r/AgeofMythology

So far, I've played all the campaigns and enjoyed it all, but one common question - Which villain from these campaigns is the most likeable one?

My take on this:- I'd say that Tezcatlipoca is by far my favorite villain because the fact that he is a crafty trickster and formidable warrior through his words and actions. It's obvious given that it's his nature as the god of darkness, sorcery, trickery and chaos, but his personality of being a trickster god that's worshipped so much by the Aztecs (including a festival in his honor called Toxcatl) makes me forget that he's actually a villain in the Obsidian Mirror Campaign. Oh, I absolutely love his jaguar form in the artwork and as the hero unit too (except for the fact that the beard he has makes him look more like a lion than an actual jaguar, but I love the overall aesthetics) which they could have improved upon.

He literally tricked Quetzalcoatl (who is a god BTW) into drinking the elixir (which was actually the intoxicating pulque drink) and manipulating him into destroying Aztlan in the prologue of the campaign and Iztaccihuatl couldn't even realise Tezcatlipoca's real motives until the final mission of the OM campaign.

The other villains such as Gargarensis, Kamos, Kemyst, Kagemasa, Kronos' servant, Huang Zhaowu are more about power, chaos and revenge which is typical of the villain archetype. Kronos' servant also plays the trickster role quite well by manipulating Kastor and the Atlanteans into worshipping the Titans and killing the followers of the Olympians so that the Titans can escape the depths of Tartarus, but I feel that he had more to offer as a unit too.

Skult (who is actually Loki) as a unit in the FOTT campaign was more about trickery through words than actions (which is not what Loki should be but you can't have everything), which made me question why Loki himself as a hero unit was not used since it would have had so much potential. So Skult is a side character

In the Immortal Pillars Campaign, Chiyou himself plays a solid role as a god of trickery, chaos and war by allying with a rogue figure like Huang Zhaowu but he completely blows up the trickery aspect the moment he reveals his ulterior motives of ruling the Celestial Court to Huang Zhaowu after stealing the god trap. I get that he has ulterior motives, but why did he backstab his ally? That itself gave a chance for Huang Zhaowu to control him which is something that leaves me baffled.

What do you people think? Do share what your opinions are.

Is anyone else annoyed with the attack move command like me??

I just don't understand why this happens- I task my armies to attack certain units or buildings and then some of my soldiers stand still while a few of them continue leveling the enemy base.

It baffles me as to why this happens all the time

I've seen many new players shy away from PvP, and as someone who only plays PvP, I'd like to share some practical tips.

1.- Let's start with a basic villager build order for each civilization. In this game, advancing to higher ages is crucial for attacking and defending. Timing is important in a game where you compete against others, but don't worry, this is very easy, and you can always find better build orders later.

So you should be attacking, even if it's just with one unit, by minute 5-6.

The goal is for you to advance to the next era by 00:00 - 05:00mins

Greeks, Aztecs, Japanese, Chinese.
- The first 6 villagers to food, 2 villagers to wood, and 3 to gold; this is enough for you to build a house, temple, and age advances.
Nordic.
- Your first 3 villagers go to gold, the next villager to wood, you produce dwarves whenever you can, the 4th villager to gold, everything else to food, and you alternate between producing a dwarf whenever you can.
-Egyptians build monuments, 7 villagers get food, and everyone else gets gold
-Atlanteans, 2 villagers to food, 1 villager to wood, 1 villager to gold, all others to food

2.- Here we get to the important stuff. Whether your style is aggressive or defensive, we have to fight, and the first fear when you're new is when you're surprised by an attack; nerves get the better of you because you feel the pressure.

So you should be attacking, even if it's just with one unit, by minute 5-6.

2.1.- First basic concept: villagers are worth more than a soldier at the start of the game, so don't let them die and try to eliminate enemy villagers.

3.- Basic strategies:
3.1 .- Build 2 Town Centers to get more villagers and more resources
3.1.1.- With 2 TCs you have to start producing armies to attack and assess your opponent , but you have two options: either build an army to explore the map and focus on quickly reaching the Heroic Age by minute 10-11, or focus entirely on building up your population with an army and advancing to the Heroic Age by minute 13.
3.2.- 1 TC: Here we have 2 options: 1. We build an army and attack until we can naturally advance to the Heroic Age at minute 11. 2. To reach the Heroic Age, by minute 7-8 you need to keep 7-8 villagers hunting for food and 4-5 villagers gathering gold, defending with only one hero and slowing down to attack in the Heroic Age. If your opponent is passive, you can quickly reach the Mythic Age by minute 13 with a TC or by minute 16 with a TC and better economy.

You have to play with the objective in mind: at such and such a minute I'm going to go all out, or once I have the following upgrades or units in my army I'm going to launch an attack.

The truth is, what I wrote is more of a description of the stages you should be progressing through to avoid falling behind. This game has many strategies and options with each of the gods. But the important thing is that you at least understand how the game will progress and how your opponent came to have such an army or advance to that age.

What is the Ame-no-Uzume play with Tsukoyomi?

As the devs often read this sub, and are on constant touch with the community on their official discord, I wanted to take the time to write them and hopefully this reaches to them.

I wanted to say thank you. You brought back many many great memories by investing in this game. I know AoE 2 is their most succesful and most active game, but AoM has something special that many can't find in AoE or even other RTS.

Of course I won't tell you every single detail about my personal story with this game, because you'd be either bored or end up crying, but to summarize it, I played the OG back then and it served as a shelter when things weren't easy. Retold came out when I was fighting a serious illness and couldn't even stand, so I couldn't do much but play while I recovered.

The fact that they keep expanding it with not only new civs, but campaigns for each new one and 4th Gods, makes me incredibly happy.

I just wanted to say thank you, thank you for listening, thank you for reading us, thank you for your work even though results weren't guaranteed, thank you for releasing this gem, and hopefully, thank you for keep expanding it further.

I hope we get a confirmation of some type, but even if the game is done, I'll keep on playing it for many, many, many years. (Shit it's been 20 and I still dig skirmish against the AI)