LAN Fests

[Fluidic]

I'm interested in attending a local LAN fest. I'm familiar with www.lanageddon.com but they are WAY outdated in respects to have a tournament anytime soon. Any geeks out there wanna fill me in?!

I love info. The more you have. The more I respect you. :bigpimp:

[403Gemini]

well lanageddon is primarily once a year, and same with fragapalooza in edmonton which just passed, other than those 2, not that i know of. check out switchbox see if they have anything going on

[Fluidic]

Ya.

Jaret and I are often at Switch Box. Well... were starting to make more and more of an emergence, but I want to bring my own shit and play for like two days straight. I find I PWN best with my own gear.

Guess I'll have to start up a monthly LAN activity of sorts at a community recreation center or something.

[ryder_23]

Originally posted by 403Gemini
well lanageddon is primarily once a year, and same with fragapalooza in edmonton which just passed, other than those 2, not that i know of. check out switchbox see if they have anything going on

You switch it up :rofl: i'm making a slight comeback, you should come with us wayne...if u wernt so :whipped:

[Wakalimasu]

man.. i used to have lan parties back in 95.. i even came in 2nd in the 1st ever doom tourney.. hahah

my bud got 4th place at the 1st fragapalooza in quake2??
sux.. can i roqs his ass non tourney play



i dont remmebe.r. so long ago.. sighz :o.. 97?

i still got the tshirt :D

[kaput]

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[GoChris]

start a beyond lan party

[Toms-SC]

Originally posted by GoChris
start a beyond lan party

:thumbsup:

[2000_SI]

Originally posted by GoChris
start a beyond lan party
Double thumbs up from me!

[Fluidic]

I'm going to organize something. I've gotta find out costs and stuff. I'll keep everyone up-to-date.

[Davetronz]

Im in!!

[Fluidic]

What are some games you like to play?

BF 1
BF 2
Counter-Strike
Quake 3

That's about all I play. I'll PWN you all!!

[Ben]

lol, nah, not at CS you wont, haha

[Fluidic]

I'm getting smoother and smoother, that's forsure.

Ben. It must be just lovely now that you're at a job where you're respected AND have the ability to add to you're post count on a daily basis! Cheers buddy!

[GoChris]

if you need help, ask for some. im sure alot of us would pitch in. theres probably a few cisco switches lying around here, hehe.

[Sorrik]

LOL my friends and I (bout 8- 12 of us) try to have LAN parties at least every 2-3 months ... nice to see that i'm not the only vidiot around :D We usually play BF 1942, BF vietnam, Jedi Academy, and UT 2004 and sometimes C&C Generals. Good times had by all. :thumbsup:

[88CRX]

halo2 lan owns joo

[Fluidic]

Ok. Let's see some posts of all who are interested!!

I'm going to need a few volunteers and i'm going to need a good switch, server, all that fancy shit. If you guys are interested, great, I just need to find out how many of you are willing to commit.

:)

[RawB8figure]

FAR CRY

[sabad66]

What day would it be? And which games?

[Fluidic]

Not sure on the day. I need to figure out the amount of people coming, then I'll find an appropriate location that can hold however many people are coming.

As for games. Well. You'd have to own you're own copy, but I'm thinking tournaments in CS: Source, BF1, BF2, etc.

Suggestions. Ideas. Comments.

[Toms-SC]

Sounds like we are going to require

1) 32-Port Switch, I am thinking that nobody is going to have one of these, so we might have to daisy chain 4-5 port routers.
2) High-Po Server, well, we are going to require some sort of box
3) Place to game, whos got a hizhouse?

[Toms-SC]

Classic BF 1942 for sure
CS for sure
Strat games?

[Fluidic]

Originally posted by Toms-SC
Sounds like we are going to require

1) 32-Port Switch, I am thinking that nobody is going to have one of these, so we might have to daisy chain 4-5 port routers.
2) High-Po Server, well, we are going to require some sort of box
3) Place to game, whos got a hizhouse?

