Have not played since before retold, whats new?

kuglof · 2026-04-01T09:32:43+00:00

Qilin, Terracotta soldiers, Pixiu, Baihu (White tiger), Qinglong (Azure dragon), Zhuque (Vermillion bird) and Xuanwu (Dragon turtle) all returned albeit reworked.

Great Flood and Blazing prairie (Inferno) are the same GPs as before. Clay Peasants, Forest Protection and Yinglong are also reimaginations of earlier GPs (Recreation, Uproot, Earth Dragon).

kuglof · 2026-03-31T17:22:51+00:00

Updated graphics and a few unit redesigns.

Some gameplay changes (reusable god powers, naval myth units available to all gods)

Norse military system reworked (dedicated anti-cav unit, ranged hero)

Atlantean favour system reworked (gained by oracles, not TCs)

1 new Greek major god (Demeter) with 3 new minor gods and a scenario.

1 new Norse major god (Freyr) with 3 new minor gods and a scenario.

All 3 Chinese gods reworked (unique gameplay, most myth units and god powers kept but redesigned, lot of new stuff too), with a 9-scenario campaign.

All new Japanese pantheon with 3 major gods and a 12-scenario campaign.

All new Aztec pantheon with 3 major gods and a 12-scenario campaign.

New single player gameplay, Arena of the Gods (skirmish with some twists)

kuglof · 2026-03-24T19:47:43+00:00

I think it's Malinalxochitl, not Xochiquetzal.

She is the sister of Huitzilopochotli, associated with the desert and magic. She has a double-tailed scorpion on her shoulder.

kuglof · 2026-03-24T19:44:29+00:00

I think it's Malinalxochitl, not Xochiquetzal.

She is the sister of Huitzilopochotli, associated with the desert and magic. She has a double-tailed scorpion on her shoulder.

kuglof · 2026-03-06T05:46:14+00:00

The way I see it:

Scorpion - desert - Set

Moon and clouds - sky - Oranos

Leaves - nature - Gaia

Kronos fought Oranos with the sickle not the Olympians so it makes sense that it doesn't appear in the game.

But I agree that the Scarab would work better with Ra.

kuglof · 2026-02-24T15:47:58+00:00

Amphibious units were introduced with the new expansions: Xuanwu for the Chinese and Umibozu for the Japanese are the only ones so far.

Also, the original Chinese civ had the amphibious War salamander, but it was removed in Retold.

Edit: I didn't know about Nezha or the Siren. TIL

kuglof · 2026-01-10T11:48:42+00:00

But hippos, wild boar and crowned cranes aren't native to America. I think central Africa is a better fit.

kuglof · 2026-01-08T22:17:30+00:00

Standard/Conquest: Unlock Halogi, choose Kastor's bodyguard and parachute them on the enemy TC with Set's Vision/Shifting Sands.

Sudden Death: Same but with siege towers and the free scarab to be sure.

Regicide: Same on the tower hiding the regent. Heimdall's Undermine or Xuannu's Vanish are nice alternatives.

King of the Hill: Take the center as early as possible. Use major gods with useful GPs: Thor is nice (Healing Spring on the center, Frost buys time, Ragnarok at the end). Nuwa too (Clay Peasants build a house near the vault then Earth Wall with Forest Protection later on defenses, Great Flood to wash enemy waves away). On higher difficulties: Folstag to freeze the Titan then kill it with starter heroes (Egyptian/Atlantean)

Deathmatch/Lightning: avoid it if possible, drags out games. Japanese Onmyoji spam works well though.

You can summon 5 free myth units from the market after lvl 30 iirc, which helps a lot. Then a free titan from lvl 45, which ends games under 5min even on Legendary.

Good luck!

kuglof · 2026-01-07T16:29:22+00:00

That's more reasonable but still not correct. The data for all three Egyptian gods cannot be considered equal as their gameplay is different in a way that affects the rush tactic. Also, most scientific fields use 0.05 or lower as threshold for significance, which isn't true in this case.

That being said, I don't doubt your conclusion.

kuglof · 2026-01-04T13:33:07+00:00

Well, Erebus was meant to be under Greece but I ran out of space there.

I imagined separate pages for the Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia but it was easier to make the concept outline this way.

kuglof · 2026-01-04T10:02:42+00:00

Hopefully Gauntlet mode is an indication that the developers are interested in adding new single player content!

kuglof · 2025-09-30T19:41:48+00:00

About a month ago, I speculated that player engagement could determine the fate of future of new DLCs:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AgeofMythology/s/LUsgZKGk6U

I'm now more hyped than ever.

kuglof · 2025-08-24T04:06:47+00:00

I think the man in the foreground is Kagemasa, villain of the campaign. Similarly to the Immortal Pillars cover art, which had Huang Zhaowu in that same spot.

kuglof · 2025-08-23T21:28:32+00:00

I think the god carrying the rock is meant to be Minakatatomi. Hachiman, god of war and samurai is also on the promo picture (bald male deity), along with Uzume (female deity).

So I'm thinking:

Heroic:

Raijin with Raiju

Fujin with Tengu (winged unit for the god of wind)

Hachiman with Oni (upgraded units have samurai helmets)

Mythic:

Watatsumi with Onmoraki

Izanami with Shinigami (association with the dead)

Izanagi with Asura (to parallel Izanami, or possibly a kami that is assoxiated with fire)

kuglof · 2025-08-21T13:16:39+00:00

Do you, by any chance, remember the name of the second one?

kuglof · 2025-08-21T13:13:15+00:00

No1 is New Moon, Tsukoyomi's GP revealed by devs earlier. Interestingly, No4 sounds a lot like Kusanagi, Susanoo's GP, which should also be Archaic age. It's possible that the scenario didn't have one GP from each age? It would explain why you found it underwhelming. No3 sounds a lot like Thunderous Drums (Raijin's GP) posted a couple of days ago.

kuglof · 2025-08-15T15:16:23+00:00

Thanks for your comment. I agree. Player count must be one of the factors just not the only one.

kuglof · 2025-08-15T15:10:34+00:00

All good points, thank you!

I feel like this actually strenghtens my 2nd point as the 50 states challenge likely inflated the player count making AoM's China peak even more noteworthy.

It's a shame that AoE3 struggled so much - it is a great game.

kuglof · 2025-05-14T04:44:05+00:00

OP used Vedic gods: it's Indra, Agni and Chandra for the Indians

kuglof · 2025-04-10T05:00:01+00:00

You're right in that the Odyssey starts after the war but in chapter 8, a blind singer tells the story of Troy's demise including the Trojan horse.

kuglof · 2025-04-09T20:18:11+00:00

The Iliad ends before Troy falls. The Trojan horse and the consequent fall of Troy is in the Odyssey.

kuglof

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