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Revision as of 02:23, 18 July 2018
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Developers | |
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Ensemble Studios | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Game Studios | |
OS X | MacSoft |
Engines | |
BANG! | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 30, 2002 |
macOS (OS X) | December 19, 2003 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- 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.
This page is for the original game. For the remake, see Age of Mythology: Extended Edition.
Key points
- Does not work on Windows 10 due to SafeDisc support being discontinued.[1] A No-CD crack acts as solution.
General information
- Official Age of Empires site
- Microsoft's Official game page (archived)
- Age of Empires Wiki - A wiki for everything Age of Empires related
- Planet Age of Empires - A hub for all Age of Empires games
- Age of Mythology Heaven - A huge fan site for Age of Mythology
Availability
Version differences
- The "Age of Mythology gold edition" can often be found on store shelves. It is the most cost effective way of acquiring the game, as it contains the following games on a single DVD-ROM:
- NoCD version; DVD only necessary for installation.
- All games are already fully patched.
- patch fixed expansion edition dvd version http://patches.ubi.com/age_of_mythology_the_titan/age_of_mythology_the_titan_dvd_fix.exe
- Compatible windows 10 (dvd version)
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Age of Mythology: The Titans | ||
The Golden Gift | Available for free. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The game has an autopatch feature which can be accessed through the setup program, a Start Menu shortcut or in-game
Skip intro videos
Run the game with +noIntroCinematics parameter[4]
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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 settings
Widescreen resolution
Instructions[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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Spanish | ||||
English | ||||
Italian | ||||
German | ||||
French |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 12 | |||
Online play | 12 | Steam version only |
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 unresolved
"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch (Windows 10)
- Does not work on Windows 10 due to SafeDisc support being discontinued.[1]
Issues fixed
MSXML 4.0 is Missing
Install MSXML |
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"Access Denied - Please login with administrator privileges and try again" error on launch
- The
SecDrv.Sys
driver required by SafeDisc is not running.SecDrv.sys
has been disabled by a hotfix. Refer to kb3086255 for workaround details (this does not work for Windows 10).[1]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
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 | 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[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Age of Mythology - Windows 10 - Microsoft Community
- ↑ 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