The main War2.ru pvpgn server has been experiencing extensive periods of downtime for the past several days, since approximately Tuesday, July 14th. We’re now in the process of migrating to new hosting and should be… Read the full article
Black Bars Around the Screen (aspect ratio issue)
Warcraft II displays at 640×480 pixels which is a 4:3 aspect ratio. Since most newer computer monitors use a 16:9 aspect ratio the game won’t fully fill the screen by default and instead appears centered… Read the full article
How to Detect & Report Hosting Hacks
Someone using the “host hack” can join a game and have the same abilities as the game host. A similar hack, the “game jammer”, allows players to join your game without being visible and otherwise wreck havoc,… Read the full article
Proof-Dealer
Problems with Laggy Games & Conflict
This article discusses “lag”, which is a general term used to refer to reduced game speed caused by a poor Internet connection or other network issues. Lag is characterized by slower unit speeds and greatly… Read the full article
Problems Connecting to server.war2.ru
This section describes some common problems you may encounter when trying to connect to server.war2.ru. Connection to server.war2.ru failed Description of the Problem: When you double click the War2combat icon it gives you a… Read the full article
Color & Display Glitches with Warcraft II
The old article with descriptions of various glitches fixed by the ddraw patch follows. Depending on your version of Windows you may encounter some display glitches when connecting to War2.ru. This article provides an overview… Read the full article
Other Hosting & High Latency Issues in Warcraft II
Your ability to host matches and play multiplayer games on War2.ru (and also whether or not games have lag) is affected by things like your ISP, internet connection speeds, and whether or not you use… Read the full article
