How to change capital?

[Volsem]

Hello people,
Is there a way to change the capital of the country?

[Sweet Myths]

Sadly no

[Textilist]

yes, go into your hoi4 folder/history/countries
too change the capital number open with notepad,
and go into states folder for that number, example
eng/uk state- south georgia 720,

and then go back to countries, and change the number,
capital for that country, need any help just ask.

[Dazven]

Well, it is possible through console commands if you are up for it. Here is a step by step (All commands are without quotations and brackets):

1: Type "tdebug" (Will display state ID's)

2: Type "setowner [country ID] [State ID]" and enter any country other than your own

3: Type "setcontroller [country ID] [State ID]" and enter the country you used above as well as the same state

4: Fast forward until your capital has changed (If it has not then repeat these steps for surrounding states until it does)

5: Once your capital has changed repeat steps 2 and 3 but replacing the country ID with your own to reclaim the states



Example Steps (Playing as Iraq):

ID's: 291 (Baghdad) and 421 (Kurdistan)

1. tdebug

2. setowner ENG 291

3. setcontroller ENG 291

4. No change in capital

5. setowner ENG 421

6. setcontroller ENG 421

7. Capital changed to Muscat

8. setowner IRQ 291

9. setcontroller IRQ 291

10. setowner IRQ 421

11. setcontroller IRQ 421

12. New capital is Muscat (Conquered Oman previously years back)

13. Finished

[Dazven]

Originally posted by reaper Kuznetsov:

yes, go into your hoi4 folder/history/countries
too change the capital number open with notepad,
and go into states folder for that number, example
eng/uk state- south georgia 720,

and then go back to countries, and change the number,
capital for that country, need any help just ask.

Even simpler than mine.

So yes, you can.

[bibianapoly]

i have the same problem with vichy france and its capital is any other city EXCEPT VICHY