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Cheat Codes
These are all the known (and working) hotkeys and cheats for the development and CGW Demo versions of Age of Empires.
Late Alpha Hotkeys and Cheats
When playing In-game, you can use the following keys:
#0-8 – Switch perspective to defined CPU/Gaia player and control it
F3 – Pauses the game
F5 – Displays fps=1000 (frames per second),view=0,map=0,scr=0,upd=0,comm=0,oth=0,tot=0,avg view time=0,count=1014
F6 – Reveal Map
F7 – No Fog
F8 – Displays Optimal: Buf=9 Gran=58953030, RXPacket=0 and more (Most likely used for MP)
F9 – Player #1 is not a computer player (Only works for CPU players, adjusts speed?)
F11 – Displays Game time in the upper-right corner (below the Menu button)
CTRL+W – Adds 1000 Wood to your stockpile
CTRL+F – Adds 1000 Food to your stockpile
CTRL+G – Adds 1000 Gold to your stockpile
CTRL+S – Adds 1000 Stone to your stockpile
CTRL+I – Adds object count # (e.g. 643-Town Center) before the object name in the status screen
CTRL+E – Pauses the game
CTRL+B – Hide all ojects
CTRL+D – Hide all ojects, toggles an older drawing mode called SLOWDRAW in the commandline parameters
CTRL+A – Select all objects
CTRL+Q – Quicken (everything done instantly)
CTRL+P – Places a piece of rubble to show unit movement destination
CTRL+T – Opens up the In-game Scn Editor
CTRL+O – Changes selection of object/unit/building/hp bar to old hp bar or height selection
CTRL+V – Save screen, save current game as a scenario
CTRL+N – Quick start a new Random Game with the default settings
V – View Town Center
Late Beta Cheats
During a game, press ENTER to open the chat window, and type any of the following cheats. Press ENTER again to activate.
Cheat – Description
Wood – 1000 Wood
Food – 1000 Food
Gold – 1000 Gold
Stone – 1000 Stone
Givemenuke – Soldier_Nuker (Long aim)
Timsayscheat – Disables Cheats (write again to enable)
Quick – Everything get’s ready instantly
Player# – Replace # (1-8) Switch perspective to a CPU player and control it.
Gaia – Control GAIA, use this cheat to reveal the map
Suicide – You die instantly
Victory – You Win
Diediedie – Destroys all other players
Resign – Resign
Runplay – Unknown
Zeus – Used to enable/disable cheats (thanks to Sandy Petersen for clarifying this). Leftover in the final, and doesn’t do anything.
CGW Demo Cheat Code
VICTORY – Immediate victory.