Currently this article displays the features of the latest v0.106e program. If there is a newer version out this should be updated. Click Screenshots for a nice tour of the IGZones program!
IGZones now supports Microsoft ants and Rainbow 6

Feature Highlights:
-IGZ Friends (Conversation Style Messaging)
-Initial Anti-Cheat System (This is an anti-cheat system designed to prevent all cheats)
-Rating System (Similar MSN Zone, with proper Incomplete detection and no failed recordings)
-Rated Games Option in Game Room (No Rated/Non-Rated Lobbies)*
-~10 Second Game Launch**
-Clan Support (Clan Tags, Clan Chat)
-Table View & List View
-Fully Skin-able Layout
-Multiple Chat Channels (All, Lobby, Clan, System)
-Multiple Lobbies and Auto-Joining
-Logging in via program rather than website
-Floating Game Rooms
-Emotes (Customizable)

* - Allows you to set the option to pick which game is rated and not rated.
** - This timing is approximate and can vary, but it is the fast launching zone for AoE Series games.

Other Features:
-Ping icons for each player.
-Passworded games
-Clan-Only games.
-Rated Game Option for each game.
-Anti-Spam feature, no more flooding "GAME 10 GAME 10...."
-Quick Join
-Quick Host
-Go To Game (pick the number of your game)
-Conversation-Style Instant Messages.
-IGZ Friends Groups, customize groups according to your friends/clan.
-IGZ Friends, alert that friend has come online.
-IGZ Friends statuses, such as 'away' and 'do not disturb'.
-Hover over each player in list to see information such as clan, ratings, status, what game room they are waiting or playing in, and what country they are from.
-Double click players to send instant message in conversation style.
-Ctrl+double click to join a player's game.
-Click info next to game room Host/Join buttons to see information about the game without being inside the game.
-Auto Login for easy logging in.
-Window flashing/alerting for all sorts of messages.
-Sounds for all sorts of different operations.
-IGZones remembers the size of your lobbies.
-Ignore a user feature.
-Launch profile via right click on player names.
-/exit exits the program as well.
-/restart restarts the program automatically.
-Smiley browser in each chat window.
-Smiley hotkeys.
-New lobbies added ( Chat rooms and Tech Support )

-IGZ Administration

Having problems launching or joining games? Not a problem!
We now 24 hour tech support ( At the bottom of the lobby launcher or on the forum )
If you need help forwarding ports follow this small tutorial on how to start by our head tech support Kitt.

HOW TO START

To play at IGZ, you need:
- The Legal Game CD
- The latest Microsoft game patches installed
- Be registered at IGZones.com
- Downloaded and installed the client

Because the game is peer to peer, you also need to have a fixed ip to the pc and forwarded the game ports on your router.
If you are directly connected to a proper modem, you will NOT need a fixed ip or ports open

Another way you may be able to play is by using UPNP without setting up the router or a fixed ip. Read here:
http://www.igzones.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=20798

The Pages Below Will Show You How To Setup Your PC And Router

Forwarded Game Ports Are: 2300 to 2400>>udp/tcp and 47624>>tcp[ 6073>>>tcp>> For AOE ]

GAME PATCHES THAT MUST BE INSTALLED TO PLAY: choose your language
Age of empires:http://www.microsoft.com/games/empires/downloads.htm
Rise Of Rome:http://www.microsoft.com/games/aoeexpansion/downloads.htm
Age Of Empires Kings:http://www.microsoft.com/games/age2/downloads.htm
Or
You view the tech support forum http://www.igzones.net/forum/index.php?showforum=7.
Most of the questions have been answered, so please browse topics to see if your questions has been answered.
If it hasn't please create a forum account and post in the correct sections.

-IGZ Tech Support