30 October 2021
Looking for Age of Empires IV cheats on PC? Here we’ll list Age of Empires IV cheat codes and unlockables with tips for Relic Entertainment’s new real-time strategy game.
Here we will show you how to unlock all Age of Empires IV codes with a Age of Empires 4 cheats list for the PC title.
Take a look at the cheats below…
Table of contents
Index of Age of Empires IV Guides:
Age of Empires IV Cheats List
Age of Empires IV Cheat Codes
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition had lots of developer console cheats available to use freely on the PC version, although achievements would be disabled. Post-launch AoE franchise creative director Adam Isgreen has confirmed that cheats will be added, but not right away at launch. Once available, please try out these cheats from the list below to see if they work in this sequel by the same developers.
To activate Age of Empires 4 Cheat Codes, you’ll need to be playing the game and press the Enter key on your keyboard to bring up the ‘console commands’ chat box. Next, type in the below listed cheats — one at a time — followed by pressing the Enter key to activate it.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Fattens all animals on map | A recent study indicated that 100% of herdables are obese |
| George Crushington | Where’s that axe? |
| Gives 10,000 coin | Give me liberty or give me coin |
| Gives 10,000 food | Medium Rare Please |
| Gives 10,000 wood | <censored> |
| Gives 10,000 XP | Nova & Orion |
| Reveals map (fog of war still there) | X marks the spot |
| Spawns “Fluffy” | we <3 fluffy!1! |
| Spawns a “Learicorn” | don’t kick the pitbull |
| Spawns a bear with laser-eyes | o canada 2005 |
| Spawns a big red monster truck that can run over anything | tuck tuck tuck |
| Spawns a flying Tapir | wuv woo vol.2 |
| Spawns a Hotdog Cart (Asian Dynasties only) | mustard relish and burning oil |
| Spawns an alternate Monster Truck | wee ooh wee ooh |
| Spawns the Mediocre Bombard at your Home City gather point | Ya gotta make do with what ya got |
| Turn on “Musketeer’ed!” when you get killed by Musketeers | Sooo Good |
| Turns on 100x gather/build rates | Speed always wins |
| Win in singleplayer | this is too hard |
Since it’s made a return from Age of Empires II, the “Gives 10,000 stone” cheat may be: rock on
Age of Empires IV Hotkey Cheat Sheet
Here are the hotkeys you’ll have in your arsenal to help build up your village, manage your army on the battlefield, and help you become a better player in Age of Empires IV.
Take a look at this handy PC keyboard Hotkey Cheat Sheet to help you better defeat your enemies!
Gameplay Hotkeys
| Hotkey Default | Secondary Hotkey | Hotkey Action Description |
|---|---|---|
| Left Click a unit | N/A | Select unit |
| Double Left Click a unit | Control and [ Left Click ] a unit | Select all visible units of same type |
| Shift and [ left click ] a unit | N/A | Add/Remove unit from selection |
| Left Click ground and drag mouse | N/A | Bandbox select groups of units |
| Left Click ground | N/A | Confirm building or ability placement |
| Shift and [ left click ] ground | N/A | Queue building or ability placement |
| Right Click ground or unit with unit(s) selected | N/A | Issue contextual order to selected unit(s) (ie. Move, Attack, etc) |
| Right Click ground and drag mouse with unit(s) selected | N/A | Issue facing move order |
| ESC | N/A | Cancel / deselect unit / game menu / skip NIS. Not user remappable. |
| Controls | ||
| Control + A | Ctrl + K | “Select all units on screen” |
| Control + Shift + A | Ctrl + Shift + K | “[Shift]: Select all units” – Appears as shift message on Control-A binding |
| Y with a unit selected | Ctrl + Y | Access secondary UI panel |
| Camera | ||
| ALT and move mouse | Caps lock | “Rotate camera (hold)” |
| [ | Num 6 | “Rotate camera 45 degrees counter-clockwise” |
| ] | Num 4 | “Rotate camera 45 degrees clockwise” |
