Subject: Community Feature Proposal: Ancient Indian / Vedic Pantheon DLC for Age of Mythology

Age of Mythology: Retold AoM - Discussion
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Dear World’s Edge & Age of Mythology Development Team,

As a passionate fan of Age of Mythology: Retold, I wanted to share a new pantheon concept that fits the game’s core gameplay while opening up fresh strategic possibilities.

Because ancient mythologies fall into the public domain, creating an Indian / Vedic Pantheon requires no third-party licensing fees, allowing 100% of the revenue to go directly to development and profit.

Key Pantheon Design Highlights

1. Unique Economic System (Passive Auto-Gathering & Work Elephants)

  • Sacred Groves (Passive Food & Favor): Cattle are placed near Sacred Groves to generate a continuous trickle of Food and Favor over time without being slaughtered, providing a distinct economic style similar to Atlantean citizens.

  • Gajraj (Work Elephants): Heavy economic units that clear forests rapidly and drop off massive resource quantities directly at drop points.

2. Iconic Military & Myth Warfare

  • War & Siege Elephants: Armored War Elephants, Mobile Elephant Archers, and Rajah hero units.

  • Celestial Myth Units:

    • Airavata (Multi-tusked storm elephant with knockback attacks)

    • Garuda (Airborne hybrid picking up enemy soldiers)

    • Naga (Poisonous multi-headed serpents)

    • Makara (Amphibious coastal crushers)

3. Public Domain Advantages

  • Zero Licensing Overhead: Unlike copyrighted franchises, historical and ancient Vedic mythology is free to adapt, ensuring maximum return on investment.

  • Rich Strategic Variety: Draws on ancient epics (Mahabharata and Ramayana) to offer distinct mechanics, god powers, and campaigns.

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Vedic armies followed the chathurangi system of footman cavalry chariots and elephants.so that needs to be incorporated into the TT.

In the Ramayana ravan had a chathurangi system army and Rama had an army of monkeys/vanara or tribal warrior’s.

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