Next Freedom Lan - 6th-7th September

[Aravi]

http://www.ulc.org.au/lans/register/

Edit: There will be a freedom Lan on this weekend so come along for some lanning fun.

lani

[Attrition]

Okay. I'll make this short and sweet. What games does everyone want to play at the LAN coming up?

[Wrathlon]

GTA: VC would be a nice change other than that not really fussed

[El Presidente]

Counter-Strike! Just for a change.

[Jaian]

I've got some questions:

1) Where is it held? Casuarina campus?
2) What games? I don't have many, and I doubt you would be playing the ones I have anyway (eg. UT)
3) Never been to a LAN before...what do I need?
4) Would the fact that I have a measly GF2MX prevent me from playing whatever games you're going to play?

Any other advice/info would be appreciated. I guess I'm too much of a n00b to LANing to prepare for something in a few days, so I'll probably have to try for the next LAN.

[HeReTiC]

teehee all you need for a lan is your computer and a lan cable... and the $10 or whatever it is.
oh yea have things like Chips, coke, Pillows etc. coz usually the lans go for a while

as for the games im pretty sure you could "borrow" any games that are being played. just ask around, or look on people computers for the different games that might be played. oh yea UT rocks

PS. the type of games usually played at a lan is like: UT, UT2003, Counter-Strike, Quake3, C&C Generals, Desert Combat & BF1942, Starcraft & WC3, Diablo 2...all sorts

and yeah its held at the casuarina campus on top of the basketball court

[Jaian]

Okay, that sounds kind of simple actually. I take it I'll also need to bring my monitor/speakers etc. Coke/food supplies, no problem. Deodrant/nose plug? I've heard nasty things about the hygiene levels at LANs I'm okay with the 15 bucks as well.

Problems are: No network cable (would there be any spares to be had?), and only one game. Would 'borrowing' games from someone there be frowned on?

Also, do they have any 'sales' there? I mean, are any hardware components sold? Like I said, I know little about LANs Maybe I can lose my LAN virginity soon...

[Knight Of Nih]

Jaian Okay, that sounds kind of simple actually. I take it I'll also need to bring my monitor/speakers etc.

try to avoid speakers as some people dont liek the ld noise of other peoples games :P

Jaian Problems are: No network cable (would there be any spares to be had?), and only one game. Would 'borrowing' games from someone there be frowned on?

u might be able to ask around for a spare cable or go to a shop like dicksmiths and buy one
make sure its not a crossover
also with games its not frowned apon to "borrow em" everyone dose it they just cant talk about it on these forums cause its not very good to openly dicuss priacy on a public board

[lani]

Jaian Okay, that sounds kind of simple actually.

it is

Jaian I take it I'll also need to bring my monitor/speakers etc.

as knight said speakers are frownd on but if you dont have earphones the you can bring them yeah you'll want to bring you tower and moniter. Make sure you have a network card ;p

Jaian Deodrant/nose plug? I've heard nasty things about the hygiene levels at LANs

oh mean :P but I dont think that will be a prob ...

Jaian Problems are: No network cable (would there be any spares to be had?)

I think there might be a spare but you would only need a 5m and they are cheap and easy to get from Tandy or Dick Smith.

Jaian Maybe I can lose my LAN virginity soon...

hope to see you there soon also I think there may be a bbq on this weekend but the organisers have the final word on that

[El Presidente]

Basically it's not as big as your average DGA, so it's a good place to begin if you're new.

You will need:

Your computer, with monitor, mouse/keyboard, and network card.
A network cable.
Your own powerboard. We generally only supply one power point per person.

We give you the a/c room, the comfy seats and tables (we're saving up for more tho - the tables situation is less than ideal), the TV with Cable, a BBQ ($1 snag & bread), soft drinks ($1 a can), other people to play with, and a whole bunch of leeching and gaming.

Your computer should be alright for most of the games played. It tends to follow the number of people there and who is playing. For instance our second LAN was quite big and a lot of Desert Combat was played. Other LANs have varied in size and included games of Diablo II, Warcraft III, Counter-Strike. One time we even brought consoles and a second TV and lots of people played Marvel vs Capcom 2.