Console Commands | CK2 Commands

Welcome to CK2 console commands!

To use console commands, you need to open the console. You can open the console by typing the ~ or ` key. This is usually below the Esc key and to the left to the 1 key.

Disclaimer: Because commands can sometimes make unexpected changes to your game, it is recommended that you save your game before using any commands.

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	Console Command	Description
add_artifact	add_artifact	Adds an artifact to the given character
get_all_artifacts	get_all_artifacts	Give all artifacts to target character, or the player's character if no target is specified
destroy_artifact	destroy_artifact	Removes an artifact from the given character, destroying it
add_diplomacy	add_diplomacy	Modifies the base of a character's diplomacy attribute
add_intrigue	add_intrigue	Modifies the base of a character's intrigue attribute
add_learning	add_learning	Modifies the base of a character's learning attribute
add_martial	add_martial	Modifies the base of a character's martial attribute
add_stewardship	add_stewardship	Modifies the base of a character's stewardship attribute
add_offmap_currency	add_offmap_currency	Gives the player currency with the specified offmap power. For example, to add grace with China: add_offmap_currency offmap_china 5000
add_trait	add_trait	Adds a trait to the character. Opposites traits are checked. Trait names are all lower case. If no character ID is inputted, the trait will be given to the character you are currently playing instead. The same thing also proves true with the remove_trait command.
remove_trait	remove_trait	Removes a trait from the character
add_modifier	add_modifier	Adds a modifier to a character
remove_modifier	remove_modifier	Removes a modifier from a character
age	age	Modifies a character's age
banish	banish	Banishes a character
capital	capital	Moves player capital to province
clr_moved_capital	clr_moved_capital	Clears the moved capital-flag of a character. Argument does not work, confirmation needed.
cash (wealth)	cash (wealth)	Adds gold (default 5000)
claim	claim	Gives a claim to yourself or another character
coalition	coalition	starts/joins/leaves a coalition against
council_positions	council_positions	Shows the ai scores of each council position
clr_focus	clr_focus	Clears the focus of a character
culture	culture	Sets a character's culture
decadence	decadence	Sets the Decadence of the player's Dynasty
decision	decision	Executes a decision
die	die	Die a natural death
enforce_peace	enforce_peace	Triggers the enforce peace mechanic in the player's realm. Council must be empowered, other requirements are waived. seems to be ignored, confirmation needed.
liege_enforce_peace	liege_enforce_peace	Triggers the enforce peace mechanic in the player's liege's realm. Council must be empowered, other requirements are waived. seems to be ignored, confirmation needed.
enable_ambition	enable_ambition	Allows a character to pick a new ambition
event	event	Executes an event for yourself or for another character or province.
testevent	testevent	Tests an event without triggering it
favor_get	favor_get	Get a favor from character
favor_grant	favor_grant	Grant a favor to a character
gfx_culture	gfx_culture	Sets a character's gfx culture based on default graphical_culture of a culture. Ex: gfx_culture 10 norse
give_birth	give_birth	Forces a pregnant character to instantly give birth.
give_title	give_title	Gives a title to a character
infamy	infamy	Sets the infamy of the player
imprison	imprison	Imprisons a character by another character
join_society	join_society	Join a society. Valid society names are: monastic_order_benedictine, monastic_order_dominican, monastic_order_orthodox, monastic_order_nestorian, monastic_order_monophysite, monastic_order_hindu, monastic_order_buddhist, monastic_order_jain, hermetics, the_assassins, the_satanists, the_trollcrafters, the_cult_of_kali, the_cold_ones, the_plaguebringers, and secret_religious_society_.
leave_society	leave_society	Leave a society
kill	kill	Kills a character
kill_yourself	kill_yourself	Kills your character. Does not work ("Not today QA!"). Use die instead.
move	move	Moves a character to a character's court
neg_opinion	neg_opinion	Adds a negative opinion between two characters
nickname	nickname	Gives a character or the player a nickname
piety	piety	Adds piety to the player (default 5000)
play	play	Switches to play a character (WARNING: This deletes and resets the chronicle of your current character each time you switch.)
prestige	prestige	Adds prestige to the player (default 5000)
run	run	Executes script commands from a text file. The file must be in the Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings 2/ folder (as appropriate for your OS). Commands will be executed in the scope of the player's character.
