DGE # 5 - May 22nd, 10:00am

[casemodder]

Alright Guys,
DGE # 5 is happening. Book your seat! It seems to be filling pretty fast. It should be good, another comp or two, and a few more gigs to leech.

Date: 22nd - 23rd May
Starts: 10:00AM Saturday
Ends: 12:00PM Sunday

Look forward to seeing you [OCNZ] guys there!

[opaque]

Haha this is insane, each time people are booking further and further out, and the threads are starting ealier and earlier!

I should defaintely be at this one :]

[-Hamburglar-]

My do (http://dgelan.org/events/event.php?eid=4) :eek:

I'll be there with my spankin new case _b

[neoprint]

i'm booked already :D

i see tux has already paid... he's keen

[Tux]

na i paid for the last one and couldnt make it couse i had to fly to auckland so lance just carryed it over to the next one

[Doom]

Reg'd :) Im sitting beside Solid Snake :) Yay!

[Phatputer]

ok guys no leaving it late this time, there were people waiting in line last time, should be all fun and games.

See you there

[Phatputer]

OK dudes.. just did a quick count, DGE may LAN is already over half booked although most of you guys will have already booked I thought I might just mention it in case any of your mates who were planning on coming were planning on leaving it for a while

[opaque]

Yeah i've reminded most people that they'll need to get in quick otherwise they're gonna miss out! :D

[Phatputer]

quick question!!

What should I do, im pretty much expected to turn up to a 21st on the same night as the LAN, I am planning on attending the LAN no matter what, but..

a) Do I skip the 21st and take the rap the next day.. ( will hurt )

b) Make an appearance for an hour or 2 then head back to LAN
( still hurt but not as much )

c) Pack up after a day of gaming and go to 21st for its entiraty which will be an all nighter???

Any ideas guys...

[Valium]

Well personally, I'd be going to the 21'st, and if its a good mates 21'st there really isnt a choice.

[Tux]

go to the 21st get realy drunk hook up with some chick

its that easy :)

[Phatputer]

ok ill add a wee bit more information:

21st = Ex Girlfriend whome im still attempting to remain friends with but she wants it to be back the way it was.

[Tux]

and you dont becouse?

you could think of it this way, you always have a back up chick there :D

[opaque]

21st & yardies > LAN

Come to dge for a day, go get drunk and have some fun in the night :].

[Phatputer]

Mmm spose that will work, cheers guys.. will ponder thou wise answers and think about going and getting drunk....

[Itr0nic]

:) :cool: :eek: IM coming this will be my first ever LAN should be fun anyone give me an idea of games ill need i dont have many :)

[neoprint]

You'll only need to bring what you want to play, find out what other guys there are into. FPS's are normally common.

Oh, and piracy is bad - if I was to talk about it, I'd get monitored more closely in threads by moderators...



oh, and caffeinated beverages :D

[dustyslapper]

The only (actual) tournament that is normally run is call of duty. We all got down and durty with the farcry demo last time though.

Don't worry too much - just bring yourself, your favourite games and plenty of HD space and you'll have a neat time.

[Itr0nic]

just a qestion when i get to the lan do i just go set up my comp at my seat/desk or do i check in some where first

also how dose the setting up of the network go? will i be given an ip or somthing i can set up a home network but thats about it also do i need to bring a network cable?

[Phatputer]

Just arrive, drop your computer in your allocated space then go sign in.. all pretty laid back. You get assigned an ip depending on where you are sitting type that in and your away. Install DC++ in some form or another and close off any windows shares as you don't want people hogging your bandwidth. umm thats about it

[opaque]

Originally posted by Itr0nic
also do i need to bring a network cable?

Nope, the DGE crew have the whole venue set up with cables to each individual seat so you don't need to bring yours :]

[Itr0nic]

Cool should be fun just dont look and my boring case iv not done anything to it as iv just started modding i guess as long as it goes in the weekend its all good

[Solid Snake]

Heck mine is just a Shuttle unmodded.

