1. Install Daemon Tools
  2. Copy ind.risegold onto your computer
  3. Open daemon tools -(if it wants to update just cancel it, you dont need to)
  4. in daemon tools, click mount and mount ind.risegold
  5. close daemon tools
  6. go in Computer
  7. there should be a thing called BDROM Drive (something) RonGold, Go into it
  8. open Setup.exe
  9. Install Rise of nations - Key = C7VM7-YWMJV-X9T88-KQ6KP-PBWXW
  10. Run rise of nations and go into:
  11. It will want to update when you do this. Do the Update.
  12. Once it updates, (it’ll probably restart the game) QUIT TOTALLY OUT OF THE GAME

Did you close the game entirely? Good.

Because it needs to be closed for this next bit.

  1. click “Rise of Nations Thrones and Patriots Lobby patch”

  2. install it.

  3. open RoN again and go into Multiplayer Game, then Gamespy Online Shit Balls thing again 16-make an account 17-you can now play RoN online!!!