score	score	Adds score to the player (default 5000)
techpoints	techpoints	Adds 1000 technology points of each type to the player
max_tech	max_tech	Maxes out tech in all provinces, or in specified province
recalc_succ	recalc_succ	Recalculate the succession for a character or the player
religion	religion	Sets a character's religion or player if character not supplied
secret_religion	secret_religion	Sets a character's secret religion.
set_government	set_government	Changes government to specified type (accepted inputs are merchant_republic_government, nomadic_government, feudal_government, theocracy_government, tribal_government, republic_government, muslim_government, theocratic_feudal_government, chinese_imperial_government, confucian_bureaucracy)
titleowner	titleowner	Reports or sets the holder of a title. Does not include tribal capital holdings.
validate_government	validate_government	Validates government of a character
validate_laws	validate_laws	Validates the laws of a characters primary holding
validate_lieges	validate_lieges	Validates the liege of a title
set_char_flag	set_char_flag	Sets a flag for a character
clr_char_flag	clr_char_flag	Clears a flag from a character
set_society_grandmaster	set_society_grandmaster	Sets the grandmaster of the society you're in to the given character
show_all_societies	show_all_societies	Shows all societies in list of society view
society_rank_up	society_rank_up	Ranks player up in society (default 1)
society_rank_down	society_rank_down	Ranks player down in society (default 1)
society_currency	society_currency	Adds society currency to the player (default 5000)
quickbuild	quickbuild	Player's constructions are finished immediately
usurp	usurp	Sets a title to be usurped by a character
vassalize	vassalize	Sets a character as your vassal.
activate_artifacts	activate_artifacts	All artifacts are always active regardless of activation triggers.
allow_laws	allow_laws	Toggles the ability to change laws freely
real_fathers	real_fathers	Shows the true fathers in the family tree
charinfo	charinfo	Adds debugging information to character, title and event tooltips. Reveals your spouse's other lovers
de_jure_counties	de_jure_counties	Shows de jure counties map mode
discover_plots	discover_plots	Toggles auto plot discovery
fow	fow	Turns off fog of war in a province or in general
game_speed	game_speed	Sets the game speed, from 0 to 4
game_paused	game_paused	Toggles/sets the game paused state, argument must be lowercase
get_offmap_holder	get_offmap_holder	Displays the name and character id of the current holder of an offmap power
set_offmap_status	set_offmap_status	Sets the status of the specified offmap power (e.g. china_stable, china_unrest...)
set_offmap_policy	set_offmap_policy	Sets the policy of the specified offmap power (e.g. china_open, china_isolationist, china_expansionist)
kill_offmap_ruler	kill_offmap_ruler	Kills the ruler specified offmap power
kill_offmap_dynasty	kill_offmap_dynasty	Kills the ruler specified offmap power, and generates a new one of a different dynasty
manpower	manpower	Adds nomadic manpower to a nomad player character (default 5000)
population	population	Adds nomadic population to a nomad player character (default 5000)
marry_anyone	marry_anyone	Toggles the ability to marry anyone
morehumans	morehumans	Adds more humans
neg_diplo	neg_diplo	Toggles the ability to send diplomatic messages that will be refused
nextsong	nextsong	Changes the currently playing soundtrack
outbreak	outbreak	Starts specified disease outbreak in a random province. Black Death may only start in Kundina and Jiuquan
plots_known	plots_known	Toggles all plots to always be known
recalc_council	recalc_council	Will recalc the council positions of each council member
set_flag	set_flag	Sets a global flag
clr_flag	clr_flag	Clears a global flag
set_prov_flag	set_prov_flag	Sets a flag for a province
clr_prov_flag	clr_prov_flag	Clears a flag from a province
validate_cultural_names	validate_cultural_names	Validates cultural title names
spawn_disease	spawn_disease	Spawn specified disease in chosen province. Black Death will start in either Kundina or Jiuquan
character_stats	character_stats	Displays various game statistics, such as number of characters, plots, and fertility.
dynasty_stats	dynasty_stats	Displays various dynasty statistics, including the number of unique dynasties and how many historical dynasties have died off.
