[GRLUG] Linux lanparty

[Benjamin Flanders]

Aren't there a bunch of open source games based on the Quake III
source code?  I did a quick Google search and I think I played Alien
Arena on my last laptop (died last week RIP).  Alien Arena seemed like
a solid game.


Share and Enjoy
Ben



On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Clay Ashby <kingpoiuy at gmail.com> wrote:
> If GoG.com has UT it's probably dirt cheap, but I haven't checked yet, and I
> can't check from where I am.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If it happens at Casey's place[1], there wouldn't be a lack of network
>> ports. And I can bring my 24-port gigabit switch from home, so,
>> really, no trouble either way.
>>
>> [1] no guarantee; haven't verified, yada yada. Should be trivial to
>> come up with another location if necessary.
>>
>> Bigger sticking point would be game licenses for commercial games.
>> And, IIRC, Steam breaks down in lanparty scenarios. Also, peoples'
>> gaming boxes probably don't run Linux. There's going to be a lot of
>> learning, troubleshooting and experimenting going on. :)
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Joseph VanDerStelt
>> <joseph.vanderstelt at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I love this idea. I live in Muskegon, work most nights. But if this went
>> > down on a Saturday night any where between me and GR I would make an
>> > effort
>> > to show up. Sadly, I only have a 4 port switch to contribute with... but
>> > I
>> > would bring snacks and stuff to share. =)
>> >
>> >
>> > On 12-02-10 03:13 PM, Topher wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, 10 Feb 2012, Clay Ashby wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I would absolutely make an effort to show up. Let's brainstorm on
>> >>> possible
>> >>> games...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Unreal Tournament of course.
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Brandon White <rbwhite18 at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>      Genius!
>> >>>
>> >>>      On Feb 10, 2012 2:49 PM, "Michael Mol" <mikemol at gmail.com>
>> >>>      wrote:
>> >>>            Had an idea a few moments ago. Would folks be
>> >>>            interested in trying a
>> >>>            Linux LAN party? Emphasis would be gaming on Linux,
>> >>>            be it via
>> >>>            Linux-native apps or WINE.
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