# Distinctive Architecture for Age IV Aztecs

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**Category:** AoM - Mod Discussion\
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/distinctive-architecture-for-age-iv-aztecs/286072 "2026-05-11T09:11:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![AgeModsAdmin](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/agemodsadmin/32/30381_2.png) [@AgeModsAdmin](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/AgeModsAdmin)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/distinctive-architecture-for-age-iv-aztecs/286072/1 "2026-05-11T09:11:34Z")

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Discuss [Distinctive Architecture for Age IV Aztecs](https://www.ageofempires.com/mods/details/503189)

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**Author:** ![Urglblrg](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/urglblrg/32/171393_2.png) [@Urglblrg](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Urglblrg)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/distinctive-architecture-for-age-iv-aztecs/286072/2 "2026-08-05T17:31:14Z")

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It’s a really cool mod, but it stopped being multiplayer-friendly. Is there really no way to make it work again?

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**Author:** ![Stark22e](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/stark22e/32/113743_2.png) [@Stark22e](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Stark22e)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/distinctive-architecture-for-age-iv-aztecs/286072/3 "2026-08-06T16:40:33Z")

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Unfortunately, simple texture mods aren’t compatible with multiplayer in AoM. They never have been, though the mod manager sometimes lists them as compatible (I think that’s a bug).

I talked about it here.

> [@A request from modders about graphical mods](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/a-request-from-modders-about-graphical-mods/286996):
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> Hi, I’ve been modding AoM retold and AoE3 DE for a while now. I find these two game engines extremely enjoyable to mod. However, AoM has a major flaw that AoE3 (and even AoE2) didn’t have: the multiplayer compatibility of purely cosmetic mods. I’m not talking about animation files. AoE3 also removed this compatibility for those kinds of files that could alter gameplay. I’m talking about purely cosmetic files, like textures. I had a mod that replaced the Titan icon on the minimap to make it m…

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**Author:** ![Gromdal](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/gromdal/32/212249_2.png) [@Gromdal](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Gromdal)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/distinctive-architecture-for-age-iv-aztecs/286072/4 "2026-08-06T16:43:59Z")

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Yeah it’s a real bummer. It initially showed the mod was multiplayer compatible at first, which reverted to “normal” (i.e. incompatibility as in all graphical mods). Unfortunately there’s nothing I can do about that… and believe me I would REALLY like to be able to do something about it.