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Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Where can I download Age of Mythology?
My favorite place to download software is my local software store. Go to one near you, download the box off the shelf and your wallet out of your pocket. Click forward until you are at the counter and pay for the software. If you like Real Time Strategy (RTS) games, AoM is one of the best, and will not dissapoint.
2. What are the differences between armor types?
Hack armor protects against melee weapons (swords, hammers, etc.). Pierce armor protects against arrows and Crush armor wards off damage from most siege weapons. If a unit shows 50% hack armor, they will only take half the damage from a hack attack.
3. My hero picked up Odin's Wand.
Why is it refered to as Gambanteins Wand? At some point, the name of this relic was changed and not all references were. It still functions as it should.
4. I want to use a 'no-CD' patch. Where and how do I get/use them?
I'm sorry, I won't answer that. Although most people who want to use these I think are honest enough and bought AoM, there are a few that haven't. If you really need one for your legal copy of the game, you can search for them yourself. If you pirated the game, please buy a legal copy. This will help Ensemble cover the costs of creating more great titles (hopefully including an expansion!).
5. The manual in my standard edition is small. Is there more information available?
Yes. On CD 1 there is a directory under the one called AOM. It is the DOC directory. In it is a PDF version of the printed manual as well as a PDF version of the technology chart that shipped with the game. As well there is another PDF file that is basically the extra manual that shipped with the collectors edition. There are also some RTF files to help you script maps and stuff like that. Most good word processors can read RTF documents (TextEdit). If you don't already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to read the PDF files, the installer can be found in the root directory of the CD.
6. I'm playing the Norse and can't seem to get any favor. Why?
Norse have to fight or hunt to gain favor. Hersirs gain favor very slowly by just being on the map. Also, if you are only using myth units at this point, they gain no favor at all for fighting.
7. I rotated the map and now I can't find my way around! Please help!
If you look at the minimap carefully, you will see that one corner is a different color than the other three. If you rotate again until the odd color is at the top, you will end up back at the default view and should be able to find your way around again.
8. How can I show the game time/ scores? Also is there a way to see more of the battlefield?
To show game time, press F11. Scores are shown with F4. Sometimes a turtle icon appears, showing a player with a slow down of some sort. Red and Gold shields show latency (or ping). A red shield is medium ping (bad) while a gold one shows high ping (real bad). To see more of the game screen, press Apple+down arrow. The interface will disappear, leaving only the minimap and unit display screen (if a unit or group is selected). To get the interface back, press Appe+up arrow.
9. I really enjoyed this game. What else has Ensemble done?
Ensemble created AoM as the third full title in the Age of line. This started with Age of Empires, it's expansion, The Rise of Rome and continued into Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. It also was given an expansion in The Conquerors. Besides these games, you might enjoy Empire Earth (from Stainless Steel Studios and Sierra). It was created by Rick Goodman who helped create the original Age of Empires.
10. I find the Hard level too easy and Titan whips me is. Is there anything else?
YES! I downloaded a few AI enhancements and am still in the process of trying them out, but there are a couple that stand out in my mind. The first is Battlemachine (Beta) and the other is DomBrain. They make the AI a little harder. Another one I haven't tried yet is the Turtle. It is supposed to make the AI hold off attacking for 30 minutes. These AIs are all created by others and I hope they do not think badly of me for putting them in here.
11. I'm not sure I understand how the armor system works. Can you help me?
Sure. Lets take the example of a Throwing Axeman and his enemy Hersir. The throwing axemen sees the Hersir at a range of 16 (the same point the Hersir sees him). Becasue the TA has a range of 9, they must move towards each other. When the range is 9, the TA will start throwing his axes. They do a base amount of damage of 5 points of hack. The hersir has a 20% hack armor, so each attack that the axeman does will cause 4 points of damage to the Hersir (5/20%=4). These will be further modified by any research done at the armory or unit production buildings.
12. How does the bonus damage system work?
It is fairly straight forward. An example is the Hersirs ability to counter myth units. He will attack the myth unit and instead of doing his normal 8 hack damage, he will do 48 hack damage, minus whatever hack armor the myth unit may have. An example is the Scorpion man with 50% hack armor. 24 damage would be the result of the attack. Again these are modified slightly by armor and weapons research done at the armory and unit production buildings.
13. I can't seem to win against certain civilizations. Is the game balanced?
LOL! I think it is and have said so many times on the Heaven games forums. Ususally people think that the game is unbalanced because they are seeing a strategy used for the first time and don't know how to counter it. The same can be said of the units. The best thing to do is learn the counters for units and and build what counters your enemies. Also scout to see what strategy they may be using.
My favorite place to download software is my local software store. Go to one near you, download the box off the shelf and your wallet out of your pocket. Click forward until you are at the counter and pay for the software. If you like Real Time Strategy (RTS) games, AoM is one of the best, and will not dissapoint.
