Europa Universalis V: How to Use Console Commands (Cheats) + List

Steam Community guide by Maximon.

How to Activate Console Commands / Cheats in EU5

Here's how to enable cheats:

• In your Steam Library, right-click Europa Universalis V.
• Select Properties.
• Choose Launch Options.
• Paste “-debug_mode” (without the quotation marks).
• Launch your game.Now, after opening up the game, press the ` key in the upper left part of the keyboard to open the console.
  If you have a non-Steam version of the game, here's how to enable the command console:
• Navigate to where the eu5.exe is located (e.g. C:\GOG Galaxy\Europa Universalis V\binaries).
• Right click on eu5.exe and create a shortcut.
• Right click on that shortcut, click properties and add "-debug_mode" to Target (e.g. "C:\GOG Galaxy\Europa Universalis V\binaries\eu5.exe" -debug_mode).
• From now on start the game via this shortcut.

Useful Cheat Codes

There's over 400 commands, but here are some of the more useful ones. If you want to see them all, I've made a different bigger guide here[raiderking.com].

• annex [<CountryTag>]
• cash
• Manpower
• Sailors
• NavyTradition
• ArmyTradition
• Stability
• Prestige
• WarExhaustion
• estate_satisfaction [<estate_type><progress>]For commands with arguments, you can press Tab after writing the command to see the possible options.