Muncie Gamers

The Bluth Family LAN Dec 5th

2009-11-02T19:33:00.005-05:00

The guys of the Arrested Development Clan are hosting a party in Columbia City, IN. It's all going down on Dec. 5th from 10am to midnight in the Whitley County 4-H Community Building. They're offering game voting this time around so that everyone can see what games others want to play. The most popular games will be nominated for a tournament at the event. They will offer high speed internet, so game updates and Steam can play nicely all on a Gigabit backbone switch. You are not required to pay once you register, in fact, you are encouraged to find a friend to bring so that you may share your unique Friend Code and both receive a $5 discount on admission. Solo admission will be $15, $10 if you bring a friend.

There you have it. We're going to skip having it here and drag our PCs there. You're welcome to join us. I'd like as many Demigod players to beat up on as I can.
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Thanks for coming

2009-08-23T17:17:00.002-04:00

I hope everyone had a good time. I'll see most of you at LanOC, next month.

Demigod Demo

2009-08-19T22:02:00.004-04:00

Haven't played Demigod? There's a %110 chance we'll be playing it. Quick, get the demo and play a few practice rounds against the cpu. You don't want to be the noob. (Demigod Demo) I also am not against level hacking in CoD4. Nobody wants level 1 guns. Go here to get instructions on how to do it.

The 22nd it is.

2009-07-24T18:34:00.001-04:00

Game on, for August 22nd. I hope that those of you who said "maybe", in the poll I had up recently, can make it. And to all of you who are new to the site and are considering attending. Make sure you read the faq and the rules. I get a lot of questions from people, that are answered somewhere on the site. Even if you don't sign up. I love to hear from you in the chatbox, below. I'm always happy to meet fellow gamers, from the area.

Thanks for coming guys

2009-06-21T09:21:00.000-04:00

Thanks to you all that came. I certainly had a good time. The Teams were pretty well balanced in TF2, once daugher left and we were 3 on 3. Who'd of thunk it, that my 10 year old, would have thrown the teams off that much. Kinda makes a father want to smile. Anyways, I'm looking at the calander trying to think when to have another one. LanOC is having 2. One on Sept 26th and the other on Oct 23rd &24th. The last one they had, was definitely the best LAN I've ever been to. So, I can't miss those. I'm contemplating Aug 8th. We'll see.

Drinks and stuff

2009-06-18T07:13:00.000-04:00

Ok guys. I'm going to try to get all the pop crammed into the refrigerator. That way it's cold. I'll also have some Crystal Lite made with water from the store. No body wants city water. Ewww. Feel free to grab a cup with some ice, get in there and get what you need. If you need to put your lunch or snacks in there, be my guest. Just don't forget about it. I got a free pound of Salami, one time.
Just as a reminder. I only have 1.5/mb dsl. So make sure you run steam and let it update, at home. Otherwise, you might have to wait a while. Especially if several people have to do it.

Just some updating

2009-06-12T22:50:00.000-04:00

Alrighty, one more week to go. I've been going over the "games list". And, I've trimmed it a little. I've removed most of the stuff that we never play. But, I haven't taken BF2 off there yet. I'm hoping that there's a chance that we could play it again. Even though it's a little old. I still really enjoy it. I'd really like to get your input on it. Is anyone interested in playing it anymore?

New to the list, is Demigod. We have to get in at least one round of it. If you played an MMO, you'll get the hang of it pretty quick and you'll be wanting more.

jjsky500 and I usually play at least one round of CoH. There's been a recent update to it. v2.600 - If you'd like to play that with us, make sure you show up with it installed and ready to go.

If you have a gamepad, don't forget to bring it. We can't forget to several Tourneys of Flatout 2's Demoliton Derby. Slamming into everyone never gets old.

Lastly, My camera died. If anyone wants to take pics to add to the website, that would be great. That's all I can think of now. See you later.

