Rome: Total War Console Commands, Units & Traits

Console Commands

Open the console with the tilde (`) key.

Command	Syntax	Effect
`add_money`	`add_money <amount>`	Adds denarii to your treasury.
`add_population`	`add_population <settlement> <amount>`	Adds population to a named settlement.
`create_unit`	`create_unit "<character or settlement>" "<unit name>" <number>`	Creates units for a general/character or in a settlement.
`process_cq`	`process_cq <settlement>`	Completes the building queue in the settlement.
`process_rq`	`process_rq <settlement>`	Completes the recruitment queue in the settlement.
`capture_settlement`	`capture_settlement <settlement>`	You immediately control the named city.
`kill_character`	`kill_character "<character>"`	Eliminates the specified character.
`give_trait`	`give_trait "<character>" <trait> <level>`	Gives a trait to a character at a chosen level (often 1–5).
`give_trait_points`	`give_trait_points "<character>" <amount>`	Adds trait points to a character.
`give_ancillary`	`give_ancillary "<character>" "<ancillary>"`	Gives an ancillary/retinue to a character.
`season`	`season <summer\|winter>`	Sets the season on the campaign map.
`date`	`date <year>`	Sets the current campaign year.
`Jericho`	`Jericho`	In siege battles, enemy walls collapse.
`jericho`	`jericho`	Lowercase variant also reported.
`toggle_fow`	`toggle_fow`	Toggles the Fog of War.
`auto_win`	`auto_win <attacker\|defender>`	Forces the next autoresolve to win for that side.
`toggle_perfect_spy`	`toggle_perfect_spy`	Spies provide perfect, global information.
`move_character`	`move_character "<character>" <X,Y>`	Moves a named character to world coordinates.
`list_characters`	`list_characters`	Lists all characters.
`list_units`	`list_units`	Lists units in the selected army (contextual).
`list_traits`	`list_traits`	Lists all traits.
`clear_messages`	`clear_messages`	Clears queued in‑game messages.
`disable_ai`	`disable_ai`	Disables AI turns for other factions.
`run_ai`	`run_ai`	Re‑enables AI after disable_ai.
`bestbuy`	`bestbuy`	Recruitment becomes cheaper (legacy/rumored).
`character_reset`	`character_reset "<character>"`	Resets character to original stats (legacy).
`invulnerable_general`	`invulnerable_general "<general>"`	Makes the general invulnerable (legacy).
`filter_coastlines`	`filter_coastlines`	Toggles coastlines filtering (visual/debug).
`toggle_coastlines`	`toggle_coastlines`	Alternate coastline toggle (visual/debug).
`reload_textures`	`reload_textures`	Reloads textures (debug/graphics).
`reload_shaders`	`reload_shaders`	Reloads shaders (debug/graphics).
`show_cursorstat`	`show_cursorstat`	Displays cursor tile coordinates and region ID.
`control`	`control <faction>`	Switches player control to another faction.
`mp`	`mp "<character>" <points>`	Gives movement points to a character.
`set_building_health`	`set_building_health <value>`	Sets health of a selected building in a settlement.
`ai_turn_speed`	`ai_turn_speed <value>`	Adjusts speed of AI turn processing.
`adjust_sea_bed`	`adjust_sea_bed <value>`	Alters the sea bed height (visual).
`oliphaunt`	`oliphaunt`	Spawns special 'Yubtseb Elephants' unit in some contexts.

Unit Names for `create_unit`

Availability depends on faction/campaign. If one fails, check your game's export_descr_unit.txt.

Romans

roman peasant
roman velite
roman archer
roman town watch
roman city militia
roman hastati
roman principes
roman triarii
early legionary cohort
roman legionary cohort
roman legionary first cohort
urban cohort
roman praetorian cohort
auxilia
archer auxilia
equites
legionary cavalry
roman praetorian cavalry
roman general's guard cavalry
roman light cavalry
roman medium cavalry
roman heavy cavalry
roman ballista
roman scorpion
roman onager
roman heavy onager

Greek & Macedonian

greek peasant
greek militia hoplite
greek hoplite
greek armored hoplite
spartan hoplite
greek peltast
greek heavy peltast
greek archer
greek medium cavalry
greek heavy cavalry
greek general's guard cavalry
levy pikemen
pikemen
phalanx pikemen
royal pikemen
companion cavalry
greek ballista
greek onager
greek heavy onager

Carthage & Numidia

carthaginian peasant
libyan spearmen
poeni infantry
sacred band infantry
round shield cavalry
long shield cavalry
sacred band cavalry
carthaginian slinger
carthaginian archer
carthaginian infantry
carthaginian cavalry
carthaginian elephant african
carthaginian war elephants
numidian infantry
numidian cavalry

