HOI4 Effects

Effects change game state — used in immediate / option blocks of events, decisions, and focuses. All 553 documented effect commands:

A

activate_advisor — Place an advisor in their respective role slot
activate_decision — Activates specified decision for scope country
activate_mission — Activates mission, ignoring its normal trigger conditions. Cannot activate a mission that is already active.
activate_mission_tooltip — shows mission will activate and name. Activation needs to be handled manually, effect is just an easier way to display name of mission.
activate_shine_on_focus — Activates the shine effect on the focus with the given id. Focuses that are completed cannot have an activated shine effect.
activate_targeted_decision — Activates targeted decisions or mission, ignoring its normal trigger conditions, cooldown and fire only once. Cannot activate if active in i…
add_ace — adds an air ace
add_advisor_role — add advisor role to character
add_ai_strategy — Adds strategy entry to country AI
add_attack — Adds attack skill to a character
add_autonomy_ratio — Adds % freedom score to the autonomy.
add_autonomy_score — Adds exact freedom score to the autonomy.
add_breakthrough_points — Add breakthrough points to one specialization or all for a country scope.
add_breakthrough_progress — Add breakthrough progress to one specialization or all for a country scope.
add_building_construction — Starts building construction for amount of levels in specified state or province
add_cic — Add founds to the CIC bank of the country in scope.
add_civil_war_target — Adds a country as a civil war target (added to both sides)
add_claim_by — Add state claim by country.
add_collaboration — Adds the collaboration in a target country with our currently scoped country
add_command_power — add command power to country
add_compliance — add compliance to a state. Example: add_compliance = 30
add_contested_owner — Adds a contested owner to a state.
add_coordination — Adds maneuver skill to a unit leader
add_core_of — Add state as core of country
add_corps_commander_role — add corps commander role to character
add_country_leader_role — add country leader role to character
add_country_leader_trait — Add country leader trait to the scoped character or scoped country's leader.
add_daily_mastery — Adds doctrine mastery daily for a certain duration.
add_days_mission_timeout — add days to 'mission_timeout' value of a mission
add_days_remove — adds/removes days to 'days_remove' value of a decision
add_decryption — add decryption against a target country. Example:
add_defense — Adds defense skill to a unit leader
add_design_template_bonus — Add free bonus design discount to given types with a set of uses.
add_divisional_commander_xp — add divisional commander xp to unit: add_divisional_commander_xp = 10
add_doctrine_cost_reduction — adds a limited use cost reduction for doctrines
add_dynamic_modifier — adds a dynamic modifier to the containing scope (country / state / unit-leader / special-project).
add_equipment_bonus — Adds the specified equipment bonuses to the country. As description the given loc key or the name of given special project will be used. Sam…
add_equipment_production — Creates a new production line for the input equipment.
add_equipment_subsidy — Adds an equipment subsidy to the country in scope.
add_equipment_to_stockpile — Add or remove equipment from country stockpiles.
add_extra_state_shared_building_slots — add extra shared building slot to state
add_faction_goal — Adds a goal to the current's country faction.
add_faction_goal_slot — Adds extra goal slots to the faction for a specific category
add_faction_influence_ratio — Adds influence to the country based on the given ratio of the faction's total influence
add_faction_influence_score — Adds influence to the country in the faction
add_faction_initiative — Adds Faction Initiative points to the current country's faction.
add_faction_power_projection — Adds power projection to the faction
add_field_marshal_role — add field marshall role to character
add_fuel — add fuel to the country
add_history_entry — add_history_entry = {
add_ideas — add idea(s) to country
add_intel — Add the specified amount of intel over a specified country
add_legitimacy — add_legitimacy = 10. Adds legitimacy to Scope country. Value has to be 0-100.
add_logistics — Adds logistics skill to a unit leader
add_maneuver — Adds maneuver skill to a unit leader
add_manpower — Adds manpower to the country in scope or locally on a state if in state scope
add_mastery — Adds doctrine mastery.
add_mastery_bonus — Get a bonus to doctrine mastery gain for a certain duration.
add_max_trait — Adds a max assignable trait slot for a general
add_mines — Add mines to a strategic region for scoped country.
add_mio_design_team_assign_cost — Add percentage to the daily PP cost to assign to research in the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_design_team_change_cost — Add percentage to the XP cost to change MIO in equipment designer for the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_funds — Add funds to the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_funds_gain_factor — Add to the factor applied when gaining funds in the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_industrial_manufacturer_assign_cost — Add percentage to the daily PP cost to assign to production line in the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_policy_cooldown — Add to the base cooldown (in days) after attaching a policy in the MIO policy, found in country in scope with input policy token.
add_mio_policy_cost — Add to the base cost (in PP) for attaching a policy in the MIO policy, found in country in scope with input policy token.
add_mio_research_bonus — Add to the research bonus in the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_size — Add size levels to the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_size_up_requirement_factor — Add to the factor applied to funds required to size up in the military industrial organization in scope.
add_mio_task_capacity — Add to the maximum task capacity in the military industrial organization in scope.
add_named_threat — Adds country threat
add_nationality — Add the specified nationalty to the scoped-in operative. Examples:
add_naval_commander_role — Add naval commander to character
add_nuclear_bombs — add nukes to country
add_offsite_building — Add an offsite building to a country
add_operation_token — Adds a specific token against against another country
add_opinion_modifier — Add opinion modifier(s) to target(s)
add_planning — Adds planning skill to a unit leader
add_political_power — add political power to country
add_popularity — add popularity to an ideology in a country
add_power_balance_modifier — adds static modifier to power balance
add_power_balance_value — adds current value of a power balance
add_project_progress_ratio — Add progress to the project's prototype phase.
add_province_modifier — Adds static modifiers to specified province.
add_raid_history_entry — Add history entry to a raid.
add_random_trait — add random trait from specified list to unit leader. add_random_trait = { old_guard brilliant_strategist inflexible_strategist }
add_random_valid_trait_from_unit — for use ONLY with root scope unit, target scope: character add_random_valid_trait_from_unit = FROM
add_region_efficiency — add efficiency factor to strategic region for from country
add_relation_modifier — Adds a static modifier between current scope and target
add_relation_rule_override — Adds an override rule to the country's relation to other countries. If there are multiple applicable overrides for a rule, then they are com…
add_research_slot — Adds a research slot (negative values subtracts)
add_resistance — add resistance to a state. Example: add_resistance = 30
add_resistance_target — adds resistance target to the scoped state :
add_resource — Adds/removes resource production to state
add_scaled_political_power — add political power to country scaled by the difference in IC between the receiver and another country
add_scientist_level — Add levels to a special project specialization for a scientist character in scope.
add_scientist_role — Add scientist role to a character. The character can come from the scope or from an input parameter.
add_scientist_trait — Add a trait to a scientist character in scope.
add_scientist_xp — Add experience to a special project specialization for a scientist character in scope.
add_skill_level — Adds a skill level to a unit leader
add_stability — Adds the stability to the country in scope. Example: add_stability = 5
add_state_claim — add claim on state
add_state_core — add core on state
add_state_modifier — Adds a modifier to the state
add_state_resistance_compliance_modifier — Adds either a resistance or compliance modifier to a state.
add_tech_bonus — adds a limited use tech bonus
add_threat — Adds country threat
add_timed_idea — Add a time-limited idea to country in scope
add_timed_unit_leader_trait — add a timed trait to unit leader
add_to_array — Adds an element to an array
add_to_faction — adds specified country to faction
add_to_tech_sharing_group — Adds country to technology sharing group of specified name.
add_to_temp_array — Adds an element to a temporary array
add_to_temp_variable — Adds a value, a variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md) to a temp variable.
add_to_variable — Adds a value, a variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md) to a variable.
add_to_war — adds country to the specified war:
add_trait — add trait from specified list to character.
add_unit_bonus — Adds permanent subunit and subunit category bonuses for country.
add_unit_leader_trait — Add trait to unit leader.
add_unit_medal_to_latest_entry — add_unit_medal_to_latest_entry = { unit_medals = key }
add_units_to_division_template — Add units to division template for a country. Example:
add_victory_points — adds victory point to province
add_war_support — Adds the war support to the country in scope. Example: add_war_support = 5
ai_message — ai message... ?
air_experience — add air experience for country
annex_country
army_experience — add army experience for country

