Technology (Age of Mythology)

This article is about the technologies in Age of Mythology. For technologies in other games of the series, see Technology.

This is an article explaining the tech-tree of Age of Mythology. As in other Age of-Titles, technologies once researched apply to all affected units on the map immediately. Military improvements for example apply to units already on the map even in they are middle of a battle far from one's own base, as well as to every unit recruited afterwards.

Age Technologies

As in other games of the Age of-Series, players are able to research the next age, unlocking buildings, units and technologies for their civilization.

In Age of Mythology among choosing a civilization to play, players choose a Major God, which already grants a researchable technology among various other benefits, allowing to play the civilization differently. Further the major god decides out of which minor gods players can choose when advancing into another age.

Age of Mythology introduces the concept of Minor Gods, among which players choose when advancing. They grant a god power, myth unit and a couple uncommon technologies not available otherwise.

Average advancement times should be the 5 minute mark for the classical, 10 minute mark for the heroic and the 15 minute mark for the mythic age.

	Gods in Age of Mythology
Civilization Archaic Age Classical Age Heroic Age Mythic Age Greeks Zeus Hades Poseidon Athena Hermes Ares Apollo Dionysus Aphrodite Hera Hephaestus Artemis Egyptians Ra Isis Set Bast Ptah Anubis Hathor Sekhmet Nephthys Osiris Horus Thoth Norse Thor Odin Loki Freyja Heimdall Forseti Skadi Bragi Njord Baldr Tyr Hel Atlanteans Kronos Oranos Gaia Prometheus Leto Oceanus Hyperion Rheia Theia Helios Atlas Hekate Chinese Fu Xi Nü Wa Shennong Huang Di Sun Wukong Chang'e Dabo Gong Zhong Kui He Bo Chongli Ao Kuang Xi Wangmu
Major gods have circular icons

Since the Archaic Age is for basic exploration and establishing an economy, a lot of military units are weakened, requiring to age up into classical for serious engagement. The Classical Age unlocks military barracks, units and among others the next tier of economic technologies. The Heroic Age primary unlocks forts and siege weapons, fort units and other technologies. The Mythic Age grants among technologies strong siege units and for some civilizations further military. After Archaic each Age increases the attack and hit points of Heroes by 10%.

Economic Technologies

Economic technologies improve gather rates, carry capacity or the speed of economic units. Carry capacity and speed decrease the time units spend walking to drop of their gathered resources, thus increasing the time they spend actually gathering. With the exception of market technologies, economic technologies never cost the resource whose gathering will be increased in any way.

Consecutive technologies for farming, fishing, wood- and gold-gathering require the associated technology from the earlier age to be researched, starting with Plow, Purse Seine, Hand Axe and Pick Axe.

Villagers, Laborers, Gatherers and Dwarves start with carry capacities of 15 food, 10 gold and 10 wood. Fishing Ships start with a carry capacity of 25 food. The percentage increase in carry capacity is always calculated onto this numbers.

Atlantean Economy

Because Atlanteans have no need for drop of spots, increasing their carry capacity does not benefit them. This is one reason why civilizations gain over time a greater increase in economic power than Atlanteans, the other being the Atlantean Citizens less efficiency per population count, making Atlanteans overall economically strong in the early game but loosing this strength as the game progresses.

Egyptian Farming

Due to the availability of Farms for the Egyptians in the Archaic Age, their workers are exceptionally worse at farming until they research Plow in the Classical Age.

Common Economic Tech Tree

Common Economic Tech Tree

Technology Age Building Cost Time Effect Food Gathering Hunting Dogs Granary, Ox Cart, Guild 100 100 20 +30% hunting gather rate Husbandry Granary, Ox Cart, Guild 100 50 30 +30% heard animal fattening rate, +20% villager gather rate from herd animals, +100% Food Carry Capacity (+15) Plow Granary, Ox Cart, Guild 50 100 40 +10% farming gather rate for non-Egytians, +22% for Egyptians Irrigation Granary, Ox Cart, Guild 150 250 30 +10% farm gather rate Flood Control Granary, Ox Cart, Guild 250 350 40 +10% farm gather rate Fishing Purse Seine Dock 150 150 20 +30% fishing gather rate Salt Amphora Dock 150 250 30 +40% fishing gather rate, +100% fishing carry capacity Wood Gathering Hand Axe Storehouse, Lumber Camp, Ox Cart, Guild 120 50 30 +10% wood gather rate, +50% wood carry capacity Bow Saw Storehouse, Lumber Camp, Ox Cart, Guild 250 150 45 +10% wood gather rate, +50% wood carry capacity Carpenters Storehouse, Lumber Camp, Ox Cart, Guild 300 200 55 +10% wood gather rate, +50% wood carry capacity Gold Gathering Pickaxe Storehouse, Mining Camp, Ox Cart, Guild 50 120 30 +10% gold gather rate, +50% gold carry capacity Shaft Mine Storehouse, Mining Camp, Ox Cart, Guild 150 250 45 +10% gold gather rate, +50% gold carry capacity Quarry Storehouse, Mining Camp, Ox Cart, Guild 200 300 55 +10% gold gather rate, +50% gold carry capacity Market Technologies Ambassadors Market 250 30 Removes the 10% Tribute penalty Tax Collectors Market 200 200 35 Decreases the cost of selling/buying at the market from 30% to 15% Coinage Market 200 40 +20% Caravan speed

