What are the Age of Empire 4 cheats that you can use on PC? Well, AOE 4 cheats were not there when the game was released a year earlier. It’s the Season Three update that has now introduced a fully working aoe4 cheats.
With cheats or some might say console commands you can start your journey much more easily against the AIs.
In this updated article we have listed all the AOE 4 cheat codes that are added in patch 24916.
How to Enable Age of Empires 4 Cheats
Note: Using any cheat codes will render all achievements and masteries null for that session
Currently, you can only use cheats in AOE IV in Skirmish/Custom Game mode. You need to enable the respective cheat setting in the Game Setup before you start the battle.
Once the game starts press Enter during gameplay to activate a text box, enter the code with or without Casing, and press Enter again
You will see a notification in the Chat Box and you see units appearing from the player’s Town Center.
All Age Of Empires 4 Cheats Codes on PC
| Cheat Code | Effect |
| photon man | Spawns a Photon Man unit (Custom/Skirmish) |
| inna jiffy | Instantly build, research and produce units (Custom/Skirmish) |
| full meal deal | Grants player food (Custom/Skirmish/Campaign) |
| i have an app idea | Grants player gold (Custom/Skirmish/Campaign) |
| take it for granite | Grants player stone (Custom/Skirmish/Campaign) |
| make it quick | Kills selected units and buildings (Custom) |
| knock on wood | Grants player wood (Custom/Skirmish/Campaign) |
| smorgasbord | Grants player 100,000 of all resources (Custom/Campaign) |
| i give up | Lose the game (Custom/Campaign) |
| it was known | Removes fog of war (Custom) |
| it is known | Reveals or hides map (Custom) |
| another round | Slows down simulation in scenario (Campaign) |
| another cup | Enables turbo mode in scenario (Campaign) |
| age me up scotty | Advance to the next age (Custom) |
| anti-poke | Makes selected units and buildings invulnerable (Custom) |
| you monster | Kills all Gaia (Custom) |
| minimally minimal | Hides or shows UI (Custom/Campaign) |
| king size beds | Grants max population cap (Custom/Campaign) |
| at the core | Spawns one of each core unit (Custom) |
| big bad sheep | Turns sheep into wolves (Custom/Campaign) |
| out with the new | Replaces the attack notification from Age of Empires IV with the alarm from Age of Empires II (Custom/Campaign) |
| one of us | Converts selected units (Custom) |
| this is fine | Sets selected buildings on fire (Custom) |
| zeleport | Teleports player’s selected units to cursor (Custom) |
What’s the Unofficial AOE 4 Cheats
Before Season Three Update a Reddit user u/mbwilding has figured out a way how to open the Age of Empires 4 command console and use cheat codes. Although they were unofficial they worked.
How To Use AoE 4 Cheats a Year Ago on PC
It is worth noting that many of these codes are still undergoing development and testing, so be careful when using them
Follow these steps.
- Extract the dev folder from the downloaded ZIP linked below into C:Program Files (x86)Steam/steam/apps/common/AgeofEmpiresIV
- It should end up looking like Age of Empires IV dev*.lua
- In Steam right click Age of Empires IV and click on Properties
- Add the launch option: -dev
- In-game press CTRL+SHIFT+ The key above tab on a US keyboard
- Paste in this text (Ctrl+V): dofile(“dev/cheatmenu.lua”)
- Hit Enter
- Then press CTRL+SHIFT+ ~ again
Cheats for Age of Empires IV
Once you have performed the part mentioned above, simply press the combinations to get the required effect.
| Effect | Command Code |
| +1000 Resources | ALT+SHIFT+1 |
| Invulnerable | ALT+SHIFT+2 |
| Reveal Map | ALT+SHIFT+3 |
| Age Up | ALT+SHIFT+4 |
| Instant Build | ALT+SHIFT+5 |
| Turbo mode | CTRL+T |
| Slow mode | CTRL+S |
| Slower | CTRL+SHIFT+Z |
| Faster | CTRL+SHIFT+X |
| Spawn Villager | CTRL+SHIFT+1 |
| Spawn Spearman | CTRL+SHIFT+2 |
| Spawn Archer | CTRL+SHIFT+3 |
| Spawn Horseman | CTRL+SHIFT+4 |
| Spawn Man at Arms | CTRL+SHIFT+5 |
| Spawn Knight | CTRL+SHIFT+6 |
| Spawn Crossbowman | CTRL+SHIFT+7 |
| Spawn Sheep | CTRL+SHIFT+8 |
| Spawn Scout | CTRL+SHIFT+9 |
Do Cheat Engine and Trainer Work in Age of Empires 4?
There are various links to cheat engines and trainers that you can find on the internet and on Reddit. However, we suggest to Ao E IV cheat engine developed by the FearLess Revolution.
In the meantime, make sure you read our Age of Empires 4 Not Launching if you haven’t already. You can also read out our guides Age of Empires 4 keeps Crashing on PC. If you are dealing with an “out of memory” issue while playing then we suggest you read How To Fix Age Of Empires 4 Not Enough RAM?
