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Age of Empires I is the first in the series of well-known games.

General Cheats

While playing a game, press [Enter] and type one of following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function:

RESULT CHEAT CODE

Instant building

steroids

Win scenario

home run

Kill player

kill[player's position 1-8]

Rocket launcher car

bigdaddy

Everyone dies

diediedie

Resign game

resign

Full map

reveal map

1000 food

pepperoni pizza

1000 gold

coinage

1000 wood

woodstock

1000 stone

quarry

Remove Fog of War

no fog

Transform villagers [Note 1]

medusa

Laser gunner [Note 2]

photon man

Animal control

gaia

Juggernauts may move on land

flying dutchman

Increased catapult range and effect

big bertha

Priest 600 hit points, speed 6

hoyohoyo

Increased ballista range

icbm

Catapults fire peasants [Note 3]

jack be nimble

Stealth archer, dressed as tree when still

dark rain

Turn horse archers into black riders

black rider

Nuclear missile trooper

e=mc2 trooper

Commit suicide

hari kari

Note 1: After enabling this cheat, move one of the villagers into an opponent. He or she will transform into a Black Rider after death. The Black Rider will transform into a Heavy Catapult after it dies.

Note 2: Enable this code after establishing your Empire and clicking on the center of a town.

Note 3: Enable this code after a catapult is selected.

Fast Resources

Use the following trick to rapidly enter the cheat codes and get resources quickly. For wood, press [Enter], type woodstock, 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 quarry, coinage, pepperoni pizza, and photon man codes.

Dragons instead of Birds

Press enter, and type 'king Arthur'. All the birds, hawks and eagles, will become dragons. The only way you'll be able to tell they were birds, is by their shadow.

Baby Prez

If you enter "power" you will get a baby that rides a tricycle and that shoots a gun out the front.

See Also

• Age of Empires: Rise of Rome
• Age of Empires II
• Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
• Age of Empires III
• Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs
• Age of Empires III: Asian Dynasties