Age of Empires II is a strategy that has survived a quarter of a century and blossomed with the Definitive Edition: tournaments, new civilizations and millions of matches. And AoE2 cheat codes are a legend in themselves: the phrase “how do you turn this on” with a cobra car is familiar to everyone who played in the 2000s. We have collected all the codes for the classic and Definitive Edition.
How to enter cheats in AoE2
- During the game, press Enter and the chat will open.
- Enter the code and Enter again. Works in single player and campaigns; in multiplayer only if the host has enabled cheats.
- Case is not important.
Resources and development
| Code | What does |
|---|
| cheese steak jimmy's | +10,000 food |
| lumberjack | +10,000 wood |
| robin hood | +10,000 gold |
| rock on | +10,000 stone |
| ninjalui / rowshep | +100,000 all resources (DE) |
| aegis | instant construction, research and training of units |
| marco | open the whole map |
| polo | clear the fog of war |
| i r winner | instant victory |
| black death | destroy all enemies |
| natural wonders | management of nature and animals (irreversible!) |
| resign | give up |
Units and vehicles
| Code | What does it give? |
|---|
| how do you turn this on | the legendary cobra car - a car with a machine gun |
| to smithereens | saboteur |
| furious the monkey boy | angry monkey - joke unit |
| i love the monkey head | VDML - funny pedestrian |
| alpaca simulator | killer alpaca (DE) |
| catzor | shark cat on horseback (DE) |
| photon man | photon soldier (DE) |
| woof woof | birds turn into flying dogs |
Frequently asked questions
- Do codes work in Definitive Edition? Yes, all classic codes work, plus new ones have been added (rowshep, alpaca simulator and others).
- Do cheats affect achievements? Yes, a match with cheats does not count towards achievements and ratings.
- Where does the phrase how do you turn this on come from? This is a joke from the Ensemble Studios developers: supposedly a question from a player who cannot “start” a Cobra car.