June 20th

2009-04-10T12:38:00.000-04:00

The wait is over. I've finally gotten around to setting the date, for our next LAN. Get your planner out and put a big red circle around June 20th. Tell your wife, girlfriend, mom, or boss to try to survive without you, that day. Because you've got better things to do. The world needs saved from the evil blu team, a horde of zombies, and terrorists. It's gonna take at least 12 hours to do so. And we're going to need as many of you as we can squeeze in the room, to do so. So, feel free to sign up early and put your name on the list over there ->

Next LAN in June

2009-01-13T21:53:00.000-05:00

I'm pushing back the date of the next lan party, until sometime in June. I'm waiting for your suggestions for a particular date, on that. Everyone will be out of school and hopefully we can get the whole gang together. Until then, we're all attending the IndySmash, on March 21st. Nuno always puts on a great LAN party. After that, we might be attending LanOC on April 17th, in Ohio City, OH. It looks like it's going to be another great year for lan gaming.
See you all later.

When would you like it?

2008-12-04T06:52:00.000-05:00

We had a great time at the last party. We played plenty of Left 4 Dead, and CoD5. Now, it's time to decide when we should do it again. I'd really like to hear from you. Drop a note in the shoutbox. It just has to be at least a month in advance. That way I can make sure I'm not working that weekend. Get your vote in as soon as possible. I may just go by whoever posts first.

Left 4 Dead

2008-11-20T21:04:00.000-05:00

I've finally got the server setup and working, to play Left 4 Dead. That game really hits it hard. There's a lot for it to keep track of, after all. It has a relatively slow cpu. But, I think it will be ok. It worked fine with CoD4 and TF2. Besides, I can't complain too much if it's not the fastest. I'm getting to use it for free. It's here for off-site backup, from work. While you're here, go down to the chatbox and let me know what difficulty level you think we should set the server to. Anyways, hope you're ready to kill a bunch of zombies. See ya.

Next Party

2008-09-21T15:27:00.001-04:00

The date for the next LAN is November 22nd. I've updated the rules a bit. I added rule #2, and edited #3. Please read them. I'm not trying to be an ass. I've been to, and hosted, too many lans where people showed up and goofed off. For the rest of you who know what a lan is all about. Sign up and get ready to have a good time blasting everyone in the room, to bits.

Are you a friend?

2008-09-12T21:52:00.000-04:00

When registering, please make a note in the comment area if you're coming with someone. I had 3 people tell me they're bringing a friend. I need to know if you're one of the friends or a totally separate registrant.

Are you ready?

2008-09-10T11:57:00.001-04:00

Less than a day to go. If you or your friend are planning on coming, please get signed up. I always try to get set up early. That way, I'm not running around trying to do it all at the last minute. It's better to have extra room, than to realize that morning, that I need to hunt down another table and some more chairs. Don't forget that it's ok to hack your CoD4 account to give you all the weapons. If you click on the link to older posts, below, there will be instructions. Also, in the games list there are links to some mods. They're free. So why not at least have the jailbreak mod installed. With any luck, we'll actually get to play it this time. v1.4.1 has a lot of improvements that should make it a lot more fun to play.

Steam Guest Pass

2008-08-21T19:16:00.000-04:00

Everyone who owns TF2 should have gotten a guest pass to give. This pass allows the person you give it to, to play the game for free, for a limited amount of time. So, if you don't have that game and was thinking about coming to the party. You might be in luck. Some here should just have one to give you.

Next Party

2008-07-18T12:00:00.000-04:00

Hi all. The date for the next party is set. I've extended it out a little further than 2 months this time. I'm thinking that the one after this one will be the week before Thanksgiving. Which will make it about 2 months between those. Also, I've updated the flyer, in case you wanted it. My hosting will only allow files up to 512kb. And I can't seem to get the new one shrunk down that small. Just let me know and I'll send it to you. In case you didn't know, we've lost Linkypwns to college. So, it might be some time before we see him again. Any of his friends that he's brought in the past, you're still welcome to come. There's always room for you guys.

Jailbreak

2008-06-20T22:38:00.000-04:00

I just noticed that there is a new version of the Jailbreak mod for Half-Life 2. I have the server set up to play it. And after a little running around in it, it's a lot better than the old version that we tried at one of the previous parties. There's several new maps, weapons, and additions that improve gameplay. I really like the on-screen triangle that points you to where the you need to go, to get your teammates out of jail. It's really helpful when you don't know the map. There's also a medic gun and perks, ala CoD4. Let's give this one another try. I'll have the files shared. But, if you want to install it beforehand, that would be better. You can get it at jailbreaksource.com. Make sure you install version 0.4 first. Then install the 0.4.1 patch after that.

