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Aurora Borealis Jul 14, 2017 @ 11:45am
No more LAN???
The recent 'patch' removed LAN from the multiplayer menu. Have the devs addressed this? Are there any plans to roll this back?

The only reason I play this is because of LAN. Stripping features out of a 14 year old game shows real contempt for the fans. I would advise against buying this game until the devs restore LAN and fix the other game-breaking issues introduced by their 'patch'
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vita Jul 14, 2017 @ 11:49am 
You can revert/rollback/call it whatever you like your game back to the version 1.10 by rightclicking its entry in your library -> properties -> Betas -> v1.10 Cretits should go to my buddy, who found the entry here, the Steam name is "Meensai" :)
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Aurora Borealis Jul 14, 2017 @ 11:51am 
Thanks, dude. I really appreciate that. Still think it's a really bizarre thing for them to do to the fans, but it least this fix works for now.
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vita Jul 14, 2017 @ 11:53am 
No Problem :)
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MyPants Jul 14, 2017 @ 5:49pm 
Ugh. Don't remove LAN. Don't remove Direct IP connections. What is with this trend the last few years?
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Aurora Borealis Jul 14, 2017 @ 6:04pm 
It's a cash grab. They know that some people play LAN by sharing games and having the owner go into offline mode, in much the same way that in the days of games on discs you could play LAN between two computers with the game installed off of one disc. The intention is that those people will buy another copy of the game just to play at home with friends or family over LAN.
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Symeon Jul 14, 2017 @ 8:10pm 
Interesting thread. It would be nice to see some feedback from an official source as to why it was removed, or if it will be permanent.
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jpsmburden Aug 25, 2017 @ 3:46pm 
LAN was the best part of this game don't get rid of it permanently
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Weazel Aug 25, 2017 @ 6:55pm 
Originally posted by jpsmburden:
LAN was the best part of this game don't get rid of it permanently
Hope not.
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Aurora Borealis Aug 25, 2017 @ 6:57pm 
Yea, I would downvote this game on the store until they bring back LAN.
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Player Aug 27, 2017 @ 4:48pm 
Since the devs haven't given an answer, I can only speculate. On the AoE side, their recent policies seem to be "auto-detect LAN": you always need to use your internet connections to set up the game. Once the game starts, the game actually runs only in the LAN.

That's how LAN play is implemented in AoE2HD, and probably how it is in AoE DE.
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