Age of Empires Cheats
Age of Empires FAQs
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Age of Empires FAQ
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Age of Empires FAQ 2
Submitted by Jim Chamberlin
Age of Empires Cheats
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyall units and upgrades
steroids
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyturns juggernaughts into flying duthmen
flying dutchman
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PC | Submitted by Jon HaneyWin Scenario
home run
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PC | Submitted by Jon HaneyControl Animals
gaia
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyall opponets die
diediedie
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneylifts fog
no fog
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyreveales map but not fog
reveal map
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneynuclear missiles
e=mc2 trooper
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyscrolls through credits
control c
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneytransforms horse archer into black rider
black rider [has 60 hit points and attack of 8]
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneytransforms villagers to medusa
medusa [transforms villagers to medusa, attack with a villager and when the villageris killed will turn to black rider then when killed turns to
heavy catupult]
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneytransforms composite bowmen into stealth
dark rain
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyheavy catapults have greater range and d
big bertha
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PC | Submitted by Jon HaneyEnhance Priest
hoyohoyo
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PC | Submitted by Jon HaneyKill Player X
killX [to eliminate player 2 enter kill2 and
so on]
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneycatupults throw villagers and cows
jack be nimble
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneylaser trooper
photon man
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneyenhances balistas and helopies
icbm
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haney1000 food
pepperoni pizza
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haneycar with a missile lanuncher
bigdaddy
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haney1000 wood
woodstock
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haney1000 stone
quarry
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PC | Submitted by Jon Haney1000 gold
coinage
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PC | Submitted by photon manCommit Suicide
Hari Kari
Age of Empires Hints
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PC | Submitted by GamesRadarRandom Games
When selecting a civilization for a randomly generated game, choose a civilization that is suited for the map type since certain civilizations have advantages and disadvantages depending on terrain. For example, the Shang do not get any of the triremes, so they're at a disadvantage in a game with a lot of water. You'll need to experiment to find all of these subtle differences, but it will prove to be worth it. When exploring a random map, players don't need to venture too far away to get up and running. You can always expect to find at least one berry site within approximately 15 tiles of your starting town center, so you might want to explore enough of the map to find that site before placing your granary down. Other resources have similar generalities that you can always count on. The random map generator does not always place players on opposite ends of the map; if you are in one corner, that does not necessarily mean that your opponent is in the reciprocal position. So, it's always a good idea to explore early to find out where your opponents' towns are located. More importantly, understand how the map types are defined: Highland means the map is generated entirely of land or land with a small river cutting through it (the land masses will always be connected by several shallows areas). An inland map will always have some water in it, but will still always have a single, unified land mass (though the number of shallows connections will be fewer than in a Highland map). Coastal maps can have separate continents, so you should always plan on having some method of transporting units across the oceans and use fishing boats as an alternative source of food. A large island map will have a slim chance of being connected by a shallows bridge, but more often large islands make up different continents for multiple players. In many instances players may share an island. Small Island maps create different islands for each player and are never connected by shallows or land bridges. As you become familiar with the advantages and disadvantages for each civilization, you'll be more effective on each terrain type."
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PC | Submitted by GamesRadarBuilding Wonders
Though there are many different paths to success in Age of Empires, one of the surest routes to world domination in a single or multi-player game is to build a wonder. If built and held for 2000 years, a wonder will result in an automatic victory for your civilization, but a few prerequisites must be satisfied before you're able to begin construction: you must be in the Iron Age (the last of the four ages) and you must have completed construction of a government center. Once both of these feats have been accomplished, a wonder is available for building. But just like the seven wonders of the ancient world, they prove to be a costly enterprise. You must have 1000 wood, 1000 gold, and 1000 stone in your inventory to pay for construction. If all of those conditions are met, you can set your civilians to the task of building a wonder.
There are some immediate hazards you should be aware of. As soon as you begin constructing a wonder, a notification message is sent to everyone in the game and the location of your construction site will be revealed to every player. If you are able to complete the wonder, another message is sent out to everyone declaring that your civilization will win the game if the wonder stands for 2000 years. A countdown clock is displayed in the upper right corner of the game screen to show how much time is left for each player's wonder.
To ensure that this monument to your civilization's greatness remains intact long enough to win the game, you'll need to choose a secure location. Remember that catapults can fire volleys great distances and trireme catapults can attack inland targets from the water, so use the natural defenses afforded by the surrounding landscape to your advantage.
The more civilians the better!
Once you've selected a site, be sure you have the resources and manpower to see it through to the end -- wonders take a very long time to construct. Make sure you have a steady flow of resources available for a defensive buildup and a lot free civilians to build the wonder and your defenses faster. Architecture is a key research item when building a wonder because it decreases the build time. Be warned: some civilizations do not get an Architecture upgrade.
It's not uncommon to construct a wonder with more than 40 civilians (the Shang have a great advantage in this area due to their reduced-cost civilians). Make sure you have enough civilians to build your wonder quickly. If you are in a multi-player team game, coordinate your decision to build a wonder with your teammates so that they can move units over to defend your civilians.
Once a notification of a enemy wonder has been received, don't wait too long to mount an assault against it, those 2000 years will pass in a hurry (approximately 12 minutes). It's usually always a good idea to destroy an enemy wonder as soon as the first notification goes out and if you are playing on one of the larger map sizes, it's imperative to launch your major assault with at least 1500 years left in the game.
If you are defending a wonder, use a lot of towers and walls to create passive defenses. It's almost always a good idea to completely wall yourself in when protecting a wonder, but you may want to place a few buildings outside of your walls for foraging and offensive actions against enemy capitols.
For defense, place your towers in intelligent groupings (multiple towers in close proximity can concentrate massive firepower on enemy troops) and place them close to your walls to fend off attackers.
Large fortified walls and towers will force your enemies to divert their resources to large numbers of hand-to-hand forces or siege weapons in order to breach your defenses, and if you plan properly with a mix of heavily armored ranged units you can pick them off before they beat their way through your walls.
If your resources allow for additional construction or upgrades after you've begun your wonder, upgrade to ballista towers if possible. It is difficult to pull off, but games have been won with just ballista towers and cavalry defending wonders; the ballista towers demolish anything that tries to walk by and small groups of cavalry can be used as siege weapon strike teams to destroy any catapults attacking your towers. Just be sure you select a civilization that can research ballista towers before you attempt to implement this type of defense.
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PC | Submitted by GamesRadarThe Power of Persuasion
With the ability to convert enemy forces into friendly units, priests are also a very effective (and sneaky) defense against invading armies. Standing behind a good set of walls, a well-trained priest can easily convert enemy troops and give you forces outside your walls. But certain differences between civilizations can give these units an extra edge. Egypt has a great bonus for priests (+3 range), making them an excellent wonder-defending race. The Choson are also very good because they get reduced-cost priests (allowing you to pump out a ton of priests very quickly).