EU4 Guides
How to open the console and use the most popular cheats in Europa Universalis IV.
How to Open the Console in EU4
Open the command console in Europa Universalis IV with the ` key so you can enter cheat commands, and why the console is disabled in Ironman.
Read guideEU4 Country Tags: How to Switch Country
Use the tag console command with a country tag (such as FRA, ENG or CAS) to switch to playing any nation in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add Money (Ducats) in EU4
Add ducats to your treasury instantly with the cash console command in Europa Universalis IV — 5000 ducats by default.
Read guideHow to Add Monarch Points in EU4
Add administrative, diplomatic and military monarch power with the adm, dip and mil console commands in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add Manpower & Sailors in EU4
Top up your manpower pool with the manpower command and your sailors with the sailors command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add Stability in EU4
Raise your country's stability to the maximum instantly with the stability console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add Prestige in EU4
Boost your country's prestige with the prestige console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add Absolutism in EU4
Raise your absolutism with the absolutism console command in Europa Universalis IV to lift government capacity and cut autonomy.
Read guideHow to Annex a Country in EU4
Instantly take all of a nation's provinces with the annex console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Win Wars in EU4
Get maximum war score in every war at once with the winwars console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Unlock Idea Groups in EU4
Instantly unlock any idea group with the add_idea_group console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Spawn Units in EU4
Spawn regiments and ships in any province with the spawn console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Colonize Instantly in EU4
Toggle instant colonization with fast_colonize, or fully settle a province with colonize, in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Remove Fog of War in EU4
Reveal the whole map by toggling fog of war with the fow console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Change Religion in EU4
Change your country's or any province's faith instantly with the change_religion console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Change Culture in EU4
Convert a province's culture to your primary culture with the culture command, or change a court member's culture, in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Build Great Projects & Monuments in EU4
Create any great project or monument in its province instantly with the great_project console command in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add Estate Loyalty in EU4
Raise any estate's loyalty instantly with the add_loyalty console command in Europa Universalis IV to keep its bonuses and avoid disasters.
Read guideHow to Change Government Reforms in EU4
Speed up government reform progress with the reformprogress command, or wipe your reforms with clearreforms, in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Take Provinces in EU4 (own & control)
Give yourself ownership of any province with the own command, seize control with control, and core it with add_core in Europa Universalis IV.
Read guideHow to Add a Casus Belli in EU4
Get a justification for war against any nation instantly with the add_cb console command in Europa Universalis IV.
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