Pc Game Cheats Age Of Empires 3
Microsoft has just released Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition on the PC. At first, we weren’t planning to publish a PC Performance Analysis for this title. However, and after benchmarking the game, it became obvious that this remaster is more demanding than we initially thought. Thus, we’ve decided to benchmark it on both AMD’s and NVIDIA’s hardware, and share our findings.
For this PC Performance Analysis, we used an Intel i9 9900K with 16GB of DDR4 at 3600Mhz, AMD’s Radeon RX580 and RX Vega 64, NVIDIA’s RTX 2080Ti, GTX980Ti and GTX690. We also used Windows 10 64-bit, the GeForce driver 456.71 and the Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.9.2 drivers. NVIDIA has not added any SLI profile for this game, meaning that our GTX690 performed similarly to a single GTX680.
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Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition comes with a few graphics settings to tweak. PC gamers can adjust the quality of Particles, Foliage, Shaders, Water, Shadows and Textures. There are also options for Tracer Effects, Dynamic Lights, Clouds, Bloom and SSAO.
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Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition does not require a high-end CPU. From what we can see, the game uses the DX11 API and does not take advantage of more than two CPU cores/threads. In order to find out how the game scales on multiple CPU threads, we simulated a dual-core, a quad-core and a hexa-core CPU. And, we are happy to report, that even our simulated dual-core system was able to push a constant 100fps experience at 1080p/High.
The game can also run smoothly on older generation CPUs. Our Intel i7 4930K was able to push a constant 80fps experience at 1080p/High settings. Yes, there was a huge 30fps difference between these two CPUs. However, that old CPU was still able to provide a smooth gaming experience.
Now while Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition does not require a high-end CPU, it does require a modern GPU. At 1080p/High settings, our AMD Radeon RX580 was unable to offer a 60fps experience. Furthermore, this title did not perform that great on the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64. That particular GPU was noticeably slower than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX980Ti at 1080p. We don’t know whether this is due to a driver overhead caused by the DirectX 11 API or not. What we do know is that the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 underperforms in this title.
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At 1440p, the only GPU that was able to offer a smooth gaming experience was the NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080Ti. It’s also interesting noting that the gap between the GTX980Ti and the Vega 64 has decreased at 1440p. As for 4K, our RTX2080Ti pushed an average of 68fps and a minimum of 56fps.
We also experienced a really weird bug on our 60hz monitor. For some unknown reason, the game was constantly running below our monitor’s refresh rate, even when V-Sync was disabled. Due to this bug/issue, we experienced some stuttering and tearing issues (we could resolve the tearing issues by enabling V-Sync). So yeah, keep that in mind in case you own a 60hz monitor.
Graphics-wise, Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition looks better than its original version. The game packs better shading effects, better shadows, and more detailed environments. It also comes with higher quality textures, and screen-space reflections (though these reflections can introduce annoying artifacts). Thankfully, the teams behind this remaster were able to capture the atmosphere and style of the original game. All units have been improved, featuring a higher polygon count and better textures.
Now while this remaster looks better than its original version, it does not really justify its high GPU requirements. I really can’t see why an RTX2080Ti has drops to 56fps in 4K on a game that looks like this. Not only that, but – as we’ve already said – the game does not currently run great on some of AMD’s hardware. The game also runs with 5-6fps lower than your monitor’s refresh rate and introduces stuttering issues. These issues can be easily noticed on 60hz monitors.
In conclusion, we believe that Age of Empires 3 Definitive Edition could benefit from some optimization/performance patches, as well as some new drivers from AMD.
Enjoy!
