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Crusader Kings 3 Cheats

Looking for Crusader Kings 3 cheats on PC, Mac & Linux? Here we’ll list Crusader Kings 3 cheat codes and unlockables with tips for Paradox’s historical grand strategy-RPG game.

Here we will show you how to unlock all Crusader Kings 3 codes with a cheats list that’s valid for the PC, Mac & Linux versions (where available).

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Crusader Kings 3 Cheats List

DLC Unlockables

The Crusader Kings III Pre-order Bonus unlocks: The “Garments of the Holy Roman Empire” Outfits DLC.

Immerse yourself in the Holy Roman Empire with a collection of outfits and headgear for commoners, warriors and rulers of Central Europe. (Part of a Standard & Royal Edition pre-order.)

The Crusader Kings III Expansion Pass Bonus unlocks: The “Fashion of the Abbasid Court” Outfits DLC.

Give your court a dashing new look with a set of additional outfits and cosmetic clothing options for the Middle East and North Africa. (Part of the Expansion Pass, which is also included in the Royal Edition.)

Money Tips and Tricks

In this official introductory series by Paradox, you’ll learn how to get more money in Crusader Kings 3.

Classic Crusader Kings Cheat Codes

Fans of Crusader Kings I & II will remember these classic cheat codes. Aside from the new ones, try them out to see which work in Crusader Kings III.

How to open the Console Commands Window in Crusader Kings 3: Go to “Preferences”, then go to “Set Launch Options”, type in “-debug_mode” with the quotation marks included. If that doesn’t work for you, try typing in using -debug_mode without any quotation marks.

Now start the game (restart the game if it was already on for the change to take effect) and press the ~ (tilde) key on your computer keyboard to open up the console commands window, where you can type out each of the below listed cheat codes, and then press the Enter key to activate each cheat code.

Crusader Kings 3 Cheats:

