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Age of Mythology

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Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology cover
Developers
Ensemble Studios
Publishers
Microsoft Game Studios
OS X MacSoft
Engines
BANG!
Release dates
Windows October 30, 2002
macOS (OS X) October 30, 2002
Age of Mythology guide on StrategyWiki
Age of Mythology on Wikipedia

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 Empires 1997
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1999
Age of Mythology 2002
Age of Empires III 2005
Age of Empires Online 2011
Age of Empires II: HD Edition 2013
Age of Mythology: Extended Edition 2014
Age of Empires: Castle Siege 2014
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition 2018
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition 2019
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition 2020
Age of Empires IV 2021
Age of Mythology: Retold 2024

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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Age of Mythology: The Titans
Windows
The Golden Gift Available for free.
Windows

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

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

Video settings

In-game options.
In-game options.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
Spanish
English
Italian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
12
Online play
12

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 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

Instructions

"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
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
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
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.2.6
Processor (CPU) 450 MHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon
Nvidia GeForce 2MX
16 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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]

References