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Age of Mythology (AoM) is a mythology-based, real-time strategy computer game. The game has the player lead ancient civilizations by worshipping different gods, employing god-like powers and mythological units & heroes to help their civilisation succeed.

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How can I unlock the 'Hour of Alpacas' achievement, given there hasn't been an event in years?

The 'Hour of the Alpacas' is a date/time-based achievement. The idea being that every once in a while, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition's developers (Skybox Labs) will launch the 'Hour of the ...
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Why does the AI always attack Player 2 (my brother)?

I play a lot of Age of Mythology with my brother, and 9 out of 10 games he gets attacked early by the AI, and often these attacks might last the entire game, relentlessly. I'm always the host, the ...
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Record game is Invalid bug in AoM:EE

I have the Age of Mythology: Extended Edition from Steam. I've downloaded some recorded games from RTS Sanctuary (link to the subforum, which is for AoM:EE replays only, technically). While some of ...
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Do all players need to own Age of Mythology in Steam to play multiplayer online?

A friend of mine owns Age of Mythology through Steam. I don’t own it but I have a Steam account. Can I play Age of Mythology over the Internet with him since one of us owns it? Or do I need to ...
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Playing Age of Mythology on Windows 10

I am a big fan of Age of Mythology and it worked perfectly on my computer on Windows 7. A few weeks ago I upgraded to Windows 10 and now I get the below error message: ACCESS DENIED - Please login ...
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Loki rush to beat a 1900 player in Age of Mythology?

I am playing with a friend who is 1900 rated in AOM. When ever we play he always win and I can't seem to beat him. I want to learn a loki rush to beat a 1900 rated player in AOM. can any one give me ...
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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition crashing on windows 10

I've had windows 10 since it's release, never ran into a problem with any game, I'd say every game has improved since. But for AoM:EE it runs for at least 30 minutes and then, when I click on a unit's ...
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'Video Card 0 isn't in look-up file' when attempting to play Age of Mythology through Remote Desktop?

I am trying to run Age of Mythology through Remote Desktop. The reason for this is my Windows 7 Machine isn't powerful enough, but my Windows XP machine is. So, I am running Age of Mythology on ...
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Player 1 Score Visibility to On?

I created a Scenario in Age of Mythology through the Map Editor of two Players. The second Player's Score is visible but no matter what I do, Player 1's Score remains invisible. I went through the ...
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What are the ports of Age of Mythology: Extended Edition?

I want to open my router ports to play Age of Mythology Extended but the ports appear to be different than older versions of the game, for some reason Steam is not working correctly on my computer and ...
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How can I play Age of Mythology on WMware Fusion with Windows 7?

Thanks to Google I found this video on youtube: I followed the instructions that Nolnar posted - they are the same as those in the youtube video. But now I get this ...
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How to play Age of Mythology on a VM

I've recently been hit with the desire to play old games. Due to my past experience with old games, such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, which usually crashes a lot under Windows 8.1, I ...
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Why doesn't Age of Mythology work in windowed mode?

I have a PC running Windows 7. I installed and play Age of Mythology and its expansion, the Titans. Since the computer I have is much, much more advanced than even the maximum supported graphics ...
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Age of Mythology via Hamachi

Ok, So I am trying to play Age of Mythology with my friends on a VPN with Hamachi... My friends managed to connect to each other without doing anything extra, but I can't connect using the same way. ...
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What are the immediate benefits of choosing Ra, and how do I play to his strengths late-game?

I've just picked up Age of Mythology after a long time of not playing it, and the last time I played it I tended to just play against the computer and launch earthquakes everywhere :P. However I've ...
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How do I transport my Titan across water?

After I have the workers build the pit for the Titan on the island of my choosing, the Titan gets left idle once it defeats any enemy units it finds there. After that, it sits unused unless bad guys ...
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What are the units in Age of Mythology saying?

What are the units saying in Age of Mythology? For example, when I click on a Hoplite he says "Prostagma". What does that mean? Is there a resource that has all the unit's quotes for all the races (...
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Where can I download Age of Mythology: Rise of the Titans?

Despite Age of Mythology being rather old it's still one of my favorite games. Unfortunately my disk for the Rise of the Titans expansion pack has gotten scratched over the years and now no longer ...
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What's the advantage of Atlantean workers over other civilizations' counterparts?

Personally I am a builder than aggressor. Before Titans came out I was quite happy with Norse. The only reason I play with Atlanteans is I don't have to worry about drop sites but I think their ...
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Why can't I play multiplayer in Age of Mythology?

I just dug up one my my favorite games, Age of Mythology, and I can't get the online multiplayer to work. It just pops up with a blank message and then returns me to the log-in screen. Searching ...
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What is the best opening strategy in Age of Mythology?

My brother and I are getting back into playing the original Age of Mythology together, with our favorite map being Jotunheim. He always kicks my butt though, and I think part of it has to do with him ...
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