In Hearts of Iron IV, utilizing the console is a great way to modify your gameplay, whether you want to advance through the game more quickly or experiment with different scenarios. Here’s a guide to accessing and using the console commands in the game:
How to Access the Console in Hearts of Iron IV
To open the console, press the ` key (the one directly below the Esc key on most keyboards). Once the console is open, type in your desired command and the necessary arguments, and press Enter to execute it.
Hearts of Iron IV Cheats and Console Commands
The list of console commands in Hearts of Iron IV is extensive, encompassing a variety of functions that can alter different aspects of the game. These commands can range from changing the political ideology of a country, manipulating time, and adjusting resource levels to even triggering specific events or scenarios.
| Console Command | Command Effect |
|---|---|
| 3dstats | Toggles 3D stats. |
| add_autonomy [country tag] [amount] | Adds the idea with the specified name to your country. |
| add_core [state id] [country tag] | Adds the specified state as a core of the specified country. |
| add_diplo | Adds diplomatic enroute for your current country. |
| add_equipment [amount] [equipment name] | Adds a specified amount of any equipment. Negative amount removes that many of said equipment. Equipment must be researched. This does not work on Naval equipment. |
| add_ideas [idea name] | Adds a specified amount of any equipment. A negative amount removes that much of said equipment. Equipment must be researched. This does not work on Naval equipment. |
| add_interest [country tag] | Adds the country with the specified tag to your interest. |
| add_latest_equipment [amount] | Adds the specified amount of equipment to every piece of equipment you have researched. |
| add_opinion [source country tag] [target country tag] | Adds an opinion from the specified country tag to another country. |
| add_party_popularity [ideology group] [amount] | Initiates an air combat from your desired country, airbase, and equipment in the specified location. |
| ai | Toggles AI. |
| ai_accept | Toggles if AI will always accept diplomacy. |
| ai_invasion | Toggles the AI for naval invasion. |
| aidump | Dumps AI data from your currently selected unit to a log file. |
| aircombat [scenario] [result] [province id] [airbase state id] [airbase state id] [equipment] [equipment] [equipment creator] [equipment creator] | Modifies the frequency of a random sound being emitted from the combat view. The range is 1 to 50. |
| airealism | Toggles realistic AI for the game. |
| aiview | Toggles debug info for the AI. |
| allowdiplo | Allows for the use of any diplomatic action without cause. |
| allowtraits | Removes restrictions on general trait assignment. |
| analyzetheatres | Checks all threatres for errors. |
| annex [country tag / ‘all’] | Starts an annex with the specified country tag. |
| bloom | Toggles bloom. |
| browser [url] | Opens the browser window and loads the specified URL. |
| browser_base_url [url] | Sets the URL of the browser. |
| building_health [building type] [state id / province id] [level] [amount] | Modifies the health of an existing building. |
| cameraclamp | Toggles the camera clamp. |
| cityreload | Forces reload of cities. |
| civilwar [ideology] [country tag] | Starts a civil war within a country with the specified ideology. |
| collision | Toggles the collision debug GUI. |
| combatsound [frequency] | Prints the current command count to the message.log file. |
| cp [amount] | Adds command power. Maxed at 100. |
| createlean | Generates LEAN textures. |
| debug_achievements_clear | Clears all of your achievements and stats. |
| debug_ai_budget [country tag] | Prints AI budget information to console. |
| debug_air_vs_land | Toggle debug mode for air vs land combat. |
| debug_assert | Toggles asserts. |
| debug_borders | Toggles borders. |
| debug_cities | Toggles city painting mode. |
| debug_commands | Prints the current command count to the message.log file. |
| debug_crash | Debugs client crashes. |
| debug_diploactions | Initiates diplomatic action logging and prints data collected with the debug_dumpdiploactions command. |
| debug_dumpdiploactions | Prints data collected since the debug_dumpdiploactions command was last executed. |
| debug_dumpevents | Prints data collected since the debug_events command was last executed. |
