] – Adds intrigue lifestyle experience.
• add_learning_lifestyle_xp [amount] – Adds learning lifestyle experience.

Skills and Attributes

• change_diplomacy [amount] [character id] – Increases diplomacy skill.
• change_martial [amount] [character id] – Increases martial skill.
• change_stewardship [amount] [character id] – Increases stewardship skill.
• change_intrigue [amount] [character id] – Increases intrigue skill.
• change_learning [amount] [character id] – Increases learning skill.
• change_prowess [amount] [character id] – Increases prowess.
• set_diplomacy [value] [character id] – Sets diplomacy to a fixed value.
• set_martial [value] [character id] – Sets martial to a fixed value.
• set_stewardship [value] [character id] – Sets stewardship to a fixed value.
• set_intrigue [value] [character id] – Sets intrigue to a fixed value.
• set_learning [value] [character id] – Sets learning to a fixed value.
• set_prowess [value] [character id] – Sets prowess to a fixed value.

Stress, Dread, and Relationships

• add_stress [amount] [character id] – Adds stress to a character.
• set_stress [value] [character id] – Sets stress to a specific level.
• add_dread [amount] [character id] – Adds dread.
• set_dread [value] [character id] – Sets dread to a fixed value.
• add_relation [relation] [char id] [char id] – Creates a relationship between two characters.
• remove_relation [relation] [char id] [char id] – Removes a relationship.

Economy, Prestige, and Piety

• gold [amount] – Gives the player gold; negative values remove gold.
• add_prestige [amount] [character id] – Adds prestige.
• add_piety [amount] [character id] – Adds piety.
• dynasty_prestige [amount] [dynasty id] – Adds dynasty renown.

Titles, Laws, and Claims

• give_title [title id] [character id] – Grants a title.
• add_claim [title id] [character id] – Adds a pressed claim.
• add_realm_law [law id] [character id] – Enacts a realm law.
• add_realm_law_skip_effects [law id] – Enacts a law without side effects.
• clear_title_laws [title id] – Removes all succession laws from a title.

Culture, Faith, and Innovation

• set_culture [culture id] [character id] – Changes a character’s culture.
• change_culture [county id] [culture id] – Changes a county’s culture.
• merge_culture [culture id] [culture id] – Converts all counties of one culture to another.
• set_faith [faith id] [character id] – Changes a character’s faith.
• add_doctrine [doctrine id] – Adds a doctrine to a faith.
• remove_doctrine [doctrine id] – Removes a doctrine from a faith.
• discover_all_eras [character id] – Unlocks all innovations for a culture.
• discover_innovation [innovation id] [character id] – Unlocks a specific innovation.

Schemes, Events, and AI Behaviour

• know_schemes – Reveals all schemes targeting the player.
• end_schemes – Cancels all schemes targeting the player.
• guaranteed_scheme_success – All schemes succeed while enabled.
• guaranteed_scheme_secrecy_success – All schemes remain secret while enabled.
• event [event id] – Triggers a specific event.
• yesmen – AI always accepts proposals.
• yesmen_instant – AI accepts proposals instantly.

Utility and Miscellaneous

• fow – Toggles fog of war.
• instabuild – All construction completes in one day while enabled.
• bypass_requirements – Ignores requirements for decisions and laws.
• effect start_cat_story_cycle_effect – Grants a pet cat.
• effect start_dog_story_cycle_effect – Grants a pet dog.

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