This is how to use the add_equipment console command

[RyansPlace]

UPDATE: I added this info to the guides tab under the same title (link below).
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1679531581&searchtext=add This thread will no longer be updated.

I created a quick guide to spawn the best equipment in game. This comes in handy when you're just learning the mechanics of the game and want to have fun. Create a new text document using wordpad or similar software, then copy and paste the below into it:

*Note: Specified equipment must be researched for add_equipment command to work. Use the research_on_icon_click command to add technologies you lack for desired equipment.

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Press ` (top left key) to open console commands.
Copy and paste any line below (Don't include the #):
Example: add_equipment 10 artillery_equipment_2
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#### Infantry & Arty ####
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#### Infantry ####
add_equipment 100000 infantry_equipment_0 # GW ~1918
add_equipment 100000 infantry_equipment_1 # Regular infantry ~1936
add_equipment 100000 infantry_equipment_2 # Improved weapons ~1939
add_equipment 100000 infantry_equipment_3 # Advanced weapons ~1942

#### Support ####
add_equipment 1000 support_equipment_1

#### Motorized ####
add_equipment 1000 motorized_equipment_1

#### Mechanized ####
add_equipment 1000 mechanized_equipment_1 # ~1941
add_equipment 1000 mechanized_equipment_2 # ~1943
add_equipment 1000 mechanized_equipment_3 # ~1945

#### Amphibious ####
add_equipment 1000 amphibious_mechanized_equipment_1 # ~1941
add_equipment 1000 amphibious_mechanized_equipment_2 # ~1943

#### Anti-Tank ####
add_equipment 1000 anti_tank_equipment_1 # ~1934
add_equipment 1000 anti_tank_equipment_2 # ~1936
add_equipment 1000 anti_tank_equipment_3 # ~1940

#### Anti-Air ####
add_equipment 1000 anti_air_equipment_1 # ~1936
add_equipment 1000 anti_air_equipment_2 # ~1940
add_equipment 1000 anti_air_equipment_3 # ~1943

#### Artillery ####
add_equipment 1000 artillery_equipment_1 # ~1934
add_equipment 1000 artillery_equipment_2 # ~1939
add_equipment 1000 artillery_equipment_3 # ~1943

#### Nebelwerfers ####
add_equipment 1000 rocket_artillery_equipment_1 # ~1940
add_equipment 1000 rocket_artillery_equipment_2 # ~1943

#### Katyusha ####
add_equipment 1000 motorized_rocket_equipment_1

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#### Tanks ####
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add_equipment 1000 gw_tank_equipment # Great War Tank

#### Light Tanks ####
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_equipment_1 # Basic Light Tank
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_equipment_2 # Improved Light Tank
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_equipment_3 # Advanced Light Tank

add_equipment 1000 light_tank_destroyer_equipment_1 # Basic Light TD
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_destroyer_equipment_2 # Improved Light TD
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_destroyer_equipment_3 # Advanced Light TD

add_equipment 1000 light_tank_artillery_equipment_1 # Basic Light Art
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_artillery_equipment_2 # Improved Light Art
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_artillery_equipment_3 # Advanced Light Art

add_equipment 1000 light_tank_aa_equipment_1 # Basic Light SPAA
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_aa_equipment_2 # Improved Light SPAA
add_equipment 1000 light_tank_aa_equipment_3 # Advanced Light SPAA

#### Medium Tanks ####
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_equipment_1 # Basic Medium Tank
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_equipment_2 # Improved Medium Tank
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_equipment_3 # Advanced Medium Tank

add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_destroyer_equipment_1 # Basic Medium TD
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_destroyer_equipment_2 # Improved Medium TD
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_destroyer_equipment_3 # Advanced Medium TD

add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_artillery_equipment_1 # Basic Medium Art
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_artillery_equipment_2 # Improved Medium Art
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_artillery_equipment_3 # Advanced Medium Art

add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_aa_equipment_1 # Basic Medium SPAA
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_aa_equipment_2 # Improved Medium SPAA
add_equipment 1000 medium_tank_aa_equipment_3 # Advanced Medium SPAA

