Age of Mythology is a real time strategy game for the PC created by Ensemble Studios. The game is similar to Ensemble Studios previous game, Age of Empires. Players must build up city states of an ancient civilization and fight wars against rival civilizations. Age of Mythology adds divine miracles, curses, and mythological monsters to this formula.

Controls

Age of Mythology uses the same controls as most other real time strategy games. Units and buildings can be selected by left clicking on them, or take action upon another object by right clicking on that object. The action taken depends on context. If a soldier is selected, and an enemy soldier is right clicked on, then they will attack the clicked enemy. If a villager is selected, and a forest is right clicked on, the villager will go to that forest to collect wood. Multiple units can be selected in one of two ways. You can click and drag with the left mouse button to draw a box on the screen, and all units within the box will be selected. Alternatively, you can double left click on a unit, and all nearby units of the same type will be selected.

Resources

There are five resources in Age of Mythology: Food, Wood, Gold, Population, and Divine Favor. Food can be gathered by villagers either at farms, or by right clicking on an animal that will be butchered. Butchering animals produces food more quickly, but farms are a permanent source of food. Wood can be produced by sending villagers into forests to chop down trees. Gold is mined from gold mines, which are scattered around the map and look like gold colored cracks in the ground. Population is determined by the number of units you have produced, both villagers and soldiers. The maximum value is determined by the number of houses your villagers have built. Divine favor is produced by having villagers pray at temples, and can be used to purchase miracles and mythological monsters from the gods.

Creating Buildings

Buildings are created by villagers. Select a villager and click the building's icon in the command menu, which is located on the bottom left side of the screen, then select a location on the map for the building.

Training Units

Units are created in a variety of buildings. Docks can create boats, the Town Center creates villagers, the Academy creates foot soldiers, and the Archery Range produces Archers. Mythological creatures can be produced in the Temple.

Miracles and Mythological Monsters

Monsters can be recruited at your temples by spending the divine favor created by the prayers of your villagers. The monsters you are allowed to choose from depend upon the specific god's worshipped by your villagers, and choices include gods from Norse, Roman, and Egyptian mythology. Occasionally, your chosen god will perform miracles for your civilization, and these will appear at the top of the screen.

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