Heroes and Might and Magic V: Cheat Commands

Since the game was released without traditional cheat codes, the following is ac
hieved by manipulating the game's script. To my knowledge and fair amount of tes
ting, the commands covered should work as intended.
It goes without saying that these are intended to be used by individuals in a si
ngle player environment as a means to explore the game's mechanics, fool around,
have some fun, and help players that may be stuck or frustrated. They should no
t be used to gain an advantage in multiplayer environments, competitive or casua
l, unless all players are made aware and are in agreement. For the sake of fair
play and in consideration of fellow players, please act honorably.
Note: for the reason of multiplayer honesty, version 1.2 of the game (and presum
ably beyond) has disabled all the codes that are NOT @ Commands (the @ Commands
never worked in multiplayer, but always did for single player). As a result, unl
ess your game version is pre-1.2, many of the cheats will no longer function. Ho
wever, there is an @ equivalent for every code that no longer works.
Patching or upgrading the game usually rewrites the config files that enables ch
eating. You will have to reedit these files manually, as explained below.
Acknowledgements
Wrongusername for likely being the first to share some of this info.
Metathron for pointing out the error with the command add_army in my original do
cument.
And of course Age of Heroes for hosting this!
Contents
Introduction
Activating Ability to Cheat
The @ Commands
Adding Skills
The simple way (disabled in 1.2)
The @ Variant: @GiveHeroSkill()
Skill Names / Numbers Chart
Adding Creatures
Adding a complete army (disabled in 1.2)
The @ Variant: Adding Specific Creatures, Variable Amounts
Removing Specific Creatures
Creature Names / Numbers Chart
Adding War Machines
Adding a specific War Machine
Removing War Machines
War Machines Names / Numbers Chart
Adding Spells
Adding all spells at once (disabled in 1.2)
Adding Individual Spells to Heroes
Spell Names / Numbers Chart
Adding Artifacts to Heroes
Adding a specific Artifact
Artifact Names / Numbers Chart
Hero Names Chart
Miscellaneous Modifications
Adding Experience (disabled in 1.2)
Changing Hero Stats
Clearing Resources (disabled in 1.2)
Adding Gold Only (disabled in 1.2)
Adding Gold and Resources (disabled in 1.2)
Adding Specific Gold and Resources
Seeing Movement Points
Revealing the Map
Instant Win and Lose
Activating Ability to Cheat
To enable the console in-game, you'll first have to edit 2 text files (open them
with Notepad or some better text editor - not Word!). H5, HoF and ToE each have
their own files, so make sure you edit the correct ones. Applying patches will
most likely reset the input.cfg file, and you'll have to make sure the hotkey is
still assigned.
Unlocking the console
The console requires a specific password to be unlocked. The file in which to ad
d it depends on your game version (GAME_FOLDER is the game's installation folder
):
GAME_FOLDER/profiles/autoexec.cfg
GAME_FOLDER/profiles/autoexec_a1.cfg
GAME_FOLDER/profiles/start.cfg
Paste this as the last line, after the line mainmenu:
setvar dev_console_password = schwinge-des-todes
Assigning the console's hotkey
Now, you need to bind a specific key to open the console. Here, we suggest the u
pper left key (above Tab, left to 1, below Escape). It has the tilde ( ` ) symbo
l on english keyboards. It bears another symbol in other languages, but it doesn
't matter: it is the key. Alternatively, you might prefer to use another (less c
onfusing) key, like 'F12'. Just check that it isn't used for something else.
The file to edit this time is in My Documents/My Games:
Heroes of Might and Magic V/Profiles/YOUR_PROFILE/input.cfg
Heroes of Might and Magic V/Hammers of Fate/Profiles/YOUR_PROFILE/input_a1.cfg
Heroes of Might and Magic V - Tribes of the East/Profiles/YOUR_PROFILE/input_a2.
cfg
Add this line in the "Common section" (in the beginning of the file):
bind show_console '`'
Again, this binds your upper left key to the console, whatever symbol it has on
it.
Important: A common error when the console does not open is to edit the wrong in
put.cfg file: you should edit the one in your profile in "My Documents/...", NOT
the one in "GAME_FOLDER/profiles/".
Note: While you're editing your input.cfg file, you may want to add this binding
as well:
bind hide_interface 'CTRL' + 'I'
It allows to completely hide the interface by pressing Ctrl+I (press again to sh
ow it back). Useful to take beautiful screenshots (with the PrintScreen key).
The Commands
Until version 1.2 of the game, there used to be two types of commands:
the simple commands like add_skill
the @ commands like @GiveHeroSkill()
The first, simple type of commands has been disabled in version 1.2 of the game
to prevent multiplayer cheating. We kept them here for reference, if you're play
ing with an earlier version.
The second type of commands is the one used in the game lua scripts. They do not
work in multiplayer, even in hotseat. They only work in single player mode, cam
paigns included.
Note that the commands have to be entered with the correct syntax, respecting lo
wercase and uppercase letters, parenthesis, quotes ('simple' ou "double" indiffe
rently)... The semicolon (;) at the end of the line can be omitted, though.
When explaining each command, we will provide examples besides the generic code,
and you may find it easier to understand the mechanics on examples. Note that t
he generic code will be written in italics, but of course, you don't have to inp
ut it in italics in Heroes 5 console...