B

become_exiled_in — Become exile in target nation. become_exiled_in = { target = TAG legitimacy = 0-100 (optional) }
boost_planning — Boost planning of units that are belongs to the army group/navy of this unit leader
break_embargo — breaks an existing embargo from ROOT to the specified tag. Note this will only work if used on the sending country
build_railway — Builds/adds railway level between two provinces or along a path. Example:

C

cancel_border_war — cancel border war between two states
cancel_purchase_contract — Cancels the scoped purchase contract.
cancel_resistance — cancels resistance activity for a core country.
capture_by — Make the Unit Leader in scope be captured by the specified country (needs to be a general).
capture_operative — Capture an operative
career_profile_step_missiolini — Step completed Mussolini missions by one for the career profile
change_division_template — change_division_template = "My Template Name
change_tag_from — Changes player to other country
character_list_tooltip — Display in tooltip every character (or "random_select_amount" of random characters if specified) that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
clamp_temp_variable — Clamps a temp variable a variable bet ween two a values or another variables
clamp_variable — Clamps a variable between two values or variables.
clear_array — Clears the contents of array
clear_division_template_cap — Clears division cap for a division template
clear_global_event_target — clear a global event target
clear_global_event_targets — clear all global event targets
clear_rule — Cleares rule added by set_rule. In the example it will clear can_not_declare_war = yes set by set_rule :
clear_temp_array — Clears the contents of a temporary array
clear_variable — Clears a variable
clr_character_flag — clear character flag
clr_country_flag — clear country flag
clr_global_flag — clear global flag
clr_mio_flag — Clear the matching flag in the military industrial organization in scope.
clr_project_flag — clear project flag
clr_state_flag — clear state flag
clr_unit_leader_flag — clear unit leader flag
complete_mio_trait — Complete a trait in the military industrial organization in scope.
complete_national_focus — completes a focus for a country
complete_prototype_reward_option — Complete a prototype reward option for the project in scope
complete_special_project — Complete a special project for the country in scope.
construct_building_in_random_province — Set facility level in a random province of state and country scope.
country_event — Fires a country event.
country_lock_all_division_template — Lock all the division template at the country level. Note that you need to unlock them in the same way Can also supply the reason it is lock…
create_colonial_division_template — Create a colonial division template for overlord/owner. Available parameters are subject and division_template, where the subject parameter …
create_corps_commander — create corps commander for country
create_country_leader — creates a leader and adds it to proper party in country
create_dynamic_country — creates a dynamic country and runs child effects on it. example :
create_entity — creates an entity on map
create_equipment_variant — Creates a new equipment variant.
create_faction — Create a faction This effect is deprecated, prefer [create_faction_from_template](#create_faction_from_template) instead.
create_faction_from_template — Create a faction from a template allows for optional customization of name, icon and color.
create_field_marshal — create field marshal for country
create_import — Creates trade between two countries
create_intelligence_agency — create an Intelligence Agency for the country, if it is not already done. Example:
create_navy_leader — create navy leader for country
create_operative_leader — create operative for country
create_production_license — Creates an equipment production license. If the selection criteria fails to match a variant no license will be created.
create_purchase_contract — Creates a purchase contract between the countries.
create_railway_gun — Create railway gun effect, just like in OOB, example:
create_ship — create a ship from another country and assign it to the reserve fleet.
create_unit — Create unit effect, just like in OOB, example:
create_wargoal — creates wargoal for country in scope
custom_effect_tooltip — Append an extra tooltip to the effect. The tooltip is a [bindable localization](script_concept_documentation.md#bindable-localization).
custom_override_tooltip — Executes the provided effects but with a custom tooltip surpressing all tooltips from all other effects inside this block.

D

damage_building — Damages a building in a targeted state or province.
damage_units — damages units for given conditions. no tooltip generated
deactivate_advisor — Dismiss an advisor from their currently occupied role slot
deactivate_shine_on_focus — Deactivate the shine effect on the focus with the given id. The current focus cannot have it's shine effect removed.
declare_war_on — declares war on specified country
delete_unit — delete units of a country. no tooltip is generated. example:
delete_unit_template_and_units — Delete a template and its units
delete_units — deletes units that uses a specific template :
demote_leader — Demotes field marshal to general
destroy_entity — destroys an existing entity
destroy_ships — Destroys ships of specified country and amount
destroy_unit — destroy currently scoped unit
diplomatic_relation — Set up a diplomatic relation between two nations. Example:
dismantle_faction — dismantle faction led by the current country
divide_temp_variable — Divides a temp variable by a value, another variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md).
divide_variable — Divides a variable by a value, another variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md).
division_template — add a division template to country
drop_cosmetic_tag — Drops country cosmetic tag.

