- Creating units examples
Notice: You can only do this once per game session and the codes are case-sensitive:


Create_unit 'Arretium' 'roman arcani' 5 units max 8 offense max 8 defense max 8 experience points max:

create_unit 'Arretium' 'roman arcani' 5 8 8 8
create_unit 'Kotais' 'greek silver shield pikemen' 5 8 8 8 8
create_unit 'Kotais' 'east hoplite brazen shield' 5 8 8 8 8

An example of the earlier incorrect cheat for Oliphant:

Create_unit 'Arretium' cheat oliphants' 5 8 8 8 8 Yubtseb Elephants (or replace it with merc elephants)

An example of a city with two names:

create_unit 'Campus_Iazyges' 'roman heavy onager' 5 8 8 8 8
create_unit 'Campus_Alanni' 'roman praetorian cohort urban i' 'Urban Cohort'

- Activate Cheats
While you are playing this game, press ~ to display the game console window. Then, enter one of the following codes to obtain the corresponding effect:

Effect	Code
Creates a unit in the selected settlement or characters army with the stats you input	create_unit [settlement or character] [unit ID] [amount] [exp or armor or weapon]
Display defensive terrain features	show_terrain_lines
Adjust sea bed to specified height	adjust_sea_bed [value]
Toggle pr mode	toggle_pr
Reset character to start of turn settings	character_reset
Force display reset cycle	reset_display
Increase money by 20,000 [Note]	add_money 20000
Display a circle at x, y of r radius for t seconds	show_battle_circle [value]
List all available ancillaries	list_ancillaries
Create building of the specified type in a settlement	create_building [value]
Capture indicated city	capture_settlement [city name]
Set health of building of the specified type in a settlement	set_building_health [value]
Zoom to specified aerial map zoom	zoom [value]
Fire	toggle_game_update [mt|toggle|reload|int]
Trigger unit upgrade effect	upgrade_effect
Toggle display of network stats	nw_stats
Switch player control to specified faction; old faction may not act correctly as AI faction	control [value]
Display help for desired command	[command]?
Force opponent to accept diplomatic proposal	force_diplomacy [accept|decline|off]
Attacker or defender automatically wins next auto resolved battle	auto_win [attacker|defender]
Give the character movement points	mp [value]
10% cheaper units in campaign mode	gamestop or bestbuy
Add population to indicated city	add_population [city name] [number]
Kill indicated character	kill_character [character]
Add all ancillary to the character info display	test_ancillary_localisation
Trigger advice	trigger_advice
Changes date	date [year]
Set aerial map overlay depth bias for maximum zoom	amdb_max [value]
Force local player's alliance to lose the battle	force_battle_defeat
Output positions of all units in the battle to the specified file	output_unit_positions [filename]
Test the event message specified in descr_event_enums.txt	test_message
Toggle display of simple performance times of game update vs. display	perf_times
Toggle fog of war	toggle_fow
Give character points for trait	give_trait_points
Display a marker at x, y for t seconds	show_battle_marker [value]
Toggle strategy map coastline display	toggle_coastlines
Halts turn sequence just before the start of the specified faction's turn, or the current faction if no faction given	halt_ai [value]
Move indicated character to desired coordinates	move_character [name] [x,y]
Change season	season [summer|winter]
List all characters in the world or those belonging to a faction	list_characters
General invincibile in combat	invulnerable_general [character]
Give character the trait at indicated level	give_trait [character] [trait] [number]
Unknown	shadow
Lists all traits	list_traits
Show all valid processed paths in pathfinder	show_battle_paths
create event at position	event [value]
Show the street plan for the settlement	show_battle_street_plan
Set diplomatic stance between the two factions	diplomatic_stance [value]
Give points for indicated character's trait	give_trait_points [character] [trait] [number]
Toggle display of campaign map flowing water	toggle_flowing_water
Damage wall of settlement	damage_wall [none|gate|breach]
Complete all building in construction queue; can only be used once	process_cq [city name]
Toggle everyone's spying ability to perfect and infinite range	toggle_perfect_spy
Complete all military units in recruitment queue; can only be used once	process_rq [city name]
Unknown	ie
Create diplomacy mission	diplomacy_mission
Regenerate radar	regenerate_radar
Remove faction from the game	kill_faction [value]
Apply filter to world map coastlines	filter_coastlines
Set maximum speed of turn processing during AI round	ai_turn_speed [value]
Set aerial map overlay offset towards camera	amdb_offset [value]
Show cursor position and region ID	show_cursorstat
Toggle underlay	toggle_underlay
Restarts an AI turn sequence	run_ai
Toggle overlay	toggle_overlay
Unknown	puppify_my_love
Show victory message for faction for short or long campaign	victory
Give character an ancillary	give_ancillary
Set aerial map overlay depth bias for minimum zoom	amdb_min [value]
Show landing positions available to the AI from a given region; default hides them	show_landings
Disable AI	disable_ai
Toggle building debug mode	building_debug
Reload all textures	reload_textures
Reload all vertex shaders	reload_shaders
Toggle show all messages to all factions	show_all_messages
Ignite all piggy winks	burn_piggies_burn
Show all valid processed paths in pathfinder for specific unit given a unit ID	show_battle_paths_for_unit [value]
Toggle camera restrictions	toggle_restrictcam
Walls fall down in siege in battle map mode	jericho
Toggle tabbed output window display	toggle_tow
Toggle the terrain to display various data sets; no parameter resets to normal	toggle_terrain
Toggle message collation (sets all factions)	message_collation_set
Unknown	reapply_rigid_model_influence
40% bigger elephants in campaign mode	oliphaunt
Clear all stacked messages	clear_messages
List all units in an army	list_units
Open victory scroll declaring that the given faction is the victor	test_victory_scroll
Force local player's alliance to win the battle	force_battle_victory
Set denominator of the faction ranking graph interval (calculated as number_of_turns divided by denominator); if 0, then denominator will be set to number_of_turns for an interval of 1	set_ranking_interval [value]

