Europa Universalis 5 Cheat Console Commands

Europa Universalis 5's console commands give players the ability to "cheat" in a variety of ways. Indeed, players can use these commands to max out all currencies, instantly complete research, and much more. For those players who would like to alter their experience in those ways, this list of cheat console commands in Europa Universalis 5 will make that possible.

How to Use Console Commands in Europa Universalis 5

Debug Mode

Before players can access the console in Europa Universalis 5, they must perform the following actions:

Right click on Europa Universalis 5 within your Steam library, and select Properties.
Enter "-debug_mode" (without quotes) into the dialog box beneath Launch Options.

Players can now launch Europa Universalis 5, start a game, and press the grave/tilde key (` ~) to open the console. Players can then enter a command into the console's dialog box to activate its effect, and a list of commands can be found in the following section.

Debug mode also adds information to the tooltips that appear when hovering over things like Locations, Markets, and Countries in Europa Universalis 5. Some of this debug information can be used when executing console commands.

Europa Universalis 5 Cheat Console Commands

The Europa Universalis 5 console commands in the following table are those that can be used to alter the state of the game, and they can thus be considered cheats. That said, there are further commands associated with debugging, reporting, and performing actions like altering the position of the in-game camera. Players who would like to see those commands can do so by typing "help" into the console, or they can use "helplog" to print all console commands (and their effects) to a console.txt file.

The items listed inside brackets ([ ]) are to be replaced with a specific value, like an amount or a tag. Players should not include the brackets when entering the command. For example, players would simply enter "stability 10" to gain 10 Stability.