E

effect_tooltip — Shows just tooltip of effects
end_exile — Ends the exile of of the current scope's country
end_puppet — Stops specefied country being a puppet of current country
event_option_tooltip — Shows the tooltip text of an event option in other tooltips(root and from scopes are swapped).
every_active_scientist — Executes children effects on every active scientist (or \"random_select_amount\" of random character if specified) of the country in scope, …
every_allied_country — Executes children effects on every Allied Country different from the one in scope (or `random_select_amount` of random country if specified)…
every_army_leader — Executes children effects on every Army Leader (or \"random_select_amount\" of random leader if specified) of the country in scope, that ful…
every_character — Executes children effects on every Character (or \"random_select_amount\" of random character if specified) of the country in scope, that fu…
every_collection_element — Applies arbitrary effects to all elements of a collection. To learn more about collections,
every_controlled_state — Executes children effects on every State controlled by the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random state if specified) that …
every_core_state — Executes children effects on every core State of the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random state if specified) that fulfil…
every_country — Executes children effects on every Country (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
every_country_division — Executes children effects on every Division of the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random divisions if specified) that fulf…
every_country_with_original_tag — Executes children effects on a all countries with original tag (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) that fulfills th…
every_enemy_country — Executes children effects on every enemy Country of the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) that f…
every_faction_member — Executes children effects on every faction member of the country's faction in scope (if country does not have a faction it will only work on…
every_military_industrial_organization — Executes children effects on every Military Industrial Organisation (or \"random_select_amount\" of random MIOs if specified) of the country…
every_navy_leader — Executes children effects on every Navy Leader (or \"random_select_amount\" of random leader if specified) of the country in scope, that ful…
every_neighbor_country — Executes children effects on every neighbor Country of the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) tha…
every_neighbor_state — Executes children effects on every State neighboring the state in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random state if specified) that fulf…
every_occupied_country — Executes children effects on every occupied Country by the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) tha…
every_operative — Executes children effects on every operative (or \"random_select_amount\" of random operatives if specified) that fulfills the \"limit\" tri…
every_other_country — Executes children effects on every Country different from the one in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) that…
every_owned_state — Executes children effects on every State owned by the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random state if specified) that fulfi…
every_possible_country — Executes children effects on every Country (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
every_purchase_contract — Executes children effects on every purchase contract (or \"random_select_amount\" of random purchase contracts if specified) of the country …
every_scientist — Executes children effects on every scientist (or \"random_select_amount\" of random character if specified) of the country in scope, that fu…
every_state — Executes children effects on every State (or \"random_select_amount\" of random state if specified) that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
every_state_division — Executes children effects on every Division currently in the state in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random divisions if specified) t…
every_subject_country — Executes children effects on every subject Country of the country in scope (or \"random_select_amount\" of random country if specified) that…
every_unit_leader — Executes children effects on every Unit Leader (or \"random_select_amount\" of random leader if specified) of the country in scope, that ful…
execute_operation_coordinated_strike — Special effect for executing the Coordinated Strike Operation. amount determines how often the simulation is run

F

finalize_border_war — finalizes border war between two states, wins or cancels it
find_highest_in_array — Runs a loop on for each element of an array, finds the highest value and stores result in temp variables
find_lowest_in_array — Runs a loop on for each element of an array, finds the lowest value and stores result in temp variables
for_each_loop — Runs a loop on for each element of an array
for_each_scope_loop — Runs a loop on for each element of an array and changes scope to current element in each iteration
for_loop_effect — Runs a same effects through a loop. example will run the effects for value_name = -3, 0, 3, 6, 9 and then terminate
force_disable_resistance — force disables resistance for scoped state. :
force_enable_resistance — force enables resistance for scoped state. the resistance will be active even if other conditions doesn't satisfy (even if it is core or res…
force_operative_leader_into_hiding — Force an operative into hiding, preventing him from performing mission. The specified values is subject to modifiers
force_update_dynamic_modifier — updates the modifiers in current scope (use if you don't want to wait for daily update to update them):
force_update_map_mode — force rebuilds map mode. no tooltip generated.
free_operative — Free an operative
free_random_operative — Free a random captured operative of a certain tag by a certain tag

G

gain_xp — Grant experience to the scoped in unit leader. Cannot be used to remove experience.
generate_character — Generates a character. Use in every_country in order to generates one copy of the character per country satisfying the limit conditions.
generate_scientist_character — Generate a new character with a scientist role and recruit it in the country in scope.
get_highest_scored_country — calculates the highest scored country that is defined in a country scorer and sets it to a temp variable. Example:
get_highest_scored_country_temp — calculates the highest scored country that is defined in a country scorer and sets it to a variable. Example:
get_sorted_scored_countries — calculates & sorts all countries in a country scorer and stores them and their scores in arrays. Example:
get_sorted_scored_countries_temp — calculates & sorts all countries in a country scorer and stores them and their scores in temp arrays. Example:
get_supply_vehicles — sets a variable to the number of supply vehicles in stockpile or that are needed. example
get_supply_vehicles_temp — sets a temp variable to the number of supply vehicles in stockpile or that are needed. example
give_guarantee — guarantees specified country
give_market_access — Gives market access to the specified country.
give_military_access — gives military access to the specified country
give_resource_rights — Gives rights to take resources from specified state.
global_every_army_leader — Executes children effects on every Army Leader (or \"random_select_amount\" of random leader if specified) for EVERY COUNTRY, that fulfills …
goto_province — Goes to stated province.
goto_state — Goes to stated state.

H

harm_operative_leader — Harm an operative. The specified value is subject to modifiers.
hidden_effect — Effect not shown in tooltips
hold_election — Immediately holds an election in the target country

I

if — a conditional effect
inherit_technology — Copies over technology state from target
injure_scientist_for_days — Injure a scientist for x amount of days to a scientist character in scope.

