Stuckand searching for some Age of Empires 2 cheats? This page has you covered with a list of cheats, codes, Easter eggs, tips, and other secrets for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings for PC.
To use a cheat code, press "Enter" during the game and enter one of the following codes below. After that, press "Enter" again to initiate the cheat. The codes are not case sensitive. Cheats that summon units and provide free resources are repeatable but those that affect certain units only require a single input. Cheats can be repeated continuously through copy and pasting which allows the player to initiate the same effect with minimal effort. This can be done by pressing "Ctrl C" after typing it out then repeating the action of "Ctrl V" after pressing "Enter". On older computers, players may need to right click and perform the task manually instead of using this shortcut method. Note that cheats are not available in the trial version.
Cheat codes that summon new units will always spawn at the Town Center and likewise will not be applicable to players without one. If a player has more than one Town Center, the unit will spawn near the one that was most recently built, and will continue to spawn there unless a new one is built or the current one is destroyed. The act of summoning cheat units is similar to the act of training new units from the Town Center. Consequently, if the Town Center is researching a new Age, the cheat unit cannot be spawned.
Cheats that affect certain units does not apply to enemy units converted by the player. To maximize combat potential, players should type the code before researching specific technologies that benefit that unit.
In the Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, entering cheat codes will not prevent the player from earning achievements, contrary to what happens in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition or Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.
These cheat codes are only available in Return of Rome upon completing challenges during events in the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, and cannot be acquired after the event concludes.
All of the cheat codes should work in every version of the game. Whether you're playing the original, its HD remake, or Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, you should be able to activate any of the cheats you see in the full list below.
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Thankfully, it couldn't be easier to use Age of Empires 2 cheats. While playing, simply hit Enter to show a text box, then type in the cheat code and press Enter again to activate it. The Age of Empires 2 cheat codes are not case sensitive, so as long as you use the correct spelling and spacing as shown in the list below then they will always work. Remember that if you're playing Age of Empires 2: HD Edition, using these cheats will disable most of the achievements in-game, so bear that in mind if awards are important to you.
Try out these Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition cheats if you're desperate to emerge victorious with copious money and food, or even a Shelby Cobra. Sure, using these cheats isn't exactly fair, but it can be good to try them out if you're done playing the hard way and just want to screw around with an invincible empire. What's more is that these cheats work with the original Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings, Age of Empires 2: HD Edition, AND Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, with a few variations that we've made clear below. Here's a full list of Age of Empires 2 cheat codes you can use to ensure your civilization's survival.
Below you can find all the Age of Empires 2 cheats in the whole game and their effects - and if you need a refresher on how to apply them, just scroll down or use this link to leap straight to our section on how to use cheats in Age of Empires 2!
I can confirm that this also happens on Historical battles. I used marco/polo to find where the Isle of Man was, and then restarted the game (Via the menu > restart). After completing that (long) scenario, I got the warning that no achievements were collected because of using cheats.
All the available cheats in Age of Empires III: Wars of Liberty are listed here. To enter a cheat code, press Enter, while in a game to activate the chat box. Then type the following cheat codes to gain the effect listed immediately after the code is entered. The Enable Cheats options must be enables in multiplayer lobbies before being able to use cheats in multiplayer games. Note that enabling this will make multiplayer games unrated.
I then proceeded to play a standard game up to the Middle ages and the computer followed me all the way, building units from prehistoric Stone Throwers to swordsmen, Pilum, Comp. Bowmen, etc.The only differences I noticed from the standard game were:1) the computer never built any temples (no priests/prophets)
2) the comp. only built one tower
3) the comp. never populated any settlements
4) the comp. never built any seige buildings/weapons except Sampsons
5) the comp. never upgraded any unit's attack/defense/speed modifiersI know veterans of EE probably knew this was true already, but I didn't see any post indicating the actual level of cheating done by the comp. It gets all resources for free and free age upgrades at roughly the same time as the human player.No wonder it's so damned hard to kill!!! Just have to play online if you want to test yourself against a real opponent. Such a shame game designers can't do better than this though.Even so I've been enjoying the game for a year or so.Cheers.[This message has been edited by chonaman (edited 02-25-2003 @ 03:35 PM).] AuthorReplies: Park
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(id: Angel Park) posted 02-25-03 04:25 PM EDT (US) 1 / 15 Pretty sure I've seen them make other siege weapons as well as temples, maybe its the resource settings. Also using "Ignore" in the AI Settings I believe makes the computer upgrade epochs without using the player's current epoch as a factor. There's also a cheat setting that determines whether or not the computer gets free resources.Personally a cheating hard computer is a lot more fun than a puny AI that dies easily. Sure a middle way would be best, but scripting a hard AI that doesn't cheat is pretty hard without adding some type of bonus for the computer.Grex, Imhotep, Jaded Knights, Punks, University, Glows, Facility, Trade Center, Stainless Steel Studios.
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Marine posted 02-25-03 05:18 PM EDT (US) 2 / 15 "Personally a cheating hard computer is a lot more fun than a puny AI that dies easily."-----------------------------------
I agree, I loved AoE but the AI was really weak. AoK and TC were a little better.
-----------------------------------"Sure a middle way would be best, but scripting a hard AI that doesn't cheat is pretty hard without adding some type of bonus for the computer."-----------------------------------
I actually don't mind an AI that cheats as long as it mimicks what is possible for a good human player to do, but doesn't consistently do the impossible. e.g., A good human player might rush you within a few minutes of starting a game, but there would be some consequence to doing that. A human wouldn't be able to keep them coming as fast as the AI does on the Hard setting because some economy is sacrificed for the sake of a rush. I like to play tiny or small maps and within 4 minutes my base is swarming with squads of already upgrading units that come every two or three minutes. This type of production just isn't possible and takes the fun out of the game.And a human wouldn't be able to build 8 to 10 towers and a Prophet in the first five minutes of a game with Standard - Low resources.When a RTS game comes along that has real human AI feel to it, with truly more intelligent difficulty levels, it will become a HUGE hit. Not everyone likes playing online.Thanks for the comments.
[This message has been edited by chonaman (edited 02-25-2003 @ 05:20 PM).] Viktery
Marine posted 02-26-03 10:21 AM EDT (US) 3 / 15 A Question for all of you:
If there was anything about the AI in EE that you would change, what would it be?
It can be one thing, or alot of things, just let it fly, Im just interested.Viktery PhantomPhreak
Marine posted 03-07-03 11:08 AM EDT (US) 4 / 15 Quote:
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