Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
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This page is for the remaster. For the original game, see Age of Mythology.
Developers | |
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SkyBox Labs | |
Ensemble Studios | |
DLC | Forgotten Empires |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
BANG! | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 8, 2014 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Africa, Asia, Classical, Europe, Fantasy |
Series | Age of Empires |
Key points
- HD remaster of the original Age of Mythology and its expansions, with Steam achievements and multiplayer, improved graphics and support for higher resolutions
General information
- Official Discord server for the series
- Age of Mythology Heaven - A huge fan site for Age of Mythology
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes the Chinese civilization and a new campaign. Players can play in multiplayer regardless of whether all of them have the DLC. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Tale of the Dragon |
Essential improvements
Skip launcher
Skip launcher by replacing a file[citation needed] |
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|
Revised Tale of the Dragon campaign
The campaign of the Tale of the Dragon DLC is known for its bugs and poor balancing. The Revised Tale of the Dragon Campaign mod on the Steam Workshop aims to fix as many issues as possible while retaining the original design.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Startup\Persistent.cfg[Note 1] <path-to-game>\Users\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/266840/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/266840/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | [1] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Cannot remap keys while in a game. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For scroll speed. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Polish | Translation ported from the original Cenega release. | |||
Hungarian | Fan translation by tbt. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
LAN play | 12 | Versus, Co-op |
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Online play | 12 | Versus, Co-op |
- Co-op is for custom scenarios only
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 8.1 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | 5 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon X1950 Intel HD Graphics 3000 DirectX 10 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 4850 DirectX 11 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/266840/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (266840) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.