LAN-game very slow..

[KwarK]

I've just started toying with LAN games (PTW v1.27f) on my home network.
We have the problem that the units, games, battles, etc. are responding very slow to orders.

For example: when I give a unit an order to move 1 square I have to wait more than a second for the actual movement.
Same thing for entering cities and selecting the build queue.

This is all on a 100mbit LAN, there is almost no delay and no interfering firewalls.
I've already tried going offline, having no connection. The only difference is that the connection to GameSpy fails and I can only host local games (this is what I want anyway), but the delay is still the same.
In single player games there is no such delay.

Both PC's are fast enough (XP1900+ and P4-2.6) and should handle the load well enough.

Does anyone know what's happening?
And can I completely remove GameSpy? It makes little sense, since I'm only interested in local games..

 

[KwarK]

I don't have the problem with the unpatched PTW (1.01f).
Just with the latest patches, I have tried 1.21f and 1.27f.

The game is playable with 1.01f, but has all the known bugs, and i'd still like to be able to play fine.

Any suggestions?

 

[tommahh!]

Kwark, just so you know, it's not just you. I play LAN games with a simliar setup that you described and we get the lag as well. It's a pain in the *ss, but still playable. I'm patched to 1.27 as well.

 

[jinif]

I have the same problem as both of you guys, and an additional one, I can get more than 2 people hooked up at one time on a consistant basis.
My two roomates and I like to play but we always have to attempt to connect 5+ times before we are all conected and can play
Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[baktakor]

It's annoying. I'm waiting for a good MP-game with Civ in LAN but with the lag it is impossible.

And the missing info-menues are crap too.