My first LAN party
I'm going to my first LAN party tomorrow. Seems like there will be upwards of 18 people playing (though we expect a few to drop off).
I've never been to one, but I've heard that they're a lot of fun. I just can't imagine what it must smell like in that room. I hope people take showers beforehand. Better yet, I hope the room is ventilated. I don't know what to expect.
We'll be playing these games:
* Raven Shield—1.41
* Battlefield 1942—1.6
* Desert Combat—.7
* Unreal XMP—7710 plus community map pack
* Savage—2.0b
I heard we'll also be playing the brand new Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo. All of these downloads are freaking huge. In addition to installing the game itself (which usually weighs in at around 3 discs), you need to download patches and map packs that are easily 250-600MB each.
Finally, I must say that I fully expect to get my ass handed to me. I've played online against these guys before and I really don't belong on the same subnet as them. We'll see...