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« on: December 12, 2012, 10:12:04 PM »

> I'm planning on setting up a LAN party at my house this upcoming Christmas. If I'm lucky, I might be able to set up three or more machines to play Quake 2 on a Tastyspleen server. However, the machines we're playing on are likely to be set up in different rooms of the house, and we need a way to communicate verbally while we play. The land line phones in my house have an intercom feature, but because other people are likely going to be using those phones to make actual phone calls while the games are going on, relying on their intercom feature is not really a practical way of communication. I'm considering buying a set of walkie talkies or CB radios or something of that nature for LAN parties, but I don't have the first clue as to what to get. If anyone could offer up some advice, that would be great.
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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2012, 10:26:39 PM »
YELL VERY LOUD! Or move everything into one room.
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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2012, 11:44:46 PM »
I'm considering buying a set of walkie talkies or CB radios or something of that nature for LAN parties, but I don't have the first clue as to what to get. If anyone could offer up some advice, that would be great.

We run a teamspeak 3 server at teamspeak.tastyspleen.net, which allows you to create your own channels. So if you bought a few headsets you could use that...  (The teamspeak client is free.)


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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 04:19:32 AM »
YELL VERY LOUD! Or move everything into one room.

It's to obvious to be obvious.

If everyone's in a different room then it's not much of a LAN,  you could just play at your own places then.
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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2012, 11:53:20 AM »

@quadz

"We run a teamspeak 3 server at teamspeak.tastyspleen.net, which allows you to create your own channels."   

> I've heard about TeamSpeak a while back, but I never could understand what is was and how it worked. However, it's looking like an attractive option right now, so I'll look into it.


"So if you bought a few headsets you could use that...  (The teamspeak client is free.)"

> When you say headsets, do you mean specialized equipment that was specifically designed for TeamSpeak, or will any headphones and microphones suffice? I may have a few spare headphones and microphones lying around the house, and it would be nice if I could put those to good use.

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"If everyone's in a different room then it's not much of a LAN,  you could just play at your own places then."

> I never thought of it that way. The problem with that is that I don't know when or even if my nephews or cousins play online when they're not at my house. At least when we have a family gathering, everybody knows that everybody is playing together.

> Now that you've brought up the issue, it would be fairly easy to bring the machine in my bedroom down to the basement and set up a table for it there, especially given that its a laptop. I still haven't finalized anything yet, everything is still up in the air at this point.
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2012, 03:22:12 PM »
Ah, Christmas. That wonderful time of year when families come together to yell and scream and fight with each other. At least you found a way to do it that doesn't involve anyone going to jail afterwards. :D
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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 03:59:04 PM »
b4 anything else... dont forget the beer.
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2012, 06:10:17 PM »
I'd guess they're probably under 21.






































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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2012, 06:30:42 PM »
> Now that you've brought up the issue, it would be fairly easy to bring the machine in my bedroom down to the basement and set up a table for it there, especially given that its a laptop. I still haven't finalized anything yet, everything is still up in the air at this point.

A LAPTOP?  :)  Come on man, move those towers with the giant speakers!  It's a LAN *PARTY*!!!!
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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2013, 04:50:26 PM »

> Hey guys, sorry for the rather late response. It couldn't be helped due to certain projects that needed my attention. Anyways, Christmas has come and gone, and I got the LAN party I was after. There were only three of us playing, but because Nick had connected to the wrong server, it was just me and Austin playing on one of the Tastyspleen servers. Austin and Nick were on laptops in the basement, and I was playing on my main computer in my bedroom. About a week before, I had purchased a gaming headset so I could talk to the other two players using TeamSpeak, but between recording a MUGEN tournament and expanding my mp3 collection, I just couldn't find the time to figure out how TeamSpeak worked. I sure as hell wasn't going to carry my main computer two flights of stairs down to the basement, because it weighs over 30 pounds, and I had just got it working again less than a week ago after it was a brick for several months, and the thought of dropping it and breaking it all over again was not a pleasant one.

> Austin and I played several games online, and the following replays show two of our best games. Each of us recorded the games, so you can see it from both of our points of view...

> Game 1
http://creamyg.hugelaser.com/Misc/Recorded_Games/Quake2/Creamy2012_159.dm2
http://creamyg.hugelaser.com/Misc/Recorded_Games/Quake2/Austin2012_022.dm2

> Game 2
http://creamyg.hugelaser.com/Misc/Recorded_Games/Quake2/Creamy2012_161.dm2
http://creamyg.hugelaser.com/Misc/Recorded_Games/Quake2/Austin2012_024.dm2

> In order to see the us the way we saw each other, you need the following two PPMs...

> I played as Dib, which is a model created by myself...
http://creamyg.hugelaser.com/Projects/Quake2/PPMs/Dib/Dib(v2.1).zip

> Austin played as Homer Simpson, a model created by Aaron Webster...
http://www.fileplanet.com/8510/0/fileinfo/Homer-Simpson

> I want to close by thanking everyone here again for their help, although I ended up not taking your advice. However, I'll see if I can make use of TeamSpeak next time and see how that changes our gaming experience.
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Re: LAN party communication
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2015, 05:07:27 PM »
Good lord, look at all the damn cords! And how do you find a table sturdy enough to hold that many tube monitors without bowing in the middle? The "good ole days" weren't really all that good. God damn CRT's fucking suck. Sure, they have a higher refresh rate, but they weigh so damn much and are a pain in the ass to move. And if it's a bigger heavier one, jostling it around too carelessly will fuck up the colors and picture on it. Today in fact, just got done moving some of the old large tube televisions I still have to other spots in the house. By the time I was done, I was seriously wondering if it would've been less painful to go out and BUY a couple new flatscreens instead of throwing my back out.
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« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2015, 07:25:19 AM »
I went to a couple and hosted a couple LAN parties back in the day.
The LAN parties were always awesome, nothing like sharing your smack with everyone in the room after a good frag.  :lolsign:
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