Tom. You know you're stuff! Be my coordinating partner will ya!! :)

[Toms-SC]

This is going to be hard to pull off, by far the best thing to do it to meet at Switch Box or attend an event that already has equipment in place.

With that being said...

We need a place, the rest can fall in after

[GoChris]

I am pretty sure I have access to a 3com 24 (at least) port switch. No access to a location though.

[Fluidic]

Don't worry about the location, I'll have it taken care of. :)

[DannyO]

Originally posted by Toms-SC
Sounds like we are going to require

1) 32-Port Switch, I am thinking that nobody is going to have one of these, so we might have to daisy chain 4-5 port routers.
2) High-Po Server, well, we are going to require some sort of box
3) Place to game, whos got a hizhouse?

You know your stuff.

This shouldn't be that hard to setup, surely alot of people already have routers, so just daisy them up, and I'm sure somebodys got a spare computer of good spec that can be setup as a server, I used to do this all the time at college playing games with other guys in the room, made for some good times, I might be in on this depending on the game.

Damn it if I knew about this a couple months ago, I coulda got like 2 or 3 32-port routers from my old job for free, DAMN IT.

[Toms-SC]

:)
I'll bring equipment to make some cables aswell so we can be spread out

[Toms-SC]

As per server requirements, we need a box that is
1) Virus, Spyware free as not to hinder performance
2) 2.0 GHZ Above
3) 512 RAM at a MINIMUM, 1 GIG would be perfect
:D
4) 20 GIG Drive to support the games

[BerserkerCatSplat]

I would love to join you guys if my comp didn't suck so incredibly badly! :rofl: :banghead:

[DannyO]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSpl
I would love to join you guys if my comp didn't suck so incredibly badly! :rofl: :banghead:

I don't know for sure but if they play Counter Strike Source, I think (not sure on this) you can use the original Counter Strike to play, and the old one doesn't need a very fast computer too run on, I don't have a great PC, its of average spec, but the graphics card is pretty crap.

[Fluidic]

Ben and I are having a mini-mini-LAN deal at my place right now... it's exciting and fun. Once I find the location for the LAN party, I'll post up how much the entry fee will be, the date it'll be held on, and how many people we require and/or can accommodate. Whether it be a community recreation center, someone’s renovated (stylish) basement or an apartment, I guarantee there’ll be LOTS of room, LOTS of electrical outlets and a kick ass server to assist us in our gaming adventure!!

This IS going to happen. So be prepared for some PM's. The people who have shown curiosity in this thread are on my PM buddies list. Watch for the messages!

[Toms-SC]

Will there be beer and or hot babes? :D

[Toms-SC]

Just got another idea, wireless connections. :)

[Fluidic]

Fuck wireless. It's great, but if we get more then 11 computers, we'll have problems.

RJ-45! :D

[Ben]

Yeah, after threshold testing we found wireless to just not perform at a satisfactory latancy level compared to the wired pc's.

[needforspeed]

I own one 16 port switch you guys could use. My computer might make a good server. Iam not sure.

amd 3200 64bit
1.5 gig of 3200 ram.
120 gig hdd
and so on..

[ryder_23]

I have cables up the arse. After the 5th, i have a location, tables, chairs, etc... we can easily use. I would be down with orig bf, and cs, but bf2, computer doesnt stand a chance.

If you need a location, i'm more then willing. Cold fridge stocked with beer, you name it, i got it :D.

So if need be, i'm willing to toss down a location, really safe for parking too :D

[Team_Mclaren]

so i need to bring my own computer? sorry i know noth about this shit... lol:rofl: :rofl:

but if there's a CS tornment, im in!

[Skyline_Addict]

Originally posted by ryder_23
I have cables up the arse. After the 5th, i have a location, tables, chairs, etc... we can easily use. I would be down with orig bf, and cs, but bf2, computer doesnt stand a chance.

If you need a location, i'm more then willing. Cold fridge stocked with beer, you name it, i got it :D.

