Age of Empires II
Age of Empires II
Age of EmpiresA II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience.
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns...
Age of EmpiresA II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience.
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns based on infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El Cid and Montezuma.
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Age of Empires II
Age of EmpiresA II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience.
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns...
Age of EmpiresA II Gold Edition unites the exciting game play of both Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion - plus additional content - for one compelling gaming experience.
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings spans 1,000 years, from the fall of Rome through the Middle Ages, in which players control the destiny of one of thirteen civilizations. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion will challenge veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns based on infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El Cid and Montezuma.
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Publisher
Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Game Studios
Developer
Ensemble Studios
Genre
Strategy > Real-Time > Command
Release Date (US)
08/24/2001
Release Date (EU)
08/24/2001
Cheat Codes/Hints
Battle Match ups
I will list a few of strong points and weak points for some units.
Camels and Heavy Camels: Strong vs about all other cavarlry, but weak to Infantry and archers
Knights,Cavalies, and Paladins: High attack,good for almost any battle, and good armour,good vs Archers and good for attacking siege weapons afar. Weak vs Mamelukes and Pikemen and Camels.
I will list more soon, but you can read about weakness and strong points in your guide book.
Battle Match ups
I will list a few of strong points and weak points for some units.
Camels and Heavy Camels: Strong vs about all other cavarlry, but weak to Infantry and archers
Knights,Cavalies, and Paladins: High attack,good for almost any battle, and good armour,good vs Archers and good for attacking siege weapons afar. Weak vs Mamelukes and Pikemen and Camels.
I will list more soon, but you can read about weakness and strong points in your guide book.
Cheat Codes
While playing a game, press [Enter] to display the chat window and type one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:
RESULT - CHEAT CODE
1000 gold - robin hood
1000 wood - lumberjack
1000 stone - rock on
1000 food - cheese steak jimmy's
Instant victory - i r winner
Instant loss - resign
Fast building - aegis
Full map - marco
Kill indicated opponent - torpedo[number]
Kill all opponents - black death
No shadows - polo
Control animals - natural wonders
VDML - i love the monkey head
Cobra car - how do you turn this on
Saboteur - to smithereens
Commit suicide - wimpywimpywimpy
Cheat Codes
While playing a game, press [Enter] to display the chat window and type one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:
RESULT - CHEAT CODE
1000 gold - robin hood
1000 wood - lumberjack
1000 stone - rock on
1000 food - cheese steak jimmy's
Instant victory - i r winner
Instant loss - resign
Fast building - aegis
Full map - marco
Kill indicated opponent - torpedo[number]
Kill all opponents - black death
No shadows - polo
Control animals - natural wonders
VDML - i love the monkey head
Cobra car - how do you turn this on
Saboteur - to smithereens
Commit suicide - wimpywimpywimpy
Cheat Codes (command line)
Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat function:
RESULT - 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
Standard mouse pointer - NormalMouse
Fix display problems with some video cards - Mfill
Fix SoundBlaster AWE freezes - Msync
Disable all terrain sounds - NoTerrainSound
Disable all music - NoMusic
Disable all sounds except during FMV sequences - NoSound
No pre-game FMV sequences - NoStartup
Cheat Codes (command line)
Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat function:
RESULT - 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
Standard mouse pointer - NormalMouse
Fix display problems with some video cards - Mfill
Fix SoundBlaster AWE freezes - Msync
Disable all terrain sounds - NoTerrainSound
Disable all music - NoMusic
Disable all sounds except during FMV sequences - NoSound
No pre-game FMV sequences - NoStartup
Cheat mode
Press [Enter] to display the chat window andtype one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheatfunction. Note: The codes can not be enabled in a multi-playergame unless the host selects "Allow Cheats" check boxwhen the game is set-up.
