QUICK NOTE: the install and uninstall files are created for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Dope presents...
                                                  ~o~Age Of Heroes 3000~o~

Thank you for downloading this update for Age Of Heroes. I hope you'll enjoy playing it.
This readme contains some information that may help you if you don't know what to do in a scenario. It also contains all the things you should know such as instalation instructions, installing the background set etc...

Im proud to present you Age Of Heroes. In the begining just a small story about five ordinary men becoming heroes and fighting in the war of the gods, over time this has become a full campaign that revisits all of the places from the original campaign. Now youll finaly be able to play a big campaign with a lot of cinematics and interesting story. As my skills have increased a lot I was able to make some great scenarios and tricks to keep you entertained as you play the game. 

Features...

These are just some of the things youll see in this campaign:

14 playable scenarios,
11 cinematic scenarios,
More than 20 minutes of cinematics,
Realistic map design,
Dificulty levels in many scenarios,
A lot of eyecandy,
A lot of fun,
And some things youve never seen before,


The campaign features many things already seen in The Fall of the Triden. Youll be able to revisit the hot sands of Egypt, the rocky terrain in Grecce and snowy Norselands. The campaign also features many different types of scenarios and different objectives that will keep you entertained while youre playing.

And the most important: Age Of Heroes is designed for AoM Vanilla.
Of course it works on The Titans expansion too.


Gameplay... 

I personaly think that gameplay experience is the most important part of every game. Thats why Ive tried to make the gameplay as interesting as possible. Besides a couple of normal Build&Destroy scenarios youll also play RPG, Fixed Force and Timed Game scenarios. This will make it interesting to play as in some scenarios youll have to make the best of the army youve got and in others youll have to show all of your skills in order to stop the enemy.
Ive also paid attention to dificulty of this campaign. Its easy enough for anyone to complete it if they play it on Easy level. If you want to test your skills then youll have to play the game on any of the other levels of dificulty. While playing on Easy youll constantly get reinforcement to help you while on other dificulty levels youll have to either pay for the reinforcement or train an army.
To better explain the story of every scenario you must pay attention to the objectives and the spotlight menu where you can read the story.


The story...

Fifty years have passed since Atlantis was destroyed in Poseidons last attempt to take over Zeus throne. Poseidon has been ploting against Zeus again and is about to be judged by all the gods. Without Zeus support he knows hell be chained to a rock for thousands of years. In the meantime Gargarensis son Polyphemus is all grown up now and hes eager to destroy everyone whos had anything to do with his fathers death. Thats when Poseidon shows up and offers him his help.
In the Norselands Poseidon unites the giants offering his help in Ragnarok if they help him with his battle. And in order to stop the Egyptian army who are trying to help the Greeks, he orders the pirates to attack their city and try to take it over.
But Zeus is well aware of the threat and he sends his daughter Athena to find new heroes worthy of being awarded with the soul of one of the heroes who fought 50 years ago.

Ill leave it to you to write the rest of the story by playing Age Of Heroes.



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INSTALATION  INSTRUCTIONS
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For windows machines run the install_aoh.exe file [by riotTHEquiet], or:

1) To install Age Of Heroes copy ''scenario\Age Of Heroes'' folder to '':\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age Of Mythology\scenario''.
2) Copy ''data\Age Of Heroes.cpn'' file to '':\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age Of Mythology\data''
3) If you also want to install the three new backgrounds copy ''startup\user.cfg'' to '':\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age Of Mythology\startup''



To uninstall just remove all the files you copied.



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HOW  TO  PLAY
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1) Start Age Of Mythology (or Titans expansion if you wish).
2) Choose CAMPAIGN.
3) Choose PLAY CAMPAIGN.
4) Click on default campaign name [upper left side of screen] and it'll open a ropedown menu where you can choose Age Of Heroes.




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GAMEPLAY TIPS
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It's recomended that you play on Medium level for best challenge.
If a scenarios is too hard for you, try playing it on easy.
Save often.
Read the objectives to find out what you're suposed to do.
Watch for the messages and chats, they sometimes contain important information.

In the final scenario Zeus must survive. Instead of going after Poseidon you should wait for him to come.


There are two scenarios you may have already had the chance to play. Those are Arkantos and Ajax. These are some tips when playing those scenarios.


Arkantos

-When searching for wolves be very carefull because if you're not the first to strike you'll probably die.
-In a quest when you need to kill two hunters (Toxotes), you should get back to the village and get healed when you kill one of them, and then go back for the other one.
-Save your God powers for myth units.
-Check objectives menu for tips when you can't complete a certain quest.
-Save often


Ajax

-Save often
-Heal then fight
-Try to lure your enemies to follow you then kill them on by one
-Ajax's shield attack may throw enemies on a cliff. If that happens with a boss and he doesn't die you'll have to load or restart the game.
-But you can throw soldiers because triggers don't check them.
-When you get the three dwarfs you must bring them all to the Thor's hammer haft.
-You'll have to get close to the capital's gate somewhere in the middle in order to get the quest.

That covers all the things I can think of right now. I hope you won't have any trouble playing this and if you do you can ask for my advice on the comment page.

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SPECIAL THANKS
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Thanks a lot to riotTHEquiet for making this update pack.

~o~ Age Of Heroes II ~o~ coming soon..... .  .    .       . 