Like other games, Age of Civilizations 2 | Age of History 2 (AOC2 or AOH2) has cheat codes. Today, I’ll share all the known cheats.
Age of Civilizations II: Cheat Codes (Console Commands)
Firstly, to enter the cheat code, you must first go to the country menu, and in the line “Type a Message” enter “hi”.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| addciv [tag] | Adds a civilization in the selected province. |
| addplayer | Adds a new player in the selected country. |
| army | +300 warriors. |
| money | +450 money. |
| population | Adds population to the selected province. |
| civs | Shows tags of all countries. |
| diplomacy | +0.7 movement point. |
| scale + value | Changes the scale of the map (values from 1-5). |
| fps | Displays an FPS counter. |
| war + ID1 + ID2 | Starts a war between two civilizations. |
| peace + ID1 + ID2 | Signs peace between two civilizations at war. |
| buildport | Builds a port in the selected province. |
| buildfort | Builds a fort in the selected province. |
| buildtower | Builds a tower in the selected province. |
| civs | Shows IDs and tags of all civilizations. |
| civ | Shows the ID and tag of the selected civilization (based on the selected province). |
| province | Returns information about the selected province. |
| showids | Shows province IDs on the map (similar to showing an army but with province IDs instead). |
Other Console Commands
If some of them don’t work try adding a value after them. Also, please don’t just go in a game you’ve been at for a long time and use a command for the first time. Try it out in a separate one.
To enter the console press F1, then in the box above where you can write, type hi or hello.
“/” means OR, it doesn’t mean the command contains a “/”
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| info | Returns game information (FPS, graphics settings, etc.). |
| debug | Starts debug mode. |
| center | Centers the camera in the middle of the map. |
| centerciv + ID | Centers the camera on the civilization with the corresponding ID. |
| scale + value | Changes the scale of the map (values from 1-5). |
| close / bye | Closes the console. |
| fps | Displays an FPS counter. |
| hi / hello | Returns “Hello!”. |
| spin | Spins the camera around for a bit. |
| help | Shows a list of commands. |
| party / flags | Shows every flag on screen; stops if you close the console or execute close/bye. |
| clear | Clears the console. |
| Drew Durnil / noob / observe / spectator | Returns: “Games -> New Game -> Options -> Spectator Mode”. |
| civs | Shows IDs and tags of all civilizations. |
| civ | Shows the ID and tag of the selected civilization (based on the selected province). |
| province | Returns information about the selected province. |
| showids | Shows province IDs on the map. |
| showarmy | Unknown function, even after testing. |
| addplayer | Adds another player to the selected province. |
| addciv + name | Adds a civilization to a selected province (mechanism unclear). |
| technology + value | Adds technology to the selected civilization (1000 = 1.0 tech level). |
| population | Adds 750 population. |
| armyset / setarmy + value | Sets army size in the selected province (does not add, just changes). |
| noliberty | Possibly prevents a vassal from seeking independence (untested). |
| id | Shows the ID of the civilization and the selected province. |
| war + ID1 + ID2 | Starts a war between two civilizations. |
| peace + ID1 + ID2 | Signs peace between two civilizations at war. |
| buildport | Builds a port in the selected province. |
| buildfort | Builds a fort in the selected province. |
| buildtower | Builds a tower in the selected province. |
| economy | Adds 600 money. |
| army | Adds 300 warriors to the selected province. |
| money | Adds 450 money. |
| movement | Grants movement points. |
| diplomacy | Grants diplomacy points. |
| reloadprovince + ID | Reloads a province (likely for debugging). |