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Microsoft® Age of Mythology™ Demo
Readme File
October 2002
© 2002, Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Welcome to Microsoft Age of Mythology Demo!

This file contains information to help you install Age of Mythology Demo. It also includes late-breaking information not included in the manual or in-game Help.

CONTENTS
A. Installing Age of Mythology Demo
B. Starting Age ofMythology Demo
C. Getting Help
D. Shortcut Keys
E. DirectX Troubleshooting
F. Gameplay Troubleshooting
G. Video Troubleshooting
H. CD-ROM Drive Troubleshooting
I. Audio Troubleshooting
J. Performance Troubleshooting
K. Age of Mythology Information


A. Installing Age of Mythology Demo

To install Age of Mythology Demo, you must be using Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows Millennium Edition,Windows 2000, or Windows XP. NOTE: If you have Alpha or Beta versions of Age of Mythology installed on your machine, please uninstall these using Add/Remove Programs before installing the retail version of the game.

To install Age of Mythology Demo

1. Turn on your computer and start Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
2. If you are using Windows2000 or Windows XP, you must have administrator privileges in order to install and play Age of Mythology.
3. Insert the Age of Mythology Demo CD into the CD-ROM drive and locate AomTrial.exe
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On the Start menu, click My Computer. In the My Computer window, double-click the CD-ROM drive icon, and then double-click AoMTrial.exe. On the Setup screen, click Install, and then follow the onscreenprompts.


B. Starting Age of Mythology Demo

To start Age of Mythology Demo

On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Age of Mythology Trial, and then click Age of Mythology Trial.

You can skip the opening cinematics by clicking the mouse or pressing ENTER, SPACEBAR, or ESC.


C. Getting Help

You can find information about Age of Mythology Demo inthe in-game Help.

To display in-game Help

· Pause your pointer over any button or interface item in the game to view rollover help text. You can also right-click on any unit portrait or improvement icon in the game to view detailed Help.
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· The game manual and civilization charts for all nine major gods are available in PDF format in the Docs folder on the CD. You can view and print thefiles using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or newer.
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· D. Shortcut Keys
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· In addition to the shortcut keys on the back cover of the manual, the following keys can be very helpful during gameplay.
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Building|Construction|Quick Select|
Archery Range (Greek Only)|A|CTRL+A|
Armory |R|CTRL+R|
Barracks/Academy/Longhouse|B|CTRL+B|
Dock |D|CTRL+D|
Farm|F|CTRL+F|
Fortress/Hill Fort/MigdolStronghold|V|CTRL+V|
Granary|G|CTRL+G|
House|E|CTRL+E|
Lighthouse|L|CTRL+L|
Lumber Camp/Storehouse|N|CTRL+N|
Market |X|CTRL+X|
Mining Camp (Egyptian only)|M|CTRL+M|
Monument (Egyptian only)|U|CTRL+U|
Obelisk (Egyptian only)|O|CTRL+O|
Siege Camp (Egyptian only)|C|CTRL+C|
Stable (Greek Only)|S|CTRL+S|
Temple|T|CTRL+T|
Tower|P|CTRL+P|
Town Center|Z|CTRL+Z|
Wall|W|CTRL+W|Wonder|J|CTRL+J|

· Use the following shortcuts to create new units when the appropriate buildings are selected. For example, to create a villager, select your Town Center and then press V.
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Building - All Civs|Create Unit(s)|
Dock|F - Fishing Ship, A - Archer Ship, T - Transport, R - Ramming Ship, S - Siege Ship|
Market|C - Caravan|
Temple|A - 1st Age Myth Unit, S - 2nd Age, D - 3rd Age, F - 4th Age|Building - Greek||
Archery Range|T - Toxote, P - Peltast|
Academy|P - Hoplite, Y - Hypaspist|
Fortress|C - Petrobolos, R - Helepolis, A - Age 1 Hero, S - Age 2 Hero, D - Age 3 Hero, F - Age 4 Hero, U - Unique Unit|
Dock|O - Argo (Poseidon), C - Carcinos (Zeus), Y - Scylla (Poseidon & Zeus)|
Stable|C - Hippokon, P - Podromos|
Building - Egyptian||
Barracks|S - Spearman, A - Axeman, L -...