John Papadopoulos
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| A RECENT STUDY INDICATED THAT 100% OF HERDABLES ARE OBESECopy | This cheat code will 'fatten' all of the animals (gazelles, alligators, etc) in the map, making them provide more food when killed and harvested. Note that this cheat code applies to all animals in the game (so you enemies animals will also be affected). |
| GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME COINCopy | This cheat gives you 10,000 more coins. |
| MEDIUM RARE PLEASECopy | This cheat gives you 10,000 more food. |
| <CENSORED>Copy | This cheat gives you 10,000 more wood. |
| A WHOLE LOT OF LOVECopy | This cheat gives you 10,000 coins, food, and wood. |
| NOVA & ORIONCopy | This cheat gives adds 10,000 experience points to your existing experience. |
| X MARKS THE SPOTCopy | This cheat code reveals the entire map (all undiscovered/black areas will be shown). Typing it again will toggle it off (reverting your map to the way it was before). |
| TUCK TUCK TUCKCopy | This cheat spawns 'The Tommynator' unit at your Home City drop-off point. The Tommynator is a unit that can only be spawned via cheats, and is by far the most powerful unit in the game. This unit is a monster truck with 60,000 HP, and 1,200 damage that applies to any enemy, or object within a close radius |
| YA GOTTA MAKE DO WITH WHAT YA GOTCopy | This cheat code spawns a 'Mediocre Bombard' at your Home City drop-off point, although it is far from mediocre. As with other units spawned via cheats, this unit cannot be obtained without using cheat codes. The Mediocre Bombard is an artillery cannon that fires Capybara (yes, Capybara) at the enemy, each with 5,000 damage and a large area of effect. |
| SOOO GOODCopy | This cheat will make jokey messages appear on the screen whenever units and buildings are killed. Typing it again will toggle it off. |
| SPEED ALWAYS WINSCopy | With this cheat code toggled on, all activities such as building, training, gathering, researching, and shipments are almost instant (technically, sped up by 10,000%). Note that this cheat applies its effects to all players in the game, including the AI, so it's best to use it in short bursts. Typing this cheat code again will toggle it off. |
| THIS IS TOO HARDCopy | This cheat, which is relevantly named, will make you instantly win your game (single player). |
| WHERE'S THAT AXE?Copy | This cheat code spawns a 'George Crushington' unit, which is a stone statue that looks a lot like George Washington. As with other units spawned via cheats, the George Crushington unit can't be obtained in games without cheats - you need to use this cheat to spawn it. This unit is very powerful, arguably on-par with The Tommynator cheat unit. With 999,999 HP, Mr Crushington is essentially invincible - he deals 800 damage with his melee attack, and 500 with his siege attack. |
| O CANADA 2005Copy | This cheat code spawns the 'Lazerbear' unit at your Home City drop-off point. The Lazerbear can only be spawned by using this cheat code. It is a powerful unit that looks like (well, is) a grizzly bear with a Canada flag on its back. With 106,106 HP, it's not an easy unit to kill - especially when you factor in the fact that it can restore health by itself. Its melee attack deals 400 damage, and its range attack (which involves lazers shooting from each of its eyes) deals 800 damage. Its siege attack deals 500 damage and has 12 range. |
| DON'T KICK THE PITBULLCopy | This cheat spawns a unit named 'Learicorn' at your Home City drop-off point. Like all other units spawned via cheats, this unit can only be spawned via its cheat code (and not via any other way in the normal game). The appearance of this unit is a Unicorn being ridden by a smartly dressed man in a tux. With 600 HP, the Learicorn is quite easily defeated (compared to other cheat units). 800 damage is dealt by the Learicorn's melee attack, and 500 by its siege attack. |
| WE <3 FLUFFY!1!Copy | This cheat code will spawn a 'Fluffy' unit outside your Home City drop-off point. Being a cheat unit, it is only obtainable via its cheat code. As the name might suggest, the Fluffy unit is a dog, but it is far from friendly to enemies. Its melee attack deals 800 damage, and it has 600 HP. |
| WUV WOO VOL.2Copy | This cheat spawns the 'Flying Purple Tapir' cheat unit at your Home City drop-off point. You can only obtain the Flying Purple Tapir via this cheat code. The name of this unit, although peculiar, is actually very accurate - this unit is a tapir with wings, and is purple in color. As this unit flies, but has no ranged attack, it is unable to deal any damage to enemies. |
| WEE OOH WEE OOHCopy | This cheat code only works in the Campaign and Skirmish game modes - it spawns the Big Andy cheat unit. The Big Andy unit is a very powerful monster truck that destroys everything in its path. It has the same stats and similar behaviour as The Tommynator (which is spawned with TUCK TUCK TUCK), but has a different appearance. |
| DING DING DINGCopy | This cheat spawns a 'Monster Ice Cream Truck' unit at your Home City drop-off point. As the name Monster Ice Cream Truck suggests, this unit is a monster truck that doubles up as an ice cream truck. It has similar behaviour to The Tommynator and Big Andy units (which are also monster trucks), with 60,000 HP and destroying anything in its path. Unlike the two other monster truck cheat units, this unit 'summons' villagers (although they die after a short period of time). Asian Dynasties |
| MUSTARD RELISH AND BURNING OILCopy | This cheat code spawns the 'Flaming Hot Dog Cart' unit at your Home City drop-off point. The Flaming Hot Dog Cart, as you might've guessed, can only be obtained via cheats. Unlike all of the other cheat units, the Flaming Hot Dog Cart has modest stats, with 300 HP and a flamethrower siege attack. Asian Dynasties |
| TRADE PLZCopy | This cheat gives you 10,000 more export. Asian Dynasties |
| SHIVER ME TIMBERS!Copy | This appropriately named cheat code will destroy all of your enemies boats. Asian Dynasties |