Uncommon Economic Tech Tree

Uncommon Economic Tech Tree

Technology Age God Building Cost Time Effect Greek Technologies Vaults of Erebus Hades Storehouse 150 5 40 +0.75 Gold per second / 45 per minute Labyrinth of Minos Athena Temple 250 20 30 -25% Minotaur Food cost (Non-Economically +40% HP) Golden Apples Aphrodite Town Center 300 200 30 Villagers generate Favor 15% faster Divine Blood Aphrodite Town Center 200 35 30 Villagers +20% speed, +20% building rate, general carry capacity +10 Forge of Olympus Hephaestus Temple, Armory 300 60 30 Armory technology cost -75% Egyptian Technologies Flood of the Nile Isis Granary 135 5 30 +0.75 Food per second / 45 per minute Sacred Cats Bast Granary 110 10 30 +10% farm gather rate Shaduf Ptah Temple 150 10 30 Farms -33% cost, -50% building time  Adze of Wepwawet Bast Lumber Camp 110 10 30 +10% wood gather rate, knock down trees in one hit Book of Thoth  Thoth Town Center 400 30 40 +10% Farming, Wood, Gold Gather rate Norse Technologies Pig Sticker  Thor Ox Cart 100 1 40 Gatherer and Dwarf: x5 attack vs animals, +10% hunt gather rate Winter Harvest  Skadi Ox Cart 200 20 40 +20% farm gather rate Atlantean Technologies Channels Gaia Town Center 25 100 10 40 Citizens +20% speed Heart of the Titans Prometheus Temple 200 20 30 -20% Hero Cost on Food, Wood, Gold Rheia's Gift Rheia Temple 175 175 30 Technologies cost -25% Favor Horns of Consecration Rheia Temple 200 30 +10% Favor gathering on Town Centers

Economic benefits granted through major gods

Economic benefits granted through major gods

Major God Effect Greek Zeus Start with 15 Favor, Favor cap at 200 instead of 100 Villagers generate Favor 37.5% faster Poseidon Selling/Buying Rate bonus at the market 10% -10% Cavalry cost, -15% Stable cost Egyptian Ra Pharaoh empowering yields 25% bonus resources instead of 20% Priest can empower: Drop-Off buildings and monuments generate 15% more resources, buildings are build 30% faster, research and train 20% faster. Isis All technologies cost 10% less food, wood and gold. Set Converted, summoned and starting animals can be used to gather food. -25% gold cost for Migdol Strongholds Norse Odin +20% hunting gather rate Thor Starts with two Dwarves instead of two gatherers Dwarves cost 10 less gold, gather food at the same rate as regular villagers and gather wood only slightly slower instead of 20% slower. Loki Ox Carts move 50% faster, cost 50% less, but have 25% less HP Atlantean Kronos -10% cost on Siege Weapons and Myth Units Gaia -30% cost on economic technologies, -10% cost on Fishing Ships, -20% cost on Caravans, +25% hit points on Fishing Ships and Caravans

Military Technologies

Baseline Upgrades

Baseline Upgrades improve statistics like Hit Points, Attack and Line of Sight of specific unit groups. They also change the units name and appearance.

While most civilizations baseline upgrades affect multiple unit types associated through being infantry, cavalry or archers, egyptians require specific baseline upgrades for each unit type.

For various units available in the heroic age with no associated ones in the classical age, the classical medium upgrade is not available for research but active unannounced.

Armory Improvements

Armory updates improve the attack, hack or pierce armor of various units. While improving a great amount of units, they are less substantial than baseline-upgrades.

As with baseline and economic technologies, among the age restriction the previous age technology is required to unlock the next ages one.

Other Benefits

Various Technologies improve a specific unit type or group of units.

Military Tech Tree

Military Tech Tree
Technology Age Civilizations Building Cost Time Effect Human Soldiers & Siege Copper Weapons All Armory 200 200 30 Human Units, Heroes, Buildings and Ships +10% attack. Medium Infantry Greek, Norse, Atlantean Academy, Longhouse, Military Barracks, Counter-Barracks, Hill Fort, Palace 150 150 20 Infantry: +10% HP, +10% Attack, +1 LOS Ships Walls Towers Town Centers Myth Units

Military benefits granted through Major Gods

Military benefits granted through Major Gods
Major God Effect Isis All technologies cost 10% less food, wood and gold. Thor Dwarven Armory available in archaic, removes Age restriction on Armory updates, grants three dwarven updates after iron.

Greeks

Main article: Greeks (Age of Mythology)/Tree

Egyptians

Main article: Egyptians (Age of Mythology)/Tree

Norse

Main article: Norse/Tree

Atlanteans

Main article: Atlanteans/Tree

Chinese

Main article: Chinese (Age of Mythology)/Tree

Trivia

• Due to a human error in the protox definition the Atlanteans don't have Draft Horses.
• Originally more technologies were planned to have been "less common". This is confirmed in the Multiplayer Alpha language.dll that states: "Isis grants players all common technologies".