Age of Empires II: Age of Kings
PC
Press ENTER while playing to bring up chat box, then type:
Code Result ROCK ON 1000 Stone LUMBERJACK 1000 Wood ROBIN HOOD 1000 Gold CHEESE STEAK JIMMY'S 1000 Food MARCO Reveal Map POLO Remove Shadow AEGIS Fast Build NATURAL WONDERS Control Nature RESIGN You Lose WIMPYWIMPYWIMPY Destroy Yourself I LOVE THE MONKEY HEAD Gives VDML HOW DO YOU TURN THIS ON Gives a Cobra car TORPEDO# Kill Opponent # (must indicate # of opponents) TO SMITHEREENS Gives a Saboteur BLACK DEATH Destroy All Enemies I R WINNER You Win
You may also start the game with the following command-line parameters:
800 -Sets the screen resolution for the game to 800 x 600 pixels. 1024 -Sets the screen resolution for the game to 1024 x 768 pixels. 1280 -Sets the screen resolution for the game to 1280 x 1024 pixels. autompsave -This will cause the game to save every 5 (or so) minutes. Mfill -Fixes horizontal line display issues and black screen areas that may occur with some video adapter configurations. Msync -Fixes a problem where the computer stops responding with some SoundBlaster AWE configurations. NoMusic -Turns off all music. NormalMouse-Replaces the custom mouse pointer with a standard mouse pointer. NoSound -Turns off all sounds, except those played in cinematics. NoStartup -Skips all cinematic sequences before the game starts. NoTerrainSound-Turns off all terrain sounds.
Cheat Mode (alternate):
Enter one of the following codes during game play.
Code Result CTRL+P Build Immutable Structure CTRL+T Alternate Resource Menu CTRL+Q Quick Build CTRL+C View End Sequence
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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 is
located, especially during online play.
Fast Resources:
Use the following trick to rapidly enter the cheat codes and get resources quickly.
For wood, press Enter, type lumberjack, highlight the word, then press Ctrl +
C to copy it. Press Enter to activate the cheat. Press Enter again, then press
Ctrl + V to paste the word on the screen for activation. Repeat to get resources
quickly. This may be used with the rock on, robin hood, cheese stack jimmy’s,
and to smithereens codes.
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.
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