| Backspace | Num 0 | “Reset camera” – 1st press resets camera rotation, 2nd press resets zoom |
| F5 | N/A | “Focus on selected unit(s)” |
| Home | N/A | “Follow Selected Unit” |
| < | ALT+A | “Pan camera left” – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| > | ALT+D | “Pan camera right” – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| /\ (up arrow) | ALT+W | “Pan camera up” – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| \/ (down arrow) | ALT+S | “Pan camera down” – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| Unit Management | ||
| Tab | Right arrow | “Cycle through selected units (forward)” “Cycle through selected unit types (forward)” Ensure multiple types of units are selected and Tab with units selected |
| Control + Tab | Left arrow | “Cycle through selected units (reverse)” Cycle through selected unit types (reverse) Ensure multiple types of units are selected and Control + Tab with units selected NB: can’t do shift-tab because it’s the steam overlay ;( |
| 0-9 | Num [x1] | “Select Control Group X” 1x selects group, 2x selects and centers camera on group (or follow depending on user setting “Focus on selected unit(s)”) |
| Control and 0-9 [ range above ] | Num X [x1] | “Set Control Group X to selected unit(s)” Assign group to selected units Note: Setting a control group when no units are selected effectively removes that control group |
| Shift and 0-9 [ range above ] | N/A | “[Shift]: Add Group To Selection” Changing this to “[Shift]: Add Selected Units to Group” Add selected units to group Appears as shift message on 0-9 binding |
| F1 | M | “Select all Military Production Buildings” pick center-most building of selection using setting FindAndCyclePickType for pick-type (since mongol buildings can move, so follow actually has meaning) |
| F2 | K | “Select all Economy Buildings” as above |
| F3 | O | “Select all Research Buildings” as above |
| F4 | P | “Select all Landmarks, Wonders, and Capital Town Centers” |
| F5 | J | Focus on Selected Unit(s) |
| H | L | “Cycle through Town Centers” |
| Control + H | CTRL + L | “Focus on Capital Town Center” Select and center camera on Capital Town Center |
| ‘ (Apostrophe) | ] | “Cycle through individual Monk units” (FindAndCyclePickType) Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| / | [ | “Cycle through individual Scout units” (FindAndCyclePickType) Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| . (Period) | N | “Cycle through Idle Economy” (idle economy include villagers, trade carts, fishing ships, and trade ships, officials (chinese civ)) (IdleVillagerPickType) Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| Control + . (Period) | CTRL + Up arrow | “Select all idle Villagers” Pick all idle villagers (IdleVillagerPickType) Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location (if all idle villagers are selected and made un-idle, Ctrl-. will not change the current selection – as designed) |
| Control + Shift + V | Up arrow | “Select all Villagers” Pick all Villagers (FindAndCyclePickType) |
| Control + Shift + R | Page up | “Return all Villagers to work (from Seek Shelter)” |
| , (Comma) | Down arrow | “Cycle through idle Military units” Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| Control + , (Comma) | CTRL + Down arrow | “Select all idle Military units” Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location |
| Control + Shift + C | CTRL + M | “Select all Military units” |
| Control + F | CTRL + V | “Cycle through Villagers gathering Food” Cycle through groups of villagers gathering Food |
| Control + W | CTRL + B | “Cycle through Villagers gathering Wood” Cycle through groups of villagers gathering Wood |
| Control + G | CTRL + J | “Cycle through Villagers gathering Gold” Cycle through groups of villagers gathering Gold |
| Control + S | CTRL + K | “Cycle through Villagers gathering Stone” Cycle through groups of villagers gathering Stone |