Level 55

2008-04-19T20:53:00.000-04:00

I don't play CoD4 much. So, I'm always stuck using a crappy gun when we play. I looked around and here are the instructions on how to hack your account. I put this here to be fair to everyone coming. Go ahead and use it if you want. It gives you all the weapons and perks. Make sure you follow this to the letter. It won't work otherwise.

1. Download this and extract the mpdata file.
2. Go to Start -> Run-> Type regedit -> Hit Enter.
3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> Software -> Activision -> Call of Duty 4
4. Double-click codkey
5. Save the key in notepad
6. Replace the key with: DL2J8PY44Q22GE4888D2
7. Press OK and close regedit.
8. Navigate to your Call of Duty 4 profile folder (typically “C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\players\profiles\your_user_name”)
9. Back-up and then remove all the files in your user name folder.
10. Place the mpdata file you downloaded in your user name folder
11. Open the COD4 MP game and check your rank. You should now be level 55 with all challenges, guns, and every camouflage unlocked!
12. Finally, in the game go to Options -> Multiplayer Options -> Key Code and type your original cd key you have saved in notepad.

Another Great Party

2008-03-16T14:52:00.000-04:00

Thanks to everyone, who actually played with us, for coming. This was our biggest party to-date. And it was a good time. Our next party should be in May. Once Linkypwns knows which date he will be available, I'll send out an email to everyone. Also, I've added a couple of pictures that were taken from this party, to the slideshow. If you have a cool picture, of your tower, that you'd like me to add, I can. It would be kinda cool to have rig pics mixed in there too.

It's time

2008-03-15T07:32:00.000-04:00

At the time of me writing this, The room is booked full. I have one more table that I can set up in the ajoining room. That's only seats for 2. You're welcome to just show up. But, unless you register, They're first-come.

Mods

2008-03-10T13:38:00.000-04:00

I found a couple of mods that you all might be interested in playing. The first is a new one that just came out for Half-Life 2. It's called D.I.P.R.I.P.. If you've ever played Twisted Metal, it's a lot like that. I've been playing it online the last few days. It's pretty fun. The other mod is for UT2004. It's called Deathball. It's been out for quite a while. I'd just forgotten about it. It's a lot of fun at LANs. It takes teamwork to win. If you've never heard of it, it's pretty much like soccer. Except you shoot and pass the ball with a modified impact hammer. If you guys are interested in playing either of these, I've got them ready to go on the server.

Patches

2008-03-04T12:27:00.000-05:00

In case you haven't heard. There's a new patch for Gears of War and Company of Heroes. Links to the patches are on the "Games We Play" list.

Medal of Honor

2008-03-01T15:38:00.000-05:00

A couple of parties back, we tried to play the Jailbreak mod for Half-Life2. Great concept. But the maps sucked. I was flipping through my stack of games, this week, and came across Medal of Honor. The add-on pack, Breakthrough, has this same gameplay. When you die, you spawn in the enemies jail. To get out of jail, a teammate on the outside, has to hit a button to open the door. You win when all of the enemy is in jail. If you have this game, make sure it's installed. We're going to give a try. If you don't, I'll hook you up, when you get here. It doesn't take that long to install.

CoD4

2008-02-05T17:55:00.000-05:00

To everyone who was at the last party: My computers no longer have the corrupted version of CoD4. If you changed any of your files to match ours, to be able to play with us. You need to reinstall it. I'd hate to have the same problem again, in reverse. I've also gotten ahold of the command lines for the server. So, we will be able to play something more than deathmatch. It gets a little boring without an objective, other than kill the other team.

Thanks For Coming

2008-01-13T19:28:00.000-05:00

We had a pretty good day of gaming. We played TF2, CS:S and COD4. Plus, I had time to watch "I am Legend" when it was all over. I went ahead an set the date for the next party, today. I had more votes for March 15th. So, that's what I went with.