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This page is for the original game. For the 2014 remaster, see Age of Mythology: Extended Edition. For the upcoming 2024 remaster, see Age of Mythology: Retold.
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
- 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 |
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
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 does not, 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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Royalty free audio |
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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 | |
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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References