{"id":356,"date":"2019-02-05T20:33:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T19:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/?p=356"},"modified":"2019-02-05T20:38:23","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T19:38:23","slug":"prepping-for-a-lanparty-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/?p=356","title":{"rendered":"Prepping for a lanparty. (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/?p=351\">Read this first.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Done? Read on.<br \/>\n(keep in mind this text was originally written in 2013. Alterations were made in obvious locations. The games mentioned in this article have also aged nicely)<\/p>\n<h2>Back to the future<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-357 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Duvel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Duvel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Duvel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OCC, Sint-Niklaas,\u00a04th of august 2000.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the years, the LAN party scene has evolved quite a bit.<br \/>\nThe stereotype idea that people have of a bunch of nerds gathering together, talking geek stuff, eating and sleeping behind their computer screen and constantly playing\u00a0first-person-shooters\u00a0is already long gone.<br \/>\nThe appearance of a high percentage of female gamers into the LAN scene has cranked up the credibility factor and given these events more of a social background.<br \/>\nOf course, not only the appearance of the opposite sex was the only change of direction.<br \/>\nSocial media, free games and a bigger variety and subvariety of games have also played a role in this evolution.<br \/>\nTo give you a wild example : expect score beating competitions in simple games such as\u00a0<del>Peggle and\u00a0Word Feud<\/del>\u00a0Banished, Singstar, FTL, &#8230; to be played.<br \/>\n<del>Scrabble<\/del>\u00a0Scythe and other board games (<del>classic\u00a0Warhammer<\/del>\u00a0Blood Bowl, anyone?) also take part nowadays.<\/p>\n<h2>This little guide will prepare you computer-wise for a fun LAN.<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_358\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-358 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trackmania-Turbo-online-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trackmania-Turbo-online-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trackmania-Turbo-online-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trackmania-Turbo-online-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trackmania-Turbo-online-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trackmania Turbo. Keeping the Trackmania hype real<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The list below is not and never will be complete. You play whatever game you want at a LAN party. Just try to tune in with your friends and co-gamers to see what they\u2019ll be playing mostly, so you can have optimal fun.<br \/>\nI\u2019ll split up the list in free\/paying games so you can decide for yourself.<br \/>\nAlso : if you don\u2019t have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/\">Steam\u00a0<\/a>account, go and create one. There\u2019s tons of free games on Steam nowadays !<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FREE :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/11020\/TrackMania_Nations_Forever\/?l=dutch\">The\u00a0Trackmania\u00a0series<\/a> (racing \u2013 multiplayer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/warthunder.com\/\">War Thunder\u00a0<\/a>(flying \u2013 multiplayer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldofwarships.eu\/\">World of Warships<\/a> (slow boats &#8211; multiplayer)<\/li>\n<li>JFK Reloaded\u00a0(banned here and there in the States for obvious reasons \u2013 also a score attack game)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamfortress.com\/freetoplay\/\">Team Fortress 2\u00a0<\/a>(first free Steam game \u2013 super popular first person shooter)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepmania.com\/\">Stepmania\u00a0<\/a>(musical madness \u2013 plays best with a dance mat)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openttd.org\/\">OpenTTD\u00a0<\/a>(less played, but still an awesome single\/multiplayer game \u2013 free version of the original transport Tycoon Deluxe game &#8211; still does a great job after years of existance)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TetriNET\">Tetrinet\u00a0<\/a>(not-so-licensed-by-Nintendo multiplayer version of the classic \u2018Tetris\u2019 brick-dropping game)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PAYING :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eve.is\">EVE Online\u00a0<\/a>(MMORPG \u2013 space themed)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldofwarcraft.com\">World of Warcraft\u00a0<\/a>(MMORPG \u2013 fantasy themed)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superhexagon.com\/\">Super Hexagon\u00a0<\/a>(psychedelic single player score attack game)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surgeonsim.com\/\">Surgeon Simulator\u00a0<\/a>(just plain fun \u2013 single player &#8211; I cried tears of joy playing this)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/212680\/FTL_Faster_Than_Light\/\">FTL\u00a0<\/a>(space ship simulator with a high-score system \u2013 single player)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/minecraft.net\/\">Minecraft<\/a>\u00a0(incredibly fun sandbox game that actually has an ending \u2013 single\/multiplayer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/550\/Left_4_Dead_2\/\">Left4Dead 2<\/a>\u00a0(scary zombie first-person-shooter. Absolutely worth every penny \u2013 use headphones and play in the dark)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinsofasolarempire.com\/\">Sins of a Solar Empire\u00a0<\/a>(old but sturdy real-time-strategy game \u2013 single\/multiplayer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/agecheck\/app\/49520\/\">Borderlands 2\u00a0<\/a>(mature themed first-person-shooter-RPG \u2013 4player co-op)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And don\u2019t even get me started on all the LAN classics such as Battlefield, Counter Strike, Unreal Tournament and the Command and Conquer series and derivatives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-359\" src=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/353097-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/353097-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/353097-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/353097-diablo-iii-reaper-of-souls-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diablo 3 &#8211; every reason&#8217;s a good one to play D3 &#8211; good old 4-player fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Other software<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dcplusplus.sourceforge.net\/\">DC++\u00a0<\/a>(software that makes downloading easy \u2013 I can\u2019t stress enough that it\u2019s illegal to share licensed software, and other copyrighted stuff.