Rise of Nations/Cheats

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 * cheat resource all+1000
 * 1000 more of all resources
 * cheat damage (name or no entry)(+ or -)(number)
 * Adjusts damage
 * cheat ai (on, off or debug)
 * Sets AI state
 * cheat ally (nation name)
 * Forces alliance with nation's name
 * cheat explore (normal, explored, all)
 * Changes game explore configuration
 * cheat defeat (nation name)
 * Defeats nation's name
 * cheat deploy
 * Deploys the currently selected Artillery unit(s)
 * cheat nuke
 * Aims a free nuclear missile at the mouse pointer. Be warned, it does have the embargo effect and counts down the armeggeddon timer.
 * cheat bird
 * Drops a Wild Bird at pointer location
 * cheat meet (nation name)
 * Forces encounter with nation's name
 * cheat finish
 * Finishes building or next item
 * cheat die
 * Kills all selected objects
 * cheat sandbox
 * Sets all players to human and map to full map
 * cheat pack
 * Packs the currently selected Artillery unit(s)
 * cheat peace (nation name)
 * Forces peace with nation's name
 * cheat insert (number)(type)(who=RED)(x,y)
 * Puts a building at pointer location
 * cheat add (number)(type)(who=RED)(x,y)
 * Puts a unit or building at pointer location
 * cheat safe
 * Places several Heavy Machine Guns around your capital. Handier in early ages since the guns are devastatingly effective against all pre-industrial age units.
 * cheat diff (0-5)
 * Sets the game difficulty
 * cheat achieve
 * Shows achievements
 * cheat commerce (number)(nation name)
 * Shows/changes the commerce level for nation's name
 * cheat library (number)(nation name)
 * Shows/changes the library tech levels for nation's name
 * cheat military (number)(nation name)
 * Shows/changes the military level for nation's name
 * cheat age (number)(nation name)
 * Shows/changes the nation's name’s age
 * cheat resource (name)(resourcetype or all)(+ or -)(number)
 * Example: cheat resource nation's name food + 1000 would give you 1000 food. cheat resource nation's name all + 10000 would give you 10000 of each resource.
 * cheat science (number)(nation name)
 * Shows/changes the science level for nation's name
 * cheat tech (name)(tech or all)(on or off)
 * Shows/changes technology
 * cheat ranges (0 or 1)
 * Shows the combat ranges
 * cheat reveal (on or off)
 * Shows full map
 * cheat human (name)
 * Toggles computer control off
 * cheat computer (name)
 * Toggle computer control on
 * cheat pause (0 or 1)
 * Toggle pause
 * cheat unmeet (nation name)
 * Turn encounter off with nation's name
 * cheat victory (nation name)
 * Victory for nation's name
 * cheat war (nation name)
 * Forces war with nation's name