- Activate Cheats
Notice: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the 'preferences.txt' file in the game folder. For infinite ammunition, change the value of the 'LIMITED_AMMO:' line from 'TRUE' to 'FALSE'. You can do the same for for morale, fatigue, fog of war, etc. values. Notice: You must begin a new campaign for the changes to take effect.

- Building debug mode commands
Use the following commands after enabling the 'building_debug' code:

Toggle view modes	[Tab]
Reset mode	[Right Shift] + [Tab]
Go back modes	[Left Shift] + [Tab]
Damages building under pointer	G
Display plaza	P

- Defend your settlement
Use the following tactic to fight an outnumbered foe at your settlement. If you know that you cannot defend your walls because there is too much ground to cover and you forces will be to thin to stop them, then follow this strategy. Put all your armies in the central plaza of the city. According to their location, put your light infantry blocking the path of where they would go after the walls break through. Remember that you want to make a small chokepoint so that they can fight only one way and not surround you. Then, put your heavy infantry behind the light infantry and put your cavalry on the flanks so that you can attack them at the sides. When they attack and are charging at you infantry, order all the infantry (including heavy infantry) to charge. Then, have your cavalry cut the enemy's retreat and attack their flanks. If this is successful, their front and rear will be attacked, allowing you to crush them. Notice: This cannot be done against human players.

- Completing building example
The same principle keep pusheds true for completing building under construction: Notice: You can only do this once per game session and the codes are case-sensitive.

process_cq Arretium
process_cq Campus_Sarmatae

- Create population examples
Notice: You can only do this once per game session and the codes are case-sensitive.


Example:

add_population Arretium 5000

An example of a city with two names:

add_population Campus_Sarmatae 5000

- Blockades
If the Senate asks you blockade a port, etc., you can go blockade it for the last turn and not have to do it for the entire five.

- Stand off
When you are outnumbered, have low forces, and know that you will lose, get a good stand off position by gathering all of your remaining forces, and go to a hill or the highest position if possible. If that is unavailable, go into the forests. Then, gather your forces and put all archers in the very back, all medium to close ranged missile weapons in middle, and all of your spearmen in the front with the legionnaires, swordsmen, etc. just behind. If you have elephants or horses, put them javelins. Then, with the spearmen formation, you can either wait for the enemy to hit the spearmen then charge with horses. However it would be better to horse charge them when they are in archer or javelin range, then keep bombarding them. Next, use all of your swordsmen to attack after the enemy hits the spearmen. Then, use all of your forces to charge, except for the archers. Move them away from the fight and keep bombarding. This is also a good choke point defensive maneuver.