If everyone has this we can play over steam/ES Online, otherwise we can host over the VPN.
If you don't have it then Download Game Files (1.4 GB) (2.1 GB Extracted)
You will need a CD Key. If you don't have one, ask!
The game tries to use your LAN interface by default which will not work for games over VPN.
IF you already own the game skip to step 4
age3.exe
)My Documents\My Games\Age of Empires 3\Startup
user.cfg
with the following content. Replace XXX with your VPN IP:OverrideAddress="10.8.0.XXX"
Run age3.exe
In Multiplayer, LAN, direct connect to the IP of whoever is hosting.