K

kill_country_leader — kills a country leader and removes him completely, making the next in line the new party and country leader
kill_ideology_leader — removes a ideology leader as leader of his party, making the next in line the new party leader
kill_operative — Kills an operative. This will temporarily lock the slot they occupy

L

launch_nuke — launch nuke at a state. usage :
leave_faction — Country leaves the faction
load_focus_tree — Sets what focus tree a country uses, retains finished shared focuses. Parameters:
load_oob — Immediately loads an Order of Battle (OOB) file.
log — Print message to game.log, console (if visible) and history logger (if running. you can use category|log to specify a category), Can be loca…

M

mark_focus_tree_layout_dirty — Forces the refresh of the tree layout for the scoped country
mark_technology_tree_layout_dirty — Forces the refresh of the hidden technologies for the scoped country
meta_effect — meta effects can be used for building effects from strings and running them. following example will give Germany 42 pp:
modify_building_resources — Modifies resource output of specific building for this country only
modify_character_flag — modify character flag. Only modifies if flag already exists.
modify_country_flag — modify country flag. Only modifies if flag already exists.
modify_global_flag — modify global flag. Only modifies if flag already exists.
modify_mio_flag — Modify the matching flag in the military industrial organization in scope. Happens only if the flag already exists.
modify_project_flag — modify project flag. Only modifies if flag already exists.
modify_state_flag — modify state flag. Only modifies if flag already exists.
modify_tech_sharing_bonus — Modify country bonus for specified technology sharing group.
modify_timed_idea — Modify amount of days of a timed idea for the country in scope
modify_unit_leader_flag — modify unit leader flag. Only modifies if flag already exists.
modulo_temp_variable — modulos a temp variable with another. Example:
modulo_variable — modulos a variable with another. Example:
multiply_temp_variable — Multiplies a temp variable by a value, another variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md).
multiply_variable — Multiplies a variable by a value, another variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md).

N

navy_experience — add naval experience for country
news_event — Fires a news event.

O

operative_leader_event — Fires a operative leader event for owner country.

P

party_leader — Executes children effects on random characters that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
play_song — Plays song from database
print_variables — prints all variables in scope and temp variables to a file
promote_character — promotes character to the head of their political party.If this is the ruling party, the character becomes country leader.if the character h…
promote_leader — promotes general to field marshal
promote_officer_to_general — Promote the officer of the division to a general.
puppet — Puppets specified country. By default, cancels the puppets existing war relations.

