Can’t Connect To Age Of Empires Multiplayer Game

Can’t Connect To Age Of Empires Multiplayer Game

If you can’t connect to the Age of Empires multiplayer game, it can be frustrating. Try some of the measures given below.

• Switch off your hardware entirely. Restart your router and computer. This must resolve some of the connectivity issues.
• Search for the desired game room once again using the quick search option.
• You can also try to restart your game. Just make sure you save the game progress.
• You can close the server connection and terminate hosting the game. Let other servers host the game.
• If your router or network manager has a gaming mode, start it.

Can’t Connect To Age Of Empires Multiplayer Game

If you can’t play Age of Empires 2 online using the in-game “Multiplayer” link, that’s probably because Microsoft has shut down the service for Age of Empires Online or the server linked to the game “Age of Empires 2” is down for good. Even if you can’t use the in-game link to play online, there are still options to play Age of Empires online.

One method of playing the game online is with GameRanger. Visit the GameRanger Home Page and click “Download GameRanger” to download the client. Once downloaded, run the installer to install GameRanger and then create your account. Once everything is setup, click “File” and locate the EXE file (*.exe) of the game “Age of Empires 2” in the installation folder.

Next, select an Age of Empires server from the list. Normally, you will have a series of servers listed for Age of Empires. You will have to select one that is not currently playing or doesn’t have the maximum number of players yet. When you found one, click “Join” to join the game. Now, you will just have to wait for the host to start the game.

While waiting, you can communicate with other players. When the host starts the game, GameRanger will launch Age of Empires. If you have a problem with GameRanger, here’s a workaround. Download GameRanger-Not-Responding-Fix.7z and unpack it using 7-Zip. Once unpacked, look for the folder called “GameRanger-Not-Responding-Fix” and rename it to without quotes “GameRanger”. Next, make sure GameRanger is not running.

Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the “Windows Task Manager” then go to “Processes” tab. Now, look for “GameRanger” on the list. If you see it, kill it. Select “GameRanger” then click “End Process” and then select “End process” to confirm. After this, right-click the GameRanger folder you just renamed and select “Copy.”

Next, navigate to one of the following locations whichever is available:

• C:\Documents and Settings\[your-username]\Application Data\Roaming
• C:\Users\[your-username]\AppData\Roaming

These folders are hidden by default. If you can’t see them, in Windows Explorer, click “Tools” then “Folder options.” Go to “View” tab then under “Hidden files and folders” section, select “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” then click “OK” all throughout. Now, press Ctrl + V to paste or begin copying the folder.

When you are prompted to overwrite files, click to select overwrite all. When you are finished, see if GameRanger runs without error.