Cheat mode:
Press [Enter] to display the chat window and type one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Note: The codes can not be enabled in a multi-player game unless the host selects "Allow Cheats" check box when the game is set-up.
Effect
Code
1000 stone
rock on
1000 wood
lumberjack
1000 gold
robin hood
1000 food
cheese steak jimmy's
Full map
marco
No shadows
polo
Fast building
aegis
Control animals
natural wonders
Instant victory
i r winner
Instant loss
resign
Suicide
wimpywimpywimpy
Tall, fast moving, useless villager1
i love the monkey head
Priests have 900 points
hoyohoyo
Shelby Cobra car with twin machine guns
how do you turn this on
Kill indicated opponent
torpedo<number>
Destroy all opponents
black death
Saboteur unit
to smithereens
Cheat mode (command line):
Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat function.
Effect
Command line parameter
800 x 600 screen resolution
800
1024 x 768 screen resolution
1024
1280 x 1024 screen resolution
1280
Auto save game
autompsave
Fix display problems with some video cards
Mfill
Fix SoundBlaster AWE freezes
Msync
Disable all music.
NoMusic
Standard mouse pointer
NormalMouse
Disable all sounds except during FMV sequences
NoSound
No pre-game FMV sequences
NoStartup
Disable all terrain sounds
NoTerrainSound
Cheat mode (alternate):
Enter one of the following codes during game play to activate the corresponding cheat function.
Effect
Code
Build immutable structure
[Ctrl] + P
Alternate resource menu
[Ctrl] + T
Fast construction
[Ctrl] + Q
View ending sequence
[Ctrl] + C
Cheat mode (demo):
Press [Enter] to display the chat window and type one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.
Effect
Code
1000 food
pepperoni pizza
1000 gold
coinage
1000 stone
quarry
1000 wood
woodstock
Animal control
gaia
Full map
reveal map
Instant building
steroids
No fog of war
no fog
Hint: Fast resources:
Use the following trick to rapidly enter the cheat codes and get resources quickly. For wood, press [Enter], type woodstock, press [Shift] + [Home] to highlight the word, then press [Ctrl] + C to copy it. Press [Enter] to activate the cheat. Press [Enter] again, then press [Ctrl] + V to or [Shift] + [Insert] paste the word on the screen for activation. Repeat to get resources quickly. This may be used with the quarry, coinage, pepperoni pizza, and photon man codes.
Hint: More bases advantage:
To have a better chance of winning, you might want to build more than one base. Enlarge the base you start out with, making it completely fortified with at least two castles. Then, send a scout cavalry, or some other fast moving unit, to the opposite side of the map from your base. After you have checked the area and confirmed that it is safe, send a villager to build a castle at that location and fortify that base. This is very helpful if your enemy knows where one of your bases are located, especially during online play.
Hint: Free ally:
When you build a market, there is a chance that a rival tribe will ask you to send them a certain amount of wood, stone, gold, and food. When they do, click on "Diplomacy" or press [Alt] + D and click "Ally" on the name of that tribe. They will become an ally free of charge. However, when you do this you will no longer be able to align yourself with any other tribes. This is helpful if there are four tribes in the game.
Hint: Save resources:
When you are allies with others, do not build a market to avoid giving them resources.
