Cheats can be frowned upon by the Crusader Kings 3 community, but sometimes you might just want to test something out before actually playing the game properly.
Maybe you already have 1k hours and just want to try some interesting scenario out without having to play a full 50-hour playthrough.
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Whatever your reasons, there is nothing wrong with using cheats every now and then. Once you have enabled cheats in CK3 and have opened up the command console, you are ready to put in some codes.
Here is a complete list of cheats and console commands that you can use in a debugged Crusader Kings 3.
Table of contents
- Simple Cheats Usable from the Command Console in CK3
- All Console Command Cheats List for CK3
- All Trait IDs List for CK3
- Testing Console Commands for Developers or Mod Testers in CK3
Simple Cheats Usable from the Command Console in CK3
When you open the console in CK3, you can see a Debug Menu below the space where you can write codes.
In this location, you have a few cheats that you can use by just pressing a button. The most useful ones of the bunch are:
- Enable/Disable Yesmen
- Kill Currently Played Character
- Gain or Lose 1k Prestige
- Gain or Lose 1k Piety
- Gain or Lose 5k Gold
You can also press “Ctrl + Right-click” on a character’s portrait to take over as that character and “Alt + Right-click” to kill that person.
All Console Command Cheats List for CK3
You have the ability to change almost anything in CK3 using console commands in the debug menu.
Almost every cheat will have the command cheat first and then possible attributes written in square brackets (“[]”). You don’t have to write the square brackets when entering the attributes.
For example, the “age [amount] [character id]” command would be written like this: “age 7 18681”.
For most cheats, if you don’t give a character ID, you will use that command on your player character. Also, where an amount attribute is available, you will usually have the opportunity to also use negative values.
Here is a full list of all the console command cheats you can use in CK3:
| Console Command Cheat | Description |
|---|---|
| age [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of age to [character id]. |
| add_claim [title id] [character id] | Adds a pressed claim on [ title id ] for [character id]. |
| add_doctrine [doctrine id] [faith id] | Adds [doctrine id] to [faith id]. Pressing tab reveals all doctrine IDs. |
| add_dread [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of dread to [character id]. |
| add_maa [regiment id] [character id] | Adds [regiment id] of men-at-arms to [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all regiment IDs. |
| add_perk [perk id] [character id] | Adds [perk id] to [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all perk IDs. |
| add_piety [amount] | Adds [amount] of piety to the player character. |
| add_piety_no_experience [amount] | Adds [amount] of piety to the player character without increasing level of Devotion. |
| add_prestige [amount] | Adds [amount] of prestige to the player character. |
| add_prestige_no_experience [amount] | Adds [amount] of prestige to the player character without increasing level of Fame. |
| add_realm_law [law id] [character id] | Passes [law id] to the realm of [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all law IDs. |
| add_realm_law_skip_effects [law id] [character id] | Adds [law id] to the realm of [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all law IDs. |
| add_relation [relation id] [character id] | Adds [relation id] between [character id] and [character id]. |
| add_secret [secret id] [character id] | Adds [secret id] to the player character. Pressing tab reveals all secret IDs. Adding [character id 1] [character id 2] creates a secret held by the respective character(s). |
| add_stress [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of stress to [character id]. |
| add_title_law [title id] [law id] | Adds [succession law id] to [title id]. |
| add_trait [ trait id ] [character id] | Adds [ trait id ] to [character id]. |
| add_lifestyle_xp_all [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of experience to all lifestyles of [character id]. |
| add_diplomacy_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of diplomacy lifestyle experience to [character id]. |
| add_martial_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of martial lifestyle experience to [character id]. |
| add_stewardship_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of stewardship lifestyle experience to [character id]. |
| add_intrigue_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of intrigue lifestyle experience to [character id]. |
| add_learning_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of learning lifestyle experience to [character id]. |
| bypass_requirements | Ignores the requirements for player decisions, interactions, schemes, laws, title creation and struggle endings. |
| change_culture [county id] [culture id] | Changes the culture of [county id] to [culture id]. |
| change_development_level [amount] [county id or barony id] | Adds [amount] of development to [county id or barony id], if no county is specified then the player character’s capital. Negative values lower it. |
| change_fervor [amount] [faith id] | Adds [amount] of fervor to [faith id]. |
| change_diplomacy [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of diplomacy skill to [character id]. |
| change_martial [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of martial skill to [character id]. |
| change_stewardship [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of stewardship skill to [character id]. |