Effect	Code
Adds [amount] of age to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	age [amount] [character id]
Adds a pressed claim on [title id] like e_hre to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	add_claim [title id] [character id]
Adds [doctrine id] to [faith id], if no faith is specified then the player character’s faith. Pressing Tab reveals all doctrine IDs. Example: add_doctrine doctrine_pluralism_fundamentalist catholic	add_doctrine [doctrine id] [faith id]
Adds [amount] of stress like 100 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	add_dread [amount] [character id]
Adds [regiment id] of of men-at-arms like bowmen to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Pressing Tab reveals all regiment IDs.	add_maa [regiment id] [character id]
Adds [perk id] like thoughtful_perk to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Pressing Tab reveals all perk IDs.	add_perk [perk id] [character id]
Adds [amount] of piety like 9000 to the player character. Negative values lower it. The default is 1000.	add_piety [amount]
Adds [amount] of prestige like 16000 to the player character. Negative values lower it. The default is 1000.	add_prestige [amount]
Passes [law id] to the realm of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s realm. Pressing Tab reveals all law IDs. Example of law ID: crown_authority_3	add_realm_law [law id] [character id]
Adds [law id] to the realm of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s realm. Pressing Tab reveals all law IDs. Example of law ID: crown_authority_3	add_realm_law_skip_effects [law id] [character id]
Adds [relation id] like friend between [character id] and [character id], if only one character is specified then between the player character and that one character.	add_relation [relation id] [character id]
Adds [secret id] like secret_witch to the player character. Pressing Tab reveals all secret IDs.	add_secret [secret id]
Adds [amount] of stress like 50 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	add_stress [amount] [character id]
Adds [succession law id] to [title id]. Example of succession law ID: e_hre feudal_elective_succession_law	add_title_law [title id] [law id]
Adds [trait id] like witch to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Pressing Tab reveals all trait IDs.	add_trait [trait id] [character id]
Adds [amount] of experience like 2000 to all lifestyles of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Default is 1000.	add_lifestyle_xp_all [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of diplomacy lifestyle experience like 2000 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Default is 1000.	add_diplomacy_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of martial lifestyle experience like 2000 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Default is 1000.	add_martial_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of stewardship lifestyle experience like 2000 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Default is 1000.	add_stewardship_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of intrigue lifestyle experience like 2000 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Default is 1000.	add_intrigue_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of learning lifestyle experience like 2000 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Default is 1000.	add_learning_lifestyle_xp [amount] [character id]
Changes the culture of [county id] like 496 to [culture id] like swedish.	change_culture [county id] [culture id]
Adds [amount] of development like 100 to [county id] like 496, if no county is specified then the player character’s capital. Negative values lower it.	change_development_level [amount] [county id]
Adds [amount] of fervor like 100 to [faith id] like catholic, if no faith is specified then the player character’s faith. Negative values lower it. Default is 10.	change_fervor [amount] [faith id]
Adds [amount] of diplomacy skill like 16 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	change_diplomacy [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of martial skill like 16 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	change_martial [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of stewardship skill like 16 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	change_stewardship [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of intrigue skill like 16 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	change_intrigue [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of learning skill like 16 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	change_learning [amount] [character id]
Adds [amount] of prowess skill like 16 to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Negative values lower it.	change_prowess [amount] [character id]
Removes all character modifiers from [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	clear_character_modifiers [character id]
Removes all title succession laws from [title id].	clear_title_laws [title id]
Removes all traits from [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	clear_traits [character id]
Discovers all innovations for the culture of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s.	discover_all_eras [character id]
Discovers [era id] like culture_era_early_medieval and all its innovations for the player character’s culture. Pressing Tab reveals all era IDs. The default is the current era.	discover_era [era id]
Discovers the current fascination for the culture of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s.	discover_fascination [character id]
Discovers [innovation id] like innovation_motte for the culture of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s. Pressing Tab reveals all innovation IDs.	discover_innovation [innovation id] [character id]
Adds [amount] of renown like 100000 to [dynasty id], if no dynasty is specified then the player character’s dynasty. Negative values lower it. Default is 1000.	dynasty_prestige [amount] [dynasty id]
All schemes targeting the player character are abandoned.	end_schemes
Triggers [event id]. Example: event lifestyle_nicknames.0001	event [event id]
Buys all dynasty legacies for the dynasty of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s.	gain_all_dynasty_perks [character id]
Gives all lifestyle perks to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	gain_all_perks [character id]
Gives [title id] like e_hre to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	give_title [title id] [character id]
Adds [amount] of gold like 500 to the player character. Negative values lower it. The default is 1000.	gold [amount]
Holdings and buildings in the player character’s domain are finished in a day. Entering it again disables it.	instabuild
Pregnancies last a day. Entering it again disables it.	instant_birth
Enters [era id] for the culture like culture_era_high_medieval of [character id], if no character is specified then the player character’s. Pressing Tab reveals all era IDs.	join_era [era id]
Kills [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	kill [character id]
Discovers all schemes targeting the player character.	know_schemes
Changes the culture of all counties of [culture id] to [culture id].	merge_culture [culture id] [culture id]
Impregnates female [character id] like 1234 with father [character id], if no character is specified then an unknown father.	pregnancy [character id] [character id]
Removes [doctrine id] from [faith id], if no faith is specified then the player character’s faith. Pressing Tab reveals all doctrine IDs. Example: remove_doctrine doctrine_pluralism_righteous catholic	remove_doctrine [doctrine id] [faith id]
Removes the current nickname from [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	remove_nick [character id]
Removes [relation id] between [character id] and [character id], if only one character is specified then between the player character and them. Example: remove_relation friend 1234	remove_relation [relation id] [character id]
Removes [trait id] like witch from [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Pressing Tab reveals all trait IDs.	remove_trait [trait id] [character id]
Changes the culture to [culture id] like swedish for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Pressing Tab reveals all culture IDs.	set_culture [culture id] [character id]
Sets the dread to [amount] like 100 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_dread [amount] [character id]
Changes the faith to [faith id] like catholic for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character. Pressing tab reveals all faith IDs.	set_faith [faith id] [character id]
Sets the focus to [focus id] like diplomacy_majesty_focus for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_focus [focus id] [character id]
Gives [nickname id] like nick_the_lazy to [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_nick [nickname id] [character id]
Changes the sexual orientation to [sexuality id] like bisexual for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_sexuality [sexuality id] [character id]
Sets the stress to [amount] like 0 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_stress [amount] [character id]
Sets the diplomacy skill to [amount] like 16 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_diplomacy [amount] [character id]
Sets the martial skill to [amount] like 16 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_martial [amount] [character id]
Sets the stewardship skill to [amount] like 16 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_stewardship [amount] [character id]
Sets the intrigue skill to [amount] like 16 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_intrigue [amount] [character id]
Sets the learning skill to [amount] like 16 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_learning [amount] [character id]
Sets the prowess skill to [amount] like 16 for [character id], if no character is specified then the player character.	set_prowess [amount] [character id]
AI characters accept all proposals. Entering it again disables it.	yesmen

