This Game Is Broken on Console, Needs Immediate Attention or Refunds
I bought Age of Mythology Retold on PS5 because I loved the original growing up. I was excited to relive the experience, but this version is completely broken on console.
First of all, the marketing around this game is incredibly misleading. Nowhere does it clearly state that the map editor is NOT included for console players, something that was a core part of the original experience for many of us. For console players, the only real control we have is through Skirmish mode… except that mode is also totally broken.
It doesn’t matter if you disable auto-queue in the game or skirmish settings, the AI will still take over your villagers and city development. I never selected AI control, but the game just overrides your commands. You have zero control over your own strategy. It’s not playable and feels like you’re watching a demo rather than playing a real-time strategy game.
This needs to be fixed ASAP. Either patch the Skirmish mode to give players back full control or offer refunds to console users. Right now, this is a broken product and players deserve better.
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Editor yeah isn’t there. For the second issue you’re having, can you send a screenshot of your skirmish lobby?
You said auto que but are describing the VPS, can you clarify? Are they gathering resources automatically with VPS off?
Just curious.
I’ve never seen this issue.
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Currently not at home to post a screenshot, but I’ll add one later.
Skirmish mode is basically unplayable. Everything is auto-queuing no matter what settings I change. Villagers start building on their own, gathering resources, the town advances by itself, and soldiers randomly march toward the enemy with no input. If I try to redirect them, they just ignore the command.
I’ve tested every possible setting, turned auto-queue options on and off (Both in in-game settings menu and Skirmish menu before starting game), tried every map, even selected “No AI”, and the issue is still there every time.
And you have “player” selected here in the settings?
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Oh wow I didn’t know you can actually do that. They need to fix this though cause it is not obvious at first that you have replaced you self as AI. making it a bit more difficult to set your self an AI would help alot.
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It’s kind of an odd feature to begin with lol
You get a chance to look at the settings I showed above?
This is a feature not a bug. More a problem of the UI, but also funny 
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Yeah, I’ve seen a few others struggle with “the AI is running this joint” ha
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OP, did your issue get resolved?
It’s too late, the AI took over his whole life now.
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Should have treated them nicer when using Chat GPT
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Hello @andreasranasen! After reading through the post and responses, it looks like there’s feedback on how the Skirmish lobby allows for a player to go into a game set as all AI. Understood on how this could be confusing when it happens, and the feedback is heard!
Also, you comment about the console version lacking an editor mode.
The editor mode in console is something the devs have on our wishlist of possible future work, though the requirements for releasing it have unique challenges for both Xbox and PS5. But we are happy to hear it’s a feature that has interest in our community!
Thank you for playing the game! We hope you’re enjoying it overall.
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