On: 1500 Archers on a 28.8: Network Programming in Age...

[fakedang]

Unfortunately as much as I love it, the new AoE2 DE has fallen to the same trap. Old AoE2 uses a fraction of the power (and disk space) compared to the new one.

[jcelerier → fakedang]

Eh I disagree. On the same computer original aoe2 would lag like crazy even on a LAN with 4-5 players and pop. limit to 200, with AoE2 DE it's muuuch smoother

[alternatetwo → jcelerier]

UserPatch 1.5 had insane improvements to LAN, so good that it actually felt like single player if the ping was low enough.

Unfortunately most of scripters work never got used for HD and DE2.