| debug_entities | Toggles entities. |
| debug_events | Initiates event counting, print data collected from this with the debug_dumpevents command. |
| debug_fronts | Toggles the interpolated fronts debug screen. |
| debug_info | Toggles the debug info screen. |
| debug_lines | Toggles debug lines. |
| debug_lockcamera | Toggles the camera lock. |
| debug_nogui | Toggles the game GUI. |
| debug_nomouse | Toggles scroll wheel functionality. |
| debug_nuking | Nuking in any province is permitted regardless of conditions. |
| debug_off_front_snap | Toggles the offensive fronts, snapping the debug screen. |
| debug_particle | Toggles particles. |
| debug_postfx | Toggles PostFX. |
| debug_rivers | Toggles rivers. |
| debug_show_event_id | Prints the current event ID. |
| debug_sky | Toggles the sky. |
| debug_smooth | Toggles frame smoothing. |
| debug_tactics | Toggles the visibility of the tactics debug tooltip. |
| debug_terrain | Toggles terrain. |
| debug_texture | Toggles textures like bloom. |
| debug_textures | Prints texture debug information to the game log. |
| debug_tooltip | Toggles tooltips. |
| debug_trees | Toggles trees. |
| debug_types | Prints the data type for all dynamic reference objects to console. |
| debug_volume [volume] | Adjusts the volume of the game. |
| debug_water | Toggles water. |
| debug_wireframe | Toggles the game’s wireframe. |
| debug_zoom | Causes the game to zoom in. |
| decision.nochecks | Allows for the ignoring of decision requirements. |
| deleteallunits [country tag] | Deletes all units of the specified country tag. |
| deltat [speed multiplier] | Adjusts change the speed of animations. |
| error | Prints errors from the log file. |
| event [event id] [country tag] | Starts the specified event in the specified country. |
| filewatcher | Toggles the filewatcher. |
| flagsoutput [path] | Generates and saves a texture atlas file to the specified path. |
| focus.autocomplete | Allows for instant completion of national focuses. Affects the game’s AI. |
| focus.ignoreprerequisites | Allows for the ignoring of focus prerequisites. |
| focus.nochecks | Allows for the ignoring of focus requirements. |
| fow [province id] | Toggles fog of war in the province of the specified ID. Toggles the general fog of war if there is no argument. |
| fronts | Toggles the visibility of foreign fronts. |
| fullscreen | Toggles fullscreen mode. |
| gain_xp [amount] | Adds XP to the currently selected Leader/General. |
| goto_province [province id] | Moves the center of your camera to the specified province. |
| goto_state [state id] | Moves the center of your camera to the specified state. |
| guibounds | Toggles the bounds debug GUI. |
| hdr | Toggles high-dynamic-range imaging. |
| hdr_debug | Toggles high-dynamic-range imaging debugging. |
| help [command] | Provides the list of commands or information about the specified command. |
| helplog | Adds a list of all commands to the game.log file. |
| hsv | Converts HSV to RGB. |
| human_ai | Toggles AI for human countries. |
| instant_prepare | Causes naval invasions to skip preparation time. Must add -debug to launch options. |
| instant_wargoal | Allows for the application of any war goal without cause. |
| instantconstruction | Toggles the instant construction cheat, which makes all construction instantaneous. |
| ip | Print your IP to the console. |
| manpower [amount] | Adds the specified amount of manpower to your country. |
| mapmode [mapmode id] | Changes the map mode to the specified type. Range is 1 to 9. |
| mapnames | Toggles map names. |
| massconquer | Opens the mass conquer tool. |
| morehumans [amount] | Adds a specified amount of humans to your current country. A negative number removes the specified amount. |
| moveunit [unit id] [province id] | Moves the specified unit to the specified province. |
| nextsong | Skips to the next soundtrack. |
| night | Toggles night. |
| nomapicons | Toggles the visibility of icons in the map. |
| nopausetext | Toggles the visibility of the pause menu. |
| nudge | Opens the nuge tool. |
| nuke [amount] | Adds the specified amount of nukes. |
| observe | This command enters you into ‘observe’ mode, where you are set to play no country at all – meaning the entire game plays on auto-pilot. Messages do not show, and the game is not automatically paused. |
| occupationpaint [country tag] | If no country tag is specified, toggle occupation painting. If the country tag is specified, your country will occupy all land the specified country tag owns. |