#### Heavy Tanks ####
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_equipment_1 # Basic Heavy Tank
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_equipment_2 # Improved Heavy Tank
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_equipment_3 # Advanced Heavy Tank

add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_destroyer_equipment_1 # Basic Heavy TD
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_destroyer_equipment_2 # Improved Heavy TD
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_destroyer_equipment_3 #Advanced Heavy TD

add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_artillery_equipment_1 # Basic Heavy Art
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_artillery_equipment_2 # Improved Heavy Art
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_artillery_equipment_3 # Advanced Heavy Art

add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_aa_equipment_1 # Basic Heavy SPAA
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_aa_equipment_2 # Improved Heavy SPAA
add_equipment 1000 heavy_tank_aa_equipment_3 # Advanced Heavy SPAA

#### Super Heavy Tanks ####
add_equipment 1000 super_heavy_tank_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 super_heavy_tank_destroyer_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 super_heavy_tank_artillery_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 super_heavy_tank_aa_equipment_1

#### Modern Tanks ####
add_equipment 1000 modern_tank_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 modern_tank_destroyer_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 modern_tank_artillery_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 modern_tank_aa_equipment_1

#### Amphibious Tanks ####
add_equipment 1000 amphibious_tank_equipment_1
add_equipment 1000 amphibious_tank_equipment_2

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#### Aviation - Ground ####
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#### Fighters ####
add_equipment 1000 fighter_equipment_0 # Early Fighter
add_equipment 1000 fighter_equipment_1 # Basic Fighter
add_equipment 1000 fighter_equipment_2 # Improved Fighter
add_equipment 1000 fighter_equipment_3 # Advanced Fighter

add_equipment 1000 jet_fighter_equipment_1 # Basic Jet Fighter
add_equipment 1000 jet_fighter_equipment_2 # Improved Jet Fighter

#### Heavy Fighters ####
add_equipment 1000 heavy_fighter_equipment_1 # Basic Heavy Fighter
add_equipment 1000 heavy_fighter_equipment_2 # Improved Heavy Fighter
add_equipment 1000 heavy_fighter_equipment_3 # Advanced Heavy Fighter

#### Rocket Interceptors ####
add_equipment 1000 rocket_interceptor_equipment_1 # Basic Rocket Interceptor
add_equipment 1000 rocket_interceptor_equipment_2 # Improved Rocket Interceptor
add_equipment 1000 rocket_interceptor_equipment_3 # Advanced Rocket Interceptor
add_equipment 1000 rocket_suicide_equipment_1 # Rocket interceptor suicide craft

#### CAS ####
add_equipment 1000 CAS_equipment_1 # Basic CAS
add_equipment 1000 CAS_equipment_2 # Improved CAS
add_equipment 1000 CAS_equipment_3 # Advanced CAS

#### Naval Bombers ####
add_equipment 1000 nav_bomber_equipment_1 # Basic nav_bomber
add_equipment 1000 nav_bomber_equipment_2 # Improved nav_bomber
add_equipment 1000 nav_bomber_equipment_3 # Advanced nav_bomber

#### Tac Bombers ####
add_equipment 1000 tac_bomber_equipment_0 # Early Bomber
add_equipment 1000 tac_bomber_equipment_1 # Basic tac_bomber
add_equipment 1000 tac_bomber_equipment_2 # Improved tac_bomber
add_equipment 1000 tac_bomber_equipment_3 # Advanced tac_bomber

add_equipment 1000 jet_tac_bomber_equipment_1 # Basic Jet tac_bomber
add_equipment 1000 jet_tac_bomber_equipment_2 # Improved Jet tac_bomber

