Left 4 Dead Lan November 21st - 23rd

Doodee

Right,



As was suggested in the other thread, lets have another game launch lan.
This time its Left4Dead
See footage HERE


Since the Game is released on the 20th, the LAN will take place over the following weekend.


Personally, I can't wait to co-op through waves of the undead with a trusted shotgun.

Sniipe

I'd be up for anything to be honest.
Begin the barrage of questions:
1)Any LAN sooner?
2)Doodee; how is the running coming on?
3)How many were at the last lan?
4)Can you leech players from square eyes and/or wired for the next lan? (you know the more lannage that goes on the better for these stores...)
5)Need any help? I'm willing to help out again if you are short in admin's...

Doodee

Gah, I had a big reply done out for this but clearly it didn't upload.

I don't think there will be a LAN any sooner, We're still sorting the room downstairs after the floods.
Running going well, getting more comfortable with it.
last lan had about 12 - 15, but we lost a few people once the flood hit.
Leeching players should be ok, we could contact the cafes and ask them if we can put up a poster or two. I'm all for the gaming

Help is always appreciated. Sure I'll keep ya posted

S.I.R

hmm... if i get my link-sys card to work ill be there.


might bring the laptop along also for low specs should the pc fail to work if its acceptable ?

Sniipe

cool, sorry about the upload, same thing happened me the other day. Anyway I think more interest needs to be mustered up and to a larger audience. Posters is a cool idea, I mite even fiddle around with 1 on my way to dublin this evening, something to keep me thinking of gaming.

I'm getting fairly bored of playing COH and TF2 online with a bunch of anynomous ppl.

Sniipe

S.I.R wrote: »

hmm... if i get my link-sys card to work ill be there.

Whats that a pci network card?

Doodee

S.I.R wrote: »

hmm... if i get my link-sys card to work ill be there.


might bring the laptop along also for low specs should the pc fail to work if its acceptable ?

Yeah no problems.


We don't mind people bringing their laptops, once they respect the space requirements of other gamers.
What we don't appreciate is people bring a complete second PC (Not to be confused with servers ) that they have sit beside to use for warez / microwaving.


Awareness in the Galway area needs to be spread i guess. We will hit up a few of the cafe's and see what they say.

Roll on November!

Sniipe

to keep the ball rolling here;

yeah hitting the cafe's with posters would be a good idea, perhaps also this sub-forum should be brought back to the general "LAN parties" area, where people outside galway would see the threads, and might come to our humble city... Syxpak?

The boys in Midlans hit servers/shops/cafe's/most forums and thats how the pull in the numbers...

Tar.Aldarion

Yeah get the wired people, I'm in there a lot of days with about 20 others It's like constant galway lan these days.

Sniipe

Tara Le d'Arion wrote: »

Yeah get the wired people, I'm in there a lot of days with about 20 others It's like constant galway lan these days.

so... Wired stole Galway LAN?

Tar.Aldarion

It's ours now, WE decide when the next one is on. :-p
In other news they got rainbow 6 vegas 2 last night, if you haven't played it I sugggest you do, awesome multiplayer.

Doodee

Tar,

would many of them have their own PC's to game on? and are they interested in doing so on the weekend?


from experience most people who used to Game in nethouse didn't have a rig of their own and only came in to get their fix..

Kinetic^

I'm defo making this! I've got my airbed all ready to go!!! I would imagine L4D will available for pre-load a few days before as well.

Tar.Aldarion

No idea who has their own comp, I imagine a lot of people would. Every tom, dick and harry has a laptop at least these days. As for interest, doubt most have ever heard of galway lan, so a flyer or two in the net cafes won't go amiss... or maybe talking to the owners.

Kinetic^

A flyer up in colleges in Dublin would be a good thing as well.

RabidDog

Hey guys,

Mark from Wired here.

Anything I can do to help out just let me know.

Posters are no problem. If you need someone to design one I can do that too, I'm not too bad if I don't say so myself. Also one of the gamer's in Wired works in a local printers and I can probably get a good quote from him (whether I design them or not).


A lot of our members do have their own gaming systems. They can usually play CoD4 and CSS so Left 4 Dead shouldn't be a problem for them (especially since Valve always concentrate on making the minimum specs as low as possible).

Shiminay

We could be on to a winner here lads!

Tar.Aldarion

RabidDog wrote: »

Hey guys,

Mark from Wired here.

Anything I can do to help out just let me know.

