Cheat mode:
Press [Enter] during game play, then type one of the following codes to enable the corresponding cheat function.
| Add mana to the hero | /cheat mana <hero name> +<number> |
| Remove mana from hero | /cheat mana <hero name> -<number> |
| Add resources | /cheat resource <player number> <resource> +<number> |
| Remove resources | /cheat resource <player number> <resource> -<number> |
| Add Juggernauts and Air Destroyers around your capital | /cheat safe |
| Change explore configurations | /cheat explore <normal|explored|all> |
| Complete the selected building | /cheat finish |
| Generate a new map | /cheat mapgen |
| Give desired dominance | /cheat dominance <dominance> <player number> |
| Add unit or building to pointer | /cheat add <number> <type> |
| All tech researched | /cheat tech <player number> tech <on|off> |
| Reveal the map | /cheat reveal |
| Force peace, alliance, or war | /cheat <ally|peace|war> <player number> |
| Win mission | /cheat victory |
| Creates a Queen Spider. | /cheat add (#) giant |
| Creates a scout form zeke. | /cheat add (#) zeke |
| Creates sun idol. | /cheat add (#) great |
| Creates the form that you entered | /cheat add(#) zeke (attack form) or (siege form) |
| For some reason it makes a queen Salamander. | /cheat add (#) queen spider |
| Makes a siege zepplin. | /cheat add (#) siege |
| Makes a useless pirata base ship. | /cheat add (#) pirata |
Faster Research and More Resources
When you're playing a quick battle or a campaign, press enter and type in "cheat keys on", then press enter. Now just press the following buttons.
| Code | Effect |
|---|---|
| Alt+F5 | +1000 to each resource |
| Alt+F9 | speeds up unit creation, building creation, and research. |
Increase population limit
PART I -- Find your Rise Of Nations folder in your Microsoft games directory in the program files folder in your C drive. Go into the data folder, and look for rules.xml, right-click the file and select open in notepad. Press Ctrl+F, and type in <POP_CAP> to search for it. From here you can edit the desired population limit entries in quotation marks. Also, search for and edit <MAX_POP_LIMIT> value and type in the same number that you entered for the last entry in the pop cap field.
PART II -- Then press Ctrl+F, and search poplimits. Edit each category to the desired population cap you would like. Then type in the desired population limits in the data brackets under each category.
For example, the end result would be:
<POP_CAP entry0=''2500'' entry1=''5000'' entry2=''7500'' entry3=''10000'' entry4=''12500'' entry5=''15000'' entry6=''17500'' entry7=''90000 pop cap''/>
then,
<MAX_POP_LIMIT value=''90000 pop cap''/>
then,
<CATEGORIES id=''poplimits'' title=''Population:''>
<CATEGORY name=''5000''>
<DATA>5000 </DATA>