| change_intrigue [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of intrigue skill to [character id]. |
| change_learning [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of learning skill to [character id]. |
| change_prowess [amount] [character id] | Adds [amount] of prowess skill to [character id]. |
| charinfo | You can view infomation such as characters’ ID in the game. |
| clear_character_modifiers [character id] | Removes all character modifiers from [character id]. |
| clear_title_laws [title id] | Removes all title succession laws from [title id]. |
| clear_traits [character id] | Removes all traits from [character id]. |
| discover_all_eras [character id] | Discovers all innovations for the culture of [character id]’s. |
| discover_era [era id] | Discovers [era id] and all its innovations for the player character’s culture. Pressing tab reveals all era IDs. Default current era. |
| discover_fascination [character id] | Discovers the current fascination for the culture of [character id]’s. |
| discover_innovation [innovation id] [character id] | Discovers [innovation id] for the culture of [character id]’s. Pressing tab reveals all innovation IDs. |
| dynasty_prestige [amount] [dynasty id] | Adds [amount] of renown to [dynasty id].. |
| effect start_cat_story_cycle_effect | Gain a pet cat |
| effect start_dog_story_cycle_effect | Gain a pet dog |
| end_schemes | All schemes targeting the player character are abandoned. |
| event [event id] [character id] | Triggers [event id]. |
| fow | Toggles the fog of war. |
| gain_all_dynasty_perks [character id] | Buys all dynasty legacies for the dynasty of [character id]’s. |
| gain_all_perks [character id] | Gives all lifestyle perks to [character id]. |
| give_title [title id] [character id] | Gives [title id] to [character id]. |
| gold [amount] | Adds [amount] of gold to the player character. |
| guaranteed_scheme_success | Schemes are always successful. |
| guaranteed_scheme_secrecy_success | Schemes are always secret. |
| instabuild | Player Men-at-Arms are reinforced instantly. Current constructions in the player character’s domain are finished instantly. New constructions are finished in a day. Entering it again disables it. |
| instant_birth | Pregnancies last a day. Entering it again disables it. |
| join_era [era id] | Enters [era id] for the culture of [character id]’s. Pressing tab reveals all era IDs. |
| kill [character id] | Kills [character id]. |
| know_schemes | Discovers all schemes targeting the player character. |
| merge_culture [culture id] [culture id] | Changes the culture of all counties of [culture id] to [culture id]. |
| pregnancy [character id] [character id] | Impregnates female [character id] with father [character id], if no character is specified then an unknown father. |
| remove_doctrine [doctrine id] [faith id] | Removes [doctrine id] from [faith id], if no faith is specified then the player character’s faith. Pressing tab reveals all doctrine IDs. |
| remove_nick [character id] | Removes the current nickname from [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all nickname IDs. |
| remove_relation [relation id] [character id] | Removes [relation id] between [character id] and [character id], if only one character is specified then between the player character and them. |
| remove_trait [trait id] [character id] | Removes [trait id] from [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all trait IDs. |
| set_culture [culture id] [character id] | Changes the culture to [culture id] for [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all culture IDs. |
| set_dread [amount] [character id] | Sets the dread to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_faith [faith id] [character id] | Changes the faith to [faith id] for [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all faith IDs. |
| set_focus [focus id] [character id] | Sets the focus to [focus id] for [character id]. |
| set_nick [ nickname id ] [character id] | Gives [ nickname id ] to [character id]. Pressing tab reveals all nickname IDs. |
| set_sexuality [sexuality id] [character id] | Changes the sexual orientation to [sexuality id] for [character id]. |
| set_stress [amount] [character id] | Sets the stress to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_diplomacy [amount] [character id] | Sets the diplomacy skill to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_martial [amount] [character id] | Sets the martial skill to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_stewardship [amount] [character id] | Sets the stewardship skill to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_intrigue [amount] [character id] | Sets the intrigue skill to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_learning [amount] [character id] | Sets the learning skill to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_prowess [amount] [character id] | Sets the prowess skill to [amount] for [character id]. |
| set_date [year.month.day] | Sets the date to [year.month.day], if no month or day is specified, sets to the 1 of January. |
| yesmen | AI characters accept all proposals. Entering it again disables it. |
| yesmen_instant | AI characters accept all proposals instantly. Entering it again disables it. |
| progress_struggle_phase [struggle id] [phase id] [amount] | Adds [amount] of catalyst points towards the next phase of [struggle id]. Pressing tab reveals all struggle IDs. |
All Trait IDs List for CK3
Most traits in CK3 have a very simple ID that you can figure out without having to look it up. Usually, a trait’s ID would be its name written in lowercase, with no spaces in between.