| oos | Forces the client to go out of sync. |
| particle_editor | Opens the particle editor GUI. |
| pause_in_hours [hours] | Pauses the game after the specified amount of time. |
| poll | Polls valid events. |
| posteffectvolumes.default [post effect] | Toggles specified post effect. |
| pp [amount] | Adds the specified amount of political power. |
| prices | Prints price info to game.log. |
| printsynchstuff | Prints the seed of your game. |
| profilelog | Outputs profiling information to time.log. |
| provtooltipdebug | Toggles province tooltip debug info. |
| reload [file name] | Reloads a file without opening and closing your game. |
| reloadfx [map / .fx file] | Reloads the fx file or reloads the shaders if there is no argument. |
| reloadinterface | Reloads the game interface. |
| reloadoob [country tag] | Reloads the order of battle of the country with the specified tag. |
| reloadsupply | Reloads all supply systems. |
| reloadtechnologies | Reloads all technologies. |
| reloadweather [seed] | Forces reload of the weather. |
| remove_core [state id] [country tag] | Removes the specified state as a core of the specified country. |
| remove_interest [country tag] | Removes the country with the specified tag from your interest. |
| rendertype | Prints the render type being used for your client. |
| requestgamestate | Prints the game state. |
| research [slot id / ‘all’] | Used to research all equipment or equipment in a specific technology slot. |
| research_on_icon_click | Instantly researches any technology when selected in the technology tree. |
| resign | Forces resignation from your current position. |
| run [file name] | Runs a list of commands in a specified file. |
| savecheck | Check that saving the game is functioning correctly. |
| savegame | Forces a game save. |
| set_cosmetic_tag [country tag] [country tag] | Changes the name and flag of the specified country to that of another country. |
| set_country_flag [country tag] | Sets the flag of the specified country as your current nation’s flag. |
| set_ruling_party [ideology group] | Sets the specified ideology group as the ruling party. |
| setcontroller [country tag] [province id] | Sets the controller of a specified province. |
| setowner [country tag] [state id] | Sets the owner of a specified state. |
| setrandomcount [count] | Sets the random count to the amount specified |
| sleep [duration] | Pause the game for the specified amount of time in seconds. |
| spawn [unit name/id] [province id] [amount] | Spawns a specified amount of a unit in a province. -debug must be enabled in the launch options. |
| spawnactor [name] [province id] [animation] | Spawns an actor with the specified animation. |
| srgb | Toggles color debugging. |
| st [amount] | Adds stability. Max at 100. Negative values remove stability. |
| tag [country tag] | Switches your country to the specified country tag. |
| tag_color [rgb] | Sets the tag color of your current country. |
| tdebug | Toggles debug mode. |
| teleport [province id] | Teleport any selected ship or army to the specified province |
| testevent [event id] [character id] | Tests the specified ID without triggering it. |
| testtool | Opens the testing tool. |
| theatersrebuild | Rebuild all existing theatres. |
| time | Prints the current time. |
| traderoutes | Toggles the visibility of trade routes. |
| trigger_docs | Writes a list of triggers and effects to a log file found in game.log. |
| tweakergui | Opens a tweaker GUI. |
| update_loc [localization key] | Reloads the specified localization key. |
| updateequipments | Forcefully reload of equipment-related files. |
| updatesubunits | Forcefully reload unit-related files. |
| version | Prints the current game version to the console. |
| weather | Toggles weather. |
| whitepeace [country tag] [country tag] | Things return to the way they were before the war between the specified countries. |
| window [open / close] [gui name] | Toggles the GUI with the specified name. |
| winwars | Gives your country the maximum war score for all wars it is in. |
| ws [amount] | Adds war support. Max at 100. Negative values remove war support. |
| xp [amount] | Adds the specified amount of XP to all experience levels. |
| yesman | This causes country AI to accept any diplomatic offers automatically. |
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