| Shift and [ unit production hotkey ] or click button | N/A | Queue production of 5 units of that type |
| Delete (hold) with unit selected | CTRL + = | Delete unit or building |
| Insert | CTRL + – | “Toggle Team-based or Unique player colors” |
| Communication | ||
| Shift + Enter | \ | “[All] Global chat” |
| Enter | / | [Team] Team chat |
| Enter with chat open | N/A | Send chat message |
| Tab with chat open | N/A | Swap between [All] Global and [Team] Team chat |
| Page Up | Shift + > | “Scroll chat messages (older)” |
| Page Down | Shift + < | “Scroll chat messages (newer)” |
| F6 | Ctrl + F | “Toggle Players & Tribute panel” |
| Spacebar | Num Enter | “Focus on last event” Center camera on last notification |
| Control + E then Left Click | Ctrl + P | “Notify Ping” |
| Control + R then Left Click | “Attack Ping” | |
| Control + T then Left Click | Ctrl + D | “Defend Ping” |
| Game | ||
| F10 | ` | “Game Menu” |
| F11 | Ctrl + T | “Toggle game time display” |
| Single-player | ||
| ESC | ` | Pause game |
| Pause | N/A | “Pause Simulation” |
| F8 | Ctrl + Q | “Quick Save” |
| F9 | Ctrl + I | “Quick Load” |
Observer/Replay HUD Hotkeys
| Hotkey | Secondary Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Control + U | U | “Toggle cinematic mode” |
| Control + C | P | “Toggle free camera” |
| Control + F | L | “Toggle fog of war” |
| – | Num- | “Slower” |
| = | Num+ | “Faster” |
| Control + ] | Ctrl + . | “View next player” |
| Control + [ | Ctrl + , | “View previous player” |
Age of Empires IV Unlockable DLC Items
Buying the $80 Age of Empires IV: Digital Deluxe Edition gives you the following exclusive wolf-themed in-game DLC:
- Exclusive Coat of Arms,
- Exclusive Player Profile Portrait,
- Exclusive Monument.
Here’s a showcase of the in-game content you receive with the Digital Deluxe Edition in Age of Empires IV.
Age of Empires IV Tips and Tricks
In this guide we go through 8 useful tips for beginners in Age of Empires 4 by discussing some top tips aimed at first time players or people that are returning to the Age of Empires series.
Tips Timeline:
- 0:00 Intro & Summary
- 1:30 Hotkeys
- 3:26 Complete Art of War
- 4:51 Unit Stat Cards
- 6:40 Unit Groupings
- 8:30 Unit Facing
- 9:28 Learn One Civilization
- 11:04 Passive Bonuses
- 13:14 Countering Units
- 15:10 Utilize Scouts
- 16:03 Conclusion
In this quick faction guide, we discuss the English Civilization for Age of Empires 4 across all of their unique units (Vanguard Men-at-Arms & English Longbowmen) as well as their unique technology, tech tree, buildings, navy, and landmarks!
Civilizations Timeline:
- 0:00 Patch Notes Summary
- 2:26 English Faction Overview
- 8:02 English Unit Choices
- 13:00 Unique Technologies
- 17:27 English Landmark Choices
- 21:16 Naval Units
- 22:22 English Army Composition
- 24:41 Conclusion
Up next, a reformatted tech tree for the Abbasid Dynasty, Chinese, English, and Holy Roman Empire in Age of Empire 4, with comparisons to the base tech tree. (Landmarks are not included.)
Tech Tree Timeline:
- 0:00 – Intro
- 0:42 – Buildings
- 1:30 – Barracks, Stable, Archery Range, Siege Workshop
- 2:08 – England Variant
- 2:42 – HRE Variant
- 3:17 – Abbasid Variant
- 3:31 – China Variant
- 4:25 – Dock
- 4:47 – Dock Variants
- 5:25 – TC, Market, Monastery
- 5:48 – TC + Monastery Variants
- 6:11 – Mill, Lumber Camp, Mining Camp
- 6:44 – England Mill Variant
- 6:51 – Blacksmith
- 7:07 – HRE Blacksmith Variant
- 7:15 – University
- 7:31 – China University Variant
- 7:41 – Outpost, Keep
- 7:59 – Keep Variants
- 8:22 – Abbasid House of Wisdom
- 8:42 – England Passives
- 9:17 – China Passives
- 10:28 – HRE Passives
- 11:07 – Abbasid Passives
- 11:37 – Conclusion
[Work-In-Progress]
These are all Age of Empires 4 cheats on PC. Until more are discovered, we made the handy Age of Empires IV guides listed above to help you with tips and tricks for the game!
Credits: Relic Entertainment, ItalianSpartacus & Waddling Duck
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