Press [Shift] + D to explore the province under the pointer. Press [Shift] + U to make the province under the pointer unexplored.
While playing the game, press [F12], then enter one of the following codes at the console window to activate the corresponding cheat function:
| Result | Cheat Code |
| Toggle God mode | difrules [on or off] |
| Toggle control of all military units | richelieu [on or off] |
| Toggle all natives | cortez [on or off] |
| Toggle revolts | alba [on or off] |
| Toggle A.I. war declaration | tilly [on or off] |
| Toggle fog of war | pappenheim |
| Add 50,000 ducats to treasury | montezuma |
| Add 10 colonists | pocahontas |
| Add 10 merchants | dagama |
| Add 10 diplomats | vatican |
| Add 10.000 population to capital province | swift |
| All provinces explored | columbus |
| Land technology level increased | gustavus |
| Naval technology level increased | drake |
| Infrastructure level increased | cromwell |
| Trade level increased | polo |
| Stability set to +3 | oranje |
| Treaty of Tordesillas mode | tordesillas |
| Reformation mode; allow nations to convert to Protestantism | luther |
| John Calvin mode; allow nations to convert to Reformed Christianity | calvin |
| Council Of Trent mode; cancel John Calvin mode | trent |
| Troop limits | peterthegreat |
| More cannon fodder troops | russianhordes |
| Japan closed | shogun |
| Create indicated event | event [event number] |
| Unknown | load |
| Unknown | save |
| Unknown | info |
| Unknown | dump |
| Unknown | addplayer |
| Unknown | removeplayer |
| Unknown | messgroup |
| Unknown | messall |
| Unknown | creategroup |
| Unknown | closegroup |
| Unknown | language |
Use one of the following values with the "event [event number]" code:
| Result | |
| Creates revolt in random province | |
| Creates revolt in random colony | |
| Religious revolt | |
| Religion | |
| Heretics | |
| Death | |
| Excellent | |
| Insanity | |
| Scandal | |
| Gift | |
| Gold lost | |
| Obscurantism | |
| Except year | |
| Colonist | |
| Demand | |
| Bank | |
| Stock exchange | |
| Company of trade | |
| Port closure | |
| Diplomacy | |
| Pressure | |
| Col Dyn | |
| Inventions | |
| Merchants | |
| Stolen sea charts | |
| Plague | |
| Naval disaster | |
| Desertion | |
| Land tech | |
| Naval tech | |
| Enthu army | |
| Enthu navy | |
| Annex | |
| Agriculture | |
| Fire | |
| Good Gov | |
| Poor Gov | |
| Unhappy Clergy | |
| Unhappy Artists | |
| Unhappy Peasants | |
| Unhappy Merchant | |
| Mineral | |
| Crisis | |
| Corruption | |
| Deflation | |
| Dip insult | |
| Favored trade nation | |
| Industrial development | |
| New center of trade | |
| Trade restrictions | |
| Fortification | |
| Explorer | |
| Conquistador |
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