Lan XXVII - Packing List & Instructions Thread
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.
Please make sure you have all the map packs and such installed from the Workshop the two below are very important.!!!!!
CS:GO Workshop Page (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=184448520)
L4D2 Workshop Page (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=164908628)
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
15. Buy Ninja and Brother Tobious a Pint or two
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
Hardware:
PC - Virus & Trojan Free!
Monitor & VGA/DVI cable and only 1
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 :lmfao: )
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 - preferably as long as you can get (10m would be great) and Cat6 IS THE NEW STANDARD PLEASE
Miscellaneous:
Duct tape - to keep those trailing cables from being tripped 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 feel free to ask if there's anything you're not sure about !!
Please make sure that all the games we are playing are up to date and you are familiar with too.
Not sure the games used in the competitions??? Please click here http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?41678-LAN-XXVIII-Competitions-And-Supported-Games
One monitor you say Toby! :D
Spares are a great option for the LAN as there will be someone who forget a critical or something dies. If you have some spare kit or something you want to be rid of bring it to the LAN if you have the space. Normally a headset our mouse will go pop and someone will really appreciate the loan.
A wired mouse and headset it pretty important too these days as I had a really bad experience with my MX revolution last lan as too much interference in that room from all of the other 2.4GHz kit. If you want frustration free LAN experience get a wired one.
Other items such as XBOX controllers are always in demand so if you have a couple bring them, just make sure you have a stick or something on them so you can claim them back at the end of the weekend.
Toby do we need a spare PC or do you have this sorted?
Cheers,
DZ.
Quote from: DrunkenZombiee;404270One monitor you say Toby! :D
Toby do we need a spare PC or do you have this sorted?
Have it sorted just need to build it which I will be doing this weekend/ next week
i'm gonna be bringing both of my 24" lcds so if any 1 needs to borrow a monitor see me.
That's very kind of you sneaky
Sent from my Nexus 5
Gentle Reminder!!!!!
Steam has just done an update !
Quote from: TwoBad;404838Steam has just done an update !
Spooky :ninja: It's like it knows there's a lan!
How big was it?
Sent from my Nexus 5
Quote from: BrotherTobious;404843How big was it?
Ooh err missus