So if need be, i'm willing to toss down a location, really safe for parking too :D

do you guys wanna play starcraft? :D

[Fluidic]

Ok. All this is coming together. I found a place that'll take 16 of us for CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!

More info to follow. Time to watch the latest Top Gear, and then off to bed.

Gentlemen this WILL happen, hope you're up for it!! :bigpimp: :bigpimp: :bigpimp: :bigpimp:

[Toms-SC]

Sweetness, nice job Peter. Give me a shout if there is anything further I can do.

[Fluidic]

OK.




MAX SPOTS = 16 people

$$ per person = $10 bucks



CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!

It'll be 24 hrs!! A TRUE 24 hrs!

How does August 12 sound? Interested? Speak up. It's 10 bucks. Bring you're own gear. It's going to be like two minutes west outside of Westhills, and it's going to be a beautiful home. Just us, computers, beer, pizza -- all that bad shit!!

$10 bucks!

[Sorath]

any ut2k4ers, i`ll be glad to smoke u all : )

[Magic]

Originally posted by Toms-SC

1) 32-Port Switch, I am thinking that nobody is going to have one of these, so we might have to daisy chain 4-5 port routers.
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LOL... ya daisy chain some routers... have 2 routers giving out DHCP. smart ;).

Another BIG thing you have to worry about is power. For LANageddon, we have at least 5K in power infastructure to support that many users without any problems.

[Toms-SC]

Has the equipment thing been figured out Pete

[RickDaTuner]

haha im down.. once i get my laptop back from dell...

[Fluidic]

Tom. You wanna be the equipment guy? PM me.

As for electricity, I think we will be ok. Quite a few of us have laptops, but for the most part, this is a seriously large house, we'll be spread out. :)

[RickDaTuner]

Originally posted by Fluidic
Tom. You wanna be the equipment guy? PM me.

As for electricity, I think we will be ok. Quite a few of us have laptops, but for the most part, this is a seriously large house, we'll be spread out. :)

haha my battery will only last 20 min when playing a game.. so im gonna need some power..

3.4ghz on a laptop tends to draw hella power

[Fluidic]

Tiny amounts of power compared to a desktop.

[Ben]

I've got a 3COM Superstack II 24 port Baseline hub that would prolly fit the bill sitting right here.

[DannyO]

So what games are gonna get played?, I vote for Counter Strike (thats a given) and Team Fortress Classic.

[Fluidic]

Originally posted by Ben
I've got a 3COM Superstack II 24 port Baseline hub that would prolly fit the bill sitting right here.

Ben. Sounds like it would fit the job quite nicely. May we have access to it August 12?



Originally posted by DannyO
So what games are gonna get played?, I vote for Counter Strike (thats a given) and Team Fortress Classic.

I'm thinking the majority of people at this event will be CSers and BFers. Nothing like throwing in a mix of variety however.

There WILL be prizes. I'll play sponsor, so they'll be worth it.

24HRS OF LAN GAMES BABY!!!

[Magic]

general rule for lans - stay the f*ck away from hubs. get a switch and you are set.

[Fluidic]

Noted

[Fluidic]

I don't think the 12th will work.

I'm going to chat with Jaret, see what we can work out.

[Fluidic]

Lets make it a touch earlier!!

Sunday, August 7

or perhaps

Wednesday, August 10

We should probably make it just a 12 hr LAN... from 12am Sunday to 12pm Monday kinda thing. Does that work?

[DannyO]

Originally posted by Fluidic
Lets make it a touch earlier!!

Sunday, August 7

or perhaps

Wednesday, August 10

We should probably make it just a 12 hr LAN... from 12am Sunday to 12pm Monday kinda thing. Does that work?

Doing it during the week or having it run into a weekday could be a problem, what about people with jobs?

[DJ Lazy]

BF2 all the way!!!

And I am only available for a weekend slot... Work PWNZ me during the week. :thumbsdow

[Fluidic]

I thought of the job thing... I've also heard that week in August is going to be a massive cold epidemic! :angel: