Come on, guys!  Let's do it!

-b0b
(...wants a real LAN with games!)

sounds like fun, im back in town in a couple days

I'll be gone from the 22 to the afternoon of the 26th...also we should do a New Years party again if anyone is up for it?

X

How about Friday?

-b0b
(...is free!)

Meaning the 22nd or the 29th?

I still don't know if I'm leaving yet on the 22 or the 23.  Either way you guys have fun and plan it with what's convent for you.  I can always catch another one.

X

LAME!  We can't have a LAN without Stewie!

-b0b
(...WEAK!)

Well if Friday works for all you guys then go for it...I'll find out sometime soon if I leave on Sat or Friday.

X

Hey I might be able to go.  I would just need a ride from somebody.  I'll be back in town Thursday night sometime, and then I don't have to be back till the 15th.  

~ Attebizzel

Looks like I'm leaving on Thursday so you guys have fun with your LAN and think about having a New Years one if you're up for one and don't have any other plans.  If the mains hosters (mainly Bob :-P ) can't or doesn't want to have one...I could host another board game party.  

Just some thoughts.

X

new years lan would be rockin, havent done one in a long time

Heck yeah, I'm all about the New Year's LANnage!

I propose a rule - all games must be decided on by no later than the end of the day on December 25th.  That'll give us a full work week to work on downloading/cracking the games so we'll be ready to play when we arrive on Saturday the 30th.

LAN law?

-b0b
(...LAN law!)

Quote:

LAN law?

LAN Law!

ha! I'm a product of advertising now.

Yea sounds fun. Any games ideas? speak now or forever hold your piece!

*snicker*

How about some

Call of Duty
Empire Earth
and some old school SMAC?

X

Holy crap, I don't even think I remember how to play SMAC.  Unreal Tournament 2004?

-b0b
(...YEAAAAAAAAH!)

I vote UT2004, CoD, and C&C Generals Zero Hour.  I would be down for EE although I haven't played in probably a year.  

If someone can't be setup by party time, show up early to install.

pfft.... gaming at a lan?

screw that I'm there to file transfer YEAAA! ARGG GURGLE *random football player sounds* *slap on the butt* RAWRRRGG

Yea but seriously, CoD, UT2004, SMAC, and EE sound good.

Do I need to add a poll or something?  For crying out loud!

-b0b
(...just wanted an excuse to say that.)

I think you should.  

But my video card sucks, I'll just be there for file sharing.

~ Attebizzel

Dude, you should easily be able to cover some of the older games we're talking about, like Empire Earth.

-b0b
(...could run it on a 286.)

Alright so what's going down for our New Year LAN?

Are we taking advantage of Bob again?  Uhh I mean his apt?

I am really excited to see all of you again...it's been way too long.

X

Alright, guys, there's your freakin' poll.  I'd recommend choosing at least one real-time strategy game and one first-person shooter, but that's just my opinion.

-b0b
(...picked UT and C&C:GZH, FTW!)

Bob I really appreciate you hosting yet another LAN party...I'm sorry that I could never host one at my parent's place here.  We'd burn the house down if we had 4 computers on.

7 PM on Sunday ok?

X
(Figured he'd suggest a time)

I'll be at Church on Sunday evening so I won't I won't be home until ~8:30pm.  Is that alright with everyone?

-b0b
(...is glad he had Monday off!)

Want to make it an even 9 so you don't feel rushed?

well lets not get crazy... 8:31 is fine by me.


ok, 9 is good.

9:00pm it is, then!  I'll try to have the house in some semblance of order by then.

-b0b
(...did some preparatory cleaning last night.)

I know what the apts are called but I can't remember exactly which one...may you tell me?

X

Waterfront Apartments, Building 409, Apartment 12.

Just remember - "Formula 409," and the apartment is the last one in the building.  My name is on the (barely legible) door buzzer list.

-b0b
(...w00t!)

Giddy up a 409...409 409...nothing can stop this///nothing can stop my 409...409

Beach Boys mad some good music.

X

my dual quad positraction 409!!!

oh and i will be there... but i wonder if bob is really gonna drink if i buy the booze

spanky
...stupid beach boys only singing about chevys

If IBC Cream Soda constitutes booze, I'm in!

-b0b
(...is craving cream soda like woah!)

Great, we've got a freakin' tie.  Will one of you guys ask FatMan to break it for us?  Otherwise, I think we should go with Call of Duty, UT2004, and C&C: Generals Zero Hour.

Call of Duty and C&C: Generals Zero Hour are already on the server.  I've got a legal copy of UT2004, so you guys will have to torrent a copy if you need it.

Stick, I can arrange to have a copy of UT2004 downloaded for you if you need it.

-b0b
(...two w00ts for good planning!)

For what it's worth, I've got Call of Duty and its expansion, United Offensive available.  I also have Call of Duty 2.  Are we sticking with the original or what?

-b0b
(...needs to know these things.)

There I voted in hopes of breaking the tie down a bit.

I have those same CoDs as well just in case other people don't.

I think we should try CoD2 first because we've never played that one on Multi and I'd like to see what it's like with the better graphics.  However I think the original is still our favs for Multi since we've got our machine gun nest in the building level and of course Pavlov.

X

I have a legal copy of UT2K4 and I have all the games on the pole installed already except earth2160 which is not a contender anyway.

So should we bring anything to the par-te? (party)?

X

Hookers and blow!

-b0b
(...what?!)

Why are you out again?!

X
(Still has plenty!)

Yes that is my 1776 ship taking the final kill in one of the most intense Empire Earth games at a LAN.

Thanks for LAN bob!

X

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Here is the game summary in detail.  I'd resize the images, but it's 10:00am and I really need some sleep!

http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/EEEconomy.jpg
http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/EEEpoch.jpg
http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/EEMilitary.jpg
http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/EEMiscellaneous.jpg
http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/EESociety.jpg
http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/EESummary.jpg

It was the four of us (Stewie, Stick, Briney and I) against a medium bot, which is wickedly hard in Empire Earth.  I was closest to the bot so I got my butt handed to me right off the bat.  I withdrew into Stewie's base (thanks Stewie!) and regrouped, but since I no longer had any resource piles, I was mostly stuck with producing food and chopping trees.


That meant my epoch progression was insanely slow (over an hour longer than everyone else!) but I had a ridiculous amount of food and wood.  I eventually managed to recapture my own base and we had a four way bot-stomping good time.

Easily one of the best LAN's in years!

-b0b
(...really, really needs some sleep!)

So when did you guys wake up on Monday?  I slept from 11:30am until 9:00pm, got up and made dinner, then curled up with a good book (Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings, which I finished) for a couple hours before going back to bed.

Best.

New Years.

Ever.

-b0b
(...needed to catch up on some sleep.)

Went to bed at 11:30 and woke up at about 5:30PM...then I didn't go to bed until 7AM and slept to 3:30 PM

:o

X
(Feels all discombobulated)

ditto to patrick im all messed up now.

I slept from 12:00pm to 7:30pm and went to sleep at 1:00am and woke up at 8:30am.  I'm back on track now.

I was a bit wonky yesterday, but I got to sleep in a bit late today (inventory time at work, yay!) so I'm back on track.  W00t!

-b0b
(...now with three scoops of raisins!)