This thread is to provide you with a packing list so that you remember to bring everything you should bring to the LAN along with a guide as to how to ensure your steam is up to date and that you have the relevant patches / map packs etc.
IMPORTANT:
Do this ON THURSDAY NIGHT ABOUT 10.00 PM. IF YOU DO THIS FRIDAY MORNING YOU MIGHT PICK UP A STEAM UPDATE THAT NONE OF THE REST OF US OR THE LAN SERVER WILL HAVE. THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE LAN GAME!!!!
Thursday 10.00pm
1. Connect to the Internet
2. Start Steam
3. **CRUCIAL** If you DO have the 'do not save account details on this computer' checked then enter your password and UNCHECK THE BOX. If you don't you'll loose your password details from the login screen and will not be able to play CS at the LAN **CRUCIAL**
4. Log onto Steam
5. Click 'Exit' on the Steam menu and quit Steam
6. Disconnect from the Internet
7. Start Steam and when the dialog box appears click 'offline mode'
8. Make sure Steam starts and you can fire up CS
9. Exit Steam again
10. Try restarting Steam again.
11. Run a complete Anti-virus scan.
12. Go to bed
13. Wake up
14. Go to the LAN
In a nutshell just make sure you can connect to Steam without being asked for your password. If you are asked to type in your password you're not going to be able to play at the LAN
BattleField2
The same rules apply to BF2. If a patch arrives on Thursday night then download it and install it. We hope to have an internet connection at the LAN but you never know when it might fail, so be patched up to Thursday night when you arrive at the LAN. CURRENT VERSION = 1.4
THINGS TO BRING TO THE LAN
Hardware:
PC - Virus & Trojan Free!
Monitor & VGA/DVI cable
Keyboard with cable
Mouse with cable
Mouse Mats
Power cables for PC, monitor etc
Panel plug (so that you can plug all of your electrics into the one panel).
Extension cable (just in case you end up 10m away from the nearest plug.
Joystick/Steering wheel
Lots of spare HDD space
Headphones (no you cannot bring your speakers )
Software:
Driver software for any hardware that you bring (in case you need to reinstall).
OS software for those hard luck system crashes followed by format c:
Games software
Networking
Your PC must have a working NIC (network card)
Ethernet cable - preferrably as long as you can get (10m would be great)
Miscellaneous
Duct tape - to keep those trailing cables from being triped on.
Hardware spares (if you have any then bring them just in case somebody else needs to swap out a CPU or HDD etc).
There is a licensed bar 10 yards from the gaming room.
There is a high street with shops, cash points etc 20 yards from the gaming room.
PLEASE KEEP THE THREAD ON TOPIC AND TO A MINIMUM SO IT DOESN'T GET TOO CLUTTERED AND PEOPLE MISS VITAL INFO
LFS COMPETITION - ORGANISED BY DOORMAN
DEMO MODE. CAR: XFG, TRACK: BLACKWOOD
1:15 minutes practice (decides grid positions for first race)Practice ends when everyone has no longer got a time running.
2: 10 lap race with compulsory pit stop (must DRIVE into pits, refuel/repair and DRIVE back onto track)
3: 10 minute break
4: 5 lap sprint race with grid positions in reverse of finishing order of previous race. No pit stop required.
The winner will be decided by the amalgamation of the two races with points for 0 for last place up to however many entrants there are. I'll provide a prize for 1st and a spot prize to be drawn from a hat or pair of knickers.
The whole thing should only take about 55 minutes.
Oh yes, there can be no leaving the server during the event or one will be relegated to last place on the grid. Not to mention I will be peeved. So stay connected.
Quote from: Penfold;150558
Keyboard with cable
Mouse with cable
Is it a special point that it needs to be a
cabeled mouse/keyboard? I can guess you might have had problems with RF wireless devices earlier, but a Bluetooth device shouldn't cause any problems, right?
Switching off now see you guys tomorrow :D. Can't wait :P.
Quote from: GhostMjr;154637Switching off now see you guys tomorrow :D. Can't wait :P.
Sooo soon??
Switching off as well. Cya tomorrow at around noon :biggrin:
Still downlading CS : S and CZ. Soz!