1000 food
cheese steak jimmy's
Control animals only
natural wonders
Instant victory
i r winner
Tall, fast moving, useless villager1
i love the monkey head
Infantry unit that acts like a monkey,
but has 99 attack, 99 armor, 99 range, and 9 HP
furious the monkey boy
Shelby Cobra car with twin machine guns3
how do you turn this on
Kill indicated opponent
torpedo
Destroy all opponents
black death
Saboteur unit
to smithereens
1. This code may not be enabled in campaigns.
2. Note: This will effect all players.
3. The car will not appear unless there is a town center present.
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Cheat mode
Press [Enter] to display the chat window andtype one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheatfunction. Note: The codes can not be enabled in a multi-playergame unless the host selects "Allow Cheats" check boxwhen the game is set-up.
1000 food
cheese steak jimmy's
Control animals only
natural wonders
Instant victory
i r winner
Tall, fast moving, useless villager1
i love the monkey head
Infantry unit that acts like a monkey,
but has 99 attack, 99 armor, 99 range, and 9 HP
furious the monkey boy
Shelby Cobra car with twin machine guns3
how do you turn this on
Kill indicated opponent
torpedo
Destroy all opponents
black death
Saboteur unit
to smithereens
1. This code may not be enabled in campaigns.
2. Note: This will effect all players.
3. The car will not appear unless there is a town center present.
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Cheat mode (alternate)
Enter one of the following codes during game play toactivate the corresponding cheat function.
Build immutable structure
[Ctrl] + P
Alternate resource menu
[Ctrl] + T
Fast construction
[Ctrl] + Q
View ending sequence
[Ctrl] + C
atpau mswrmen eufty
Cheat mode (alternate)
Enter one of the following codes during game play toactivate the corresponding cheat function.
Build immutable structure
[Ctrl] + P
Alternate resource menu
[Ctrl] + T
Fast construction
[Ctrl] + Q
View ending sequence
[Ctrl] + C
atpau mswrmen eufty
Cheats
Press enter then type the following.
+1000 Food
CHEESE STEAK JIMMY'S
Control nature (lose control of men)
NATURAL WONDERS
Destroy all the enemies
BLACK DEATH
Destroy yourself
WIMPYWIMPYWIMPY
Get a Furious Monkey Boy
FURIOUS THE MONKEY BOY
Gives a 'cobra' car
HOW DO YOU TURN THIS ON
Gives a saboteur
TO SMITHEREENS
Gives a VDML
I LOVE THE MONKEY HEAD
Turns birds into super dogs
WOOF WOOF
Command Line Cheat/Functions +Tip
Start the game with one of the following command line parameters to activate the corresponding cheat/function.Plus a tip on inputting cheats in faster.
Copy with CTRL+C , Paste with CTRL+V
Enter continual cheats faster:
Fix Sound-Blaster AWE freezes
Msync
Fix's display problems with some video cards
Mfill
No pre-game FMV sequences
NoStartup
Removes all music from gameplay.
NoMusic
Removes the given mouse icon and replaces it with the Mouse Arrow(standard pointer)
NormalMouse
Removes the sounds of the Terrain/Nature
NoTerrainSound
Saves your game automatically for you every few minutes.
Autompsave
Turns off ALL sounds.
NoSounds
Demo version: Cheat mode
Press [Enter] to display the chat window andtype one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheatfunction.
1000 food
pepperoni pizza
Instant building
steroids
and
Demo version: Cheat mode
Press [Enter] to display the chat window andtype one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheatfunction.
1000 food
pepperoni pizza
Instant building
steroids
and
Demo version: Lose old saved games on Windows XP
When you click on the "Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Demo" icon for the first time on Windows XP, it states that you need to reinstall Age of Empires II Demo before you can play it. You do have to install Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Demo again, but you can keep your old Age of Empires II Demo, as well. Once you have installed Age of Empires II Demo again, go to your old shortcut to Age Of Empires Demo and click on it. The game should launch and act as it did when you had your other system, have all its savednames, but some of the music files may not play. Note: You need to have a shortcut to your old Age Of Empires Demo before installing Windows XP and before reinstalling the Age Of Empires Demo.
