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With the right cheats, you can take complete control of Rome – Total War. The important thing is to know which cheats to use.
The best cheats for Rome – Total War
There are numerous cheats for Rome – Total War that you can use to change and advance your game strategy.
- To use cheats in Rome – Total War or Total War: Rome Remastered, open the console while the game is running – usually with the ^, ~ or ° key (depending on your keyboard and system). In the remastered version, the console must be enabled in the advanced options (“Enable console (RomeShell)”) before starting the game.
- Enter the desired cheat and confirm with Enter. Please note that some cheats in the original game only work once per session (multiple times from version 1.4 onwards). In the remastered version, achievements can be permanently locked if you use cheats.
Important and popular cheats
This section provides an overview of the most important cheats:
- add_money X – Adds X denarii (money).
- add_population CITY X – Increases the population of CITY by X.
- process_cq CITY – Immediately completes all construction projects in the city CITY.
- capture_settlement CITY – Immediately takes over the city CITY.
- auto_win attacker / auto_win defender – The attacker or defender wins the next automatically decided battle.
- toggle_fow – Turns the fog of war on or off.
- invulnerable_general NAME – Makes the general NAME invulnerable.
- move_character NAME X,Y – Moves the character NAME to the coordinates X,Y.
- character kill_character NAME – Kills the character NAME.
- season summer / season winter – Changes the season.
- date X – Sets the year to X.
- bestbuy or gamestop – Units are 10% cheaper.
- oliphaunt – Elephants become 40% larger.
- jericho – Siege walls collapse immediately (only on the battle map).
- force_diplomacy accept/decline/off – Forces acceptance/rejection of a diplomatic proposal.
Important notes
The names of cities and characters must be entered exactly as they appear, without quotation marks.
- Some cheats only work in campaign mode or on certain maps.
- The remastered version includes additional cheats such as showmethemoney (10,000,000 denarii).
- Using cheats may permanently disable achievements.
- If you have problems opening the console, try different keys (^, ~, °) or check your keyboard layout.
- Conclusion: With these cheats, you can specifically influence your gaming experience in Rome – Total War and the remastered version. Use them wisely, as they can greatly simplify game progress and limit achievements.
