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Age of Mythology

Part 12

Age of Mythology Part 12 walkthrough covering The Jackal's Stronghold, A Long Way From Home, and Watch That First Step. Recover Osiris Pieces.

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Age of Mythology Part 12 walkthrough covering The Jackal's Stronghold, A Long Way From Home, and Watch That First Step. Recover Osiris Pieces.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Locate a transport with villagers and drop one off at the island. Build a temple on the northwest corner and place all artifacts there.
  2. 2
    Load everyone back onto transports and head to the mainland, dealing with offensive ship attacks while protecting your transports.
  3. 3
    Establish a base on the mainland, wall it in, and place a fortress to the north. Take over the settlement to the north.
  4. 4
    Create many villagers to harvest resources and build an army of chimera and mixed human units. Garrison nearby relics inside temples.
  5. 5
    Warning: Build your first few buildings as far away from your Town Center as possible to protect them from the Earthquake god power.
  6. 6
    Upgrade hoplites to Champion and build armouries for full upgrades. Create upgraded Siege Towers and use them between enemy waves.
  7. 7
    Use your god powers, remembering you need allied unit line of sight to use Earthquake. Hoplites are best against enemy cavalry.
  8. 8
    Push back the enemy slowly using heroes like Gargarensis and Kamos, and nearby resources.

The Jackal's Stronghold

Amanra must recover the second Osiris Piece from Kemsyt.

  1. Move your troops toward the allied town, destroying enemies and picking up artifacts.
  2. Assign all villagers to farm and create new ones upon arrival. Explore between attacks using your camelry.
  3. Use Amanra to take control of the green temple and bring artifacts there.
  4. Place Town Centers on nearby settlements and expand your economy to 50-70 villagers while fending off bandits attacking from the middle of the map.
  5. Build Migdol Strongholds, Towers, and docks in the middle of the map.
  6. Create markets and form trade routes to ensure a strong gold supply.
  7. Build a lighthouse near the island's tip if time permits.
  8. Take a transport to the northeast to find 4 additional artifacts.
  9. Build a strong navy and push to the other island. Send 5+ villagers and a landing crew (heavy elephants or Son of Osiris) in transports.
  10. On the new island, create Migdol Strongholds, then elephants, and push up the island, creating more strongholds.
  11. Once the enemy is cleared, bring in Amanra to achieve victory.

A Long Way From Home

Chiron and allies must recover the third Osiris Piece from a great tamarisk tree.

  1. Bring everyone east to follow the scout and gain a town.
  2. Locate tombs (temples) in the desert; one southeast near a mountain, another in the far west. Each provides gold.
  3. After destroying the western temple, head south to find two artifacts.
  4. Wall in to stop enemies. Locate the river crossing they use and wall in front of it.
  5. In the southwest corner, mine a gold pile and an artifact using an ox-cart and villagers. Create a market there for extra revenue.
  6. Raid frequently, sometimes with siege. Counter with mass upgraded axe and spearmen, myth units, and priests to heal.
  7. Slowly advance on the enemy, destroying everything. Create Siege Towers to deal with enemy Towers and wall their temples.
  8. Secure a foothold and Town Center on the settlement near the Tamarisk Tree.
  9. Create villagers from this point to chop away at the tree.
  10. Guard this location closely to finish off the tree and win the scenario.

Watch That First Step

Arkantos and Ajax must recover the final Osiris Piece in a surprise attack on the pirate stronghold of Kamos.

Tips
  • As Hades, your infantry has a 20% chance of returning as Shades when they die.
  • Upgrade hoplites to Champion and fully upgrade them in armouries.
  • Use Siege Towers strategically between enemy waves.
  • You need allied unit line of sight to use the Earthquake god power.
  • Hoplites are effective against enemy cavalry.
  • Ox carts are mobile mine or wood camps, very useful for resource gathering.
  • Establish trade routes with markets for a consistent gold supply.
  • When expanding, focus on building up a strong economy with 50-70 villagers.
  • Defend key locations like your Town Center and newly established settlements.
  • Use a mix of units, including myth units and siege, to overcome enemy defenses.

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