Edgefest 2012 - 15-17 June

[delling]

This is a list of things you should do/buy/obtain/update before Edgefest next weekend.

First, games:

Update or obtain the following games
DOTA 2
Diablo 3
Team Fortress 2
Half Life 2: Deathmatch
Left 4 Dead 2 (I think enough people have this, yes?)
Armegatron: http://armagetronad.org/
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (I'm struggling to find an all-in-one cracked installer. Just grab the ISO and we'll go from there: http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4130585/Supreme.Commander.Forged.Alliance-RELOADED)
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Now, things to bring with you to the LAN, and ground rules:

• Scan your computer for viruses, make sure virus definitions are up to date.
• Update your games! Run Steam update and so on BEFORE the event.
• Turn off Windows file sharing.
• Set your network adapter to 'get IP from DHCP'. Make sure internet connecting sharing is turned off, or anything that might make your computer act as a DHCP server/gateway[/li
  

Physical stuffs you need to bring:

• YOUR COMPUTER!
• A four-way power cable!
• A network cable! (needs to be 5+ meters long ideally. If you have a bunch of 5+ meter cables, please bring 'em along.
• At least one Your Country-to-UK plug adaptor (this will go on the end of your four-way, and into my power cables)
• HEADPHONES. No speakers!
• Your game discs and stuff (though I can't think of many you would need to bring...
• Mobile phone charger
• Double check all your cables. Kettle leads for monitor + PC. USB cables. hubs, etc.
• ONLY BRING ONE MONITOR. Not two! There is unlikely to be space for second monitors or laptops (you can bring your laptop, but you might have to leave it in the tent/car/etc[/li
  

And now boring stuffs...

• Your TENT! (Or make sure you have a space in someone else's tent)
• Your SLEEPING BAG! And a pillow! And an air bed! etc.
• A towel!
• Shower gel, shampoo, etc. (You can leech mine if you want, but I may not have enough shower gel for everyone...)
• Clothes
• A torch (can be handy in the night)
• BRING FOOD/SNACKS. Stop at the supermarket on the way. You can go shopping once you get here, but that's a waste of GAMING TIME.

Ground rules...

• NO DRUGS! (Except caffeine, nicotine, taurine, etc.)
• No open cups/glasses in my house (if you want to use a sports drink container thingee, go for it). If you spill a drink on someone's computer, I'll kick you out of the guild and my house.
• Liquor is allowed -- but please be sensible. If you get really drunk, I will just kick you outside. If you get really drunk and then act like a retard in the gaming room, you'll get kicked out of the guild (and I'll repossess your computer).
• You're welcome to hang around in the garden, my house, the gaming hall -- but you need to stay out of everything else

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I think that's it! Any questions?

[Cojche]

• Liquor is allowed -- but please be sensible. If you get really drunk, I will just kick you outside. If you get really drunk and then act like a retard in the gaming room, you'll get kicked out of the guild (and I'll repossess your computer).

Good luck Abyiss!

[Yoica]

One big question. Do we have a list of games I should make sure to buy/download?

[Skymunken]

List of games we can do

CS 1.6 (easy to find a crack if someone doesn't actually have it...)
Day of defeat (no idea where to find this one)
Starcraft BW (available at ICCup)
Starcraft 2 (gotta buy this one)
Quake Live (available online)
Heroes of Newerth (available for free)
half life deathmatch (see cs)
age of empires (probably easy to find a crack)
civilization 2 (can just be installed)
Left 4 dead (gotta get it on steam)
Team fortress 2 (steam)

List of recent games we're definitely going to play

diablo 3
dota 2

Has anyone considered bringing over some board games? Is that anything people would be interested in playing?

[delling]

Nah, ignore that list of games.

Good question, Yoica. Will write something up later.

Also: Might be a good idea for everyone to mark their equipment (probably not necessary, but if you're travelling with someone who has the same monitor/keyboard...)

[Palmar]

That list was simply me listing the games we COULD do, not the ones we are going to do.

[delling]

GAMES!
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DOTA 2
Diablo 3
Team Fortress 2 (free to play, download it now)
Half Life 2: Deathmatch (easy one, and everyone has it)
Armegatron: http://armagetronad.org/
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (need to find a cracked version of this that everyone can download/install)

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Should be enough to start with. Can also play Medal of Honour: Allied Assault if people want to do some Quake 3 engine gaming (you can just copy the files around -- no DRM to crack or whatever).

[Skymunken]

www.quakelive.com

[delling]

Have all the Brits worked out their transport for Edgefest?

[Starbrow]

Not yet. I've looked at renting a car, but need to get a hold of Kagir and confirm that he is still going to show up, in which case he should be the one driving as he's over 24

[Rash]

GAMES!
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DOTA 2
Diablo 3
Team Fortress 2 (free to play, download it now)
Half Life 2: Deathmatch (easy one, and everyone has it)
Armegatron: http://armagetronad.org/
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (need to find a cracked version of this that everyone can download/install)

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Should be enough to start with. Can also play Medal of Honour: Allied Assault if people want to do some Quake 3 engine gaming (you can just copy the files around -- no DRM to crack or whatever).

I'd like battlefield 3 in there as well!

[Fulskar]

Yes to the confirmed lift down there Delling, I'm catching a ride with Bison.

[Grishnag]

not that i plan on sleeping much but i dont realy have any place to sleep i mean i could sleep in the van or whatever we are driving there i supose
i mean i dont know anyone who has a tent (big or small) and i dont own one and to buy one just to use once seems like a big waste of dosh

oh and uhm what do english power cables look like cause dutch ones look like the one linked below

OH and i allmost forgot the most important question Will there be a barbeque?

oh and something about money if we should bring some

[Yoica]

Here grish. Any ANWB and most hardware stores (gamma etc) will sell converters.

[delling]

You should be able to find Europe > UK plug adapters in your local electricals/consumer electronics store. Otherwise, order one online! Should be cheap.

re: money... you can change some currency at your local bank. But probably isn't necessary. Might be easier to PayPal me money or something (I will probably be charging people a few pounds, to cover chairs/tables/etc.)