Cheat codes
Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.
| Cheat | Code |
| 1,000 food | cheese steak jimmy’s |
| 1,000 gold | robin hood |
| 1,000 stone | rock on |
| 1,000 wood | lumberjack |
| Commit suicide | wimpywimpywimpy |
| Control animals [Note] | natural wonders |
| Disable Fog of War | polo |
| Full map | marco |
| Instant building | aegis |
| Lose campaign | resign |
| Saboteur unit | to smithereens |
| Shelby AC Cobra | how do you turn this on |
| Slay all opponents | black death |
| Slay select opponent | torpedo {1-8} |
| Useless villager | i love the monkey head |
| Win campaign | i r winner |
Note: You will gain control of animals, but lose control of the men.
Cheat codes (demo)
Press [Enter] to open the chat window. Then enter one of the following codes to activate its corresponding cheat.
| Cheat | Codes |
| 1,000 food | pepperoni pizza |
| 1,000 gold | coinage |
| 1,000 stone | quarry |
| 1,000 wood | woodstock |
| Control animals | gaia |
| Disable Fog of War | no fog |
| Full map | reveal map |
| Instant building | steroids |
Note: You gain control of the animals, but lose control of the men.
Cheat codes (shortcut keys)
To activate one of these cheats, enter its corresponding hotkey below.
| Cheat | Hotkey |
| Build immutable structure | [Ctrl] + P |
| New resource menu | [Ctrl] + T |
| Speed construction | [Ctrl] + Q |
| View ending | [Ctrl] + C |
Command Line Parameters
To activate a cheat, attach its corresponding switch to the command line parameter.
| Cheat | Switch |
| Auto save | AUTOMPSAVE |
| Default mouse driver | NORMALMOUSE |
| Disable ambient sounds | NOTERRAINSOUND |
| Disable music | NOMUSIC |
| Disable sounds | NOSOUND |
| Disable FMV sequence | NOSTARTUP |
| Fix display problems [Note] | MFILL |
| Fix sound problems [Note] | AWE FREEZES MSYNC |
| Resolution (800 x 600) | 800 |
| Resolution (1024 x 768) | 1024 |
| Resolution (1280 x 1024) | 1280 |
Note: May not work with all hardware.