destroy_settlement	destroy_settlement	Destroys a settlement
murder	murder	One character attempts to murder another
pollinate	pollinate	Impregnates a character by another character
cuckoo	cuckoo	Impregnates a character by another character, father unknown
revolt	revolt	Starts a Revolt in a province
succ	succ	Changes the succession type (WARNING: Dangerous). Valid values: feudal_elective, primogeniture, gavelkind, seniority, tanistry, turkish_succession, merchant_republic_government, tribal_government, nomadic_government, chinese_imperial_government, confucian_bureaucracy
add_lover	add_lover	Makes a character the lover of another character
add_friend	add_friend	Makes the character your friend
remove_friend	remove_friend	Removes the character as your friend
add_rival	add_rival	Makes a character your rival
remove_rival	remove_rival	Removes the character as your rival
flip_mapmodes	flip_mapmodes	Cycles to the next map mode each day
province_religion (prov_rel)	province_religion (prov_rel)	Sets a province's religion
clear	clear	Clears the console
debug_ai	debug_ai	Displays AI strategy for a character (empty ID to turn off)
debug_aistrength	debug_aistrength	Prints some AI Strength data
debug_assert	debug_assert	Toggles asserts on/off
debug_bloom	debug_bloom	Toggles Bloom on/off
debug_borders	debug_borders	Toggles Borders on/off
debug_crash	debug_crash	Force game to crash
debug_citysprawl	debug_citysprawl	Toggles Citysprawl on/off
debug_dumpevents	debug_dumpevents	Dump Event data to game log
debug_events	debug_events	Start Counting events
debug_hires	debug_hires	Toggles Terrain Hires mode on/off
debug_info	debug_info	Toggles Debug info
debug_lines	debug_lines	Toggles Debuglines
debug_lockcamera	debug_lockcamera	Toggles Camera locked on/off
debug_name	debug_name	Generates names for provinces
debug_nogui	debug_nogui	Toggles GUI on/off
debug_nomen	debug_nomen	Toggles Nomen
debug_nomouse	debug_nomouse	Toggles mouse scrollwheel on/off
debug_postfx	debug_postfx	Toggles PostFX on/off
debug_rivers	debug_rivers	Toggles Rivers on/off
debug_sky	debug_sky	Toggles Sky on/off
debug_smooth	debug_smooth	Toggle framesmoothing
debug_terrain	debug_terrain	Toggles Terrain on/off
debug_textures	debug_textures	Writes Texture info to application debug log
debug_ti	debug_ti	Toggles Terra Incognita on/off
debug_tooltip	debug_tooltip	Toggles Tooltips on/off
debug_trees	debug_trees	Toggles Trees on/off
debug_triggerassert	debug_triggerassert	Force game to throw an assert
debug_volume	debug_volume	Modifies music volume
debug_water	debug_water	Toggles Water on/off
debug_wireframe	debug_wireframe	Toggles forced wireframe on/off
debug_yesmen	debug_yesmen	Toggles Yesmen
debug_zoom	debug_zoom	Zooms in the game
eventinfo	eventinfo	Prints the number of running events (adds debug info to character status info)
guibounds (gui)	guibounds (gui)	Toggles GUI bounds debug
fullscreen	fullscreen	Toggles fullscreen
hello	hello	Opens the character screen or title screen
help	help	Print out all console commands or a specific command description
helplog	helplog	Print out all console commands to game.log
noai	noai	Toggles AI
numcoas	numcoas	Prints the number of used coat of arms
observe	observe	Switches to observer mode, by playing no character at all, and no longer shows messages or pauses the game. Ctrl+clicking a character takes partial control, pausing only on succession and call-to-arms.
print_player_events	print_player_events	Print all player events to player_events.csv in game folder
print_ai_events	print_ai_events	Print all ai events to ai_events.csv in game folder
refresh_portraits	refresh_portraits	Sets all character portraits to be refreshed asap
reload	reload	Reloads the gui or lua file
reloadevents	reloadevents	Reloads the event database
reloadfx	reloadfx	Reloads the shader
reloadgovernmentflavor	reloadgovernmentflavor	Reloads the government flavor
reloadinterface	reloadinterface	Reloads the entire interface
reloadloc	reloadloc	Reloads the localisation
reloadpositions	reloadpositions	Reloads the council position database
reloadtexture	reloadtexture	Reloads the specified texture
spawnactor	spawnactor	OPTIONAL Spawns an actor with an optional animation and tabard title
version	version	Print out current version of the game
window	window	Opens or closes the specified window
wipe_achievements	wipe_achievements	Wipe out all CK2 Steam achievements. WARNING: CANNOT BE UNDONE!