Age of Mythology
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This page is for the original game. For the remaster, see Age of Mythology: Extended Edition.
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| Developers | |
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| Ensemble Studios | |
| macOS (OS X) | Westlake Interactive |
| Publishers | |
| Microsoft Game Studios | |
| Re-releases | Ubisoft |
| OS X | MacSoft |
| Engines | |
| BANG! | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 30, 2002 |
| macOS (OS X) | December 19, 2003 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Themes | Africa, Classical, Europe, Fantasy |
| Series | Age of Empires |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Age of Mythology is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Age of Empires series.
After its release, the game received The Titans expansion in September 2003, with the new Atlantean civilization, a campaign and the Titan units, as well as The Golden Gift downloadable campaign. After release, the game received a sizable community and a modding scene.
The game runs stable on modern systems, with the exception of a broken Vsync feature (see Video section for a fix). The Voobly community multiplayer service has been crucial in keeping the interest in the game alive, including after the Extended Edition of the game which introduced a wide range of bugs, imbalances and issues. The server still hosts a competitive community which plays on a modified balance patch similar to Extended Edition balancing, with events regularly hosted by Meta Plays.
General information
- Official Discord server for the series
- Microsoft's Official game page (archived)
- Age of Mythology Heaven - A huge fan site for Age of Mythology
- Age of Mythology on TheGameEngine.org - solving some technical issues.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]. | |
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| Retail | |
Gold Edition re-release from Ubisoft. | |
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| Publisher website (unavailable) | |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Free demo versions are available from GameFront: base game, The Titans.
Version differences
- The Gold Edition includes the base game and The Titans expansion. The Ubisoft eXclusive release comes on a single DVD-ROM, and includes all official patches and no SafeDisc DRM, but requires a fix for the expansion pack, found here.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
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| DLC | The free Golden Gift DLC includes a new campaign. |
| Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes the Atlantean civilization, new units, the new Titan late-game units, and a new campaign. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is v1.10, available from Patches-Scrolls and GameFront.
- The latest official patch for The Titans expansion is v1.03, available Patches-Scrolls and GameFront.
- The Ubisoft Gold Edition DVD-ROM release requires a separate fix instead, available from Ubisoft's website and GameFront
Skip intro videos
Run the game with +noIntroCinematics parameter[3]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\Startup\Persistent.cfg[Note 2] <path-to-game>\Users\[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) |
Video
In-game options.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Multi-monitor | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | See Widescreen resolution. That advice can be used to input 4K resolution. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Borderless fullscreen windowed. Skipping intro is recommended, since at low resolution (640x480) it may not be displayed correctly. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | May be broken on newer systems; use d3d8to9 to fix this. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No framerate cap | ||
Widescreen resolution
| Instructions[4] |
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Notes
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Input
In-game key map settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For scroll speed. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | On by default. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation, for the base game, for "The Titans Expansion". | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | [5] | |||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 12 | Versus |
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| Online play | 12 | Versus The official ESOv1 service has been shut down; use Voobly. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 28800-28805 |
| UDP | 2200-2400, 6073 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
MSXML 4.0 is missing
| Reinstall MSXML 4.0. Use the installer from the disc or official download |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8 |
| Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | ||||
| macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | Intro and credits |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98 | 2000, ME, XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 450 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.2.6 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 450 MHz | 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon Nvidia GeForce 2MX 16 MB of VRAM | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ How to use target-line parameters to customize Age of Mythology - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Age of Mythology | WSGF
- ↑ UOL Jogos, 22/11/2002 (archived) - last accessed on May 2023