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For a game first released in 2002,Age of Mythologyhas proven to be a timeless classic. One key factor in its lasting appeal is its artificial intelligence (AI), which has consistently provided players with challenging opponents. The good news is that the game’s remastered edition,Age of Mythology: Retold, enhances this already capable AI, delivering a more intense and engaging experience against computer-controlled enemies. It offers a PvE experience that keeps pace with modern standards in the genre.
However, you might be wondering what the difficulty levels inAge of Mythology: Retoldreally mean. That’s a fair question, especially since the remaster introduces new AI difficulties that aren’t fully explained in the tutorials. To help you navigate the new game, here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know about the difficulty levels inAge of Mythology: Retold.
Age of Mythology: Retold Difficulties
Theremaster ofAge of Mythologyadds two new difficulty settings, Extreme and Legendary, bringing the total number of difficulty levels to six: Standard, Moderate, Hard, Titan, Extreme, and Legendary.
Every Difficulty Level Explained
In the original game, Titan was the hardest AI level, and it had a 100% resource advantage.
Game Difficulty vs. AI Difficulty
Age of Mythology: Retoldallows you to change the AIand game’s difficulty separately. AI difficulty adjusts the intelligence and resource advantages of a single CPU player in a match. However, the game difficulty setting changes all AI players’ intelligence and resource advantages in the match.
You can use AI difficulty in the Skirmish mode to balance the match with a combination of easy, moderate, hard, and legendary enemies.
AI Play Styles in Age of Mythology: Retold
Before starting Skirmish matches, you can choose from three AI playstyles:Standard, Attacker, and Defender. The Standard playstyle balances offensive and defensive strategies, while the Attacker and Defender playstyles focus on a single aspect of real-time strategy—warfare and resistance, respectively.
If you’re facing an AI-related bug, check outAge of Mythology: Retold’s Known Issues & Fixes page.
Age of Mythology: Retold’s AI vs. the Original Game
Age of Mythology: Retoldfeatures a smarter AIthat’s harder to exploit. The enemy is more responsive and adaptive even on lower difficulty levels like Moderate. However, the most noticeable improvement is in Titan mode, where the AI is less susceptible to wall-based strategies.
That said, it’s important to note thatRetold’s AI isn’t as complex or unpredictable as that ofmodern RTS games. The improvements are significant compared to earlier versions, but veteran AoM players will likely still find ways to cheese the AI despite these enhancements.
