Lan gaming with a deicated server....

The_Pikeman · 23rd Jul 2005, 10:37 AM

I will soon be attending a small LAN party around a freinds house, however most of the games we will be playing I'm not familier with. Anyway what I was wondering is which of the games support dedicated servers and if so is it a download like UT 2k4 or part of the install. Also is it worth running on my server (which is an old duron 1.1 with 256MB of RAM and running XP Pro) or just leaving it to one of the other gaming rigs to run. Anyway here is the list copied directly from the email:

DAWN OF THE MODERN WORLD (1024 REQUIRED SEE ME) YOU MUST LEARN THIS!!!!!!!!!!
DAWN OF WAR
HIDDEN AND DANGEROUS 2 SABER SQUADRON
STAR WARS BATTLEGROUNDS
ARMIES OF EXIGO
STRONGHOLD CRUSADER
BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH
AGE OF MYTHOLOGY
RED ALERT2
EMPIRE EARTH2
ROME TOTALWAR
STARTREK ARMADAS2
WARLORDS BATTLECRY3

Cheers
-How.

geogob · 23rd Jul 2005, 10:58 AM

oh god. a lan with these games. what a waste (that's my personal opinion).

Harrm · 23rd Jul 2005, 11:06 AM

Strategy gaaaaaaames!

Geo: What are you talking about?! Dawn of War was a spectacular game! Especially for former 40k junkies like me.

Pike: Strategy games dont usually have dedicated servers...that's more of a FPS-type-thing. For strategy games, you just host a game and play (not quite sure about H&D2 though), since the load on the system for hosting is virtually nil.

Crowze · 23rd Jul 2005, 11:10 AM

While most strategy games don't have a dedicated server, I strongly suggest you get whoever has the fastest processor machine to host (unless of course they are hugely lacking on RAM etc.) since the requirements are generally a fair bit more than just a client.

Whats with the '(1024 REQUIRED SEE ME) YOU MUST LEARN THIS!!!!!!!!!!'?

geogob · 23rd Jul 2005, 11:56 AM

I never was a big fan of RPG or Stategy games in lans. The only expection was Starcraft I somewhat enjoyed in lans from time to time... but i was more playing it after a few hours of UT-CTF or Q3-FFA to change the mood a little.

TheShiningWizard · 23rd Jul 2005, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowze

Whats with the '(1024 REQUIRED SEE ME) YOU MUST LEARN THIS!!!!!!!!!!'?

He probably just cut-and-pasted the list from an email he sent out to his friends, and didn't delete that blip.

The_Pikeman · 23rd Jul 2005, 06:16 PM

Yea I'm a lazy git and forgot about it ...... but up until recently I only had 512MB of RAM (I'm poor)
-How.

U/D/T/SNAKE · 23rd Jul 2005, 06:54 PM

Wow those games look really boring. Im not a strategy game nut though. I actually want to get into it. You know, something of a diversion from FPS, and something a little more thoughtful.

The_Pikeman · 23rd Jul 2005, 07:19 PM

Dawn of war is ok ....... but limited to units ...... I really loved the vikings expansion to the total war series (mainly because you could play the Welsh

) and I've heared good things about Rome total war. I'm out of touch with strategy gaming as I dont normally have 3-4 hours in one go to play a game. I grew up on RTS but I have had a long break ...... learning all those games by the 26th of Aug is going to be fun...... better get gaming. Damm life is hard

-How.

Harrm · 24th Jul 2005, 02:44 PM

They're coming out with an ImpGuard expo for DoW...can't wait, even though there are mods to get some of the Guard units already. Oh well...I hope they include earthshaker cannons. Also, dont worry, I only tote 384Mb of RAM with my current system. God bless Virtual Memory, eh?

Quote:

I actually want to get into it.

I suggest Blizzard games. Most notably Starcraft, since that is the end-all standard for Strategy games.

--Harrm

-Snakebite- · 24th Jul 2005, 09:52 PM

Rome total war is great.

Cap'n Beeb · 24th Jul 2005, 10:15 PM

Ground Control 2 is a good lan game.

Also, Infiltration brown background + red text = oh god my eyes are bleeding.

BobTheFearlessFish · 25th Jul 2005, 03:53 AM

Ground control 2 is one of the best strategy games ive played in ages. it makes an excellent 2 player rts (never played it with more. cant remember if its even possible).

but why oh why are you not going to be playing total annihilation at this lan?

yurch · 25th Jul 2005, 11:18 AM

You'd better be playing Total Goddamned Annihilation, don't make me come over there.

(Seriously, the game is of that blissful age before copy protection, real easy to set up on a LAN)

The_Pikeman · 25th Jul 2005, 06:00 PM

Dont look at me I'm just making the huge journey down there.....
-How.

Keganator · 25th Jul 2005, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yurch

You'd better be playing Total Goddamned Annihilation, don't make me come over there.

(Seriously, the game is of that blissful age before copy protection, real easy to set up on a LAN)

seconded, thirded fourthed and fifthed.

If you're doing an RTS lan, you better be playing TA.