2. What are the differences between armor types?
Hack armor protects against melee weapons (swords, hammers, etc.). Pierce armor protects against arrows and Crush armor wards off damage from most siege weapons. If a unit shows 50% hack armor, they will only take half the damage from a hack attack.
3. My hero picked up Odin's Wand.
Why is it refered to as Gambanteins Wand? At some point, the name of this relic was changed and not all references were. It still functions as it should.
4. I want to use a 'no-CD' patch. Where and how do I get/use them?
I'm sorry, I won't answer that. Although most people who want to use these I think are honest enough and bought AoM, there are a few that haven't. If you really need one for your legal copy of the game, you can search for them yourself. If you pirated the game, please buy a legal copy. This will help Ensemble cover the costs of creating more great titles (hopefully including an expansion!).
5. The manual in my standard edition is small. Is there more information available?
Yes. On CD 1 there is a directory under the one called AOM. It is the DOC directory. In it is a PDF version of the printed manual as well as a PDF version of the technology chart that shipped with the game. As well there is another PDF file that is basically the extra manual that shipped with the collectors edition. There are also some RTF files to help you script maps and stuff like that. Most good word processors can read RTF documents (TextEdit). If you don't already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to read the PDF files, the installer can be found in the root directory of the CD.
6. I'm playing the Norse and can't seem to get any favor. Why?
Norse have to fight or hunt to gain favor. Hersirs gain favor very slowly by just being on the map. Also, if you are only using myth units at this point, they gain no favor at all for fighting.
7. I rotated the map and now I can't find my way around! Please help!
If you look at the minimap carefully, you will see that one corner is a different color than the other three. If you rotate again until the odd color is at the top, you will end up back at the default view and should be able to find your way around again.
8. How can I show the game time/ scores? Also is there a way to see more of the battlefield?
To show game time, press F11. Scores are shown with F4. Sometimes a turtle icon appears, showing a player with a slow down of some sort. Red and Gold shields show latency (or ping). A red shield is medium ping (bad) while a gold one shows high ping (real bad). To see more of the game screen, press Apple+down arrow. The interface will disappear, leaving only the minimap and unit display screen (if a unit or group is selected). To get the interface back, press Appe+up arrow.
9. I really enjoyed this game. What else has Ensemble done?
Ensemble created AoM as the third full title in the Age of line. This started with Age of Empires, it's expansion, The Rise of Rome and continued into Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. It also was given an expansion in The Conquerors. Besides these games, you might enjoy Empire Earth (from Stainless Steel Studios and Sierra). It was created by Rick Goodman who helped create the original Age of Empires.
10. I find the Hard level too easy and Titan whips me is. Is there anything else?
YES! I downloaded a few AI enhancements and am still in the process of trying them out, but there are a couple that stand out in my mind. The first is Battlemachine (Beta) and the other is DomBrain. They make the AI a little harder. Another one I haven't tried yet is the Turtle. It is supposed to make the AI hold off attacking for 30 minutes. These AIs are all created by others and I hope they do not think badly of me for putting them in here.
11. I'm not sure I understand how the armor system works. Can you help me?
Sure. Lets take the example of a Throwing Axeman and his enemy Hersir. The throwing axemen sees the Hersir at a range of 16 (the same point the Hersir sees him). Becasue the TA has a range of 9, they must move towards each other. When the range is 9, the TA will start throwing his axes. They do a base amount of damage of 5 points of hack. The hersir has a 20% hack armor, so each attack that the axeman does will cause 4 points of damage to the Hersir (5/20%=4). These will be further modified by any research done at the armory or unit production buildings.
12. How does the bonus damage system work?
It is fairly straight forward. An example is the Hersirs ability to counter myth units. He will attack the myth unit and instead of doing his normal 8 hack damage, he will do 48 hack damage, minus whatever hack armor the myth unit may have. An example is the Scorpion man with 50% hack armor. 24 damage would be the result of the attack. Again these are modified slightly by armor and weapons research done at the armory and unit production buildings.
13. I can't seem to win against certain civilizations. Is the game balanced?
LOL! I think it is and have said so many times on the Heaven games forums. Ususally people think that the game is unbalanced because they are seeing a strategy used for the first time and don't know how to counter it. The same can be said of the units. The best thing to do is learn the counters for units and and build what counters your enemies. Also scout to see what strategy they may be using.
| Web Links: |
Ensemble Studios http://www.ensemblestudios.com
Community Sites:
Age of Mythology Heaven http://aom.heavengames.com/
Mr. Fixit Online http://www.rtscentral.com/aomHome.asp
Planet Age of Mythology http://www.planetageofmythology.com
Age of Mythology Files http://www.aomfiles.com/file.index
Mythology Websites:
Norse Mythology http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~cherryne/mythology.html
Bulfinch's Mythology http://www.bulfinch.org/
Greek Mythology http://www.messagenet.com/myths/
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