[Chris]

Originally posted by Solid Snake
Heck mine is just a Shuttle unmodded.

Yeah but you have two, so we cut you some slack.

[Itr0nic]

i forgot to say mine is Beige

I am upgrading to a 500 case been a student dont pay that much plus if i want any modding done to my current comp i have to buy the bits then pay someone to put them ie john @ stylespc im scared ill damage it :) so thats why i think ill wait till i get new case then i can tear the Beige one up

[casemodder]

-------------Beige is Back!--------------
Don't worry what your case looks like; it's what's under the hood that counts! Anyway dude, just come along, everyone is nice and friendly, we aren't going to flame you because your case looks crap (that would make me a hypocrite, my case is a cheap huck of blinging beige too :p)

[Phatputer]

If you feel the need bring the computer in a modded cardboard box, it really doesn't matter as the event is designed for gaming.
The cool looking cases that some have is just a nice added bonus.

[Chris]

Originally posted by casemodder
-------------Beige is Back!--------------

Thats a horrible ghastly mistruth if ever I heard one.




Originally posted by casemodder
everyone is nice and friendly

Thats a lie too, I'm an asshole and for the love of god how can you call Doom and his legions of cohorts "nice and friendly", that lads an utter menace to society.

EDIT: I missed the h in ghastly! oh the humanity!

[casemodder]

OK then, well we are MOSTLY nice and friendly and not there to rip people off, but to enjoy ourselves play a few games and grab some more of those nice 'nix ISOs!

[opaque]

Hell i'm using a koala case and i don't get given **** :)

[neoprint]

and i'm using a standard auriga one. i don't get ****, until i turn it on. then i get "turn that fecking thing off" (volcano9 at full speed )

If you feel the need bring the computer in a modded cardboard box

like my leechbox?

[-Hamburglar-]

Mine is totally bastardised :P Almost ashamed!

Beneath the shoddy welds, the burns and the melted aluminium theres a generic wave-at-the-bottom InHouse computers case. Or at least it was.

[opaque]

Yea, you and your 500mm exhaust fan :]

So anyway, whos still looking forward to DGE? i know i am, new hdd here to fill up so you better have good stuff to leech! unlike the last one i went to :]

[Phatputer]

yeah I know.. hardly any new linux isos

[Itr0nic]

Originally posted by opaque
Yea, you and your 500mm exhaust fan :]

So anyway, whos still looking forward to DGE? i know i am, new hdd here to fill up so you better have good stuff to leech! unlike the last one i went to :]


i am but no new hdd for me just a 60 gig that has like 15 gig free so im pulling the 40 out of my gf computer im sure she wont notice

[Itr0nic]

Can anyone give me an idea of what games people will be playing cause I’m in short supply. If I have any money I might buy some before the day

Also will anyone have the latest patches? As I’m on 56k It takes me a long time to get the latest one


Games I Have (multiplayer)

Battlefield 1942
Half Life game of the year collection (not that anyone plays CS any more)
UT 2003
Delta Force Black Hawk Down

[casemodder]

All of the above mainy. I have wanted to get a BHD game going as do some others, but there's not really enough people that are keen.

Anyway, add to that list
Farcry
Battlefield 1942
Call of Duty

[Itr0nic]

BHD?


sorry iv just got back into the games

[opaque]

Usually when i get there people are playing cs1.5 *lol*

But then further into the lan once people have...the games ;) then people start playing CoD, Bf1942/DC, and any other popular shooters out there...heck it doesn't even have to be a popular game...once "Lamah" has his windows bootable duke3d cd with networking doing we'll be cranking that! :p

I also play (with lance etc) f1 challenge DTM mod which is good fun :)

[FKF]

BHD = Black Hawk Down, and yeah I'm really keen for a game of that, its pretty good as a LAN game.

[casemodder]

Originally posted by FKF
BHD = Black Hawk Down, and yeah I'm really keen for a game of that, its pretty good as a LAN game.

It is so long as there are numbers. But yes, i want to get a nice big game of BHD going at this LAN.

[neoprint]

also put me down for a game of BHD

[opaque]

Add me to that list :]

[Itr0nic]

well im not going any more cause i cant afford the fuel for the 4 trips my g/f would have to make from invercargill to the event
So ill have to come to the next one

[casemodder]

HOOOKAY Listen up, anyone who hasn't paid DO SO!!

Anyway, I look forward to see you all there and having a goodtime. Hopfully i won't be too hung over! I will be happy to take part in the COD and Farcry tournies with [OCNZ] on my back. Hopefully Lance runs some other tournies as well.

[dustyslapper]

Originally posted by casemodder
HOOOKAY Listen up, anyone who hasn't paid DO SO!!



Do it. DO IT. DO IT.

[Solid Snake]

HOOOKAY Listen up, anyone who hasn't paid DO SO!!Or at least talk to him. I txt'ed him to tell him that I can garuntee that I would be there.

BTW, I'll be in full form with my OCNZ jacket. I hope it'll be cold that night because damn that jacket is toasty.

Anyways, see you guys there. And I'm up for any games that you guys want to play.

[dustyslapper]

Just give me a heads up later this week JT - we'll work out transportation issues then.

Looking forward to you guys teaching me a lesson or three in some new games. I've heard good things about 2k4 and BHD.

[opaque]

The weather will be ****, it always is :)

I'll be putting my money in this week so ~

[casemodder]

Yep, i'll be there in full kit too :p .... Go teh jacket and shirt! I'm keen for a good game of BHD, Farcry, and abit of COD.

[Solid Snake]

Ahh yeah, before I forget, could I borrow a monitor of someone? I don't care what size it is as any kind of monitor is better than my 14" TV. I could include payment, but I am student...

[casemodder]

SS: Give Lance an email, he has a few spare ones i think. Also, give Doom an email (I know he's banned but yeah he is going to DGE I think) I know he has spares.

[-Hamburglar-]

Forgive me, I'm new, but... why's he banned?

[casemodder]

Because he broke the rules. Anyway, that's not the point, i know that Solid knows who Doom is, so the fact he is banned doesn't matter.

[FKF]

Originally posted by Solid Snake

BTW, I'll be in full form with my OCNZ jacket. I hope it'll be cold that night because damn that jacket is toasty.


Last time I counted about 2 heaters, and being at the bottom of the valley it's never that warm anyway. I'm going to put my sleeping bag in the car just in case. ;)

[Valium]

Originally posted by Solid Snake
Ahh yeah, before I forget, could I borrow a monitor of someone? I don't care what size it is as any kind of monitor is better than my 14" TV. I could include payment, but I am student...

Ive got a philips 107T you can use for the weekend. Ill not be at the lan so you'll have to pick it up though...

[neoprint]

i'll pay once i stop procrastinating.

if i haven't by wednesday then...

SOMEONE PLEASE SLAP ME

[casemodder]

I will!

[Itr0nic]

I emailed lance 2x last week tell him that i would not be coming to the dge lan due to travel arrangement fulling thru but iv got no reply so hopefully he sees this or someone pass's on the message

[Solid Snake]

Would I be able to organise a group beta test session for my new UT2004 gametype? It's currently called Warfare (Interesting enough, Assault, OnSlaught and Warfare are all synonyms of each other) and it is still in the design phase. Basically what I will present to at DGE is a mock version. A mock version is basically the gametype code, which will have most of the ideas fleshed out but in sloppy and ugly code (Which you guys don't see anyways). You'll notice since it may run a little laggy. There will also be just a single map for us to have a romp on.

What is Warfare?
It is somewhat similar to a deviation of Onslaught although with enough twists and changes that it makes it interesting.

