Lan XXIV - Packing List & Instructions Thread

BrotherTobious · October 01, 2013, 02:00:15 PM

Lan XXIV - 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
L4D2 Workshop Page

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 beer

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 Cat6e if you like

Miscellaneous:
Duck 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 !!

Liberator · October 02, 2013, 11:05:03 AM

Don't forget

1. Rope
2. Spade
3. Old blanket
4. Quicklime
5. Porcelain "Sad Clown" figurine
6. Hydrochloric acid

We all remember the events of "LAN XVII", best to be prepared.

Gone_Away · October 02, 2013, 12:15:03 PM

KeeeeyyyyRist.. Watch the Video too!!

Switchback · October 02, 2013, 08:17:00 PM

Ive got all of those Lib, pus extras

DrunkenZombiee · October 03, 2013, 12:18:53 AM

I highly recommend taking a camera to record all of the madness too.

I wonder if we can get another game of human Buckaroo going for this LAN?

Sneakytiger · October 03, 2013, 07:05:33 AM

Marmite.lol

faust82 · October 05, 2013, 05:47:24 PM

If Lib deals with body disposal, I'll focus on creation

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Sneakytiger · October 05, 2013, 06:50:00 PM

i can get duck tape, rope, gags if needed.lol

Sn00ks · October 07, 2013, 11:14:30 AM

Quote from: Sneakytiger;376471i can get duck tape, rope, gags if needed.lol

Duck tape, is that similar to the hamster tape you can get? I guess at a pinch you could use duct/gaffer tape as it has a bit of stretch to it.

BrotherTobious · October 07, 2013, 12:19:02 PM

Lol very funny, guys if we could kind of keep this on track please

JanuZ · October 08, 2013, 01:25:24 AM

Quote from: BrotherTobious;376527Lol very funny, guys if we could kind of keep this on track please

I thought the rope was to keep the damsel on the tracks

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And now for something completely different does someone have an extra powercord that I can borrow?

Sneakytiger · October 10, 2013, 07:58:58 AM

Any1 need anything for the LAN I have plenty pc parts and cables have a ati 5770 and 5850 card if any1 needs msg if u need anything

Penfold · October 10, 2013, 08:41:52 AM

Thanks for the offer.

Perhaps some of our overseas brethren may need something?

Chaosphere · October 10, 2013, 06:17:35 PM

May I suggest this collection in addition to the L4D2 maps...

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=129602634

I play with it, and no conflicts or errors so far, and the game just looks a fair bit nicer!

Of course, entirely optional.

BrotherTobious · October 10, 2013, 06:58:56 PM

Nice idea Chaos will look in to it.

Also the link has changed to a map pack espically created for the LAN !!!! Thanks to Blunt and OB for sticking this together. Please make sure you DL!!!!!!