Star Wars: Empire at War PC Game Cheats

Cheat Console:
To display the cheat console, hold the TAB and SHIFT keys. You can also press ~ to display the console window.

Custom ship names:
Use notepad to edit the .txt files that correspond to ships in the "\lucasarts\star wars empire at war\gamedata\data" directory. Examples of the files are "acclamator_assault_ship.txt", "alliance_assault_frigate.txt", "broadside_class_cruiser.txt", etc. Open these files with a text editor and add a name. The name will eventually be created in game once the location in the list is reached.

Winning space battles:
In space battles as the Empire, put an Interdictor cruiser in the little box when organizing a fleet. By doing this you can send in your forces to a battle and stop enemy ships from escaping to hyperspace using only the Interdictor. When your opponent attacks the lone Interdictor, hyperspace in your reinforcements directly on top of them. Imperial Star Destroyers work best for this and provide a big surprise to an enemy player.

Zann Consortium:
Always try to corrupt, enslave, build a black market, bribe, etc. any possible planets. This gives you sight on the planets base and units, in addition to many credits. This will also make the game much easier.

Easy money:
Conquer or capture all the planets except for the mission planet. Then, fortify the planets around your mission planet. Once this is done, set the game to fast forward and allow it to run. Check on it occasionally to make sure you have not been attacked. After awhile, check your cash flow. If you like it, resume normal play and complete the scenario. If not, just wait and let your money build.