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FloosWorld Sep 16, 2019 @ 7:34am
Suggestion: LAN for Offline Mode
It is .. interesting that LAN is only avaiable if you're online on Steam. Isn't the purpose of the LAN Mode to play without an Internet connection?
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Setay Dec 23, 2019 @ 5:48am 
yeah u think they will let the game being cracked so everybody could use hamachi or other stuff so they could play online in lan ........... no u need to be connected and pay their game .... the same game they are releasing from 20 years now ......................
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FloosWorld Dec 23, 2019 @ 5:53am 
Originally posted by Yates Proud Furry !!:
yeah u think they will let the game being cracked so everybody could use hamachi or other stuff so they could play online in lan ........... no u need to be connected and pay their game .... the same game they are releasing from 20 years now ......................

It has nothing to do with cracked games.
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Goshawk Dec 24, 2019 @ 1:49am 
I agree, "LAN" (LOCAL Area Network) should work offline and not require an internet connection.
I just played a LOCAL game where it kept disconnecting because of bad internet, with both PC's on the same LOCAL network.

Also, LAN is not even clickable if steam is in offline mode. What gives?
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Tempires Dec 24, 2019 @ 7:19am 
LAN games will play without internet after you have started the game.
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FloosWorld Dec 24, 2019 @ 7:28am 
Originally posted by Tempires:
LAN games will play without internet after you have started the game.

But it still requires being online in order to host a game which is absolutely senseless.
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Goshawk Dec 24, 2019 @ 7:52am 
Originally posted by Tempires:
LAN games will play without internet after you have started the game.
Obviously not, since my LAN game did "lose connection to game server" when the internet went out. My LOCAL PC WAS THE GAME SERVER!
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Goshawk Dec 24, 2019 @ 8:03am 
In fact. I just checked with my sister. We started a game and i cut the modem connection to the router. Network stayed on, and the entire game froze.
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Goshawk Dec 24, 2019 @ 8:04am 
And entering innoffline mode disables the lan button
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Mikie Mar 24, 2020 @ 10:41am 
Is there a solution yet? My wife and I can't play this game because any blip in the network crashes us. nothing like losing hours of gameplay immediately with no way to save your game...
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Goshawk Mar 25, 2020 @ 3:58am 
Originally posted by Mikie:
Is there a solution yet? My wife and I can't play this game because any blip in the network crashes us. nothing like losing hours of gameplay immediately with no way to save your game...
Nope. I mentioned this on the Insiders forum as well, they seem more concerned with online matches and getting the game to the competative scene than actually fixing stuff.

AOE has always been a LAN game, so this is really rediculous.
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