Egypt & Eastern

nile spearmen
desert axemen
pharaoh's guard
pharaoh's bowmen
egyptian chariot
egyptian chariot archer
egyptian archer
bedouin camel riders
bedouin archer
eastern infantry
hillmen
horse archers
camel archers
cataphract cavalry
eastern general's bodyguard
elephant forest

Seleucid, Pontus, Armenia, Parthia

silver shield pikemen
silver shield legionaries
thorakitai
thureophoroi
chariot archer
scythed chariot
armored elephant
eastern cataphracts
armenian cataphract
armenian legionaries
pontic light cavalry
pontic heavy cavalry
pontic bronze shield pikemen
parthian horse archers
parthian cataphracts

Barbarian (Gaul, Germania, Britons, Dacia, Thrace, Spain, Scythia)

barb peasant
warband
spear warband
chosen swordsmen
chosen axemen
falxmen
bastarnae
naked fanatics
night raiders
head hurlers
warband sword briton
barb slinger
barb archer
archer warband
barb cavalry
barbarian cavalry
barbarian noble cavalry
barb chariot light briton
barb chariot heavy briton
wardogs
berserkers
scythian horse archers
scythian noble archers

Iberian (Spain) & Gaul specifics

iberian infantry
scutarii
bull warriors
forester warband

Mercenaries (common)

merc peltasts
merc rhodian slingers
merc cretan archers
merc bedouin_archers
merc hoplites
merc numidian cavalry
merc thracian peltasts
merc elephant
merc scythian horse archers

Artillery (generic)

ballista
scorpion
onager
heavy onager
repeating ballista

Trait IDs for `give_trait "<character>" <trait> <level>`

Level usually 1–5 depending on trait. List compiled from community copies of export_descr_character_traits.txt (vanilla). Some IDs may differ by patch or BI/Alexander.

Aesthetic
Anger
ApicianRomanVice
ArchitectSkill
AssassinCatcher
AssassinMaster
Austere
Authoritarian
AuthoritarianRomanVirtue
BadAdministrator
BadAmbusher
BadAttacker
BadBuilder
BadCavalryGeneral
BadCommander
BadDefender
BadDisciplinarian
BadEngineer
BadFarmer
BadInfantryGeneral
BadMiner
BadRiskyAttacker
BadRiskyDefender
BadSiegeAttacker
BadSiegeDefender
BadTaxman
BadTrader
BattleScarred
Berserker
BlackBileHumour
BloodHumour
Bloodthirsty
BoringSpeaker
Brave
Brutal
Builder
CampRations
Cautious
Charismatic
Cheapskate
Clever
Collector
Composed
Corrupt
Crafty
Cruel
Despoiler
Devout
Diligent
Disciplinarian
Disloyal
Drink
Drunkard
Dutiful
EagleTaker
Energetic
EngineeringSkill
Envoy
Epicurean
ExpensiveTastes
FairRuler
Faithful
Fertile
Firm
Folly
Frugal
Furious
Furtive
Gambling
Generous
GoodAdministrator
GoodAmbusher
GoodAttacker
GoodBuilder
GoodCavalryGeneral
GoodCommander
GoodDefender
GoodDisciplinarian
GoodEngineer
GoodFarmer
GoodInfantryGeneral
GoodJudge
GoodMiner
GoodRiskyAttacker
GoodRiskyDefender
GoodSiegeAttacker
GoodSiegeDefender
GoodTaxman
GoodTrader
HarshJustice
HarshRuler
Health
Honest
Hypochondriac
Industrious
Innocent
Insane
InspiringSpeaker
Intelligent
Intolerant
Judge
Just
Kind
Knight
Lame
Lazy
Lewd
LogisticalSkill
Loyal
LoyaltyStarter
Magnanimous
MaidenLover
MasterOrator
Mean
Merciless
MilitaryInclination
Miserly
Misogynist
Modest
Moody
Moral
Mover
NaturalBornLeader
NobleInBattle
NotSoBrave
Obsessive
Optimistic
Orator
Paranoid
Philhellene
Pious
PoorCommander
Popular
Proud
PublicAtheism
PublicFaith
Quick
Quixotic
Rash
ReligiousMania
Resilient
Respectful
Righteous
Riotous
Sacrilegious
SanguineHumour
Scholarly
SeaLegs
Secretive
Severe
Sharp
Sober
Stoic
Strategist
Strict
TaxCorruption
TaxFarmer
Temperate
TightFisted
Tired
Tolerant
Tough
Trader
Treasonous
Trickster
Unbalanced
Uncharismatic
Ungenerous
Unintelligent
Unjust
Unlucky
Unreliable
Untrustworthy
VictorBarbarian
VictorCruel
VictorEastern
VictorEgyptian
VictorGreek
VictoriousWarrior
VictorJust
VictorNegative
VictorRome
VictorVirtue
Vigorous
Vindictive
Violent
Warlord
Warrior
Wary
WellSupplied
Wise
YellowBileHumour

Tip: to see the definitive IDs for your install, open data/export_descr_character_traits.txt.