Oh god, AOM is one game that really should have gotten more attention- Like Battle Realms. Even today the graphics are pretty neat, imho, and the diversity of the factions and the gameplay are just great.
Installed it again, choose a 1o1 with thor, random map (Anatolia) against egyptians with Re. A.i was a bit cocky at the start and wanted to annoy me- But i built up a quick harrassing force (5 Raiders, or how those are called in english) and attacked the enemies base- Killing one, two peasants there, sometimes a priest or a pharaoh and retreated before the enemy could strike back. Back at home my valkyrie healed them (It was a small map, so retreating back to my base was more secure than risking my valkyrie at the front) and they were sent raiding again. The wildfire god power was used to disrupt the enemies base further- Killed around 3 peasants and damaged some buildings.
This allowed me to gather ressources faster, which allowed me to win the tech race and to build up a nice, little army- 10 Axethrowers, some Ulfsarks, some huscarls, additional raiders, some jarls, a ram and the mythic creatures gained through advancing. Thors goldmine and the cheap weapon upgrades provided by it provided an extra edge.
Destroying the enemy was easy then; I sent in some raiders at the flanks first, splitting the enemy forces up. When my main army arrived they were too scattered to put up much of a fight- The Towers did the most damage. While i destroyed their two towns my Raiders encircled the base and killed any peasant that tried to flee.
Joy.
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