Life can be rough in Crusader Kings 3 and sometimes you just want to succeed without having to worry about being taken down by opposing dynasties. If you’re willing to cheat your way to the top you can absolutely do so. Just like in CK2, there are plenty of commands you can use to give you claims, prestige, traits, experience, or just about anything else in the game. In this guide we’ll explain how to open the console commands and what cheats exist.
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How to Open Console Commands in Crusader Kings 3
If you want to enter cheat codes, you must not be playing an Ironman Mode match. The debug menu is disabled during those games. If you’re in a normal game, there are a few ways to open the command console:
- The “`” key
- “SHIFT + ALT + C”
These hotkeys only work if you’re on Steam, however. If you’re playing the game via the Xbox app and Xbox Game Pass, the process is a lot more complicated. Rather than just opening the menu in game, you’ll need to run the following code via the Run application.
start shell:AppsFolder\ParadoxInteractive.ProjectTitus_zfnrdv2de78ny!App -debug_mode
Crusader Kings 3 Commands List – Character Commands
There are a ton of potential commands. This section highlights all of the commands which affect a specific character whether that’s your own player character or any other character in the game.
Important Notes:
- Character IDs are shown when you hover over a specific character.
- For most commands, entering a negative value will lower the values. There aren’t separate commands to lower the values.
It make take a few tries to get them to execute correctly, but don’t give up!
| Command | What It Does | Example |
| age | Adds age to a character. | age 20 [character ID] |
| add_claim | Adds a pressed claim to a character. | add_claim [title id] |
| add_dread | Adds dread to a character. | add_dread 50 |
| add_perk | Adds a perk to a character. | add_perk confidants_perk |
| add_piety | Adds piety to a character. | add_piety 50 |
| add_prestige | Adds prestige to a character. | add_prestige 50 |
| add_relation | Adds a relation to two characters. | add_relation brother 1234 5678 |
| add_secret | Adds a secret to the player character. (Press Tab to view all secrets) | add_secret secret_murdered |
| add_stress | Adds stress to a character. | add_stress 50 |
| add_trait | Adds a trait to a character. | add_trait wrathful |
| add_lifestyle_xp_all | Adds experience to all lifestyles. | add_lifestyle_xp_all 50 |
| add_diplomacy_lifestyle_xp | Adds experience to the diplomacy lifestyle. | add_diplomacy_lifestyle_xp 50 |
| add_martial_lifestyle_xp | Adds experience to the martial lifestyle. | add_martial_lifestyle_xp 50 |
| add_strewardship_lifestyle_xp | Adds experience to the stewardship lifestyle. | add_strewardship_lifestyle_xp 50 |
| add_intrigue_lifestyle_xp | Adds experience to the intrigue lifestyle. | add_intrigue_lifestyle_xp 50 |
| add_learning_lifestyle_xp | Adds experience to the learning lifestyle. | add_learning_lifestyle_xp 50 |
| change_diplomacy | Adds a diplomacy level(s) to a character. | change_diplomacy 1 |
| change_fervor | Adds a ferver level(s) to a character. | change_fervor 1 |
| change_martial | Adds a martial level(s) to a character. | change_martial 1 |
| change_stewardship | Adds a stewardship level(s) to a character. | change_stewardship 1 |
| change_intrigue | Adds a intrigue level(s) to a character. | change_intrigue 1 |
| change_learning | Adds a learning level(s) to a character. | change_learning 1 |
| change_prowess | Adds a prowess level(s) to a character. | change_prowess 1 |
| clear_character_modifiers | Removes all character modifiers from a character. | clear_character_modifiers 1234 |
| clear_traits | Removes all traits from a character. | clear_traits 1234 |
| gain_all_perks | Gives all lifestyle perks to a character. | gain_all_perks 1234 |
| give_title | Gives a title to a character. | give_title [title id] 1234 |
| gold | Adds gold to the player character. | add_gold 50 |
| kill | Kills character. | kill 1234 |
| pregnancy | Impregnates a female character by a male character. | pregnancy 1234 |
| remove_nick | Removes the current nickname from a character. | remove_nick |
