The aftermath of a Meteor GP being used.

A Skirmish between Greek & Egyptians.

The look of farms changed much through development while they were still 3D.

Here you can see the Scylla which wasn't shown again until much later in development.

An earlier screenshot with weird cyclops once again.

The first building style of Norse, through the Alpha the norse changed the most.

A previously seen scene at night featuring dynamic lighting.

The Greek military hasnt changed much in the alpha, this image comes from an E3 2001 press release.

The norse were not seen much in the alpha, notice the battle boar.

Norse shallows, this also shows an animal cut form the game, the horse.

AoM's ships were once planned to be lifesize but were minimized because of movement problems.

The later Norse building style in the alpha is seen here.

An Egyptian riverside mining operation.

This has been the subject of much discussion such as multiple Odysseus heroes, the stone giant, and two different cyclops.

The second Screenshot from ES, here is shows how units were once able to walk on boats.

This shot shows how The Greek & Egyptian militaries looked like.

Villagers would interact with buildings, this was removed for some reason

A Greek Fortress.

One of the first building sets for the Egyptians.

A preview ad for CGW, it shows two early screenshots of the Greeks.

Another terrain blending test, this time it shows it completely blended

Originally satyrs were supposed to be in the game. They later came back in the expansion.

This is when the concept of mythology was accepted and test models were made.

This engine test shows how the gold mines blend with the terrain.

The same map after terrain and object textures have been added.

The first official screenshot from ES shows simple 3D models being used in the game.

Right Now, AoM was still named RTS III and ES was trying to find ideas for their new game.

Earliest known water effects and trees.

Early cliffs with the BANG! engine.

An engine test showing terrain blending.