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MIsterToto
Profile Joined November 2010
Argentina47 Posts
January 09 2011 17:25 GMT
#1
Hey there, some friends and I are throwing down a little 8-man LAN party over at my hous this week, and we're trying todecide on the list of games. Traditionally, we've played CS 1.6, Quake 3 Arena, Warcraft 3 custom maps, AoC and (curiously fun) Rise of Nations.

This time, we're looking to change the line-up a litlle bit, maybe add some fun sports/racing games, or whatever the hell provides the most fun out of a bunch of not-so-state-of-the-art computers. I largely considered BW and SC2, but only 3 of us actually have ever played them, so I0m guessing it'd be a bit imba XD

So, what are your suggestions? Which games would you add/remove/change to make an awesome lan party? Thanks! I'll let you know how this went when we're done.
Perón cumple, Evita dignifica.
gamerkhang
Profile Joined July 2010
United States152 Posts
January 09 2011 17:35 GMT
#2
Battle Realms :D
Age of Mythology, Command and Conquer series, and Relic's stuff are all good RTS's for it.
You don't need a counter-strategy, just a completely whoopass one.
heishe
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany2284 Posts
January 09 2011 17:46 GMT
#3
Little Fighters 2
If you value your soul, never look into the eye of a horse. Your soul will forever be lost in the void of the horse.
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
January 09 2011 17:57 GMT
#4
Worms Reloaded. Or Worms 2, which is still a classic.
RoosterSamurai
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Japan2108 Posts
January 09 2011 18:01 GMT
#5
Unreal Tournament 2 or Counterstrike 1.6
Also, WC3 is a must for any LAN party
Bajadulce
Profile Joined October 2004
United States322 Posts
January 09 2011 18:17 GMT
#6
I'm pretty old school and have been out of touch with the video game scene for quite awhile (don't even own sc2 haha!). I think the key to a good Lan experience tho, is that the games be simple enough for those unfamiliar, that they won't be too alienated and lost. Simple FPS games like UT/quake/CStrike are good ones to suggest. You just click and shoot! The C&C series (Red Alert2) was a good lan game too, because of the crazy imba weapons and lols. Funny shit! Games with huge interfaces and/or big learning curves would be best to avoid introducing to newcomers.

At the same time, introducing something fresh to your guests that they've never seen before would be a fun surprise! Keeping in line with "fresh" but not alien, a good mod to an already well known game, would be a nice "party favor". One such simple but mod that comes to mind is Planar Erratus . Great SC mod for a party and a few chuckles before heading off to the main events! Would definitely be something nobody had ever seen before.
Planar Erratus: (www.broodwarai.com/mods/peai) Where the worlds of Baldur’s Gate, Arcanum, Diablo, Icewind Dale, Torment, and Warcraft collide with Starcraft. Don't question, just play! ... Dedicated to all my TL.net friends and old schoolers!
xaeiu
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
432 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-09 18:21:25
January 09 2011 18:19 GMT
#7
blobby volley
Syncker
Profile Joined September 2010
Finland142 Posts
January 09 2011 18:57 GMT
#8
Warcraft 3 and Heroes of Might And Magic III
HardCorey
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States709 Posts
January 09 2011 19:07 GMT
#9
Armagetron! Such a fun competitive Tron game!
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Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-09 19:13:44
January 09 2011 19:13 GMT
#10
Alien Swarm, the original mod:
http://www.blackcatgames.com/asv1/

I thought the free remake available on steam was really boring, but the original is still amazing (UT2k4 mod, but not an FPS).

Its the best co-op survival/mission game ever pretty much.

I think capped at 4 players, but can just run 2x4 then ! Theres like 3 campaigns available for download as well (they are better/harder than the two that comes with the mod).
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JanB
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany38 Posts
January 09 2011 19:16 GMT
#11
Bag-Quake

You play normal Quake (3 Arena), but in teams of two. One guy is playing with his head in a paper bag not seeing anything and the other one tells him where to go and aim :D
Playing for more than 10 minutes is not advised because you'll end up losing your voice
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
January 09 2011 19:29 GMT
#12
On January 10 2011 04:13 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
Alien Swarm, the original mod:
http://www.blackcatgames.com/asv1/

I thought the free remake available on steam was really boring, but the original is still amazing (UT2k4 mod, but not an FPS).

Its the best co-op survival/mission game ever pretty much.

I think capped at 4 players, but can just run 2x4 then ! Theres like 3 campaigns available for download as well (they are better/harder than the two that comes with the mod).


I thought the remake was pretty decent. Unbalanced... but decent.
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tainted muffin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States158 Posts
January 09 2011 20:06 GMT
#13
Halo 1 is always fun.
Corr
Profile Joined January 2009
Denmark796 Posts
January 09 2011 20:26 GMT
#14
Check out this very co-op based mod for Diablo 2: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=177639

It takes quite a lot of time to get anywhere significant though and thus it may not fit with your LAN schedule
Dugrok
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada377 Posts
January 09 2011 20:40 GMT
#15
If you have a copy of Freespace 2 (if not you can get one from Good old games - gog.com for 10$ I think) install FSOpen (http://www.fsoinstaller.com/downloads.html click «download the .exe installer»).

You might want to download the open installer prior to the lan so you can copy it over to the other computers using a thumbdrive or something seeing as it's a few gigs in size.

Install across all the machines. Then using the launcher select «MediaVPs_3612». Then you'll have to follow the instructions here: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=63609.0 This will make everything shiny . If the computers can't handle it, you might want to revert to the basic «multi» mod which will let you play the game as it was initially designed.

I know it looks like a lot of work, but this is quite possibly the best space combat sim of all time. OF ALL TIME! The best part is that since FS2's launch in 1999 it's been continually updated and improved by the hard-light community and the game looks great even by today's standards.

Here's a video in case you need convincing:

(Watch in HD!)
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
January 09 2011 20:59 GMT
#16
Battlefield 2 is a pretty fun lan game in my experience, also Counter Strike and Dota. Most of the lans I go to are just a bunch of casual friends, they aren't normally competitive players so Starcraft is avoided.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
blubshizzle
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands34 Posts
January 09 2011 21:05 GMT
#17
Trackmania Always good for lans..: trackmania dl
Also Raynor Party and Star Battle from Sc2 custom games.. (use guest keys if not everyone has the game)
And for cars crashing into each other Flat Out 2..
ReD-FooT
Profile Joined May 2010
Denmark22 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-09 21:12:46
January 09 2011 21:10 GMT
#18
If you like rise of nations i would recommend Rise of legends... kinds of a sequel but a really nice one at that...
Another classic age of empires 2, me and my friends always play that when we have a lan.

Another one that might be a bit lame is Max Payne, i know there isn't a multiplayer to it but usually we just choose the smallest level we can find and play a speed competition, basically you complete a level as fast as possible and shout out as loud as you can when you are finished and then try again.
This isnt something to do when your mind is still working, after two days of constant gameing this really is a good activity.

One more to play also quite lame one is cycling manager preferably the first game because it is quite bad and very very random but if you get caught up in it you might find yourself going through the entire tour de france.
ain
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany786 Posts
January 09 2011 21:14 GMT
#19
Bid for Power, a Dragonball mod for Quake 3 Arena. It's incredibly fun to play.
UisTehSux
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States693 Posts
January 09 2011 21:44 GMT
#20
I think Battlefield2142 is a good LAN game.
I underestimated that boy. No... it was not the boy I underestimated, it was the Triforce of Courage.
Bartuc
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands629 Posts
January 09 2011 22:37 GMT
#21
Halo 1 is a very fun LAN game. Used to play it a lot with friends on X-box, great times
It is a sign of strength to cry out against fate, rather than to bow one's head and succumb.
Glaven
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada554 Posts
January 09 2011 22:46 GMT
#22
Left 4 Dead 2 is great for LANs. Though in my experience its like monopoly, people can get pretty worked up haha. Super fun though.
Special Tactics
Khul Sadukar
Profile Joined August 2009
Australia1735 Posts
January 09 2011 22:51 GMT
#23
Jedi academy.

1v7 all ur noob friends hehe
I don't want to be part everything. I want to be something. - Weapon X
MIsterToto
Profile Joined November 2010
Argentina47 Posts
January 10 2011 03:33 GMT
#24
On January 10 2011 04:16 JanB wrote:
Bag-Quake

You play normal Quake (3 Arena), but in teams of two. One guy is playing with his head in a paper bag not seeing anything and the other one tells him where to go and aim :D
Playing for more than 10 minutes is not advised because you'll end up losing your voice


This is SO getting played at the LAN. Just reading the description I started laughing. I have some really competitive friends, so this shloud prove fun.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Now I have around twenty wikipedia articles to review.
Perón cumple, Evita dignifica.
KezseN
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Singapore1450 Posts
January 10 2011 04:03 GMT
#25
Diablo 2 Hell mode if you guys don't mind the graphics. Only concern is you'd have to start from scratch and work your way up. Extreme teamwork here is needed if you guys wanna feel rewarded.
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