Posters are no problem. If you need someone to design one I can do that too, I'm not too bad if I don't say so myself. Also one of the gamer's in Wired works in a local printers and I can probably get a good quote from him (whether I design them or not).


A lot of our members do have their own gaming systems. They can usually play CoD4 and CSS so Left 4 Dead shouldn't be a problem for them (especially since Valve always concentrate on making the minimum specs as low as possible).

Never miss a beat eh!
You make the posters for the comps? Theya re nice.

Doodee

That sounds great.


Whatever can be done to help the community in Galway is good with me
I'll let the others know and see if we can get things started. Now the only question is numbers, how many should we aim for.

RabidDog

Ok, just to be clear.

I'll go ahead and design the poster?

I'll link to a draft of it when it's done, to get people's opinions.

I need to know what details should be shown?


How many posters do you think we should print? A3 or A4? I'll get a quote from Podge.

Shiminay

I'd say mostly A4 with 2 or 3 A3 for your own shop window and maybe the colleges?

Tar.Aldarion

Sounds good. Give podge a break from designing religious magazines. :P

Doodee

haha but thats assuming that gaming aint a religion

5 or 6 posters should be good. should be home in Galway over the next 2 weeks so can see about throwing them up in the colleges.

I've yet to set a number for attendance for this. looking good though.

Can't wait for L4D now, gonna be fun playing as the infected and ambushing a group of Survivors in the early hours of the morning

RabidDog

Ok, here's the poster (Draft 1):



I assume this LAN will be added to LanParty.ie? It seems the easiest way for people to find info online.

Any other details I need to add? I think simple is best.


Anhow, let me know what ye think.

RabidDog

And here's a second, same layout but without the extra background texture (Draft 2):



I like the texture, but this one is cleaner and perhaps easier to read...

What do you think?

Tar.Aldarion

2nd one would do, fist one is better, pretty damn cool!

Sniipe

5 different fonts??? OMG!

I recommend changing the 3rd and 4th fonts to that of the 5th or something similar.

RabidDog

I'm not sure about that, I think the fonts make it easier to differentiate between information.

I could be wrong though, so lets get some other opinions.

Doodee

Yeah seems pretty good.


The hotel address could be removed and replaced with "PC's and Consoles welcome" and just before the url have "For more information visit..."
If people know the hotel name they will make their way there.

As regards fonts, you could keep it the same as the Address one if ya fancy.

Doodee

was down in Galway at the weekend but was not online much.

Will be away over the next 2 weeks so if anyone needs to get these things progressing contact Syxpak or Asok.


Anymore suggestions for the LAN?
Rooms were confirmed as being available so the Event is Go in my eyes.

Shiminay

I'm afraid I'm not gonna be able to make it, but I have a rather good excuse - Mammy rang me the other day and said "Wanna go to Orlando at the end of November?" so I couldn't really say no to a trip like that when it's being paid for and I have 16 days holidays left from work for the year I'll give ye a shout from a roller-coaster or something

strat

Looks like this one slipped me by, not been checking as often. Il be there with bells on anyway. Dunno how the poor shuttle will handle Left4Dead though.

Shiminay

Might burn up on re-entry without proper heat shielding!

Doodee

maybe teh shuttle should be Left for dead


Ehh ehh? *Elbow* *Jig* *Elbow*

Kinetic^

If you turn up to Galway Lan, you'll be left for dead after cracking that stupid joke!

Sniipe

any updates on this? Sign up list etc...

Doodee

I'll be getting the sign up's done shortly. had meant to do it at the weekend but forgot completely.

capt fantastic

i am curious as to will i have to have bought left for dead first or will it be available form the lans to download?

i would be able to but no prob just means getting into town tomorrow.

Tar.Aldarion

I am also curious, I won't have access to a credit card to get it soon. Hmm.

Kinetic^

It's going to be run by steam lads. I'm not sure if another person backs it up that you can use that once you purchase it over steam to save you DLing it there and then.

Tar.Aldarion

Will prob just look at it at the lan to see if it's worth getting.

Kinetic^

Good fun, good games, great LAN!

Tar.Aldarion

Nothing like being a zombie and eating people sitting beside you, but pressing the talk buttin anyway to say NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

Shiminay

I'm sorry I missed this Hope y'all had fun.

Doodee

Great Lan.

Had lots of fun.
I must say im kinda tired this morning. L4D really takes it out of ya

Like so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrn4JMxsN_o

Sniipe

oh ****! I'm only after realising I missed this lan. Sorry, I put a reminder in my phone. But then I fecked my phone up! Sounds like ye had a blast anyway.