R

raid_add_unit_experience — Give experience to the units performing the raid (raid instance scope).
raid_damage_units — Damage the units performing the raid in scope (the attackers inflict losses).
raid_reduce_project_progress_ratio — Reduce progress to the special project in state. Root scope is raid instance scope.
random — a random effect
random_active_scientist — Executes children effects on random scientists that fulfills the "limit" trigger. tooltip=key can be added to override tooltip title
random_allied_country — Executes children effects on a random Allied Country different from the one in scope that fulfills the `limit` trigger.
random_army_leader — Executes children effects on a random Army Leader of the country in scope, that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
random_character — Executes children effects on random characters that fulfills the "limit" trigger. tooltip=key can be added to override tooltip title
random_controlled_state — Executes children effects on random controlled state that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_core_state — Executes children effects on random core state that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_country — Executes children effects on random country that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_country_division — Executes children effects on a random division that fulfill the "limit" trigger. tooltip=key can be added to override tooltip title
random_country_with_original_tag — Executes children effects on a random country with original tag. Example:
random_enemy_country — Executes children effects on random enemy country that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_list — Picks a random effect from the list based on the weight associated.
random_military_industrial_organization — Executes children effects on a random Military Industrial Organisation of the country in scope, that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
random_navy_leader — Executes children effects on a random Navy Leader of the country in scope, that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
random_neighbor_country — Executes children effects on random neighbor country that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_neighbor_state — Executes children effects on random neighbor state that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_occupied_country — Executes children effects on random occupied country that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_operative — Executes children effects on a random operatives that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_other_country — Executes children effects on random country that fulfills the "limit" trigger. Excludes current country
random_owned_controlled_state — Executes children effects on random owned and controlled state that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_owned_state — Executes children effects on random owned state that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_purchase_contract — Executes children effects on a random purchase contract of the country in scope, that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
random_scientist — Executes children effects on random scientists that fulfills the "limit" trigger. tooltip=key can be added to override tooltip title
random_scope_in_array — Runs the effect for a random element in array
random_state — Executes children effects on a random state that fulfills the "limit" trigger.
random_state_division — Executes children effects on a random division that fulfill the "limit" trigger on a state. tooltip=key can be added to override tooltip tit…
random_subject_country — Executes child effects on random subject country that fulfills the limit.
random_unit_leader — Executes children effects on a random Unit Leader of the country in scope, that fulfills the \"limit\" trigger.
randomize_temp_variable — Randomize a temporary variable
randomize_variable — refer to randomize_temp_variable
randomize_weather — Randomize weather effect
recall_attache — Scope country recalls attache from target country. Example: GER = { recall_attache = CHI } means Germany recalls attache from China.
recall_volunteers_from — The scoped in country recall the volunteers sent to the target country.
recruit_character — Attach a character to a country. Must be in country scope.
reduce_focus_completion_cost — Reduce the cost needed to complete a specific focus. The cost accepts [script constants](script_concept_documentation.md#script-constants). …
release — releases specified country as a puppet using your owned states
release_autonomy — releases specified country with specified level of autonomy.
release_captured_generals_from — Makes the scoped country release all captured generals from the specified country kept in the specified province.
release_from_captivity — Releases the scoped army leader from captivity. Has no effect if the leader is not captured.
release_on_controlled — releases specified country as a puppet using your owned or controlled states
release_puppet — releases specified country as puppet using states you own
release_puppet_on_controlled — releases specified country as puppet using states you own or control
remove_advisor_role — remove advisor role to character
remove_all_power_balance_modifiers — removes all static modifiers from power balance
remove_building — Removes a building in a targeted state or province.
remove_civil_war_target — Removes a country as a civil war target (removed from both sides)
remove_claim_by — Removes state claim by country.
remove_contested_owner — Removes a contested owner to a state.
remove_core_of — Removes state as core of country
remove_country_leader_role — Remove country leader role from character.
remove_country_leader_trait — Remove country leader trait from the scoped character or scoped country's leader.
remove_decision — Remove specified active decision for scope country - Does not run the remove_effect or put the decision on cooldown. Ignores fire_only_once
remove_decision_on_cooldown — Removes decision on cooldown to reactivate or remove.
remove_dynamic_modifier — removes a dynamic modifier from the containing scope (country / state / unit-leader / special-project).
remove_exile_tag — remove exile tag from scope unit leader. remove_exile_tag = yes
remove_faction_goal — Remove a goal from the current's country faction.
remove_from_array — Removes an element from an array using value or index
remove_from_faction — removes specified country from faction
remove_from_tech_sharing_group — Removes country from technology sharing group of specified name.
remove_from_temp_array — Removes an element from a temporary array using value or index
remove_ideas — remove idea(s) from country
remove_ideas_with_trait — Remove all ideas with specified trait from country
remove_mission — Removes mission without running complete or timeout effects.
remove_operation_token — Remove a specific token against against another country
remove_opinion_modifier — Remove opinion modifier from target
remove_power_balance — removes power balance from country
remove_power_balance_modifier — removes static modifier from power balance
remove_province_modifier — Removes a static modifiers to specified province
remove_relation_modifier — Removes a static modifier between current scope and target
remove_relation_rule_override — Removes an override rule to the country's relation to other countries.The desc key can be used to supply a custom description for the effect…
remove_resistance_target — removes a previously added resistance target using its id. No tooltips are generated.:
remove_resource_rights — Remove resource right to state for scope country. remove_resource_rights = ID
remove_scientist_role — Remove the scientist role from a character.The character can come from the scope or from an input parameter.
remove_state_claim — remove claim on state
remove_state_core — remove core on state
remove_state_resistance_compliance_modifier — removes either a resistance or compliance modifier from a state.
remove_targeted_decision — Removes targeted decisions or mission.
remove_trait — remove trait from specified list to character.
remove_unit_leader — remove a unit leader ( remove_unit_leader=ID )
remove_unit_leader_role — Remove unit leader role to character
remove_unit_leader_trait — Remove trait from unit leader
remove_wargoal — removes war goal type targetting nation targetExample:
replace_unit_leader_trait — add trait to unit leader
reseed_division_commander — reseed_division_commander = 9999 [Debug & Testing Effect]
reserve_dynamic_country — reserves a dynamic country so it won't be recycled for civil wars. A dynamic country with no owned states must be reserved after it is creat…
reset_province_name — reset name of a province back to localization one.
reset_state_name — reset_state_name = yes - Resets the current states name to the original one
resize_array — Resizes array
resize_temp_array — Resizes a temp array
retire — Retires character, use in character scope
retire_character — Un-assigns a character from a nation and all its corresponding jobs, advisor, unit leader, country leader
retire_country_leader — retires a country leader and removes him as leader of his party, making the next in line the new party and country leader
retire_ideology_leader — kills a ideology leader and removes him completely, making the next in line the new party leader
reverse_add_opinion_modifier — Add opinion modifier(s) to target(s)
round_temp_variable — Rounds a temporary variable
round_variable — Rounds a variable