For example, the ID for the “drunkard” trait is simply “drunkard”. Another example would be for the “Born in the Purple” Byzantine trait, which has the “born_in_the_purple” ID.
So, if a trait has more words, just add “_” instead of spaces. If you can’t use a trait using the method we described above, that means that the trait ID might be unique.
We have listed all the traits in CK3 that have unique IDs below:
| Trait | ID |
|---|---|
| Adequate Bargainer | education_diplomacy_2 |
| Administrative Courtier | administrative_court_1 |
| Amateurish Plotter | education_intrigue_1 |
| Amazonian / Herculean | physique_good_3 |
| Aspiring Blademaster | blademaster_1 |
| Astute Intellectual | education_learning_3 |
| Beautiful | beauty_good_3 |
| Blademaster | blademaster_2 |
| Brilliant Strategist | education_martial_4 |
| Brutally Mauled | wounded_3 |
| Bumbling Squire | education_martial_prowess_1 |
| Charismatic Negotiator | education_diplomacy_3 |
| Child of Concubine | child_of_concubine_female |
| Child of Consort | child_of_concubine_male |
| Club-footed | clubfooted |
| Comely | beauty_good_1 |
| Confident Knight | education_martial_prowess_2 |
| Conscientious Scribe | education_learning_1 |
| Delicate | physique_bad_1 |
| Diplomatic Courtier | diplomatic_court_1 |
| Disloyal | disloyal |
| Dynastic Kinslayer | kinslayer_1 |
| Eager Reveler | reveler_1 |
| Elusive Shadow | education_intrigue_4 |
| Familial Kinslayer | kinslayer_2 |
| Famous Champion | education_martial_prowess_4 |
| Famous Reveler | reveler_2 |
| Feeble | physique_bad_3 |
| Flamboyant Trickster | education_intrigue_2 |
| Formidable Banneret | education_martial_prowess_3 |
| Fortune Builder | education_stewardship_3 |
| Frail | physique_bad_2 |
| Gardener | lifestyle_gardener |
| Genius | intellect_good_3 |
| Gout Ridden | gout_ridden |
| Great Pox | great_pox |
| Grey Eminence | education_diplomacy_4 |
| Hajji / Hajjah / Pilgrim | pilgrim |
| Hale | physique_good_1 |
| Handsome / Pretty | beauty_good_2 |
| Herbalist | lifestyle_herbalist |
| Hideous | beauty_bad_3 |
| Holy Monarch | crusader_king |
| Homely | beauty_bad_1 |
| Hunter | hunter_2 |
| Imbecile | intellect_bad_3 |
| Indulgent Wastrel | education_stewardship_1 |
| Insightful Thinker | education_learning_2 |
| Intelligent | intellect_good_2 |
| Intricate Webweaver | education_intrigue_3 |
| Intrigue Courtier | intrigue_court_1 |
| Kinslayer | kinslayer_3 |
| Legendary Blademaster | blademaster_3 |
| Legendary Reveler | reveler_3 |
| Lover’s Pox | lovers_pox |
| Loyal | loyal |
| Lunatic | lunatic_1 / lunatic_genetic |
| Master Hunter | hunter_3 |
| Mastermind Philosopher | education_learning_4 |
| Mayor Trainee | education_republican_knowledge_2 |
| Melancholic | depressed_1 / depressed_genetic |
| Midas Touched | education_stewardship_4 |
| Miracle Worker | mystic_3 |
| Misguided Warrior | education_martial_1 |
| Monk / Nun | devoted |
| Mystic | mystic_2 |
| Naive Appeaser | education_diplomacy_1 |
| Novice Hunter | hunter_1 |
| Novice Physician | physician_1 |
| Patriarch / Matriarch | family_first |
| Physician | physician_2 |
| Pneumonia | pneumonic |
| Possessed | possessed_1 / possessed_genetic |
