Age of Mythology: The Titans
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| Age of Mythology: The Titans | |
| Image:Age of Mythology - The Titans Liner.jpg | |
| Developer(s) | Ensemble Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 2003 |
| Genre | Real-time strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Age of Mythology: The Titans is a real-time strategy computer game expansion pack of Age of Mythology. It was developed by Ensemble Studios and released in September 2003.
The expansion adds a fourth civilization to the game, the Atlanteans, and 3 new gods, plus many new units, buildings and god-powers. It also included many new features, such as auto-queueing (allows training of units indefinitely as long as there are sufficient resources), and the ability to summon a Titan, a powerful, godlike being which forms the game's focal point.
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Atlanteans
The newly added civilization of Atlanteans is much different from the others, because of the focus on mythological and magical powers, including:
- Lack of specific hero units
- Ability to have an arbritary number of heros by converting any human unit to a hero (depending on the resources available)
- Not needing special drop-off points, and having each citizen accompanied by a donkey
- The scout units, known as Oracles, which are effective only while standing still
- Ability to build town centers at the early ages of the game
- Ability (if Kronos is chosen as Major god) to time-shift buildings, i.e. move buildings from one place to another
- Ability (if Oranos is chosen as Major god) to build sky passages, which let instant tansportation of people to various places of the map
- Gaia's magical powers of growing lush from buildings, which prevents enemies from building anything on the lush.
- Ability to use certain god powers several times during a game
- God powers that create units hostile to everyone, including the player that invokes them
Atlantean citizens are much more effective in work than their Greek, Norse or Egyptian counterparts, but cost 3 population units each. They are also much slower to train. Atlanteans gain favour through town centers. The more town centers they control, the faster the rate of favour gain.
Scenario
The scenario is only a third of the length of the one in original, and this time focuses mostly on the Atlantean civilization and its leader, Arkantos' son, Kastor. Arkantos, who is now a god, also makes a few minor appearances here. The story is set ten years after the events of the Age of Mythology storyline.
The story begins with Kronos, who was still trapped in Tartarus, sending his servant, who is not named in the game but the fans call him Kronny, to possess the body of the Theocrat Krios, an Atlantean leader.
It then cuts to the Norselands, where the suffering Atlanteans, led by Kastor and Krios, are trying to rebuild their civilization after it was destroyed ten years ago. The Theocrat leads them to a new island home called New Atlantis, saying it was the imprisoned Titans who helped them, and convinces his people, including Kastor, to worship them.
The Greeks are angered with the Atlanteans' new choice of gods, and wage war against them with the help of the Norse and Egyptians. Atlantean troops then launch attacks in Egypt, the Norselands and even Mount Olympus.
All these events were actually part of Kronos' plan to use the Atlanteans to set himself free after his first plan with Gargarensis failed. The Atlanteans had killed the Olympians' followers and destroyed their temples as they fought in the aforementioned war, which apparently had weakened the power of the Greek gods. This allowed a few minor Titans to escape Tartarus and make way for Kronos and the other Titans.
These are stopped by Kastor, who realized he was tricked by the possessed Theocrat, along with Ajax and Amanra from Age of Mythology. The heroes then travel to New Atlantis where Kronos, king of the Titans, is set free by his servant. To stop him, Kastor and his allies summon the benevolent earth goddess, Gaia, a Titan herself, who defeats Kronos and imprisons him once more. Kastor then kills Krios and becomes leader of Atlantis.
Gods
The three major Atlantean gods are:
Minor gods include:
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| Age of Empires series | Age of Empires | Rise of Rome | Age of Empires II | The Conquerors | Age of Empires III |
| Similar games | Age of Mythology | The Titans | Rise of Nations | Thrones and Patriots | Rise of Legends | Empire Earth | Art of Conquest | Empire Earth II | Dawn of the Modern World | Galactic Battlegrounds | Clone Campaigns |