#### Strat Bombers ####
add_equipment 1000 strat_bomber_equipment_1 # Basic strat_bomber
add_equipment 1000 strat_bomber_equipment_2 # Improved strat_bomber
add_equipment 1000 strat_bomber_equipment_3 # Advanced strat_bomber

add_equipment 1000 jet_strat_bomber_equipment_1 # Basic Jet strat_bomber

#### Tranport Planes ####
add_equipment 2000 transport_plane_equipment_1

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##### Aviation - Naval ####
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#### Navy Fighters ####
add_equipment 1000 cv_fighter_equipment_0 # Early Carrier Fighter
add_equipment 1000 cv_fighter_equipment_1 # Basic Carrier Fighter
add_equipment 1000 cv_fighter_equipment_2 # Improved Carrier Fighter
add_equipment 1000 cv_fighter_equipment_3 # Advanced Carrier Fighter

#### Navy CAS ####
add_equipment 1000 cv_CAS_equipment_1 # Basic Carrier CAS
add_equipment 1000 cv_CAS_equipment_2 # Improved Carrier CAS
add_equipment 1000 cv_CAS_equipment_3 # Advanced Carrier CAS

#### Navy Naval Bombers ####
add_equipment 1000 cv_nav_bomber_equipment_1 # Basic Carrier nav_bomber
add_equipment 1000 cv_nav_bomber_equipment_2 # Improved Carrier nav_bomber
add_equipment 1000 cv_nav_bomber_equipment_3 # Advanced Carrier nav_bomber

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####### Naval Ships ######
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add_equipment 1000 convoy_1
*Command does not support naval equipment other than convoys, sorry!
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[RyansPlace]

Updated the list. Should have everything now.

[de Kimerült Magyar]

Have you done this list for the road to 56 or Total War?

[Khorne Flakes]

The add_equipment 1000 gw_tank_equipment doesn't seem to be working. I've putting it in, but it tells me it can't find it.

[RyansPlace]

Originally posted by POOT and DISPENSER Flakes:

The add_equipment 1000 gw_tank_equipment doesn't seem to be working. I've putting it in, but it tells me it can't find it.

I doubled checked the file. gw_tank-equipment is listed under the tank_light equipment. The name is correct. In-game testing yielded the same result you had (confirmation message without receiving corresponding gw_tank equipment inventory). It must be a bug with a game.

gw_tanks are the only equipment in HOI4 that does not have a number assigned to it (i.e. gw_tank_equipment_0). Even one of a kind equipment such as support or motorized have numbers. If I was able to locate the console commands file (anyone know where it is?), I might find the discrepancy.

[seashell]

put this in the community guides section please
thanks for the effort too

[RyansPlace]

Originally posted by 32Cbottle:

put this in the community guides section please
thanks for the effort too

I'm planning to do so. Busy at the moment.

[koyaan]

doesnt work for me but im using the cold war mod so maybe its just *that way*

[Gwynnl]

u re god men

[Perkelus]

Can you update the list with MD4 equipment?

[In the balls]

https://youtu.be/oXJvOJNUlCs

[꧁iDiOT꧂]

fuel 100
add_equipment 1000 amphibious_mechanized_equipment_2 # 1943 - Amtracs
add_equipment 1000 amphibious_tank_equipment_2 # 1939 - Frog Tanks
add_equipment 1000 guided_missile_equipment_3 # 1946 - Advanced Guided Missile (Planes)

These r the ones I could find in 2 minutes.
Just look in your folder:
Hearts of Iron IV Man the Guns\common\units\equipment

and then you can find the equipment in the .txt files

[RyansPlace]

#Updated#

- added amphibious tanks and mechs

I've attempted to post a guide version of this several times, but keep receiving errors. So refer here for now until I figure it out.

[machine228]

Спасибо)

[RyansPlace]

I've created a guide here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1679531581

This thread will no longer be updated.

[hengepupper]

Originally posted by RyansPlace:

I've created a guide here: (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1679531581&searchtext=add) that cover all add_equipment info.

This thread will no longer be updated.

fix link plz