@f0x yes!! cyberia folks have played aoe2 DE together before as a free for all with alliances allowed and it was a pretty fun way to play even if everyone has a different skill level. I have the old version that works via Voobly as well as the DE version from Steam
@f0x RIP
https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/crossplay-between-aoe-hd-and-aoe-de/61465/2
There’s no crossplay between AoE 2 HD and AoE 2 DE [...] Different netcode (HD works with P2P-Multiplayer while DE now works with with server based Multiplayer)
Well I think I might still have some steambux I could use to gift you DE, otherwise there's always the old one that can be had for free 😉