Demo version: Lose old saved games on Windows XP
When you click on the "Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Demo" icon for the first time on Windows XP, it states that you need to reinstall Age of Empires II Demo before you can play it. You do have to install Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Demo again, but you can keep your old Age of Empires II Demo, as well. Once you have installed Age of Empires II Demo again, go to your old shortcut to Age Of Empires Demo and click on it. The game should launch and act as it did when you had your other system, have all its savednames, but some of the music files may not play. Note: You need to have a shortcut to your old Age Of Empires Demo before installing Windows XP and before reinstalling the Age Of Empires Demo.
Demo version: Multi-player coastal map in single player mode
To play the multi-player coastal map with out goingonline, find the scenario folder and located the "Trial MultiplayerMap" and "Trial Coastal Map". Rename "TrialMuitiplayer Map" to "Trial Coastal Map" and rename"Trial Coastal Map" to "Trial Multiplayer Map".Start the game, select "custom Scenario" and chooseon the map name "Trial Coastal Map". When the game begins,it will actually be the Trial multi-player map with four enemiesinstead of two. Note: Backup the files before renaming them.
Demo version: Multi-player coastal map in single player mode
To play the multi-player coastal map with out goingonline, find the scenario folder and located the "Trial MultiplayerMap" and "Trial Coastal Map". Rename "TrialMuitiplayer Map" to "Trial Coastal Map" and rename"Trial Coastal Map" to "Trial Multiplayer Map".Start the game, select "custom Scenario" and chooseon the map name "Trial Coastal Map". When the game begins,it will actually be the Trial multi-player map with four enemiesinstead of two. Note: Backup the files before renaming them.
Detroy buildings
If you press ''DEL'' while you have selected a building or unit it will be utterly destroyed (this doesn't work with the enemy)
Detroy buildings
If you press ''DEL'' while you have selected a building or unit it will be utterly destroyed (this doesn't work with the enemy)
Easy ambush win
First, set "Diplomacy" to "Ally"with lock teams off and also the opponent set "Diplomacy"to "Ally". Then, build an army strong enough to destroythe towers and castles (if there are any), such as Onagers andRams. Bring your army within your ally's walls and set "Diplomacy"to "Enemy". Then, attack at will.
Easy ambush win
First, set "Diplomacy" to "Ally"with lock teams off and also the opponent set "Diplomacy"to "Ally". Then, build an army strong enough to destroythe towers and castles (if there are any), such as Onagers andRams. Bring your army within your ally's walls and set "Diplomacy"to "Enemy". Then, attack at will.
Easy gold
- Build a Monastery as soon as you reach the Castle age. Collect as many Relics as possible. For every Relic you have, you will get one gold per second. For example, if you have five Relics, you will get five gold per second.
- Build a Market as far away from your allies as possible. Then build 20 to 30 Trade Carts. Send them to trade with your allies. After all of your Trade Carts are built, you will get a lot of gold. If you have 30 built, in about ten minutes you will have earned at least 10,000 gold.
- If you are in the Black Forest, get over 20 Villagers to chop Wood (30 would work better). After you have 20,000 Wood, sell it for a lot of gold.
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Easy gold
- Build a Monastery as soon as you reach the Castle age. Collect as many Relics as possible. For every Relic you have, you will get one gold per second. For example, if you have five Relics, you will get five gold per second.
- Build a Market as far away from your allies as possible. Then build 20 to 30 Trade Carts. Send them to trade with your allies. After all of your Trade Carts are built, you will get a lot of gold. If you have 30 built, in about ten minutes you will have earned at least 10,000 gold.
- If you are in the Black Forest, get over 20 Villagers to chop Wood (30 would work better). After you have 20,000 Wood, sell it for a lot of gold.
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Easy opponent elimination
At the beginning of any random map game, at least oneCPU opponent will become your ally if you give them 100 of theresource that they request. Remember the opponent that asked forthe resources, as this will be important later. Wait at leastuntil the castle age, then give that opponent the resources theyasked for. At this point during the game, you should have eitherwell over 4,000 of all resources or a large military (dependingon your population limit). Either way, that payment should beno more than a small investment. Next, set your stance with themto ally. When you have a large enough army, switch your stanceto either enemy or neutral and attack them. They should be almostcompletely eliminated before they switch their own stance to enemy.