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BobLAN Summary
Another BobLAN comes to an end, and what an excellent event it has been. We played a good variety of games, all of which worked with little hassle and mincing. The new rules regarding WoW and XBox usage during core gaming time made for good numbers in all the games.
As expected, Battlefield 2 was a popular game with some good close contests. CounterStrike also proved popular once again.
The big surprise was the reappearance of QuakeWorld after a few years absence. The FuhQuake front end gave it a new lease of life. We played some Capture the Flag on the old favourite map CTF5. We also played a full 3 vs 3 team deathmatch on DM3 using the Kteam mod :) A bit of drunken FFA action on the FragTown maps provided added nostalgia.
On the RTS front, we tried a game that none of us had ever played before - Settlers 5. The game looked really good, and for the first half an hour, it played well too. But, when the 6 players started churning out the units, the network code showed its weakness and the game slowed to around 2fps. Given that Age of Empires III will be out in time for the next LAN, I doubt Settlers will get much of a look-in.
Finally, a big thankyou to DF-Lynx for hosting the LAN. The facilities were fantastic, as was the crispy duck for 3 meals running :) Also, hats off to Pup who provided the main game server for the weekend.
As expected, Battlefield 2 was a popular game with some good close contests. CounterStrike also proved popular once again.
The big surprise was the reappearance of QuakeWorld after a few years absence. The FuhQuake front end gave it a new lease of life. We played some Capture the Flag on the old favourite map CTF5. We also played a full 3 vs 3 team deathmatch on DM3 using the Kteam mod :) A bit of drunken FFA action on the FragTown maps provided added nostalgia.
On the RTS front, we tried a game that none of us had ever played before - Settlers 5. The game looked really good, and for the first half an hour, it played well too. But, when the 6 players started churning out the units, the network code showed its weakness and the game slowed to around 2fps. Given that Age of Empires III will be out in time for the next LAN, I doubt Settlers will get much of a look-in.
Finally, a big thankyou to DF-Lynx for hosting the LAN. The facilities were fantastic, as was the crispy duck for 3 meals running :) Also, hats off to Pup who provided the main game server for the weekend.