Cheat Console Command	Effect
event [eventid] [target]	Trigger an event
Manpower [amount]	adds currency (Manpower)
Sailors [amount]	adds currency (Sailors)
cash [amount]	adds currency (cash)
Stability [amount]	adds currency (Stability)
WarExhaustion [amount]	adds currency (WarExhaustion)
Inflation [amount]	adds currency (Inflation)
Prestige [amount]	adds currency (Prestige)
ArmyTradition [amount]	adds currency (ArmyTradition)
NavyTradition [amount]	adds currency (NavyTradition)
GovernmentPower [amount]	adds currency (GovernmentPower)
Karma [amount]	adds currency (Karma)
ReligiousInfluence [amount]	adds currency (ReligiousInfluence)
Purity [amount]	adds currency (Purity)
Honor [amount]	adds currency (Honor)
Doom [amount]	adds currency (Doom)
RitePower [amount]	adds currency (RitePower)
Yanantin [amount]	adds currency (Yanantin)
Righteousness [amount]	adds currency (Righteousness)
Harmony [amount]	adds currency (Harmony)
SelfControl [amount]	adds currency (SelfControl)
YesMan	toggles the cheat mode YesMan
NoMan	toggles the cheat mode NoMan
WatchWindows	toggles the cheat mode WatchWindows
LoadingScreen	toggles the cheat mode LoadingScreen
InstantMove	toggles the cheat mode InstantMove
InstantSiege	toggles the cheat mode InstantSiege
NoRandom	toggles the cheat mode NoRandom
FastDiplo	toggles the cheat mode FastDiplo
DelayDiploReply	toggles the cheat mode DelayDiploReply
InstantWar	toggles the cheat mode InstantWar
InstantConstruction	toggles the cheat mode InstantConstruction
InstantCasusBelli	toggles the cheat mode InstantCasusBelli
InstantExploration	toggles the cheat mode InstantExploration
InstantMission	toggles the cheat mode InstantMission
FastRebels	toggles the cheat mode FastRebels
ByPassRequirements	toggles the cheat mode ByPassRequirements
RemoveFogOfWar	toggles the cheat mode RemoveFogOfWar
no_peace_deals	toggles the cheat mode no_peace_deals
form_union [junior partner]	Form a union with another country
change_government [Government Type]	Change government of your country
parliament_issue [parliament_issue]	Change parliament issue in your country
end_parliament_issue	Ends a parliament issue in your country with success
discover [location key / all]	Discover one or all locations
discover_area [area key / all]	Discover one or all areas
tick_population [location]	Monthly tick for population in a location
weather [location front/cyclone/tornado]	Creates a new weather in target location
build_everything [location id / country tag / region id / all]	Build everything possible in a location / country or region
tick_day [number of days]	Ticks any number of days
kill_all_units [CountryTag]	kill all units in target country
kill_unit [UnitID]	kill the unit with this ID, kills selected unit when no id is supplied
resupply_all_units [CountryTag]	max food for all units in target country
damage_all_units [CountryTag]	damage all units in target country
world_levies	raise all levies in the world
start_annex [country-tag]	starts an annexation of the given country
add_casus_belli [country-tag]	add a cb on target country
lend [CountryTag] [amount] [interest] [months]	lend money to target country
spy [CountryTag] [amount]	adds spies to your network in a target country
favor [CountryTag] [amount]	adds favors in a target country of days
trust [CountryTag] [amount]	adds trust in a target country
rebel_progress [id progress]	Adds rebel_progress to a rebel
set_societal_value [societal_value] [position]	Sets the societal value
estate_satisfaction [estate_type] [progress]	Adds satisfaction to an estate
estate_gold [estate_type] [gold]	Adds gold to an estate
disease [disease]	Spawns a Disease
building [building_type] [location]	Adds a building to a location
add_random_trait [id]	Adds a ruler trait to a character
add_trait [trait]	Adds a specific trait to the ruler
bankrupt [CountryTag]	Bankrupts a nation
remove_bankruptcy [CountryTag]	Removes the bankruptcy modifier from a nation
opinion [CountryTag] [amount]	Adds Opinion for target country versus player
convert_character [religion id]	changes religion of a character
kill_character [id]	Kills a character
impregnate [id]	Impregnate a character
give_birth [id]	force a pregnant to give birth
colonize [location]	creates a colony for target locations' province
colonize_and_finish [location]	creates a colony for target locations' province and then finishes the colonial charter immediately
finish_colony [location]	finishes a colony for target locations' colonial charter
finish_all_colonies	finishes a colony for target locations' colonial charter
move_random_pop [source location] [destination location]	moves a random pop from source to destination
population [location]	changes a location's population
finish_constructions [location]	finish all constructions in a location
change_garrison [location]	changes a location's garrison
freeze [location]	freezes a sea location
thaw [location]	thaws a sea location
pirate [area]	adds a pirate to the area
annex [CountryTag]	Player annexes a tag
reset_agendas	Resets agendas in parliament
revolt [rebel_id]	A revolt starts in target country
religion [religion]	changes religion
culture [culture]	changes culture
cultural_tradition [culture value]	changes cultural Tradition
cultural_influence [culture value]	changes cultural Influence
convert [location]	changes religion of all pops in location to state religion
win_siege [location]	forces a siege to be won in the target location
economy	resets the pop demands and processes the markets
slavery	ticks the slavery process
raid [location_id]	raids slaves from the target location
run_select_expand_objectives [countrytag]	Runs the select expand objectives for the country
make_subject [subject_type] [countrytag]	makes subject out of a country
occupy_location [location_id]	occupies a location
occupy_country [countrytag]	occupies a country
occupy_province [province]	occupies a province, only locations belonging to nations at war with the player
occupy_area [area]	occupies an area, only locations belonging to nations at war with the player
occupy_region [region]	occupies a region, only locations belonging to nations at war with the player
conquer [location_id]	conquers an location
conquer_country [countrytag]	conquers a country
conquer_province [province_definition]	conquers a province definition
conquer_area [area]	conquers an area
conquer_region [region]	conquers a region
age [age_tag]	changes the age
situation [situation]	activate situation
monthly_situation [situation]	ticks a month for a situation
disaster [disaster]	activate disaster
change_date [year]	changes the date
add_institution_progress [instituion_tag] [location_tag] [amount]	adds institution progress
merge_culture_group [name]	Merges a culture group
create_character [male/female] [lowborn/random/new]	Create a Character
artist [artist_type]	Create an artist
workofart [work_of_art_type [location [quality]]]]	Create a work of art
policy [policy]	changes a policy
diplomats [amount]	Gain diplomatic actions
stockpile [[market location key] [goods key] [amount]]	Stockpile goods
reform_desire [amount]	players religion gets reform desire
add_core [amount]	Add a core location
maritime_presence [amount]	Add maritime presence to seazone
add_research [amount]	Gain Research Progress
research_all	Researched all advances in all trees
finish_current_religious_focus	Completed progress on current religious focus
integrate_all	Integrates all provinces
create_pu [CountryTag]	Creates a personal union with another country
research [advance]	researches a specific advance
embrace_all	Embraces all active institutions