| Quick | intellect_good_1 |
| Raider / Viking | viking |
| Renowned Physician | physician_3 |
| Republican Heir | education_republican_knowledge_4 |
| Robust | physique_good_2 |
| Scholarly Courtier | scholarly_court_1 |
| Severely Injured | wounded_2 |
| Skilled Tactician | education_martial_3 |
| Slow | intellect_bad_1 |
| Sterile / Barren | infertile |
| Stupid | intellect_bad_2 |
| The Savior | savior |
| Thrifty Clerk | education_stewardship_2 |
| Tough Soldier | education_martial_2 |
| Town Dweller | education_republican_knowledge_1 |
| Town Maven | education_republican_knowledge_3 |
| Ugly | beauty_bad_2 |
| Valued Administrative Courtier | administrative_court_2 |
| Valued Diplomatic Courtier | diplomatic_court_2 |
| Valued Intrigue Courtier | intrigue_court_2 |
| Valued Scholarly Courtier | scholarly_court_2 |
| Valued Warlike Courtier | warlike_court_2 |
| Warlike Courtier | warlike_court_1 |
| Warrior of the Faith / Crusader / Mujahid | faith_warrior |
| Wise Man / Wise Woman | mystic_1 |
| Wounded | wounded_1 |
Testing Console Commands for Developers or Mod Testers in CK3
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| clear | Clears console history. |
| dump_bookmark_portraits | Creates bookmark portraits of all current bookmark characters, stored in Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings III\common\bookmark_portraits. Any changes applied through the barbershop will be kept. |
| effect [effect script] | Executes a scripted effect.To run the effect on a character other than the player, use effect character: |
| faction_spawn [faction type] | Spawns [faction type] if there are valid counties or courtiers to create it. |
| generate_cadet_coa | Generates a new coat of arms for the player character’s house. |
| guaranteed_scheme_failure | Schemes are never successful. |
| guaranteed_scheme_secrecy_failure | Schemes are never secret. |
| help [command] | Prints the description of [command], if empty lists all console commands. |
| instamove | Armies move one barony per day. Affects AI as well as the player. |
| map_editor | Opens the map editor. |
| nomen | AI characters refuse all proposals. Entering it again disables it. |
| observe | Enters observer mode. |
| play [character id] | Switches character to [character id]. |
| portrait_editor | Opens the portrait editor. |
| reload [filename][target] | Reloads mod and game files into memory. Press tab to see all the (many) possible targets that can be reloaded. |
| run | Executes the commands in [file name]. The txt file must be placed in Documents/Paradox Interactive/Crusader Kings III/run. |
| set_is_ai [character id] | Allows the AI to control [character id]. |
| set_is_player [character id] | Disallows the AI to control [character id]. |
| script_docs | Prints all effects, event scopes, modifiers, on actions, triggers, etc. to Documents\Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings III\logs. |
| tick_development [amount] | Adds [amount] of development to all counties. |
That’s everything you need to know about all the cheats and console commands in Crusader Kings 3!
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