Is it still possible to play AOE2: The Age of Kings over a LAN

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My friend and I still have copies of Age of Empires: Age of Kings and we have installed it both our laptops.

Is it still playable over LAN?

Best Answer

If you mean the old Windows 9x game, then... kind-of....

It uses an older style of LAN networking that is not used these days (I think it is IPX), and you would have difficulty installing and setting up the computers to use it. The setup required for it was picky, and I mean on Windows XP -- back when you could still easily install it! (EDIT: "easily" meaning the drivers, not the extra steps to take)

If you have Linux installed somewhere (or a modern-ish Mac) and have the Windows 9x CD of the game... I don't know how well it will work with PlayOnLinux (free) -- (PlayOnMac for Mac users, also free)

Age of Empires 2: The Conquerors ONLY:

There was a custom 1.0e patcher for AoE2:TC made by a group (that could switch between that version and 1.0c), but I have no idea where it is located, and since what that 1.0e can do (allowing no CD in the drive), I cannot recommend it, and especially not link to a download... ... who knows if there even still exists a download to that patcher which isn't malware!

Alternate solution (chosen by the asker when offered): Buying the Steam remake which they found on sale.

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