Hearts of Iron 4 Console Commands: Full List for PC
- Turn off ironman Start a single-player game with ironman off; the console is dead in ironman and multiplayer.
- Open the console Press ~, or §, Shift+2, Shift+3, \, ` or ^ on other keyboard layouts.
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Resources and equipment
| Cheat | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add manpower | PCmanpower [amount] | Adds manpower to your reserves |
| Add political power | PCpp [amount] | Gives political power to the player, or removes it with a negative number |
| Add fuel | PCfuel [amount] | Adds the given amount of fuel |
| Add equipment | PCadd_equipment [amount] [equipment name] | Adds the named equipment to your stockpile |
| Add latest equipment | PCadd_latest_equipment [amount] | Gives you that many units of your latest equipment variants |
| Add nukes | PCnuke [number] | Adds nuclear bombs to your stockpile |
| Add experience | PCxp [amount] | Gives army, navy and air experience to the player |
Politics and stability
| Cheat | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add stability | PCst [amount] | Adds stability, up to 100%; a negative number takes it away |
| Add war support | PCws [amount] | Adds war support, up to 100%; a negative number takes it away |
| Add command power | PCcp [amount] | Adds command power, up to 100% |
| Add party popularity | PCadd_party_popularity [ideology group] [value] | Adds popularity to the given ideology group |
| Set ruling party | PCset_ruling_party [ideology group] | Puts the given ideology group in power |
| Start a civil war | PCcivilwar [ideology] [country tag] | Spawns a civil war of the given ideology in the target country |
War and diplomacy
| Cheat | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Annex a country | PCannex [country tag] | Annexes the country you name, or every country with all |
| White peace | PCwhitepeace [country tags] | Forces a white peace with the countries you name |
| Win all wars | PCwinwars | Gives you the maximum war score in every war you are in |
| AI accepts everything | PCyesman | Every AI country accepts all your diplomatic offers |
| Free diplomacy | PCallowdiplo | Lets you use every diplomatic action whatever the rules say |
| Set province controller | PCsetcontroller [country tag] [province id] | Hands control of a province to the country you name |
Research and production
| Cheat | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Instant research | PCresearch [slot id] | Finishes the research in that slot, or all slots with all |
| Research by clicking | PCresearch_on_icon_click | Researches a technology when you click its icon in the tree |
| Instant construction | PCinstantconstruction | Toggles instant construction, so buildings and ships finish at once |
| Ignore focus rules | PCFocus.NoChecks | Ignores the requirements on national focuses |
Commanders and units
| Cheat | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Level up a commander | PCgain_xp [amount] | Adds experience to the selected leader, general or admiral |
| Free traits | PCallowtraits | Lets you assign general traits freely |
| Delete an army | PCdeleteallunits [country tag] | Deletes all armies and fleets of the countries you name |
Debug and camera
| Cheat | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Switch country | PCtag [country tag] | Switches the country you control |
| Observer mode | PCobserve | Drops you out of every country and watches the game play itself |
| Show tags and IDs | PCtdebug | Toggles the debug info, including country tags and province IDs, in tooltips |
| Remove fog of war | PCfow | Turns off fog of war, or only in the province you name |
How to enter cheats
PC
- Start a single-player game with ironman switched off.
- Press ~ to open the console; on some layouts it is §, Shift+2, Shift+3, \, ` or ^.
- Type a command and press Enter.
- Run a toggle command again to switch it back off.
FAQ
How do you open the console in Hearts of Iron 4?
Start a non-ironman single-player game and press ~. On other keyboard layouts the key is §, Shift+2, Shift+3, \, ` or ^.
Do Hearts of Iron 4 console commands disable achievements?
You cannot earn achievements with them. Achievements only unlock in single-player ironman games, and the console does not work in ironman.
Is there a manpower cheat in Hearts of Iron 4?
Yes. Use manpower [amount] to add manpower, and pp [amount] for political power.
Do Hearts of Iron 4 cheats work in multiplayer?
No. The commands are for single-player games with ironman off.
How do I find a country tag for these commands?
Type tdebug in the console. It shows country tags and province and state IDs when you hover over the map.