Crusader Kings 2 Cheats:

Effect	Code
5000 Gold	cash
5000 Piety	piety
5000 Prestige	prestige
Add or subtract a character’s age	age <char-id> +/-(#)
Add or subtract a character’s learning	add_learning <char-id> +/-(#)
Add or subtract a character’s martial	add_martial <char-id> +/-(#)
Add or subtract a character’s stewardship	add_intrigue <char-id> +/-(#)
Add or subtract a character’s stewardship	add_stewardship <char-id> +/-(#)
Add or subtract a charcter’s diplomacy	add_diplomacy <char-id> +/-(#)
Adds trait to character	add_trait [trait name] [ID]
Allows sending diplomacy that will be rejected	neg_diplo
Causes you to become an observer, putting you under AI control	observe
Change your characters culture	culture <enter culture here>
Change your religion	religon <enter sect here>
Clears the console screen	clear
Disables / Enables fog of war	fow
Gives character a claim on selected title	claim <title> <char-id>
Gives the title to the character	give_title <title> <char-id>
Grants character selected title: ‘b’ for barony, ‘c’ for county, ‘d’ for duchy, ‘k’ for kingdom, ‘e’ for empire, b_dyn_founding char-id for patricians	give_title c_countyname <char-id>
Impregnates female character by male character	pollinate female char-id male char-id
Initiates mistress event between female courtier and male liege	event 450 female char id
Kills the character associated with the ID put in	kill (character ID)
Lets you marry anyone including close family	marry_anyone
Lets You Set Any Law with no wait or vote	allow_laws
Lovers events, new events are initiated on every 5th number, such as: event 64030, event 64035	event 64000 – event 64145
Moves selected character to your court, does not work on rulers	move char id
Plots are always discovered (repeat to have to search again)	discover_plots
Prints the message “No help for you!”, no other known effect	help
Puts prisoner in jailer’s dungeon	imprison <char-id>(prisoner) <char-id>(jailer)
Remove arbitrary	event 1711
Remove ill	event 38283
Removes trait from character	remove_trait [trait name] [ID]
Switches your control to the owner of the ID put in.	play [ID]
The first ID hates the second ID, -50	neg_opinion [hater ID] [hated ID]
Unlock extra character info	charinfo 1

Crusader Kings 1 Cheats:

Effect	Code
+1000 Gold	gold
+1000 Piety	piety
+1000 Prestige	prestige
AI won’t declare war	nowar
All diplomacy is success	byzantine
God mode	difrules
Kill selected character	die
Control all troops on map (you’ll need to activate the God Mode code first)	fullcontrol
Population won’t revolt	norevolts
Remove fog of war	nofog
Show country ID	showid
Theoretically turns your dynasty over to AI control. However it appears it mostly just keeps your game running through popup events instead of pausing	handsoff

(Note that in the original game it wasn’t the ~ key, but the F12 key that was used to bring up the console commands window.)

These are all Crusader Kings 3 cheats on Linux, Mac & PC found so far. So until more are discovered, we made the handy Crusader Kings 3 guides listed above to help you with tips and tricks for the game!

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