Go Go Missile Tower Forests! =D

23rd Jul 2005, 10:37 AM	#1
The_Pikeman Also known as Howski Join Date: Nov. 20th, 2001 Location: Caerphilly, Wales Posts: 1,137	Lan gaming with a deicated server.... I will soon be attending a small LAN party around a freinds house, however most of the games we will be playing I'm not familier with. Anyway what I was wondering is which of the games support dedicated servers and if so is it a download like UT 2k4 or part of the install. Also is it worth running on my server (which is an old duron 1.1 with 256MB of RAM and running XP Pro) or just leaving it to one of the other gaming rigs to run. Anyway here is the list copied directly from the email: DAWN OF THE MODERN WORLD (1024 REQUIRED SEE ME) YOU MUST LEARN THIS!!!!!!!!!! DAWN OF WAR HIDDEN AND DANGEROUS 2 SABER SQUADRON STAR WARS BATTLEGROUNDS ARMIES OF EXIGO STRONGHOLD CRUSADER BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH AGE OF MYTHOLOGY RED ALERT2 EMPIRE EARTH2 ROME TOTALWAR STARTREK ARMADAS2 WARLORDS BATTLECRY3 Cheers -How. __________________ Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus Aur y byd na'i berlau man, Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, Calon onest, calon lan You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you or me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national boarders and a anthem Commander Samuel Vimes Last edited by The_Pikeman; 25th Jul 2005 at 05:59 PM.

23rd Jul 2005, 10:58 AM	#2
geogob Koohii o nomimasu ka? Join Date: Mar. 11th, 2000 Location: replication{ reliable if( Role==ROLE_Authority ) Tick;} Posts: 4,147	oh god. a lan with these games. what a waste (that's my personal opinion). __________________ -- Intelligenti Pauca -- Get RealTargets - INF_Loadlim - INF Mod Team addons

23rd Jul 2005, 11:10 AM	#4
Crowze Bird Brain Join Date: Feb. 6th, 2002 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 3,552	While most strategy games don't have a dedicated server, I strongly suggest you get whoever has the fastest processor machine to host (unless of course they are hugely lacking on RAM etc.) since the requirements are generally a fair bit more than just a client. Whats with the '(1024 REQUIRED SEE ME) YOU MUST LEARN THIS!!!!!!!!!!'? __________________ Infiltration \| Sentry Studios

23rd Jul 2005, 11:56 AM	#5
geogob Koohii o nomimasu ka? Join Date: Mar. 11th, 2000 Location: replication{ reliable if( Role==ROLE_Authority ) Tick;} Posts: 4,147	I never was a big fan of RPG or Stategy games in lans. The only expection was Starcraft I somewhat enjoyed in lans from time to time... but i was more playing it after a few hours of UT-CTF or Q3-FFA to change the mood a little. __________________ -- Intelligenti Pauca -- Get RealTargets - INF_Loadlim - INF Mod Team addons

23rd Jul 2005, 06:16 PM	#7
The_Pikeman Also known as Howski Join Date: Nov. 20th, 2001 Location: Caerphilly, Wales Posts: 1,137	Yea I'm a lazy git and forgot about it ...... but up until recently I only had 512MB of RAM (I'm poor) -How. __________________ Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus Aur y byd na'i berlau man, Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, Calon onest, calon lan You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you or me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national boarders and a anthem Commander Samuel Vimes

23rd Jul 2005, 06:54 PM	#8
U/D/T/SNAKE Only partially annoying now Join Date: Apr. 7th, 2004 Location: In an old ZZ top song called "beer drinkers and hell raisers" Posts: 241	Wow those games look really boring. Im not a strategy game nut though. I actually want to get into it. You know, something of a diversion from FPS, and something a little more thoughtful.

23rd Jul 2005, 07:19 PM	#9
The_Pikeman Also known as Howski Join Date: Nov. 20th, 2001 Location: Caerphilly, Wales Posts: 1,137	Dawn of war is ok ....... but limited to units ...... I really loved the vikings expansion to the total war series (mainly because you could play the Welsh ) and I've heared good things about Rome total war. I'm out of touch with strategy gaming as I dont normally have 3-4 hours in one go to play a game. I grew up on RTS but I have had a long break ...... learning all those games by the 26th of Aug is going to be fun...... better get gaming. Damm life is hard -How. __________________ Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus Aur y byd na'i berlau man, Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, Calon onest, calon lan You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you or me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national boarders and a anthem Commander Samuel Vimes Last edited by The_Pikeman; 23rd Jul 2005 at 08:03 PM.

24th Jul 2005, 09:52 PM	#11
-Snakebite- Hero Join Date: Feb. 26th, 2001 Location: England Posts: 1,112	Rome total war is great. __________________ Snakebite - Back in Japan. Infiltration: Counter-Strike fans in denial.

24th Jul 2005, 10:15 PM	#12
Cap'n Beeb Banned Join Date: Nov. 27th, 1999 Location: A mountain compound Posts: 8,107	Ground Control 2 is a good lan game. Also, Infiltration brown background + red text = oh god my eyes are bleeding. __________________ Cap'n Beeb & Fizzil <3 for life. Anaemic is a super stud.

25th Jul 2005, 03:53 AM	#13
BobTheFearlessFish Registered User Join Date: Jun. 2nd, 2000 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 740	Ground control 2 is one of the best strategy games ive played in ages. it makes an excellent 2 player rts (never played it with more. cant remember if its even possible). but why oh why are you not going to be playing total annihilation at this lan? __________________ Not In My Name

25th Jul 2005, 11:18 AM	#14
yurch Swinging the clue-by-four Join Date: May. 21st, 2001 Location: USA, Maryland. Posts: 5,781	You'd better be playing Total Goddamned Annihilation, don't make me come over there. (Seriously, the game is of that blissful age before copy protection, real easy to set up on a LAN) __________________

25th Jul 2005, 06:00 PM	#15
The_Pikeman Also known as Howski Join Date: Nov. 20th, 2001 Location: Caerphilly, Wales Posts: 1,137	Dont look at me I'm just making the huge journey down there..... -How. __________________ Nid wy'n gofyn bywyd moethus Aur y byd na'i berlau man, Gofyn wyf am galon hapus, Calon onest, calon lan You take a bunch of people who don't seem any different from you or me, but when you add them all together you get this sort of huge raving maniac with national boarders and a anthem Commander Samuel Vimes

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