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Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Cheats & Codes

While playing, press Enter, then type in any of the following:

Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Hints, Tips

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.

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.

Cheat mode (alternate):

Enter one of the following codes during game
play to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Code - Result
CTRL+P - Build Immutable Structure
CTRL+T - Alternate Resource Menu
CTRL+Q - Quick Build
CTRL+C - View End Sequence

Command Line Cheats

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