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Age of Empires Tips and Cheats:

Exceed Population Limit
If you need more units, but the population limit stops you, try this. Bring your population to 1 unit beneath the population limit. Now, make sure you have lots of resources, enough to build several units.

Next, go to all the buildings that can produce units, and QUICKLY click on the icon that makes the unit. Do this on every building as fast as you can, but you can only continue until a unit is completed, thus bringing your population to it's limit. HOWEVER, the game will complete all the units you started! With this, going fast enough, you, will be able to exceed your limit by about 10 units.

Cheat Codes - Demo
To activate a cheat, push [Enter] and type in its corresponding code below. 

Cheat                              Codes
                           1000 gold                          COINAGE
                           1000 food                          PEPPERONI PIZZA
                           1000 stone                         QUARRY
                           1000 wood                          WOODSTOCK
                           Control animals, not men           GAIA
                           Full map                           REVEAL MAP
                           Lose campaign                      RESIGN
                           Slay all opponents                 DIEDIEDIE
                           Slay select opponent*              KILL <1 - 8>
                           Soldier wields nuclear weapons     GIVEMEFISSIONMAN
                           Upgrade all units**                STEROIDS
                           Remove Fog of War                  NO FOG
                           Win campaign                       VICTORY
                           * Enter a value within indicated parameters.
                           ** Effects opponent as well.


Cheat Codes - Shortcut Keys
To activate a cheat, enter its corresponding hotkey below. 

Cheat                              Hotkey
                           Build immutable structure          [Ctrl] + P
                           New resource menu                  [Ctrl] + T
                           Speed construction                 [Ctrl] + Q
                           View ending                        [Ctrl] + C


Catapults fire on Peasants
To fire on civilians, highlight a catapult and press [Enter]. Then type: JACK BE NIMBLE. Depending upon its orientation, catapults target different members of the populace. 

Direction                          Target
                           East                               peasants
                           North                              cattle
                           South                              peasants
                           West                               Superman


Reincarnation
To bring a villager back in the next life, highlight a member of the general populace and press [Enter]. Then type MEDUSA and march them off to peril. Villagers return as Black Riders; and Black Riders become heavy catapults.

Soldier wields nuclear weapons
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: E=MC2 TROOPER

1000 food
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: PEPPERONI PIZZA

1000 gold
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: COINAGE

1000 stone
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: QUARRY

1000 wood
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: WOODSTOCK

Catapults fire on civilians
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: JACK BE NIMBLE

Chariot archers fire faster
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: UPSIDFLINTMOBILE

Commit suicide
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: HARI KARI

Composite archers become stealthy
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: DARK RAIN

Control animals, not men
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: GAIA

Horse archers become black riders
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: BLACK RIDER

Juggernauts can move on land
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: FLYING DUTCHMAN

Photon troops become invincible
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: ZUES

Make Priests have HP 600 and speed 6
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: HOYOHOYO

Slay all opponents
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: DIEDIEDIE

Slay select opponent
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: KILL <1 - 8> Enter a value within indicated parameters.

Soldier wields laser blaster
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: PHOTON MAN

Quit game
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: RESIGN

Make Priests have HP 1200 and super speed
type HOYOHOYO before researching at the temple one technology doubles hit points from 600 to 1200

Rocket launching car
To activate this cheat, push [Enter] and type in: BIGDADDY

Cheat List
Hit Enter before typing these cheats
  • Upgrade heavy catapults: BIG BERTHA
  • Upgrade all units: STEROIDS (Effects opponent as well).
  • Upgrade ballistas (range=100): ICBM
  • Win campaign: HOME RUN
  • Full map: REVEAL MAP
  • Invincible army: ZEUS

 
 
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Tips and Cheats:

Cheat List
Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.
  • 1,000 food: cheese steak jimmy's
  • 1,000 gold: robin hood
  • 1,000 stone: rock on
  • 1,000 wood: lumberjack
  • Commit suicide: wimpywimpywimpy
  • Control animals *: natural wonders
  • Disable Fog of War: polo
  • Full map: marco
  • Instant building: aegis
  • Lose campaign: resign
  • Saboteur unit: to smithereens
  • Shelby AC Cobra: how do you turn this on
  • Slay all opponents: black death
  • Slay select opponent: torpedo <1-8>
  • Useless villager: i love the monkey head
  • Win campaign: i r winner
* But lose control of men.

Cheat: Command Line Parameters
To activate a cheat, attach its corresponding switch to the command line parameter.

