Cheat List
Note: Most cheats can only be entered once per campaign. Press the tilde (~) key to bring down the console, and input one of the following:

bestbuy: Units are 10% cheaper.

jericho: Walls will crumble.

add_money 20000: Adds money. X = amount.

add_population Y X: Adds population, where Y is the settlement name and X the amount.

auto_win attacker/defender: Attacker or defender automatically wins the next auto resolved battle.

create_unit settlement/charactername unit_ID amount exp/armour/weapon: Creates a unit in the selected settlement or characters army with the stats you input

toggle_fow: Toggles Fog of War

give_trait characternname traitname level: Gives the character the trait at the chosen level.

list_traits: Lists all traits move_character Z X,Y: Moves character to location, where Z is character name and X Y are coordinates.

force_diplomacy accept/decline/off: Forces opponent to accept diplomatic proposal

invulnerable_general charactername: General is invulnerable in combat

season summer/winter: changes season

process_cq “name of settlement”: All building in settlement is completed, this only works on one settlement at a time.

Cheat: Complete all Building

Can only use once per game, Enter process_cq settlement and all buildings in a settlement are done.

Patch 3.1 disables the one use per game limit.

Cheat: Character Cheats

Bring up the cheat console by pressing the key above Tab (usually “~”).

give_ancillary “character name” “catamite” – Gives spy / assassin this +1 subterfuge

give_ancillary “character name” “courtesan” – Gives Spy / assassin +1 subterfuge

give_trait “character name” “GoodDiplomat” 1-5 – Gives any character between 1-5 influence

give_trait “character name” “GoodSpy” 1-5 – Gives any character between 1-5 subterfuge

give_trait “character name” “GoodAssassin” 1-5 – Gives any character between 1-5 subterfuge

Cheat: Big Fat Elephant

This creates elephants that are 40% bigger in campaign mode and may interfere with other cheats. Enter oliphaunt
in the drop console.

Unlockable: New Starting Nations

To unlock Egypt, Gaul, Germany and Spain as starting nations, Beat the game once.