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save_event_target_as — save an event target
save_global_event_target_as — save a global event target
scoped_play_song — Plays song from database only on in current scope's player
scoped_sound_effect — Plays sound effect only on in current scope's player
select_tech_tree_icon_origin — Override tech tree to use other countries icons
send_embargo — embargos specified tag
send_equipment — Sends to target scope specified amount of equipment.
send_equipment_fraction — Sends to target scope specified fraction of equipment.
set_air_oob — Registers an Order of Battle (OOB) file to be loaded for a country at game start, replacing any previously registered OOB (with key "air") o…
set_autonomy — makes autonomy of specified level and country.
set_border_war — starts a border war in a state with neighbouring state that also has border war
set_border_war_data — update border war properties
set_building_level — Sets specific level of a building construction for amount of levels in specified state or province
set_can_be_fired_in_advisor_role — Set the value (yes/no) to the "can be fired" flag in Advisor Role. When set to No, the advisor cannot be fired once hired.
set_capital — move capital to state
set_character_flag — set character flag
set_character_name — set name for the target character. Either localization key or direct name.
set_collaboration — Sets the collaboration in a target country with our currently scoped country
set_compliance — set compliance of a state. Example: set_compliance = 30
set_cosmetic_tag — Sets country cosmetic tag.
set_country_flag — set country flag
set_country_leader_description — changes the description of country leader. no tooltip is generated
set_country_leader_ideology — change the ideology of active leader
set_country_leader_name — changes the name of country leader. no tooltip is generated
set_country_leader_portrait — changes the portrait of country leader. no tooltip is generated
set_demilitarized_zone — sets the demilitarized status for currently scoped state
set_division_force_allow_recruiting — Force allows division recruiting for a division template
set_division_template_cap — Set division cap for a division template
set_division_template_lock — Set lock status for a division template
set_entity_animation — sets the rotation of existing entity
set_entity_movement — sets the position & rotation of an existing entity using two coordinates
set_entity_position — sets the position of existing entity
set_entity_rotation — sets the rotation of existing entity
set_entity_scale — sets the scale of existing entity
set_equipment_fraction — Modify all equipments by factor
set_equipment_version_number — Changes current version number for a given equipment type to N.
set_faction_leader — set current country as leader of its faction
set_faction_manifest — Changes current country's faction manifest, the previous manifest is removed.
set_faction_member_upgrade_min — Set a faction's minimal requirements for an faction member upgrade group
set_faction_military_unlocked — Sets wheter the current countries faction can make changes to the faction research section
set_faction_name — set_faction_name = NEW_LOC_KEY. Sets the faction name to whatever the new key localises to.
set_faction_research_unlocked — Sets wheter the current countries faction can make changes to the faction research section
set_faction_rule — Set a rule on the country's faction
set_faction_spymaster — set current country as spy master of its faction
set_faction_upgrade — Set either a member upgrade for the specified tag
set_fuel — set fuel for country
set_fuel_ratio — Set country's current fuel ratio relative to its capacity
set_garrison_strength — set initial garrison strength. Example: set_garrison_strength = 0.5
set_global_flag — set global flag
set_grand_doctrine — Activate (unlock and assign) the specified grand doctrine
set_keyed_oob — Registers an Order of Battle (OOB) file to be loaded for a country at game start, replacing any previously registered OOB (with the given ke…
set_leader_description — changes the description of unit leader. no tooltip is generated
set_leader_name — changes the name of unit leader. no tooltip is generated
set_leader_portrait — changes the portrait of unit leader. no tooltip is generated
set_legitimacy — set_legitimacy = 10. Sets legitimacy on scope country to specified value. Value has to be 0-100.
set_major — Sets mandatory major country flag. A country can still become a major if their industry is strong enough and they are not a subject.
set_mio_design_team_assign_cost — Set the daily PP cost to assign to research in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_design_team_change_cost — Set the XP cost to change MIO in equipment designer for the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_flag — Set flag in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_funds — Set the amount of funds for the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_funds_gain_factor — Set the factor applied when gaining funds in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_icon — Set the icon GFX for the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_industrial_manufacturer_assign_cost — Set the daily PP cost to assign to production line in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_name_key — Set the localisation key used to generate the name of the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_policy_cooldown — Set the base cooldown (in days) after attaching a policy in the MIO policy, found in country in scope with input policy
