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Web Server for AoE 1, 2 and 3 DE supporting LAN multiplayer 100% offline

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442 points apitman | 1 comments | 02 Apr 25 23:10 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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recycledmatt ◴[03 Apr 25 00:21 UTC] No.43563388[source]▶
Awesome to see AoE, and games in general being future proofed. Sad when functionality is lost because someone turned off a server.
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princevegeta89 ◴[03 Apr 25 05:27 UTC] No.43565099[source]▶
As someone who spent an immeasurable amount of time on AOE 2 online multiplayer, it has been a steadily refreshing experiencing the rise of AOE2 DE over the recent years. The game not only received updates that brought in the total civilization count to 50+, but also a ton of visual enhancements and improvements in the overall gameplay and performance.

This is nothing short of stunning to see new developments happening for these games, especially in the open-source community.

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moduspol ◴[03 Apr 25 15:45 UTC] No.43571369[source]▶
It probably won't matter. When I play a "random civ" game with my friends, I always get Vikings. On maps with no oceans.

For real, though, it's really great to see this game continue to live on.

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1. princevegeta89 ◴[03 Apr 25 17:08 UTC] No.43572621[source]▶
The Vikings are an incredible civilization. Berserks are one of my most favorite units. Not sure where they are today, but they totally matched Paladins in terms of attack strength back in the day.