Basically, it is a team game. Red vs Blue. Each team gets a base with a power core in it. There are nodes that teams must collect in a Onslaught Link like fashion. The nodes however all link up to a factory in the middle of the map. Once a team has established a flowing link from their powercore to the factory, the factor powers up and starts to build a mammoth tank. The team that successfully builds a mammoth tank then is able to destroy the enemy powercore.

What makes this game a little hard is that only one team can 'own' the factory at one point. If both powercores are linked to the factory, the factory overloads and shuts down.

If the link is lost/broken during the building of a mammoth tank, the mammoth tank will degrade into nothingness.

The building phase of the mammoth tank can be increased if the building process is interrupted by incoming fire (Shoot it to make it take longer to build)

As soon as the tank is built, all power nodes are overloaded and are reset.

The mammoth tank is very weak, only coming with 100 health points. However as soon as there are more people in the vehicle the health status of the vehicle increase exponentionally. 2 people (300 Health), 3 people (500 Health). There will be a hard limit of 1200 health though.

Power cores can be both healed/destroyed by the deployed Mammoth Tank only.

Mammoth tanks can be stolen, although only 1 can exist on a map at any one time.

There is a little more complexities to the game, but that is about the gist of it. What I actually need to test here, is to find out whether or not this gametype is fun and if it is actual fact different to Onslaught by a large margin. On paper it seems like it ... but during playing it may not.

[FKF]

I am a fan of Onslaught, so I'm keen to give it a try.

[opaque]

I'm keen, yell out when you want to start it up :)

[casemodder]

*Raises Hand*

Count me in. I hate playing the same old games over and over, it should make a good change.

[Tux]

http://www.shag.co.nz/pics/dge_21_5_04/dge7.jpg

those are 4 of the most sexy people there

i know what your thinking right now, no need to see any more pictures

[opaque]

gg hadlee wearing the same clothes you were puking in at the after party :)

[casemodder]

I was a bit disappointed with DGE this time around, a few network issues for some people with loss and what not. There weren't many people there compared to previous occasions, and people were only opening a few slots.... like 3 or so. I had a number of 'nix ISOs qued, but only got through half of them due to "no slots avaliable". That was prehaps the most anoying part of the whole LAN. However there was a good game of Black hawk down going with the other OCNZ guys. It made a nice change to the normal games that are played. I also played abit of UT2K4 before I called it a day at around 10pm on Saturday. Lots of people seemed to have left by then, I could tell it was going to be a long night of movie watching, limited leeching, and not alot of gamming like lans should be!

[neoprint]

Tim, i wasn't wearing teh hoodie during teh throwing up. blair took it cause he knew i'd destroy it

[Phatputer]

I will be more prepared for the next one, ie try to organise myself so I don't commit myself to a 21st the same night and also have work the same day.. but yeah enjoyed myself for the time I was there and im sure spoon enjoyed my screen while I was gone.

I think that this LAN just fell at a bad time for a lot of people, not sure why but it was a bit quiet.. I think Lance has a few things to change with the booking system to make it a bit harder to book a seat and not pay/ turnup ..

[Valium]

Graduation and super12 final = bad lan time.

[Solid Snake]

Yeah that wasn't a whole lot of gaming going on. Towards the end of the night I just ended up doing leeching all of the time.

People were seemed to be having a hard time with UT2004 Onslaught so I didn't even bother with my own gametype Warfare which wasn't even ready anyways, but it was somewhat playable. But in any case, we didn't get to beta test it.

Whats with people leaving so early? Everybody was mostly gone in the wee hours of the morning ... oh well :)

See you guys at the next DGE I guess.

[Phatputer]

My excuse was 21st and I didn't end up getting much sleep ;-)

Will try harder to remain at LAN next time.

[Spoon]

Mm, it was a bit crappy.. athough Duke3D rules ;). I don't think I'll be back next time.

[Solid Snake]

My eyes were bleeding. Damn Doom was fun! Was like Quake 3 on steriods or something... chainsaw massacre!