set_mio_policy_cost — Set the base cost (in PP) for attaching a policy in the MIO policy, found in country in scope with input policy
set_mio_research_bonus — Set the research bonus in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_size_up_requirement_factor — Set to the factor applied to funds required to size up in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_mio_task_capacity — Set the maximum task capacity in the military industrial organization in scope.
set_nationality — Transfer from one country to another for the character in scope.
set_naval_oob — Registers an Order of Battle (OOB) file to be loaded for a country at game start, replacing any previously registered OOB (with key "naval")…
set_occupation_law — Sets the occupation law for an occupied country, occupied state, or the default occupation law of an occupying country.
set_occupation_law_where_available — See set_occupation_law for basic functionality. What differentiates this effect is that if the law is not available on the given level it wi…
set_oob — Registers an Order of Battle (OOB) file to be loaded for a country at game start, replacing any previously registered OOB (with no key) on t…
set_party_name — change partyname for an ideology in a country
set_party_rule — Adds rule to the country's party.
set_political_party — set popularity of a political party
set_political_power — set political power for country
set_politics — set_politics:
set_popularities — set popularities for all ideologies in a country. If an ideology is not specified its popularity will be set to zero. The popularities speci…
set_portraits — set portraits for the target character. Syntax is similar to character files.
set_power_balance — sets active power balance for country or sets parameters of the already active power balance
set_power_balance_gfx — sets gfx for power balance side
set_project_flag — set project flag
set_province_controller — set controller for province
set_province_name — set_province_name = { id = <province id> name = <string> } - Set name for a province
set_relation_rule — DEPRECATED: See add_relation_rule_override
set_research_slots — Sets the number of research slots
set_resistance — set resistance of a state. Example: set_resistance = 30
set_rule — Adds rule to country. This one overrides all other rules on country
set_stability — Sets the stability to the country in scope. Example: set_stability = 80
set_state_category — Sets the category of a state
set_state_controller — set controller for state
set_state_controller_to — Set controller of a state to a given country
set_state_flag — set state flag
set_state_name — set_state_name = <string> - Set the current states name
set_state_owner — set owner for state
set_state_owner_to — Set owner of a state to a given country
set_state_province_controller — sets the controller of provinces belong to a state and fullfils a condition. no tooltip is built
set_sub_doctrine — Activate (unlock and assign) the specified subdoctrine.
set_technology — sets technology level(s) on country. example : set_technology = {
set_temp_variable — Sets a temp variable to a value, another variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md).
set_temp_variable_to_random — sets a temp variable to a random value. example
set_truce — Sets a truce between scope country and target for days duration.
set_unit_leader_flag — set unit leader flag
set_unit_organization — set unit organization to current * value: set_unit_organization = 0.5, values between 0 and 1
set_variable — Sets a variable to a value, another variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md).
set_variable_to_random — sets a variable to a random value. example
set_victory_points — sets victory points for a province
set_war_support — Sets the war support to the country in scope. Example: set_war_support = 80
show_ideas_tooltip — show what idea does
show_mio_tooltip — Show the name of the input MIO with the name of the initial trait (if any)
show_unit_leaders_tooltip — show unit leader's name
sound_effect — Plays sound effect
start_border_war — start a border war between two states. Example:
start_civil_war — Given ideology starts a civil war in the country.
start_peace_conference — Starts a limited peace conference between the two countries if at war. Only the specified loser country and their potential subjects are inc…
start_resistance — starts resistance activity for a core country.
state_event — Fires a state event.
steal_random_tech_bonus — adds a random limited use tech bonus from country of categories that is it ahead in compared to you.
strategic_province_location — Add a strategic location to a province using state scope
strategic_state_location — Add strategic locations to a state in scope
subtract_from_temp_variable — Subtracts a value, a variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md) from a temp variable.
subtract_from_variable — Subtracts a value, a variable, or a [math expression](script_math_expression.md) from a variable.
supply_units — Give [hours] of supply to units being controlled by this leader.
swap_country_leader_traits — swap 2 traits on a country leader.
swap_ideas — swap 2 ideas.
swap_ruler_traits — swap 2 traits on current ruler.

