Stability boosts your economy and political power gain; war support unlocks higher manpower laws and speeds up division recovery. Both are easy to top up from the console in Hearts of Iron IV, using a decimal where 1 equals 100%.
How to add stability and war support
- Open the console with the
~key. - Type
add_stabilityoradd_war_supportfollowed by a decimal amount. - Press
Enter— the bonus applies to your country immediately.
Examples
add_stability 0.5— adds 50% stability (aliasst)add_war_support 0.5— adds 50% war support (aliasws)add_stability -0.2— removes 20% (a negative value lowers it)
Why it matters
High stability speeds up construction and political power gain; high war support lets you switch to a stronger conscription law and keep your manpower pool full. Use negative values to lower them when testing focus trees. See the add_stability and add_war_support command pages.
Frequently asked questions
How do you add stability in HOI4?
Open the console and run add_stability followed by a decimal where 1 equals 100% — add_stability 0.5 adds 50% stability. The alias is st. A negative value such as add_stability -0.2 lowers it instead.
How do you add war support in HOI4?
Use add_war_support [decimal], for example add_war_support 0.5 to add 50%. The alias is ws, and a negative value reduces war support — useful for testing focus trees.
What does stability do in HOI4?
Stability boosts factory output, construction speed and political power gain, and reduces the risk of unrest. High stability keeps your economy and government running smoothly.
What does war support do in HOI4?
War support unlocks higher conscription and economy laws, raises surrender limits, and speeds up division recovery. Raising it lets you mobilise a larger share of your population for a long war.