Medieval 2: Total War Cheats

Unlock All Factions
Find your way to the Medieval II Total Wardataworldmapscampaignimperial_campaign directory and youll see a file called descr_strat. Cut and Paste the unlockable section into the playable section. Now just save and close and youll have all your factions unlocked

Cheat Codes
While playing, press [~] (tilde) to bring down the console, then type any of the following cheat codes.
Note: Make sure to capitalize family member names, settlement names, and anything else that needs capitalizing or else it will not work.

Code:--> Result:
add_money #--> Add Money (# = Amount - Max = 40000)
process_cq SETTLEMENT NAME--> Automatically Build Anything in Queue
auto_win ATTACKER/DEFENDER--> Attacker or Defender Wins Next Battle
add_population SETTLEMENT NAME #--> Add Population (# = Amount)
toggle_fow--> Toggle Fog of War
give_trait CHARACTER TRAIT LEVEL#--> Give Any Trait to Specific General


Unlock All Factions:
This cheat involves editing a game file. ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP BEFORE PROCEEDING.

Open the [game folder]Dataworldmapscampaignimperial_campaigndescr_strat.txt file with Notepad. You will see a list of the nations you can use in the beginning, the unlockable ones and the non-playables. Cut and paste the unlockable factions to the playable nations. Save the file. Now go back to the game and complete a campaign mode and all of the factions will be unlocked. Do not copy the end non-playables.