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teleport_armies — teleport armies in state to another state or province. example :
teleport_railway_guns_to_deploy_province — Teleport the target country's railway guns to the province to which railway guns are deployed.
transfer_navy — Transfers the entire navy from scope country to target country. Does not support carriers!
transfer_ship — Transfers ship from scope country to target country.
transfer_state — set owner and controller for state
transfer_state_to — Set owner and controller of a state to a given country
transfer_units_fraction — Transfer units (air, army, navy) to another country.
turn_operative — An operative is turned by the specified country.

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uncomplete_national_focus — uncompletes a focus for a country. If specified, the 'on_uncomplete' effect will be executed on each uncompleted focus.
unit_leader_event — Fires a unit leader event for owner country.
unlock_decision_category_tooltip — localizes name of category and displays tooltip that shows it will be unlocked
unlock_decision_tooltip — show what decision does
unlock_military_industrial_organization_tooltip — Display a tooltip saying the MIO is made available (aka unlocked).
unlock_mio_policy_tooltip — Display a tooltip saying the MIO policy is made available (aka unlocked).
unlock_mio_trait_tooltip — Display a tooltip saying the trait is made available (aka unlocked).
unlock_national_focus — unlocks a focus for a country
unlock_subunit — Unlocks the specified subunit for the country.
unlock_tactic — Unlocks the specified combat tactic for the country.
upgrade_intelligence_agency — add an upgrade to the Intelligence Agency (must be created):

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while_loop_effect — Runs the effect as long as a trigger is true
white_peace — Makes a white peace between the two countries if at war. ROOT is considered the winner while the target tag is considered the loser (which a…