Hearts of Iron IV Cheats and Console Command List

Use these codes to hack your way through the game, or tamper with features!

Nicholas Fries

Published: Apr 10, 2021 10:44 am

Hearts of Iron IV allows for players to use the console to advance their game or finish scenarios easily. If you're looking for the full list of commands, you've come to the right place!

Hearts of Iron IV Cheats and Console Command List

This is a large list, so we've only provided a rough outline of what they are supposed to do. To enter the console and enter in these commands press the ` key (found directly under the Esc key on most keyboards). Then, enter in the command and the proper arguments, and hit Enter.

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3dstats	Toggles 3D stats.
add_autonomy [country tag] [amount]	Adds or subtracts from a the specified country's autonomy level.
add_core [state id] [country tag]	Adds the specified state as a core of the specified country.
add_diplo	Adds diplomatic enroute for your current country.
add_equipment [amount] [equipment name]	Adds a specified amount of any equipment. Negative amount removes that many of said equipment. Equipment must be researched. This does not work on Naval equipment.
add_ideas [idea name]	Adds the idea with the specified name to yourcountry.
add_interest [country tag]	Adds the country with the specified tag to your interest.
add_latest_equipment [amount]	Adds the specified amount of equipment to every piece of equipment you have researched.
add_opinion [source country tag] [target country tag]	Adds an opinion from the specified country tag to another country.
add_party_popularity [ideology group] [amount]	Adds the specified amount of popularity to the specified ideology group.

ai	Toggles AI.
ai_accept	Toggles if AI will always accept diplomacy.
ai_invasion	Toggles the AI for naval invasion.
aidump	Dumps AI data from your currently selected unit to a log file.
aircombat [scenario] [result] [province id] [airbase state id] [airbase state id] [equipment] [equipment] [equipment creator] [equipment creator]	Initiates an air combat in the specified location from your desired country, airbase, and equipment.
airealism	Toggles realistic AI for the game.
aiview	Toggles debug info for the AI.
allowdiplo	Allows for the use of any diplomatic action without cause.
allowtraits	Removes restrictions on general trait assignment.
analyzetheatres	Checks all threatres for errors.

annex [country tag / 'all']	Starts an annex with the specified country tag.
bloom	Toggles bloom.
browser [url]	Opens the browser window and loads the specified URL.
browser_base_url [url]	Sets the URL of the browser.
building_health [building type] [state id / province id] [level] [amount]	Modifies the health of an existing building.
cameraclamp	Toggles the camera clamp.
cityreload	Forces reload of cities.
civilwar [ideology] [country tag]	Starts a civil war within a country with the specified ideology.
collision	Toggles the collision debug GUI.
combatsound [frequency]	Modifies the frequency of a random sound being emitted from the combat view. Range is 1 to 50.

cp [amount]	Adds command power. Maxed at 100.
createlean	Generates LEAN textures.
debug_achievements_clear	Clears all of your achievements and stats.
debug_ai_budget [country tag]	Prints AI budget information to console.
debug_air_vs_land	Toggle debug mode for air vs land combat.
debug_assert	Toggles asserts.
debug_borders	Toggles borders.
debug_cities	Toggles city painting mode.
debug_commands	Prints the current commandcount to the message.log file.
debug_crash	Debugs client crashes.

debug_diploactions	Initiates diplomatic action logging, prints data collected with the debug_dumpdiploactions command.
debug_dumpdiploactions	Prints data collected since the debug_dumpdiploactions command was last executed.
debug_dumpevents	Prints data collected since the debug_events command was last executed.
debug_entities	Toggles entities.
debug_events	Initiates event counting, print data collected from this with the debug_dumpevents command.
debug_fronts	Toggles the interpolated fronts debug screen.
debug_info	Toggles the debug info screen.
debug_lines	Toggles debug lines.
debug_lockcamera	Toggles the camera lock.
debug_nogui	Toggles the game GUI.

debug_nomouse	Toggles scroll wheel functionality.
debug_nuking	Nuking in any province is permitted regardless of conditions.
debug_off_front_snap	Toggles the offensive fronts snapping debug screen.
debug_particle	Toggles particles.
debug_postfx	Toggles PostFX.
debug_rivers	Toggles rivers.
debug_show_event_id	Prints the current event ID.
debug_sky	Toggles the sky.
debug_smooth	Toggles frame smoothing.
debug_tactics	Toggles the visibility of the tactics debug tooltip.

debug_terrain	Toggles terrain.
debug_texture	Toggles textures like bloom.
debug_textures	Prints texture debug information to the game log.
debug_tooltip	Toggles tooltips.
debug_trees	Toggles trees.
debug_types	Prints the data type for all dynamic reference objects to console.
debug_volume [volume]	Adjusts the volume of the game.
debug_water	Toggles water.
debug_wireframe	Toggles the game's wireframe.
debug_zoom	Causes the game to zoom in.

decision.nochecks	Allows for the ignoring of decision requirements.
deleteallunits [country tag]	Deletes all units of the specified country tag.
deltat [speed multiplier]	Adjusts change the speed of animations.
error	Prints errors from the log file.
event [event id] [country tag]	Starts the specified event in the specified country.
filewatcher	Toggles the filewatcher.
flagsoutput [path]	Generates and saves a texture atlas file to the specified path.
focus.autocomplete	Allows for instant completion of national focuses. Affects the game's AI.
focus.ignoreprerequisites	Allows for the ignoring of focus prerequisites.
focus.nochecks	Allows for the ignoring of focus requirements.

