64 codes · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309

Cheat codes

Q: How do you enter cheats in AoE3: Definitive Edition?

Press Enter to open the chat, type the code and press Enter again. Cheats work in skirmish and campaign games; a copied code with an extra space does not work (Age of Empires Support: “Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition Cheat Codes”).

Q: What is the AoE3 cheat for coin (money)?

give me liberty or give me coin: +10,000 coin. a whole lot of love: +10,000 food, wood, coin and export.

Q: What is the AoE3 cheat for food?

medium rare please: +10,000 food.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 holds 64 cheat codes, read here from the game's own code list. Press Enter, type the code, press Enter again (skirmish and campaign). medium rare please gives 10,000 food, <censored> 10,000 wood, give me liberty or give me coin 10,000 coin and nova & orion 10,000 XP; x marks the spot reveals the map.

How to use them

In a skirmish or campaign game, press Enter to open the chat.
Type the code exactly as listed: no extra spaces (a copied code with a trailing space fails).
Press Enter again.

Codes shown with a range end in a player number: all your base are belong to us 2 gives you control of player 2, freerefill3 gives player 3 a big random army.

The game's "Allow Cheats" setting:

Allowing Cheats will severely unbalance the game, but might be a fun diversion.

When a match earns no XP, the game says:

Handicap, Cheats, and Custom Maps must be disabled.

On challenges:

Challenges are available for a limited time. Complete the challenges to unlock rewards. Using Cheat codes will prevent any challenge from being completed, unless otherwise specified.

Resources (7)

Resources added at once to the player who types the code.

Code What it does

medium rare please +10,000 food

<censored> +10,000 wood

give me liberty or give me coin +10,000 coin

trade plz +10,000 export

nova & orion +10,000 XP

a whole lot of love +10,000 food, wood, coin and export

social media Adds influence (the article gives no amount)

Code	What it does
`medium rare please`	+10,000 food
`<censored>`	+10,000 wood
`give me liberty or give me coin`	+10,000 coin
`trade plz`	+10,000 export
`nova & orion`	+10,000 XP
`a whole lot of love`	+10,000 food, wood, coin and export
`social media`	Adds influence (the article gives no amount)

Map and match (12)

Codes that change what you see, how fast things go or how the match ends.

Code What it does

a recent study indicated that 100% of herdables are obese Fattens every animal on the map

x marks the spot Reveals the map

blah blah blah Instant victory

this is too hard Skips to the next campaign mission

speed always wins Speeds up building, research and shipments

sooo good Detailed messages for unit kills

ms screenshot toggle Not described by the support article

devasd Turns on Master mode (the article's name for it)

mercator Removes the fog of war

all your base are belong to us 0…8 You take control of player N

safari Creates huntable animals

powerranger +10 range and +10 line of sight for every unit and building with a ranged attack

Code	What it does
`a recent study indicated that 100% of herdables are obese`	Fattens every animal on the map
`x marks the spot`	Reveals the map
`blah blah blah`	Instant victory
`this is too hard`	Skips to the next campaign mission
`speed always wins`	Speeds up building, research and shipments
`sooo good`	Detailed messages for unit kills
`ms screenshot toggle`	Not described by the support article
`devasd`	Turns on Master mode (the article's name for it)
`mercator`	Removes the fog of war
`all your base are belong to us 0…8`	You take control of player N
`safari`	Creates huntable animals
`powerranger`	+10 range and +10 line of sight for every unit and building with a ranged attack

Units (20)

Codes that give you a unit; its numbers are the game's own (protoy.xml).

o canada 2005

Gives a Lazerbear

Lazerbear

106,106 hit points · speed 7.5 · Lazer: 800 ranged, range 16

Equipped with lazer (tm) vision, a teleporter belt, and monkeys, man, monkeys.

wee ooh wee ooh

Gives a monster truck (BigAndy)

BigAndy

60,000 hit points · speed 16 · Trample: 1,000 melee

Andy's coming to crush you!

tuck tuck tuck

Gives a monster truck (The Tommynator)

The Tommynator

60,000 hit points · speed 11 · Trample: 1,200 melee

Watch out for Tommy. He's a maniac.

where's that axe?

Gives George Crushington

George Crushington

999,999 hit points · speed 7.5 · Melee: 800 melee

"Check in your wallet. That's me on the dollar bill."

ya gotta make do with what ya got

Gives the Mediocre Bombard

Mediocre Bombard

550 hit points · speed 3.5 · Cannon: 5,000 siege, range 28

Slow, heavy artillery that launches large rodents. Nostalgia from AOE catapults.

we <3 fluffy!1!

Gives Fluffy

Fluffy

600 hit points · speed 7.5 · Melee: 800 melee

No, we didn't make it up. We sort of wish we had.

wuv woo vol.2

Gives a Flying Purple Tapir

Flying Purple Tapir

600 hit points · speed 7.5 · Melee (defend): 800 melee

You were expecting maybe a hippo or something?

don't kick the pitbull

Gives a Learicorn

Learicorn

600 hit points · speed 7.5 · Melee (defend): 800 melee

"That's the last time I take Joe to buy frames with me."

mustard relish and burning oil

Gives a Flaming Hot Dog Cart

Flaming Hot Dog Cart

300 hit points · speed 4 · Flame: 15 siege, range 10

Chinese siege weapon that shoots fire at a short range. Better against infantry than buildings.

ding ding ding

Gives a Monster Ice Cream Truck

Monster Ice Cream Truck

60,000 hit points · speed 16 · Trample: 1,000 melee

Andy's coming to crush you!

i spit on you

Gives a Gatling Camel

Gatling Camel

9,001 hit points · speed 11.25 · Ranged (stagger): 150 siege, range 25

No, we didn't make it up

trojan cow

Gives a Wood Cattle

Wood Cattle

20 hit points · speed 4 · Siege: 20,000 siege

Wooden Cattle that can transport units and be harvested for wood. Explosive in contact.

honey badger don't give a

Gives a Honey BadgerAfrican Royals 2021 event

Honey Badger

2,011 hit points · speed 15 · Melee: 100 melee

Honey Badger don't care!

the king of all beasts

Gives two Chinese guardian lionsLunar New Year 2022 event

Male Guardian Lion

2,022 hit points · speed 5 · Sacred Breath: 500 ranged, range 18

Chinese guardian lions were thought to protect from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat.

