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LAN party, anyone?
I was just idley thinking, and I realized that there are a great many references to Counter-Strike on CD...
I am an avid CS fan, I've been playing since Beta 5.2, though there have been some times when I've not played in a while... :( Well, more idle thought... How about LAN parties after every regional, or after Nationals, or even just some other time in the future... Think about it... organized robotics people's LAN parties... Would that not be cool? Well, I'll get back to being bored in class now... Post a reply if you're interested, please. |
I have been pondering taking my computer and speakers(Z-560 THX) to nats, but see no easy way of getting it there. We are flying, and does my monitor and case count as carryons? Also, what if they insist on x-raying the case:eek:
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HECK YES! LAN-PARTY! Sign me up!
Wetzel, I'm not sure that X-Raying your box would be such a big problem. Of course, if you were really worried about it, you could pull your magentic drives and box them seperately. You could also get a laptop? :) |
Athlon XP 1700+
Soyo Dragon Plus 512 DDR RAM 60GB 7,200 Maxtor HD 16x10x40 Lite-On CDRW 12x Sony DVD GEFORCE2 MX-400 AGP 64MB VIDEO CARD 350 watt power supply (AMD approved) Eagle Aluminum case 19 inch KDS flat screen monitor with Trinitron tube APC Back-UPS Pro 650VA Logitech Z-560 THX Thats why I wanna take my own computer... Besides, my laptop is a paltry 350 PII with a bum LCD.:( How big is the carry on size? I am thing four carryon items. Monitor, case, speakers, massive ups (2 hour). RtCW on the flight down anyone? :D I need to check on who we are flying and their carryon rules...but then I wouldn't get any sleep. |
You silly people, we're not THAT far from you. Tough it out, it's only a 13-18 hour bus ride!!!
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Oh Jon, I was reffereing to any team from Va or NC. 116 in this case.
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13-18 hour bus ride...to Florida?
We fly to Florida, 10 students (filght and pit) go down in enginners cars on Thursday, the rest bus down on Saturday. If I go on Thursday in a car, then my computer becomes easy.:D /me confuses easily |
Perhaps a huge LAN party at Nationals is not quite convenient, most people would be doubling the amount of luggage they bring, and the fact that, for the most part, peoples' minds will be elsewhere from playing games (besides The Game).
Maybe we should think about organized regional LAN parties after Nationals? |
Im all for it but that will depend on the game im a tfc freak from back in the day cs is a good game and all but i still prefer the control of tfc.
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I am a Tribes and RtCW player.
The flamethrower is fun.:D |
I just played the demos for RtCW, but the flamethrower was oh so very cool...
Too many people using it without control in the MP Test, though... It made me sad/angry when one teammate would obliterate me and half of the rest of the team in 30 seconds... |
Even beter than tfc would be diablo.
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Thats why I run my own server after the rest of my haouse has gone to sleep...hurray for cable modems, but 6 computers in this house taxes it a bit to run a server... |
I am all to aware of server woes for games...
You get really annoyed when you're LAN partying with friends, and you can't add more than 6 or 7 bots in Counter-Strike without the server getting bogged down... That's the time you know you need a dual Athlon XP +2400 server... :D |
== PREPARE TO BE PISTOL WHIPPED ==
If anyone feels like taking on team 588 ([ApR] clan) at Kennedy Space Center/ Southeast regional or Nationals bring it on. Prepare for a whipping.
BTW, we can bring along a 16 port 10/100 switch, 8 port 10/100 hub, and I think another 8 port switch. We got cable to feed quite a few people. |
CS rocks!!!!!!!!!
For all the teams going to the LA regional. There is a place called the "Internet PC club" about 8 miles from where the regional is held. Using a number of servers, they have more than 120 1.6 GHz pentium 4s networked. They have games such as CS, Quake 3 Arena, Unreal Tournament, and other multiplayer games enabling you to make teams and set up your own multiplayer games. I know some of my team is going there after the competetion on thursday, and if any teams would like to join us we would be happy to give you all the info about this place. It only costs $1.25 per hour and is faster than most LANs.
It is located at 1451 w. Artesia Blvd, Gardena, CA 90248 www.internetpcclub.com |
Does no one like the multiplayer goodness that is RtCW?
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on behalf of Team 588, I cordially invite you all to an old-fashioned pwning. Anyone willing to face Team 588/Clan [ApR] please email me.We will be attending the KSC regional and national events
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No one shares my views on diablo? None of you play on battle.net??? What has this world come to????
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I can't think of any way to get my computer to a regional or the nats that won't affect my comp or my wallet.
If you play online and see Demolition Man or Ctrl_Alt_Del, say hi :) Now if I can find a server that doesn't allow aimbot cheats I would be happy. Wayne Doenges |
i will own you all in quake 3 arena. :D
-anton alias: godami |
Well, I used to play D2 a lot...
I'm partial to FPS games, rather than RPGs, though... |
I recomend that you all play RtCW! Return to Castle Wolfenstein is the bestest multiplayer FPS that I have played since Tribes.
Play Tribes as well! |
We have found that medal of honor is AWESOME to play at lan parties. So, who all is bringing their computer to Nationals? KSC Regional?
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If I can figure out a good way to takeit on the plane...:(
RtCW is a better multi than MOH, but MOH is a better single than RtCW, IMHO. :) Any suggestions on getting the computer to nats? I am at least gonna bring me speakers so we can have a party...the Logitech Z560 THX....400 watts of musical goodness. :) |
I'm not sure about computers at Nats...
People may be too entangled in the actual competition to keep track of their computers and what-have-you... Post-Regional LAN parties was the original intent, and my primary focus was to organize one for Silicon Valley teams, perhaps to be held a day or so after the regional itself (but scheduling has not come up at all, yet)... I don't mean to exclude any teams, it just seems that a more regional event is more realistic... Any more comments would and will be greatly appreciated, especially from SV teams interested in having a fairly large LAN party at some point (even after Nats is a possibility)... |
Well, anyone who brings a computer on a plane, be careful. If you have an Athlon Thunderbird/MP/XP, you might want to remove the heatsink. If the computer gets jarred too hard, the heatsink might crush a corner of the core. Unless you want an excuse to upgrade. :D
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Shooters are ok but they are kinda ond dimensional I mean you run jump duck and shoot. repeat as necicary. now rpgs such as diablo and diablo 2 reguire a much more complicated train of thought and a more sophisicated bundle of tactics.
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If you like age of empires, try Empire Earth. Its by the creators of age of empires. It runs on a true 3d engine. there are 14 ages you can go through. its awesome
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RTS is cool to. However i have more or less devoted my gaming time to rpg's as of latley. I used to be a huge fan of C&C . Ages of Empires is cool i like the second one best.
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