Introduction
This is the official website of the AoE2 Gold and Glory Mod. Created by Anatarion, Chu Ko Noob and Thangoman, with feedback at every stage from numerous other players, this mod tries to replicate the success of the Forgotten Empires expansions and round out the world of AoE2 with 16 new civilisations.
Philosophy
New civilisations should be marginally stronger than existing ones, at least initially so they can compete with more familiar civilisations.
New civilisations should fit the style of existing ones, we hope that if you were to substitute one of our civilisations for an existing one, a player new to the game and unfamiliar with all the civilisations would not notice.
Overlap with design aspects of existing civilisations should be avoided. The Burmese +1 infantry attack per age and Aztec +4 infantry attack Imperial UT are a good example of how thematically similar a new bonus can be to an existing one while remaining consistent with this philosophy.
Have a unique and ideally historically accurate flavour for each civilisation. This concept when extrapolated results in a mixture of civilisations which excel on open, closed and water maps.
Simpler is better.