维多利亚3的控制台指令需要在debug模式（默认禁用）中键入，且无法在铁人模式中使用。控制台窗口通过Shift+2、ALT+2+1、Shift+3、§、~、^、°、²或`（根据键盘不同而异）唤起，QWERTY键盘下则是`。以上方法如若不行，Shift + Alt + C或可作备用快捷键。按上下方向键可以在先前执行过的命令中尽心选择，多数已启用的命令可以通过再次输入来关闭，但偶尔需要保存并重新载入以保证正常执行。
调试模式
- 控制台（仅接受控制台指令）
- 调试菜单（包括GUI编辑器，脚本资源管理器以及其他内容）
- Debug Info
- Ctrl + 点击可以切换控制权到该国家
- 文件监听系统，可以自动将已变更的文件再次读入缓存，包括模组内容。
启用调试模式
调试模式可以在进入游戏前，通过启动器设置来启用，同时也可以在游戏中唤起，通过模组还可以实现正常模式与调试模式的切换。 通过控制台也能够开关这一模式，但关闭后除非再次手动启用，否则将一直保持在自动关闭状态，模组也不能改变这一设置。
启用方法：
模组
这里有一系列模组，Free Console Access.
这些模组允许游戏在两种模式间切换，这使得游玩过程与控制台操作更加方便。但是这一操作不会使文件重新加载，故而模组与启动器设置一同使用才能达到最好效果。
启动器
在游戏启动器中：
- 页面切换到右侧的游戏设置
- 向下滚动，寻找Open game in Debug Mode选项并勾选启动
Steam
在Steam中：
- 右击游戏，点开属性菜单
- 在通用-启动选项中添加
-debug_mode语句 - 开启游戏
Windows
若无Steam，在Windows系统中：
- 在Victoria3游戏目录中找到“binaries”文件夹
- 右击victoria3.exe 并创建快捷方式
- 右击快捷方式，选择属性
- 在目标一栏最末端填入
-debug_mode语句（语句应如"...\victoria3.exe" -debug_mode） - 以快捷方式启动游戏
禁用调试模式
为了使成就可用，需要关闭所有已启用的模组，并且在启动器选项中移除 -debug_mode。在启动游戏之后，应确保校验码正确，该信息可在主菜单右下角寻得
调试信息
当调试模式已经启用，一些在正常游戏流程中不会出现的信息栏将可见。
控制台指令表
| 指令 | 描述 |
|---|---|
| 3dstats | Toggles 3D Stats |
| 3dstats.EnableGfxZoneStats | Toggles 3D Gfx Zone Stats |
| Adjacencies.Rebuild | Rebuild all adjacencies |
| Application.ChangeResolution | Change the resolution through the console |
| Browser.OpenURL [<url>] | Opens up a browser with the provided URL |
| Camera.Debug | Prints out camera debug information |
| Camera.Load | Load camera position |
| Camera.Save | Save camera position |
| Checksum.Log | Log the game state checksums to the game log. |
| CrashReporter.DeleteCrashData | Delete local crash dumps older than X days. |
| CrashReporter.SimulateCrash | Simulates a crash (resulting in the game exiting). |
| Debug.Achievements.Lock [<key>] | 重新锁定某一成就 |
| Debug.Achievements.ResetAll | 重新锁定所有成就 |
| Debug.Achievements.ToggleDebug [<value>] | Puts the achievements system in debug mode |
| Debug.Achievements.Unlock [<key>] | Unlocks an achievements given the key |
| Debug.TextureMode [Name of debug mode] | Enables a texture mode for debugging |
| Dockables.Create [Dockable name] | Create dockable |
| Dockables.CreateUserLayout [Dockable layout name] | Create a new user layout copy of current layout, with new name. |
| Dockables.DeleteUserLayout [Dockable layout name] | Delete layout as user layout |
| Dockables.HideLayout | Hide any shown dockable layout |
| Dockables.SaveUserLayout | Save current layout to disk as user layout, optionally under a new name. |
| Dockables.ShowLayout [Dockable layout name] | Show an existing (user) layout, hide current layout |
| Dockables.ShowManager | Show dockable layout manager |
| GUI.AnimationTimeline.LogStats | Dump stats of the GUI Animation Timeline system to the debug log. |
| GUI.ClearWidgets | Clear dummy widget |
| GUI.CreateDockable [File name] [Widget name] [Dockable id. If doesn't exist, it will be registered] | Create dummy dockable widget. With 0 arguments the file name will be gui/test_gui.gui, and the widget name will be test_window |
| GUI.CreateWidget | Create dummy widget. With 0 arguments the file name will be gui/test_gui.gui, and the widget name will be test_window |
| GenerateCoastalRegionNavalExits | |
| Graphics.CapFramerate | |
| Graphics.DumpMemoryInformation | |
| Localization.ToggleIncludeKeyInLocOutput | Includes the loc key in localization output |
| Localization.ToggleOnlyKeyInLocOutput | Shows only the loc key in localization output |
| Localization.ToggleSkipDataSystemInLocOutput | Don't run the data system at all in loc |
| Log.ClearAll | Clears all logs |
| Log.ClearErrorLog | Clears out the error log and resets the error count |
| Map.SavePNG [<map mode>] [<file name>] [<yes/no> Should render flat (optional)] | Save a png of the map for a specific map mode. The only map mode which is known to work is "countries" |
| MapObjects.Debug | Prints out map object debug information |
| MapObjects.GenerateGameLocators [<type>] [<filename> (optional)] | Generates locators for the game's map objects |
| MapObjects.Painter.AddPosition | Place a map object under the cursor |
| ModifierNode.Graph | Open a graph view of the tick tasks |
| ModifierNode.List | Open a graph view of the tick tasks |
| Music.PauseFactor | Shows or sets the current pause_factor of the music system |
