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Hearts of Iron IV Cheat Codes

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There are 38 cheat codes for Hearts of Iron IV across PC (Microsoft Windows). Each code below lists the exact button combination or console command, what it does, and whether using it disables achievements.

Verified 20 Oct 2026

Console commands

Add Army, Navy and Air XP

Adds experience to your army, navy and air pools at once

Press ~ to open the console, type the command and press Enter

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Add Command Power

Adds command power to your pool

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Add Commander XP

Adds experience to the currently selected commander; select a general/field marshal first

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Add Core State

Makes a state a core of the named country

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Add Equipment

Adds researched equipment of a named type to your stockpile

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Add Latest Equipment

Adds the stated amount of your most advanced equipment types

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Add Manpower

Adds the stated amount of manpower to your nation

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Add Nukes

Adds nuclear bombs to your arsenal

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Add Party Popularity

Boosts a political party's popularity in your country

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Add Political Power

Adds political power to your nation

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Adjust Stability

Raises or lowers national stability (negative lowers it, max 100%)

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Adjust War Support

Raises or lowers war support (negative lowers it, max 100%); alias ws

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AI Accepts All Offers

AI countries accept all of your diplomatic offers and proposals (alias yesman)

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Annex Country

Annexes the named country's territory into yours

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Auto-Complete Focuses

National focuses complete instantly (short form fa). Also affects the AI

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Decisions Without Requirements

Lets decisions be taken without meeting their requirements

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Delete All Units

Removes every army and fleet belonging to a country

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Focuses Without Requirements

Lets focuses be taken without meeting their requirements. Also affects the AI

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Free Diplomacy

Allows any diplomatic action without justification

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Free Trait Assignment

Lets commander traits be assigned freely

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Ignore Focus Prerequisites

Lets focuses ignore prerequisite focuses. Also affects the AI

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Instant Construction

Buildings finish instantly while active; toggle off by re-entering. Also affects the AI

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Instant Naval Invasion Prep

Naval invasion preparation completes instantly (debug mode only)

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Instant research

Clicking a technology completes it immediately.

Open the console and type the command.

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Instant Training

Divisions and ships train instantly (short form it)

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Observer Mode

Puts you into observer mode with no country control

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Open the console

Opens the command console.

Press the grave key during play.

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Using any command disables achievements for that save.

Research on Icon Click

Clicking any technology in the tree researches it instantly. Also affects the AI

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Research Technology

Researches one tech slot, or everything with all

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Set Province Controller

Gives control of a province to the named country

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Set Ruling Party

Makes the named ideology your ruling party (f/d/n/c short forms)

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Set State Owner

Gives ownership of a state to the named country; click the state on the map first — state IDs no longer work

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Show or Set World Tension

Shows or sets your world tension / threat level

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Start Civil War

Starts a civil war of the named ideology in a country (ideology e.g. fascism, communism)

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Switch Country

Switches you to playing as the named country

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Teleport Units

Activates the teleport tool — select a unit, then right-click the destination province to move it there instantly (alias tp)

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Toggle Fog of War

Toggles fog of war on or off

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White Peace

Immediately ends a war between two nations with a white peace

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About Hearts of Iron IV cheats

How many cheats does Hearts of Iron IV have?

This page lists 38 for Hearts of Iron IV, all of them console commands.

How do you open the console in Hearts of Iron IV?

Open the console: `. Press the grave key during play.

How do you enter cheats in Hearts of Iron IV?

Press ~ to open the console, type the command and press Enter. A few codes use a different method, shown beside each one.

Do cheats disable achievements in Hearts of Iron IV?

1 of the 38 codes here carry a warning about achievements or trophies. The note reads: "Using any command disables achievements for that save."

Which platforms are these Hearts of Iron IV cheats for?

The codes on this page are listed for PC (38 codes). Where the game came out on other systems, the codes may differ there.

Are these Hearts of Iron IV cheats still working?

All 38 are marked "Reported working": each comes from a documented source, and none has been run by us yet. A code we test gets a dated "Tested" badge.