<br \/>\nDC++ is basically used to easily share your shareable data through means of a searchable index by connecting to a local server. If you plan to use this software, <strong>please hash all your shares beforehand as this takes a long time to complete<\/strong>. For more info on hashing, check the DC++ software manual) <em>Stay on the lookout for my DC++ config guide in a nearby future \ud83d\ude09 &#8211; let me throw you a Spanish bone first<a href=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Manual-de-Direct-Connect.pdf\"> ==&gt; Manual de Direct Connect<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>A good antivirus solution for your computer (some downloads can and will contain viruses)<br \/>\nAs of the coming of Windows 10, there&#8217;s the very lovely built-in Windows Defender, holding the fort for you.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/filezilla-project.org\/download.php\">Filezilla Client<\/a>. Want to go old school? Connect to a server using FTP<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirc.com\/\">MIRC<\/a>. Want to feel back in the 80s ? Connect to an IRC server for chatting and file sharing purposes \ud83d\ude00<\/li>\n<li>Other than that : <strong>come to a LAN party with the right attitude<\/strong> ! You\u2019re here to have fun and so is everyone else. There\u2019s nothing worse than a <em>whiner<\/em> ruining the atmosphere for all the other players.<\/li>\n<li>Oh, and don\u2019t bring a Macintosh\u2026 There\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomoreroominhell.com\/news\/190\">special place in hell<\/a> for people who bring a Mac to a LAN party\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alternative ways to go and much more<\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the LAN party, there&#8217;s tons of alternative stuff going on besides the default &#8216;bring-your-PC&#8217; mindset.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Board games.<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, board games are having a revival for a long time now. They can find their place one certain LAN parties, depending on the theme<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game consoles.<\/strong>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-362 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gadiewerelduit-300x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gadiewerelduit-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gadiewerelduit-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/gadiewerelduit.png 939w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kronenburger park, anyone ?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ever since the early\u00a0<em>nillies<\/em>, video game consoles have started to appear on the otherwise PC-filled LAN scene. I personally have helped to push this fact in the fact, so I&#8217;m always ravished to be able to mention it at any given time.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not frowned upon to even appear at a LAN party with only your game console? Computers are over-rated \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\nParty games on consoles are a great competitive way of having fun aside from sitting behind the PC. Like I said before, LAN parties are more of a social event than you&#8217;d think.<br \/>\nGames like SingStar, Mario Party, Super Smash Bros, &#8230; come to mind.<br \/>\nI even recall a certain somebody bringing his own arcade machine *cough*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rentals.<\/strong>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-363\" src=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14468745_1819344508311655_5227341708402588790_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14468745_1819344508311655_5227341708402588790_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14468745_1819344508311655_5227341708402588790_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14468745_1819344508311655_5227341708402588790_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14468745_1819344508311655_5227341708402588790_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">*Winks at Speedseats*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No-one likes to drag their heavy computer around or stash their personal desk chair somewhere in the trunk of their car.<br \/>\nNowadays, it&#8217;s possible to rent a computer or even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedseats.eu\">an excellent gaming chair<\/a> for a very limited amount of money on most bigger events. There&#8217;s nothing worse than having to finish your gaming weekend with a soaring back ache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s so much more to tell about LAN parties.<br \/>\nJust visit one (preferrably more) and convince yourself.<br \/>\n*mumbles something about Waasmunster*<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-364\" src=\"http:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10560564_1509189212660521_9002996426275497530_o-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10560564_1509189212660521_9002996426275497530_o-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10560564_1509189212660521_9002996426275497530_o-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10560564_1509189212660521_9002996426275497530_o-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10560564_1509189212660521_9002996426275497530_o.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virtua *cough* Fighter 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this first. Done? Read on. (keep in mind this text was originally written in 2013. Alterations were made in obvious locations. The games mentioned in this article have also aged nicely) Back to the future Over the years, the LAN party scene has evolved quite a bit. The stereotype<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[28,29,30,31],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zupertails.be\/wur\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}