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Earning gold and XP in Mount And Blade II: Bannerlord can be time-consuming unless you unlock certain cheats to prioritize fun in all your battles instead of focusing on a tedious grind. You could also use these exploits to instantly win war efforts or make the challenges of the game's daunting world easier. Building your kingdom can be much easier if certain cheats grant you an almost divine right.

Anyone looking to skip the long-winded crawl to establish their nation from scratch may want to use cheats to earn more money in Mount and Blade 2 fast. New characters will have the hardest time ranking from a lowly warrior to a wealthy lord, but even current campaigns can struggle occasionally. Make sure to pick and choose which cheats may work best depending on your circumstances as you play.

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How To Unlock Cheat Mode

A desktop PC screen with the config file for Mount and Blade 2 open

The first step to unlocking Cheat Mode is to enable cheats within Mount and Blade 2 settings as you are playing. This cannot be activated by the console itself, meaning you must manually set up this system. Thankfully, TaleWorlds has been clear about which console command cheats work, and some hotkey cheats that could be accessed faster than other exploits.

Go to your File Explorer and open the folder containing all the files labeled under "Mount and Blade II Bannerlord." There should be four other folders inside the main game directory, but some players have reported seeing fewer as of this time of writing. If this happens, try to reinstall the game or verify the integrity of the game cache via Steam for Mount and Blade 2.

Select the "config" folder and find the document called "engine_config," which can be opened using most word programs or other default text reading apps on a Windows computer. When explored, you should see a large list of options ready to change the properties of Mount and Blade 2. Search for the option named "Cheat_mode = 0" and replace the "0" with a "1" to activate cheats for the game.

If you are having trouble opening the text document, you must alter it to enable cheats; consider using the Notepad application that is accessible by default on a Windows device.

The next time you boot up the game, your changes will likely carry over. However, you have to exit and save the config document before doing this, so be careful not to change anything else. Those looking to install mods in Mount and Blade 2 will have to use this process as well, making the steps to enable cheats a good stepping stone.

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Every Hotkey Cheat In Mount And Blade 2: Bannerlord

Mount and Blade inventory screen with the developer's console open and cheat mode on

You can continue with an existing character or create a new one once you activate cheat mode for Mount and Blade 2. An easy way to check whether cheats are working is by opening your inventory on a previous save or your current character. You will know if cheats are running if you can select any item in the game and add it to your supplies without any consequences.

While anyone with cheats on doesn't have to take any item, it does signify that your exploits are running correctly after the changes in the config document. Most of the options that are now available in Mount and Blade 2 are optional and presented through various menus/interfaces. The following hotkey cheats are all ones that have been tested on an ongoing character:

Hotkey

Cheat Effect

CTRL + F4

While in combat, knocks out a single enemy.

CTRL + ALT + F4

While in combat, knocks out the entire enemy army at once.

CTRL + Left Click

While on the map screen, will teleport the party to the location of the click.

CTRL + H

While in combat or walking around, it heals the player's character to full.

CTRL + Shift + H

While in combat, it heals the player's horse to full.

CTRL + F2

While in combat, knocks out a single friendly soldier.

CTRL +F3

While in combat, knocks out the player.

CTRL + Shift + F3

While riding, knocks out the player's horse.

CTRL + F6

Knocks out one of the player's troops.

CTRL + SHIFT+ F6

Knocks out all the player's troops.

Console Command Cheats In Mount And Blade 2: Bannerlord

An image of Mount and Blade 2 with the console command window open

Console commands in Mount and Blade 2 are also turned on with the cheat mode and used to modify specific aspects of the game. With the "campaign" command, single-player cheats are easily found in a drop-down menu that you can scroll through. Feel free to enter "help" into the console to bring up a larger list of cheats being offered.

Console Command

Cheat Effect

Add Gold

campaign.add_gold_to_hero [Amount]

Add Focus Points

campaign.add_focus_points_to_hero [Amount]

Add Skill XP

campaign.add_skill_xp_to_hero [Skill Name] [Amount] [Hero Name]

Add Renown

campaign.add_renown_to_clan [Amount]

Add Influence

campaign.add_influence [Amount]

List all troop IDs

campaign.give_troops_help

Console Command

Cheat Effect

Add certain troops to party

campaign.give_troops [Troop ID] [Amount]

Complete Current quest

campaign.complete_active_quest

Cancel Active Quest

campaign.cancel_active_quest

Conceive a child

campaign.conceive_child

Give Specific Item

campaign.give_item_to_main_party [Item Name] [Amount]

Set all Characters' skills to specific value

campaign.set_all_skills_main_hero [Value]

Console Command

Cheat Effect

Set all of a specific character's skills to a specified level

campaign.set_skills_of_hero [Level] [Hero Name]

Add Skill XP To Troops

campaign.give_troops_xp [Amount]

Reset a companion's stats to 0

campaign.add_companion

Grants 100 of each crafting material to all party members

campaign.add_crafting_materials

Force AI to attack a particular settlement

campaign.ai_siege_settlement [Hero Name] [Settlement Name]

Start World War

campaign.start_world_war

Factions Declare War on Each Other

campaign.declare_war [Faction1] [Faction2]

Give Everyone Set Amount of Gold

campaign.add_gold_to_all_heroes [Amount]

As of this time of writing, all the above cheats have been tested on characters that were already part of an adventure or former save file in Mount and Blade 2. You may want to experiment with these exploits on a brand-new character to see if it negatively impacts your game's performance. The clarity of the development team with these codes makes it unlikely that any of these would fail unexpectedly.

An excellent way to prevent your adventure from becoming too disrupted by any alterations would be to have a backup save file just in case. Returning to the config document and changing the Cheat Mode value to "0" will turn off cheats and return your game to what it was. All the cheats in Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord could add a new layer of fun to your adventure, but it shouldn't come at the expense of your system.

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
    Franchise:
    Mount And Blade
    Platform(s):
    PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
    Released:
    2022-10-25
    Developer(s):
    TaleWorlds Entertainment
    Publisher(s):
    TaleWorlds Entertainment
    Genre(s):
    Adventure, Fighting
    ESRB:
    t
    How Long To Beat:
    37h 57m