Age of Mythology: Extended Edition


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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 remake. For the original game, see Age of Mythology.

Key points

HD remake of the original Age of Mythology and its expansions, with Steam achievements and multiplayer, improved graphics and support for higher resolutions

General information

Official Age of Empires site

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

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Tale of the Dragon

Essential improvements

Skip launcher

Skip launcher by replacing a file^{[citation needed]}
Rename `Launcher.exe` to something else. Rename `aomx.exe` to `Launcher.exe` (Case sensitive^{[citation needed]}).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Startup\Persistent.cfg^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\Users\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/266840/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savegame\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/266840/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

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Input settings

In-game key map settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		12	Versus, Co-op
Online play		12	Versus, Co-op

Co-op is for custom scenarios only

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
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
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1950 Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT Intel Integrated HD 3000 DirectX 10 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 4850 Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/266840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (266840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[gamedir-1] 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).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/266840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (266840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	SkyBox Labs
	Ensemble Studios
DLC	Forgotten Empires
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows	May 8, 2014