| Music.PlayTrack [<track name>] | Plays the specified track |
| Music.Reset | Resets the music system |
| Music.StopTrack | Stops the currently playing track |
| PopsFileStorage.Sync | Sync POP File Storage |
| Portrait.ClearCache | Clears the portrait cache. Forces all portraits to refresh |
| Print.EventDebug | Print event debug statistics, needs to set Debug.Events to collect statistics |
| RandomLog | Toggles random logging |
| RandomLog.Dump [Frame count to dump, or * to dump all available frames (defaults to *)] [Target filename (defaults to random.log)] | Dump random log data to a file. |
| SDL.EventLogging | |
| ScriptProfiling.Dump | |
| SplineNetwork.AppendAssets | |
| SplineNetwork.ClearAssets | |
| SplineNetwork.Database.Reload | |
| SplineNetwork.Graphics.AddAllSplines | |
| SplineNetwork.Graphics.ClearAllSplines | |
| SplineNetwork.SetAssetGenerationMode | Sets mode for spline strips and anchors generation <naval/default> |
| SplineNetwork.ValidateSplines | Validate the integrity of in-game spline system |
| Terrain.Regenerate | Regenerates terrain bitmap |
| Terrain.Save | |
| Threading.TaskThreadCount [The number of task threads] | Set or get the number of task threads |
| TickTask.Graph | Open a graph view of the tick tasks |
| TickTask.List | Open a graph view of the tick tasks |
| add_approval | Adds an approval timed modifier to a given IG |
| add_clout | Adds or removes clout of the IG by changing their political strength with timed modifier |
| add_ideology [Target interest group.] [Ideology to add.] | Add an ideology to a given IG |
| add_loyalists [culture] [amount] | Adds loyalists to culture by fraction of population |
| add_radicals [culture] [amount] | Adds radicals to culture by fraction of population |
| add_relations | Changes relations with country by a given value |
| add_war_support [country_tag] [amount] | Alters wars support of country in ALL of their wars by amount |
| ai.debug [tag] | dumps debug info for country |
| ai.goal [tag] [goal type] | Checks ai goal |
| ai_evaluate_building [<building key> <state region key>] | Prints AI debug data for selected state & building type. |
| ai_evaluate_interest [<strategic region key>] | Prints AI debug data for selected strategic region declared interest. |
| ai_evaluate_production_method [<building key> <pm key> <state region key>] | Prints AI debug data for selected production method in state for building type. |
| ai_evaluate_trade_route [<goods key> <country tag>] | Prints AI debug data for selected goods & country trade partner. |
| annex [<country tag/id>] | Annexes a country |
| annex_all | Annexes all other countries |
| audio.cpu_info | Shows current cpu usage |
| audio.list_events | List audio event |
| audio.play_event [audio event] | Play audio event |
| callstack | Print the callstack |
| change_law | 改变到某一法律 |
| changestatepop [state_id] [pop_type / all] [factor] | Changes the pop size of the given pop type ( can be 'all' ) by at most the given factor. Will be capped by max employment for each pop. |
| check_pollution_level [state region tag] | Print out pollution for specified state region |
| check_save | Checks that saving and loading is consistent |
| clearlines | Clear lines |
| clearspawnedentities | Clears entities spawned with spawnentity command |
| coa_preview_window | Open the Coat of Arms Preview Window |
| compound_nodeeditor | Compound Node Editor |
| conquerall [country tag] | Set all enemy provinces under our control. |
| crash | Cause the application to crash |
| create_ai [self/all/tag] | Creates AI for country or countries |
| create_building_history | Creates a game-history compliant .txt file of all buildings in the world / state ID as well as their PM / subsidy configurations. |
| create_country [country definition] [country type] [culture] [state id] | Creates a country |
| create_political_movement [<law type key>] | Creates a political movement |
| create_pop_history | Creates a dump in debug.log with a complete pop history |
| create_state_region_data | Creates a game-database compliant .txt file of all state regions in the world and their provinces/resources |
| cthulhu | ? |