  • Auto save: AUTOMPSAVE
  • Default mouse driver: NORMALMOUSE
  • Disable ambient sounds: NOTERRAINSOUND
  • Disable music: NOMUSIC
  • Disable sounds: NOSOUND
  • Disable FMV sequence: NOSTARTUP
  • Fix display problems*: MFILL
  • Fix sound problems: AWE FREEZES MSYNC
  • Resolution (800 x 600): 800
  • Resolution (1024 x 768): 1024
  • Resolution (1280 x 1024): 1280
* May not work on all hardware

Cheat List (shortcut keys)
To activate one of these cheats, enter its corresponding hotkey below.
  • Build immutable structure: [Ctrl] + P
  • New resource menu: [Ctrl] + T
  • Speed construction: [Ctrl] + Q
  • View ending: [Ctrl] + C


Cheat List (demo)
Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.

  • 1,000 food: pepperoni pizza
  • 1,000 gold : coinage
  • 1,000 stone: quarry
  • 1,000 wood: woodstock
  • Control animals*: gaia
  • Disable Fog of War: no fog
  • Full map: reveal map
  • Instant building: aegis
* But lose control of men.

Cheat: When Animals Attack
Enter natural wonders to control animals. Note that only boars and wolves can attack.

 
 
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Tips and Cheats:

More Cheat Codes
  • Control animals (but lose control of men) - "natural wonders"
  • Lose campaign - "resign"
  • Saboteur unit - "to smithereens"
  • Slay select opponent - "torpedo <1-8>"
  • Useless villager - "i love the monkey head"
  • Win campaign - "i r winner"

    • Cheat List
    Press ENTER during gameplay and enter any of the following cheats.
    • 1000 food: cheese steak jimmy's
    • car: how do you turn this on
    • show map: marco
    • show all players: polo
    • build faster: aegis
    • kill player you're fighting: torpedo2

      Cheats above submitted by viper

    • birds turn into dogs: woofwoof
    • kill all enemies: blackdeath
    • commit suicide: wimpywimpywimpy

      cheats above supplied by Vorag

    • Furious the Monkey in town center: furious the monkey boy

      Submitted by - tyrrell the great

    • 1000 gold: robin hood
    • 1000 stone: rock on
    • 1000 wood: lumberjack
    • Destroy all opponents: black death


     
     
    Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome Tips and Cheats:

    Catapults Fire On Peasants
    To fire on civilians, highlight a catapult and press [Enter]. Then type: JACK BE NIMBLE. Depending upon its orientation, catapults target different members of the populace. 

    
                           Direction                       Target
                           East                                 peasants
                           North                               cattle
                           South                              peasants
                           West                               Superman


    Reincarnation
    To bring a villager back in the next life, highlight a member of the general populace and press [Enter]. Then type MEDUSA and march them off to peril. Villagers return as Black Riders; and Black Riders become heavy catapults.

    Cheat Codes
    To activate a cheat, push [Enter] and type its corresponding code below.

    • 1000 gold -- COINAGE
    • 1000 food -- PEPPERONI PIZZA
    • 1000 stone -- QUARRY
    • 1000 wood -- WOODSTOCK
    • Animals kill with one bite -- GRANTLINKSPENCE
    • Baby wields super gun -- POW! (or AUSTIN POWERS)
    • Commit suicide -- HARI KARI
    • Composite archers become stealthy -- DARK RAIN
    • Eagles become Dragons -- KING AUTHOR
    • Full map -- REVEAL MAP
    • Juggernauts can move on land -- FLYING DUTCHMAN
    • Mechanized soldier -- STORMBILLY
    • Priest (hp=600, speed=6) -- HOYOHOYO
    • Priestly unit summons lightning -- CONVERT THIS!
    • Remove Fog of War -- NO FOG
    • Rocket launcher (black) -- BIG DADDY
    • Rocket launcher (white) -- BIG MOMMA
    • Slay all opponents -- DIEDIEDIE
    • Slay select opponent* -- KILL <1 - 8>
    • Soldier wields laser blaster -- PHOTON MAN
    • Soldier wields nuclear weapons -- E=MC2 TROOPER
    • Quit game -- RESIGN
    • Upgrade all units** -- STEROIDS
    • Upgrade ballistas (range=100) -- ICBM
    • Upgrade heavy catapults -- BIG BERTHA
    • Win campaign -- HOME RUN
    * Enter a value within indicated parameters.
    ** Affects opponent as well.

    Cheat Codes - Shortcut Keys
    To activate a cheat, enter its corresponding hotkey below. 
    
                           Cheat                                    Hotkey
                           Build immutable structure        [Ctrl] + P
                           New resource menu               [Ctrl] + T
                           Speed construction                 [Ctrl] + Q
                           View ending                            [Ctrl] + C


    Exceed Population Limit
    During your game if your population has reached it's limit of 50 then you can click on one of your priests and convert the enemy unit of your choice. You can have up to over 100 units in your tribe by converting!

    Chariots Of Fire
    Enter the cheat upsidflintmobile to make your chariots fire up to three times faster.