Culture conversion is slow and expensive in a normal game. The culture console command instantly converts a province to your primary culture, and change_culture_court changes a court member's culture.
How to change culture in EU4
- Open the console.
- Type
culture <province id>and pressEnterto convert that province to your primary culture. To also match owner, core and religion in one go, useassimilate <province id>.
Examples
Every culture and its group is on the EU4 cultures page; find the right province ID on the province IDs page.
Frequently asked questions
How do I change a province's culture in EU4?
Select the province on the map and run culture <province id>. It converts that province's culture to your country's primary culture.
Is there a command to change my ruler's or court's culture?
Yes — change_culture_court changes the culture of a court member. There is no single command to set an arbitrary province to an arbitrary culture, but assimilate matches a province's owner, core, culture and religion to your own.
What are the culture IDs in EU4?
Cultures use ids such as cosmopolitan_french, castilian or prussian, grouped into culture groups. Every culture and its group is listed on the EU4 cultures page.