| remove_relation | Removes a relation between two characters. | add_relation brother 1234 5678 |
| remove_trait | Removes a trait from a character. | remove_trait wrathful |
| set_culture | Sets a character’s culture to a specific culture. | set_culture swedish |
| set_dread | Sets the amount of dread for a character. | set_dread 10 |
| set_faith | Sets a character’s faith to a specific faith. | set_faith 10 |
| set_nick | Gives a nickname to a character. | set_nick nick_the_Flayer |
| set_sexuality | Changes the sexual orientation of a character. | set_sexuality asexual |
| set_stress | Sets the amount of stress for a character. | set_stress 10 |
| set_diplomacy | Sets the diplomacy skill level for a character. | set_diplomacy 10 |
| set_martial | Sets the martial skill level for a character. | set_martial 10 |
| set_stewardship | Sets the stewardship skill level for a character. | set_stewardship 10 |
| set_intrigue | Sets the intrigue skill level for a character. | set_intrigue 10 |
| set_learning | Sets the learning skill level for a character. | set_learning 10 |
| set_prowess | Sets the prowess skill level for a character. | set_prowess 10 |
| know_schemes | Discover all schemes targeting the player character. | know_schemes |
| end_schemes | Ends all schemes targeting the player character. | end_schemes |
Crusader Kings 3 Commands List – World Commands
This section highlights all of the commands which affect the realm.
Reminders:
- Character IDs are shown when you hover over a specific character.
- For most commands, entering a negative value will lower the values. There aren’t separate commands to lower the values.
| Command | What It Does | Example |
| add_title_law | Adds a succession law to a title. |
add_title_law [title id] primogeniture_succession_law
|
| change_culture | Changes the culture of a county. | change_culture 1234 swedish |
| change_development_level | Changes the development of a county by X. | change_development_level 50 1234 |
| clear_title_laws | Removes all succession laws from a title. | clear_title_laws [title id] |
| discover_all_eras | Discovers all innovations for the culture of a character. | discover_all_eras 1234 |
| discover_era | Discovers an era and all innovations for the player character’s culture. (Press Tab to see all era IDs) | discover_era culture_era_high_medieval |
| discover_fascination | Discovers the current fascination of a character’s culture. | discover_fascination 1234 |
| discover_innovation | Discovers an innovation for a character’s culture. | discover_innovation innovation_currency |
| dynasty_prestige | Adds or removes renown from a dynasty. | dynasty_prestige -100 |
| event | Triggers an event that you’ve scripted. | advanced users only, look it up |
| gain_all_dynasty_perks | Gives every dynasty legacy to a dynasty of a character. | gain_all_dynasty_perks 1234 |
| join_era | Moves a culture to a specific era. (Press Tab to see all era IDs) | join_era culture_era_high_medieval 1234 |
| merge_culture | Changes the culture of all counties of one culture to another. | merge_culture swedish greek |
Crusader Kings 3 Commands List – Cheats
These commands allow you to cheat and alter things can normally never change.
| Command | What It Does | Example |
| yesmen | AI characters will accept all proposals. Enter again to disable. | yesmen |
| generate_cadet_coa | Generates a new coat of arms for the player character’s dynasty. | generate_cadet_coa |
| instamove | Armies can move one full barony per day. | instamove |
| map_editor | Opens the map editor. | map_editor |
| nomen | AI characters will refuse all proposals. Enter again to disable. | nomen |
| observe | Enters observer mode. | observe |
| play | Switches your playable character to another character. | play 1234 |
| portrait_editor | Opens the portrait editor. | portrait_editor |
| set_is_ai | Gives AI control over a character. | set_is_ai 1234 |
| set_is_player | Gives player control over a character. (Disables AI control) | set_is_player 1234 |
| instabuild | Constructions in the player character’s domain are finished in a single day. Enter again to disable. | instabuild |
| instabirth | Pregnancies only take one day. Enter again to disable. | instant_birth |