Female Guardian Lion

2,022 hit points · speed 5 · Sacred Breath: 500 ranged, range 18

Chinese guardian lions were thought to protect from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat.

red pocket

Gives a Lion Dance Parade; the article's event list also has it giving 15,000 food, wood, coin and XPLunar New Year event

Lion Dance Parade

2,022 hit points

A traditional form of dancing in Asian cultures that brings good luck and fortune.

venividivinci

Gives Leonardo's Tank

Leonardo's Tank

5,000 hit points · speed 6.25 · Roundel Explode: 1,000 siege, range 26

Armored vehicle with cannons pointing in all directions. Let's have a ride on the merry-go-round!

i don't exist

Gives a PenguinAgeiversary 2022 event

Penguin

64 hit points · speed 4.5 · Melee: 16 melee

Penguin goes noot noot

snowproblem

Gives a Snow Boxer

Snow Boxer

888 hit points · speed 5.5 · Blood Smash: 1,500 melee

Made of snowflakes like you, but hits like a blizzard. Refuses to fight in the summer.

frozenfatih

Gives an Arctic PredatoR monster truck

Arctic PredatoR

60,000 hit points · speed 16 · Trample: 1,000 melee

Heavy metal on ice and Fatih's little toy. Plows through snow and your pathetic little army.

huehuehue

Gives Air Sled One

Air Sled One

600 hit points · speed 7.5

Reindeer-powered air-drop icon with an all-inclusive naughty list. Receipts are in 4K, no cap.

Transformations (5)

Codes that turn units into something else.

Code What it does

cowhax Turns every unit on the map into a cow (Cow)

granny nanny Turns villagers into Dahomey Amazons (Dahomey Amazon)International Women's Day 2022 event

release the hounds Turns every unit into a wolf beast (Beast, 220 hit points)Gift of Nature 2022 event

feeling whelmed now? Turns every unit into Leonardo's Tank (Leonardo's Tank)

flying dutchman Naval units can move on landAgeiversary 2022 event

Code	What it does
`cowhax`	Turns every unit on the map into a cow (Cow)
`granny nanny`	Turns villagers into Dahomey Amazons (Dahomey Amazon)International Women's Day 2022 event
`release the hounds`	Turns every unit into a wolf beast (Beast, 220 hit points)Gift of Nature 2022 event
`feeling whelmed now?`	Turns every unit into Leonardo's Tank (Leonardo's Tank)
`flying dutchman`	Naval units can move on landAgeiversary 2022 event

Chaos codes (5)

Codes that reshuffle the match. The support article lists them under “The Baltic Powers cheats”.

Code What it does

anyportinastorm Random decks for every player, drawn from the cards of every Home City in the match

capybaranation You take control of every Gaia (nature) unit

doppelgaenger Copies your army and gives the copy to a random enemy

removethiscivfromthegame Removes every unit and building of a random civilization in the match (yours too) and puts its player out

freerefill1…8 A big army of random units for player N

Code	What it does
`anyportinastorm`	Random decks for every player, drawn from the cards of every Home City in the match
`capybaranation`	You take control of every Gaia (nature) unit
`doppelgaenger`	Copies your army and gives the copy to a random enemy
`removethiscivfromthegame`	Removes every unit and building of a random civilization in the match (yours too) and puts its player out
`freerefill1…8`	A big army of random units for player N

The support article also lists hide ui (hide the ui) and no fog (reveals the map and all enemy units); the code list of version 100.19.18309 does not hold them.

Quick answers

›How do you enter cheats in AoE3: Definitive Edition?

Press Enter to open the chat, type the code and press Enter again. Cheats work in skirmish and campaign games; a copied code with an extra space does not work (Age of Empires Support: “Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition Cheat Codes”).

›What is the AoE3 cheat for coin (money)?

give me liberty or give me coin: +10,000 coin. a whole lot of love: +10,000 food, wood, coin and export.

›What is the AoE3 cheat for food?

medium rare please: +10,000 food.

›What is the AoE3 cheat for wood?

<censored> (typed with the angle brackets): +10,000 wood.

›What is the AoE3 cheat for XP?

nova & orion: +10,000 XP.

›What is the AoE3 cheat to reveal the map?

x marks the spot: reveals the map. mercator: removes the fog of war.

›Do cheats stop XP?

When a match earns no XP the game gives this reason: "Handicap, Cheats, and Custom Maps must be disabled."

Codes: read from the game's executable (AoE3DE_s.exe), version 100.19.18309, Steam build 25040513. What each code does is compiled into the game, not in its data files: the effects are from Age of Empires Support: “Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition Cheat Codes” (updated 13 Oct 2026), in our words. Unit names, hit points, speed, attacks and descriptions are the game's (protoy.xml and its string tables). Also as JSON.

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