Command your armies and your console
How do I use cheats in Crusader Kings 3?Crusader Kings 3can be customised at will in debug mode, using cheats and console commands. This is done in different ways depending on where you bought CK3 from. Here’s everything you need to know about debug mode in CK3 for PC, and all the console commands and cheats.
Crusader Kings 3 cheats: how to use debug mode and console commands
In order to use cheats and console commands, you’ll first need to open Crusader Kings 3 in debug mode. Debug mode will disable your ability to earn achievements in the game, so make sure you don’t have it enabled unless you’re planning to actually use it.
To open Crusader Kings 3 in debug mode for the Steam version:
If you want your achievement system activated again, you’ll need to remove this text from the launch options menu in the same way you added it in. This will deactivate debug mode when you relaunch the game.
To open Crusader Kings 3 in debug mode without Steam:
If you’re playing on the free Xbox Game Pass PC version (also available on the Windows Store), debug mode is a bit of a pain. Here’s how to do it though:
Sick ofraising armies and leviesthe hard way? Want to cheat death ormurder your child and heir? Remember, you can’t get achievements in debug mode, but if you’re just messing around, cheats and console commands can be an absolute blessing.
Console commands can be input when the game is in debug mode and the console window is open.To open the console window, press Shift+Alt+C. Alternative buttons to press if the above doesn’t work include the following:
Below is a list of all known console commands, courtesy of theCrusader Kings 3 wiki. If no character ID is put at the end of relevant commands, the effect defaults to the player character. Character IDs can be found by hovering over the relevant character, whilst county IDs can be seen in pink text when hovering over the county. You can find trait IDs in the game files here: game\common\traits\00_traits.txt.
Title IDs work as follows:
To find specific IDs of each parameter, type in the command and press Tab. For example, to select a secret, type ‘add_secret’ and press tab, and it’ll show you all the potential secret commands to choose from.
That’s all the Crusader Kings 3 console commands! For more ways to customise your game, see our guide toCrusader Kings 3 Ruler Designer and Barbershopfeatures to create your own characters from scratch, or simply tweak their appearance in-game. Or check out ourCK3 reviewto find out whether it’s the game for you, as well asSin'’’s diary on ruling a small tribal nationin vanilla Crusader Kings 3.
