This page is for the original game. For the remaster, see Age of Mythology: Extended Edition.
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.
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
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
DLC and expansion packs
Version differences
- Age of Mythology: Gold Edition includes the base game and The Titans expansion, and was first released in 2004. The Ubisoft eXclusive release comes on a single DVD-ROM, includes all official patches and no SafeDisc DRM. However, it requires a fix of its own that is available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The game has an autopatch feature which can be accessed through the setup program, a Start Menu shortcut or in-game.
The patches for the original game can also be found here. Patches for the expansion are available here.
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Instructions[4]
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- Launch the game and change the resolution to anything else.
- Use the
xres=YourWidth yres=YourHeight command line argument.
Notes
- If the resolution doesn't apply try launching the game a few more times or change any video settings.
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Input
In-game key map settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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On by default. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
28800-28805 |
UDP |
2200-2400, 6073 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
MSXML 4.0 is Missing
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 |
2000, ME, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 450 MHz
| Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
512 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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References