| data_types_explorer | Opens the data types explorer dockable |
| data_wrappers_stats [Filter] | Prints statistics about data wrappers |
| date [date in format yyyy.mm.dd.hh] | Changes current date |
| debug [arguments] | Various debugging actions. Possible arguments:
|
| debug_lens_option | toggles the cheat mode debug_lens_option |
| debug_mode | Toggles debug mode |
| debugcharacters | Creates a semi-colon delimited logfile with debug info regarding all characters. |
| debugcountrybudgets | Creates a semi-colon delimited logfile with debug info regarding all countries and their budgets. |
| debugemployment | Creates and appends a comma-delimited logfile with debug info regarding employment in the specified state ID. |
| debugmarkets | Creates a semi-colon delimited logfile with debug info regarding all goods and markets. |
| debugpopconsumption | Creates a semi-colon delimited logfile with debug info regarding all pops' consumption |
| debugpopwealth | Creates a semi-colon delimited logfile of the current wealth status of all pops. |
| debugstates | Write a semi-colon delimited logfile with debug info regarding all states. |
| debugterrainweights | Prints out the number of |
| debugtheaters | Write a semi-colon delimited logfile with debug info regarding all theaters. |
| deiron | Disables Ironman mode |
| disable_ai [all/tag] | Disables AI |
| disable_pop_growth | toggles the cheat mode disable_pop_growth |
| disable_retooling | toggles the cheat mode disable_retooling |
| drawcmdsviewer | Draw Cmds Viewer |
| dump_data_types | dumps the registered data types |
| dump_ref_lookup_memory_report | |
| enable_ai [all/tag] | Enables AI |
| entity_editor | Entity Editor Dockable |
| escalate [<amount>] | Adds escalation to player diplomatic plays. |
| event [event name] [<country_tag/province_id>] | Executes an event |
| explorer | Shows an object explorer window |
| exportbuildings | Write a semi-colon delimited logfile with all building type info |
| fastbuild | toggles the cheat mode fastbuild |
| fastenact | toggles the cheat mode fastenact |
| fasthire | toggles the cheat mode fasthire |
| fastinstitutions | toggles the cheat mode fastinstitutions |
| fastinterests | toggles the cheat mode fastinterests |
| fastmobilize | toggles the cheat mode fastmobilize |
| fastresearch | toggles the cheat mode fastresearch |
| fastrevolution | toggles the cheat mode fastrevolution |
| fastsecession | toggles the cheat mode fastsecession |
| fasttravels | toggles the cheat mode fasttravels |
| find_unemployed | Find and report all unemployed pops with an optional cutoff |
| fix_state_regions | Fix state regions. |
| force_oos | Make this client go out of sync in multiplayer |
| generate_province_center_objects | generates a file with meshes in the center of each province |
| gfx.reloadtexture | Reload textures |
| gfx.skin | select active gfx skin |
| gfx.texture_limit | Set texture video memory limit in megabytes |
| gui_animation_editor | GUI Animation Timeline Dockable |
| gui_editor | Spawns gui editor |
| help [command name] | Print out all console commands or a specific command description. |
| hq_show_id | toggles the cheat mode hq_show_id |
| ignore_government_support | toggles the cheat mode ignore_government_support |
| invalidate_character [character id] | Invalidate the modifier on the character with the specified ID |
| invalidate_country [country id] | Invalidate the modifier on the country with the specified ID |
| invalidate_ig [interest group id] | Invalidate the modifier on the interest group with the specified ID |
| invalidate_state [state id] | Invalidate the modifier on the state with the specified ID |
| io_stats | Toggles IO Stats |
| io_stats.Reset | Resets IO Stats |
| kill_character [character name] | kills the named character |
| log_status | Log Status Dockable |
| log_ticktask_performance | Start outputing ticktask performance data to profiling.log |
| log_viewer | Log Viewer Dockable |
| map_editor | Toggle map editor |
| mapmode [mapmode] | Switches to a given mapmode |
| measure_frame_time ["start" or "stop" measuring] | Measures avg/min/max frame time and prints the result to debug.log once stopped |
| memory_stats | Toggles Memory Stats |
