File system

Age of Mythology Files are located at Programs\Microsoft Games\Age of Mythology, while custom files may be saved at Documents\My Games\Age of Mythology. With the expansion some folders got a copy called foldername2, which will overwrite the vanillas game files.

Extraction of modifyable data
Modding relevant Game Content is mainly stored in *.dll and *.bar-Files. The *.bar-Files contain, when extracted through AoMeD or other extraction tools, *.xmb-Files. *.xmb-Files can be converted into modifiable *.xml-Files, which can be edited with basic text editors.

While extracting has to be manually, the insertion back into the game is done manually by starting it. All loose *.xml-Files will be used to create new *.xmb-Files, which overwrite the old *.xmb-Files. The *.bar-Files remain untouched and load the basic game up front, but every *.xmb with different content will modify the started games status.