fow [province id]	Toggles fog of war in the province of the specified ID. Toggles general fog of war if there is no argument.
fronts	Toggles the visibility of foreign fronts.
fullscreen	Toggles fullscreen mode.
gain_xp [amount]	Adds XP to the currently selected Leader/General.
goto_province [province id]	Moves the center of your camera to the specified province.
goto_state [state id]	Moves the center of your camera to the specified state.
guibounds	Toggles the bounds debug GUI.
hdr	Toggles high-dynamic-range imaging.
hdr_debug	Toggles high-dynamic-range imaging debugging.
help [command]	Provides the list of commands or information about the specified command.

helplog	Adds a list of all commands to the game.log file.
hsv	Converts HSV to RGB.
human_ai	Toggles AI for human countries.
instant_prepare	Causes naval invasions to skip preparation time. Must add -debug to launch options.
instant_wargoal	Allows for the application of any war goal without cause.
instantconstruction	Toggles the instant construction cheat, which makes all construction instantaneous.
ip	Prints your IP to the console.
manpower [amount]	Adds the specific amount of man power to your country.
mapmode [mapmode id]	Changes the map mode to the specified type. Range is 1 to 9.
mapnames	Toggles map names.

massconquer	Opens the mass conquer tool.
morehumans [amount]	Adds specified amount humans to your current country. Negative number removes specified amount.
moveunit [unit id] [province id]	Moves the specified unit to the specified province.
nextsong	Skips to the next soundtrack.
night	Toggles night.
nomapicons	Toggles the visibility of icons in the map.
nopausetext	Toggles the visibility of the pause menu.
nudge	Opens the nuge tool.
nuke [amount]	Adds the specified amount of nukes.
observe	This command enters you into 'observe' mode, in which you are set to play no country at all - meaning the entire game plays on auto-pilot. Messages do not show, and the game is not automatically paused.

occupationpaint [country tag]	If no country tag is specified, toggles occupation painting. If the country tag is specified, makes your country will occupy all land the specified country tag owns.
oos	Forces the client to go out of sync.
particle_editor	Opens the particle editor GUI.
pause_in_hours [hours]	Pauses the game after the specified amount of time.
poll	Polls valid events.
posteffectvolumes.default [post effect]	Toggles specified post effect.
pp [amount]	Adds the specified amount of political power.
prices	Prints price info to game.log.
printsynchstuff	Prints the seed of your game.
profilelog	Outputs profiling information to time.log.

provtooltipdebug	Toggles province tooltip debug info.
reload [file name]	Reloads a file without opening and closing your game.
reloadfx [map / .fx file]	Reloads the fx file, or reloads the shaders if there is no argument.
reloadinterface	Reloads the game interface.
reloadoob [country tag]	Reloads the order of battle of the country with the specified tag.
reloadsupply	Reloads all supply systems..
reloadtechnologies	Reloads all technologies.
reloadweather [seed]	Forces reload of the weather.
remove_core [state id] [country tag]	Removes the specified state as a core of the specified country.
remove_interest [country tag]	Removes the country with the specified tag from your interest.

rendertype	Prints the render type being used for your client.
requestgamestate	Prints the gamestate.
research [slot id / 'all']	Used to research all equipment, or equipment in a specific technology slot.
research_on_icon_click	Instantly researches any technology when selected in the technology tree.
resign	Forces resignation from your current position.
run [file name]	Runs a list of commands in a specified file.
savecheck	Checks that saving the game is functioning correctly.
savegame	Forces a game save.
set_cosmetic_tag [country tag] [country tag]	Changes the name and flag of the specified country to that of another country.
set_country_flag [country tag]	Sets the flag of the specified country as your current nation's flag.

set_ruling_party [ideology group]	Sets the specified ideology group as the ruling party.
setcontroller [country tag] [province id]	Sets the controller of a specified province.
setowner [country tag] [state id]	Sets the owner of a specified state.
setrandomcount [count]	Sets the random count to the amount specified
sleep [duration]	Pause the game for the specified amount of time in seconds.
spawn [unit name/id] [province id] [amount]	Spawns a specified amount of a unit in a province. -debug must be enabled in in launch options.
spawnactor [name] [province id] [animation]	Spawns an actor with the specified animation.
srgb	Toggles color debugging.
st [amount]	Adds stability. Max at 100. Negative values remove stability
tag [country tag]	Switches your country to the specified country tag.

tag_color [rgb]	Sets the tag color of your current country.
tdebug	Toggles debug mode.
teleport [province id]	Teleport any selected ship or army to the province specified
testevent [event id] [character id]	Tests the specified ID without triggering it.
testtool	Opens the testing tool.
theatersrebuild	Rebuilds all existing theatres.
time	Prints the current time.
traderoutes	Toggles the visibility of trade routes.
trigger_docs	Writes a list of triggers and effects to a log file that you can find in game.log.
tweakergui	Opens a tweaker GUI.

update_loc [localisation key]	Reloads the specified localisation key.
updateequipments	Forcefully reload of equipment-related files.
updatesubunits	Forcefully reload unit-related files.
version	Prints the current game version to the console.
weather	Toggles weather.
whitepeace [country tag] [country tag]	Things return to the way they were before war between the specified countries.
window [open / close] [gui name]	Toggles the GUI with the specified name.
winwars	Gives your country the maximum war score for all wars it is in.
ws [amount]	Adds war support. Max at 100. Negative values remove war support.
xp [amount]	Adds the specified amount of XP to all experience levels.
yesman	Causes country AI to automatically accept any diplomatic offers.

That's quite a lot of cheats! We suspect the reason for this is because most of them were intended to be used by the developers to debug the game.

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