Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord cheats can be super useful if you want to make a certain build, or set up a certain state of the in-game map. Using these console commands you can easily transfer settlements or add units to your armies. It’s a great way to speed up the early game progression if you don’t mind the quandary over cheating in singleplayer games. The first thing you need to do is actually enable cheat codes. This process does involve editing a file, but it’s very simple. Once you’ve done that you can enter Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord console commands at your leisure.
How to enable Mount and Blade 2 console commands
- Open your Documents folder, then Mount and Blade II Bannerlord. Find the file called engine_config.txt.
- Open it with Notepad, or a coding tool like Notepad++.
- There will be an option within this file that says: cheat_mode = 0
- Change the 0 to a 1. Save the file.
That’s it, cheating is now enabled for all your save files in that install. The cheats will work both with new and existing save files. So if you start a new save or want to cheat in your existing campaign, you should be fine. With Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord cheat mode enabled. you can finally enter commands. Keep reading to learn more about Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord cheats and console commands.
Another thing that will change with cheats on is that the inventory item spawning system is enabled. Just open your inventory and you will find a list of all the items in the game. Just click the arrow next to any item you want and a copy will be added to your inventory. Similarly, you get a cloning menu to the Party screen. On the cheated version of the unit menu, you will find a usable list of every unit in the game.
The most useful console commands for Bannerlord break down into two categories. There are commands that you use in combat, and then more generalized commands. The combat commands can do things like knock out NPCs or the player, which can be useful for winning battles. The other group of codes mostly deal with giving free gold and other resources to the player. Let’s start with the combat cheats, keep reading below for those.
- Ctrl + F4: In combat, knocks out an enemy.
- Ctrl + Alt + F4: Knocks out entire enemy army.
- Ctrl + H: Heals you to full health.
- Ctrl + Shift + H: Heals your horse to full health.
- Ctrl + F2: Knocks out one of your own soldiers.
- Ctrl + F3: Knocks out the player.
- Ctrl + Shift + F3: Knocks out your horse (if you’re sitting on it).
Now, let’s talk about the other basic console commands in the game.
- Add gold: campaign.add_gold_to_hero #
- Level up your character: campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero #
- Level up your main party: campaign.give_xp_to_main_party #
- Add influence: campaign.add_influence #
- Add renown: campaign.add_renown_to_clan #
- Add focus points: campaign.add_focus_points_to_hero #
- Add skill experience: campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero [SkillName] #
- List all Troop IDs: campaign.give_troops help
- Add troops to your party with Troop ID: campaign.give_troops [TroopID] #
- Give settlement to player: campaign.give_settlement_to_player [SettlementName]
For example, to add 20 Imperial archers to your party, type: campaign.give_troops imperial_archer 20
Skill console commands
These Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord cheats and console commands are a bit more focused. You can use these commands to alter the skills on your character. This can be super helpful if you want to test out certain builds or items when you don’t have the needed skills.
- Athletics – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Athletics #
- Bow – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Bow #
- Charm – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Charm #
- Crossbow – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Crossbow #
- Engineering – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Engineering #
- Leadership – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Leadership #
- Medicine – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Medicine #
- One-Handed – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero OneHanded #
- Polearm – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Polearm #
- Riding – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Riding #
- Roguery – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Roguery #
- Scouting – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Scouting #
- Smithing – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Smithing #
- Steward – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Steward #
- Tactics – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Tactics #
- Throwing – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Throwing #
- Trade – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero Trade #
- Two-Handed – campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero TwoHanded #
Campaign commands
These console commands will affect quests, and campaign-level diplomacy, allowing you to manipulate the overall faction system and other related elements.
- List active quests: campaign.list_active_quests
- Complete current quest: campaign.complete_active_quest
- Cancel active quest: campaign.cancel_active_quest
- Conceive child (if unmarried, will wed you to someone): campaign.conceive_child
- Adopt AI hero as player’s child: campaign.adopt_hero [HeroName]
- Force two factions to declare war: campaign.declare_war [Faction1] [Faction2]
- Force all factions to declare war: campaign.start_world_war
- Force two factions to declare peace: campaign.declare_peace [Faction1] [Faction2]
- Make peace between with all major factions: campaign.start_player_vs_world_truce
- Force AI hero to move toward settlement: campaign.ai_goto_settlement [HeroName] [SettlementName]
- Force AI hero to attack a settlement: campaign.ai_siege_settlement [HeroName] [SettlementName]
- Force AI hero to seek out and attack another: campaign.ai_attack_party [AttackerHeroName] [HeroName]
- Place AI hero in another’s captivity: campaign.take_hero_prisoner [PrisonerName] [CaptorName]
- Give settlement to player: campaign.give_settlement_to_player [SettlementName]
- Set building project progress in settlement: campaign.add_progress_to_current_building [SettlementName] [0-100]