Rise Of Nations

Cheat mode:
Press [Enter] during game play, then type one of the following codes to enable the corresponding cheat function.

Effect	Code
Enable in-game cheat keys	cheat keys on
Toggle game pause	cheat pause <0 or 1>
Set all players to human and full map	cheat sandbox
Set AI state	cheat ai <on, off, or debug>
Machine guns around every human capital	cheat safe
Set difficulty	cheat diff <0-5>
Display achievements	cheat achieve
Force alliance with nation	cheat ally <name>
Force peace with nation	cheat peace <name>
Force war with nation	cheat war <name>
Force encounter with nation	cheat meet <name>
Force encounter-off with nation	cheat unmeet <name>
Turn off computer control	cheat human <name>
Turn on computer control	cheat computer <name>
Defeat nation	cheat defeat <name>
Victory for nation	cheat victory <name>
Show or change technology	cheat tech<name><tech or all><on or of>
Show or change resource	cheat resource <name><goodtype or all><+ or -><number>
Add indicated number of all resources	cheat resource all+<number>
Show or change age for nation	cheat age <number><name>
Show or change military level for nation	cheat military <number><name>
Show or change civic level for nation	cheat civic <number><name>
Show or change commerce level for nation	cheat commerce <number><name>
Show or change science level for nation	cheat science <number><name>
Show or change all library tech levels for nation	cheat library <number><name>
Toggle bounding box mode	cheat bbox <0 or 1>
Show combat ranges	cheat ranges <0 or 1>
Kill object or all selected	cheat die <name or no entry>
Adjust damage to object or all selected	cheat damage <name or no entry><+ or -><number>
Insert unit or building at pointer location	cheat insert <number><type><who=RED><x,y>
Insert unit or building at pointer location	cheat add <number><type><who=RED><x,y>
Finishes selected building(s) or next item in queue	cheat finish
Drop a Wild Bird at pointer location	cheat bird
Drop a Nuke at pointer location	cheat nuke
Packs the currently selected unit(s), if they are packing units	cheat pack
Deploys the currently selected unit(s), if they are deploying units	cheat deploy
Increase crafts in a craft-user	cheat craft <number>
Toggle full map	cheat reveal <0 or 1>
Change game explore configuration	cheat explore <normal, explored, all>

Joeseph Caputo, williebigchops, Tyler Rhynehart, and greekmonster.

Effect	Code
+1000 all resources	[Alt] + [F5]
Selected building constructed faster	[Alt] + [F9]

Increase population limit:
Note: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the "rules.xml" file in the "data" directory in the game directory. Search for the "<POP_CAP" line. From here, you can edit the desired population limit entries in quotation marks. Also, search for and edit the "<MAX_POP_LIMIT" value and type in the same number used in the entry for the pop cap field. Then, search for the "poplimits" entry. Edit each category to the desired population cap. Then, type in the desired population limits in the data brackets under each category.

For example, the end result would be:
The New Blueguy.

<POP_CAP entry0=''2500'' entry1=''5000'' entry2=''7500'' entry3=''10000'' entry4=''12500'' entry5=''15000'' entry6=''17500'' entry7=''90000 pop cap''/>

…and

<MAX_POP_LIMIT value=''90000 pop cap''/>

…and

<CATEGORIES id=''poplimits'' title=''Population:''>
<CATEGORY name=''5000''>
<DATA>5000 </DATA>

Hint: Building near water:
Do not put important buildings near a large body of water. Enemy ships can easily destroy the buildings, and you might not be able to properly counter it. This tip can also be of use fpr you to destroy enemy buildings.
Aaron Banschick.

Hint: Nukes:
If your opponent has built up a nuke shield, look for a location that is important to them (armies, cities, silos, etc.) near their territory line. Nuke as close as possible to their line, but on yours so that it is not deflected by the shield.
Xshadow462.