| memory_stats.Reset | Resets Memory Stats |
| minidump [file path] | Creates a minidump |
| money [amount] | Adds specified amount of money |
| net_debuginfo | Print debug info about the networking layer |
| net_stats | Toggles Net Stats |
| net_stats.Reset | Resets Net Stats |
| norevolution | toggles the cheat mode norevolution |
| nosecession | toggles the cheat mode nosecession |
| observe | start observing the game |
| own [province id/state region tag] [country tag] | Change the owner of specified province or state region |
| particleeditor | Particle Node Editor |
| permitmarginalizedingovernment | toggles the cheat mode permitmarginalizedingovernment |
| pops_account_disconnect_steam | Disconnect Paradox account from Steam |
| pops_account_login [email] [password] | Login to a POPS Account |
| pops_account_logout | Login to a POPS Account |
| pops_account_status | Show whether you are currently logged into POPS or not. |
| popstat | Prints out amount of active pops. |
| portrait_editor | Open the portrait editor |
| print_gamestate_modifiers | Prints Gamestate Modifiers |
| province_borders [true/false] | Toggles showing of province borders |
| pseudoLoc | Enable/Disable Pseudo Localization on Text Widgets |
| recalc_cached_data | Recalculate cached gamestate data. |
| release_mode | Toggles release mode |
| reload [file name] | Reloads assets |
| rendertype | Reports what render backend is used |
| research | Acquire technologies |
| save_game_analyzer | Open the save game analyzer |
| screenshot | Take screenshot |
| script_docs | Prints script documentation |
| set_devastation_level [state region tag] [amount] | Set devastation level in specified state region |
| set_pollution_level [state region tag] [amount] | Set pollution level in specified state region |
| settings | Spawns a settings GUI with an optional argument for an initially selected category |
| shader_debug | |
| shader_editor | Shader Editor Dockable |
| show_goals | Show AI goals. |
| skip_migration | toggles the cheat mode skip_migration |
| sleep | Sleep for specified amount of milliseconds |
| social_addfriend [Context Index] [Account ID] | Add a friend to friends list |
| social_debuginfo | Print debug info about the social layer |
| social_joinroom [Context Index] [Room Name] [Nick Name] | Join a chat room using the given social context |
| social_sendmessage [Context Index] [Room Name] [Message] | Send a message to a chat room. |
| spawnentity [<entity name>] [<state> (optional)] | Spawns specified entity at cursor position |
| spawnentity_at [<entity name>] [x] [y] [<state> (optional)] | Spawns specified entity at xy-position |
| spawnline [<line name>] [<start position 'x,y,z'> (no spaces)] [<end position x,y,z> (no spaces)] | Spawns specified line between 2 positions |
| spawnnotification [notificationtype] [<scopeindex>] | Spawns notification of specified type. |
| swapchain.buffers | Query/Set swapchain buffers |
| switchlanguage [language name] | Reload localization files and switch language |
| tag [country_tag] | Switch control to another country |
| testaipacts | Test whether AI would dissolve current pacts |
| testevent [event name] [<country_tag/province_id>] | Tests an event |
| testobjective [<subgoal key (optional)>] | Tests objective triggered effects |
| texturelist | Texture List |
| textureviewer | Texture Viewer |
| time | What time is it? |
| tools.skins | Skin Editor |
| treatyport [<state region tag>] | Takes treaty port in state region |
| tweak | Spawns a tweaker GUI |
| update_distribution | Updates garrison unit distribution in HQ of specified State ID |
| update_employment | Transfers employees between buildings in the specified state ID. |
| validate_employment | Print out unemployment in states. |
| validate_hubs | |
| validate_income | Print out countries with income deficits. |
| validate_naval_exits | |
| validate_pops | Ensures all pops have valid params and prints them to the error log otherwise. |
| version | Shows current build information, put 1 as second parameter for long version |
| vsync | Toggle main swapchains vsync |
| wagerate | Get or Set a building's wage rate |
| yesmen | AI将同意所有玩家发出的外交请求及影响 |