Definitive Edition (& How to Use Them)

It seems Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition was built with cheats in mind. Like the original version, players can cheat their way to a win.

It seems 2020 has been a year of world domination strategy simulations in gaming, and the release of the anticipated Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition adds to the growing collection of dynasty-establishing games. This new release is a remaster of the third installment of the popular Age of Empires series and includes all previously-released DLC and new content for players to experience. Players engage in a story-based campaign in three acts to progress through different technological eras and colonize the Americas. To create a fully customized experience, players may want to use cheats.

Like in the original Age of Empires III, cheating in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is fairly simple, and it almost seems as though the game was built specifically to accommodate it. Players can cheat just about anything, from adding resources and entering skipping entire missions, to spawning wildly overpowered pets and tech. Here are all the currently known cheat codes in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition and how to input them.

Every Cheat Code in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

To use cheat codes, players will need to open the chat menu. They can do this by pressing Enter on their keyboard. Then, they can input the cheat code they want to use in the chat menu and press Enter again. This will activate the cheat in the game. Cheat codes are not case-sensitive. Players will need to note this only works in single-player and is not available in multiplayer games.

Here's every known cheat code for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition:

• a recent study indicated that 100% of herdables are obese: Fattens all the animals on the map for more food
• a whole lot of love: Adds 10,000 of all available resources
• <censored>: Adds 10,000 wood
• ding ding ding: Spawns a Monster Ice Cream Truck, a white monster truck unit with an ice cream cone on top
• don’t kick the pitbull: Spawns a Learicorn, a cheat unit of a man in a tuxedo riding a unicorn and hitting opponents with a cane
• Give me liberty or give me coin: Adds 10,000 coin
• Medium Rare Please: Adds 10,000 food
• mustard relish and burning oil: Spawns a Flaming Hot Dog Cart, a unit that looks like a man in a hot dog costume pushing a hot dog stand.
• Nova & Orion: Adds 10,000 EXP
• o Canada 2005: Spawns a Lazerbear, a unit that is a bear with a tricorne hat that fires lasers from its eyes and regenerates after taking damage
• sooo good: Spawns comical unit and building kill text
• speed always wins: Increases the speed of building, research, shipments, and gathering by 100 times for all players
• this is too hard: Skips the end of the mission and causes the player to automatically win
• trade plz: Adds 10,000 export
• tuck tuck tuck: Spawns the Tommynator monster truck, a unit that has an invisible aura that can kill all units around it
• we <3 fluffy!1!: Spawns Fluffy, a dog unit dubbed the "world's ugliest dog"
• wee ooh wee ooh: Spawns a BigAndy monster truck, a unit similar to the Tommynator
• where’s that axe?: Spawns George Crushington, a large stone bust unit that bears a resemblance to George Washington and crushes enemy units with its head
• wuv woo vol.2: Spawns a Flying Purple Tapir, a unit that flies across the battlefield but can't really attack in combat
• X marks the spot: Reveals the map to the player, but keeps the fog of war effect
• ya gotta make do with what ya got: Spawns a Mediocre Bombard, a unit that fires capybara

Players can use any of these cheats to create a zany, historically inaccurate experience in the game.

Next: Why Age of Empires 3 DE Is Changing Its Native American Civilizations

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is available for PC.