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.
How to open debug mode with Steam How to open debug mode with the raw game file How to open debug mode with the Xbox Game Pass version How to input console commands All cheats and console commands
How to open debug mode with Steam
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.
How to open debug mode with the raw game file
To open Crusader Kings 3 in debug mode without Steam:
How to open debug mode with the Xbox Game Pass version
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:
How to input console commands
Sick of raising armies and levies the hard way? Want to cheat death or murder 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:
’ (apostrophe) Shift+2 Shift+3 ~ 2 ^ §
All cheats and console commands
Below is a list of all known console commands, courtesy of the Crusader 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:
b_[barony name] - selected barony c_[country name] - selected county d_[duchy name] - selected duchy k_[kingdom name] - selected kingdom e_[empire name] - selected empire
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 to Crusader Kings 3 Ruler Designer and Barbershop features to create your own characters from scratch, or simply tweak their appearance in-game. Or check out our CK3 review to find out whether it’s the game for you, as well as Sin’’’s diary on ruling a small tribal nation in vanilla Crusader Kings 3.
