Good day. I have been having the same problem for over a year now. For every game I play, the first 4-7 minutes of the game are very laggy. Afterwards, the game proceeds normally.

Details of issue:-

>I join a full game room (8 players). After about a minute I type /ping and note that I have a stable connection with everyone;

>Host launches the game and we go into the Game Settings room. I note that it takes about a minute or two to establish a stable connection with about 3-5 of the 8 players in the Game Settings room;

>Host launches from the Game Settings room and all 8 players enter the game successfully. This is where my game play is disturbed the most by this issue. In the first 4-7 minutes of the game, there is very frequent stuttering (some friends have described this symptom as feeling like a "fast proxy issue"). It's not the kind of lag where the game is still playing but there is command-action delay. The lag I'm experiencing is one where the game just stops playing every few seconds. During this very irritating lag, I've spammed /ping in the game room to see how stable my connection is to the other players in the room and note that I have between 2000 ms and 6000 ms (sometimes higher) for around 4 players in the room, and <300 ms for the remaining players. After 4-7 minutes have passed, the game proceeds normally (that is, if the players weren't frustrated enough to Save and Exit or just resign) and /ping shows a stable connection with everyone (<300 ms).


Things I have done:-

I reinstalled the game through different torrents, played around with port forwarding (static IP, 16000 UDP, 2300-2400 UDP), hard reset my router, and deleted all recorded games and taunts. However, none of these helped solve the problem. (Note: I am not getting any fast proxy issues with other players)

Computer specs:-

- Windows 10
- ASUS X566UF
- i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.59GHz
- 8 GB RAM
- 64-bit Operating System & processor
- NVIDIA GeForce 930M

Router/Internet specs:-

- D-Link 850L
- Between 50-60 mbps download speed; around 10-15 mbps upload speed (if necessary, I will send a screenshot of SpeedTest results when I get home)

I'd be seriously indebted to anyone who can solve this problem because I have not been able to play team games for as long as I've had this problem.

Thanks for your time!

EDIT (1):- It may be worth noting that my laptop has two internal hard drives, one which is almost at capacity (500 GB) and the other one completely empty.

EDIT (2):- After purchasing the game through Steam and installing the compatibility patch, I've played 3 games so far and the issue seems to have disappeared. This is very promising, but I will know for sure if this issue is solved after playing for a few days (unless one of you smartypants can confirm that the issue is solved). Thank you very much!

I stopped reading at this part

Please get an original copy of the game.

Here is an example where you can:
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And then follow this instructions:
https://support.voobly.com/display/vkb/KB1054+Clean+installation+of+Aoe2HD+with+compatibility+patch

Hello Gallas. Thanks for reading.

Glad you at least got to read the Details of issue section. Not sure if you know but a large majority of AoC players downloaded the game through torrents. In fact, I was sent a torrent link by one of your own tech support admins a few months back.

Anyway, I don't mind buying the game but is there a good chance it will solve this problem?

Thanks in advance.

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I would suggest that you consider purchasing the game from an online store like Ebay/ Amazon/ Steam etc, or a local store if you have any.

I don't remember.

I just purchased the game from Steam. I'll download it when I'm home and I will update this thread with the results (if it fixes my problem or not).

Thanks for your replies!

Thanks guys. Will update in a few hours. Crossing my fingers!!

After purchasing the game through Steam and installing the compatibility patch, I've played 3 games so far and the issue seems to have disappeared. This is very promising, but I will know for sure if this issue is solved after playing for a few days (unless one of you smartypants can confirm that the issue is solved). Thank you very much!