I hope that everyone has been enjoying their holiday and trying to blank out that classes will resume in a mere week (sorry to shatter your bubble). Anyway, we here at NOLAG figure that their is no better way to start off the new year and dispel any feelings of depression coinciding with the beginning of the winter term then with a 31 hour LAN Party. With the LAN Party of course, comes the %#&$-load of information detailing every microcosm of the event you’ve come to expect. If you can think of a better way to hit off the new year, you let us know.
When:
It will begin at 7:00 P.M on January 8th and go until 2:00 A.M on January 10th. You are free to come and ago at any point during this time period, though please be sure to notify an executive when you go to leave (Trevor, Chewka or Nickel).
Where:
The University of Manitoba Student Union’s Council Chambers located in the tunnels connecting University Center to the Helen Glass Nursing Center. It has a tile design of AOL men holding hands outside the door with the interior of the council chambers resembling a room that James Bond villains would order the launch of warheads from. It has a massive circular table with a donut-hole in the center and many wheeled chairs. Most parking is free at the University after 4:30, with virtually all spots not specifically labeled “24-hour reserved parking” being accessible (though if it says Monday-Friday under it, it’s fair game for you guys). Please don’t use the Parkade as they will charge you and due to the free parking elsewhere, it makes no sense to do so.
What Games:
We are focusing our support on the games listed below, though we do offer support for several others if their proves to be a sufficient demand from players at the LAN Party. Please be aware that we are still in the process of testing the games released since September for compatibility issues and thus haven’t listed them here. Any future games we decide on will be added in an email later this week. As always, this list isn’t set in stone and may be subject to change at any time.
First Person Shooters:
1.Team Fortress 2
2. Left 4 Dead
3. Unreal Tournament 2004
4. Call of Duty 4
Real Time Strategies:
1. Starcraft
2. Warcraft 3
3. Dawn of War
4. Dawn of War 2
5. Age of Empires 2
6. Age of Empires 3
Turn Based Strategy:
1. Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic/Heroes of Might and Magic 4 (We will only play one and will decide with a vote)
Role Playing:
1.Titan Quest
*If you don’t have all of the games, please come anyway and we will figure something out
Food:
Right now we are still nailing down the details of our food plans for the LAN Party, so bear in mind that this plan is still highly tentative. Confirmation and additional details will be provided in a future email.
We will be ordering Pizza Hotline at 8:30 P.M (on Saturday, January 9th) with the cost being between $9.00 to $9.50 (depending on whether they have recently changed their prices/discount) for an Extra Large 2-topping Pizza. Additionally, if you choose to order Steak, the cost will increase by $1.00.We will also be ordering from Degrees, a restaurant on the third floor at around Noon (on Saturday January 9th) and will receive a discount their. Please be advised that it will likely take them around an hour to prepare the food depending on the order size, so please don’t expect to have your food by 6:05. We will be receiving a discount from both restaurants, though the exact number has not yet been decided on. Finally, for Friday evening and Saturday morning, we will be playing those by ear based on what people are in the mood for. We may organize a car pool to a local restaurant or simply do a burger run, depending on what people are in the mood for. As always, you guys are welcome to bring any snacks/energy drinks you want or buy them on campus after you’ve arrived, though alcohol is prohibited.
Rules & Regulations:
1. No Hacking/Cheating (All your base does not belong to you)
2. No unauthorized roughhousing, brawling, dueling, office chair jousting, going Super-Saiyen, etc.
3. No Abusive/Grossly Inappropriate language (Be aware that due to the close proximity of gamers at the LAN Party, violations of this rule often results in subsequent violations of rule #2)
4. Keep smack talk to a minimum (See Rule #3)
5. No unauthorized handling of other attendees property
6. No inappropriate handling of your own property (Clothes stay on, no matter how hot the room gets)
7. No Alcohol on the premises (Tom: Hello Jim, what are you doing. Jim: Well Tom, I am drinking this liquid over several $1000’s worth of electronics that impairs my judgement and hand eye coordination…)
8. You must have had a shower within at least 24 hours of attending the LAN Party…no exceptions…seriously…I mean it this time
9. Clean up all garbage you see (especially spills), as we have been given an awesome room and would like to have it for future LAN Parties as well
10. No displaying of Pornographic materials (Yes, Starwars themed Hentai counts too)
11. You must have some form of virus scanner running (example: Avast) as don’t forget, when you connect to another computer you’re also connecting to every PC they’ve connected to (since their last reformat at least)
12. Please no Firewalls (anonomyous LAN Party attendee: Trevor, Trevor why can’t I connect to your PC? Trevor: Have you tried turning off that program that is designed to block things from connecting to your PC? anonomyous LAN Party attendee: Uhhhhh….)
A Note about Wireless Devices:
We are asking everyone to please, please not bring a wireless mouse or keyboard or any other wireless devices if at all possible (excluding Cell Phones). This is due to the fact that wireless signals often interfere with one another, resulting in limited functionality for users of similar wireless devices. Put in simple terms: 1 wireless device = 
, 2 or more wireless devices = CLUSTER F*CK
Entry Fee:
There will be a $5 dollar entry fee to get into the LAN Party. We don’t offer refunds (except for special cases). Please make our lives easier and pay with exact change/bills and don’t try to get us to break a $100 bill or any crazy crap like that for you. Upon paying, you will be issued a Login code to access our server software. Until you pay, you will not be issued a login code and thus, not allowed to access our central server.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We are looking for volunteers to help with directing people to the room, moving equipment, and acting as a door greeter/receptionist/bouncer, so if any of those positions appeal to you, please let us know as soon as possible. Additionally, we are encouraging everyone to take the initiative in encouraging others to attend the LAN Party, so if you have any friends or family that would be interested in attending, be sure to bring them along. As much as we try to advertise, in the end word of mouth is the most effective means of recruitment.
Transportation:
If anyone is having trouble with transportation to the LAN Party or after it, it’s very important that you contact us as soon as possible so that we can make arrangement for car-pooling or alternative transportation. It likely won’t be a problem if you tell us soon, but it may become more difficult if you wait until closer to the LAN Party date to contact us. Also, as previously stated, the LAN Party will be ending at around 2:00 A.M. Please bear that in mind when deciding on how you are going to get home. If you are relying on a ride from your parents, please bare in mind that unless they are borderline insomniacs and enjoy late night driving (like mine), than you may have to make alternative arrangements such as leaving a couple hours early. Additionally, please bear in mind that the Bus Services may end at 2:00 A.M, so don’t rely to much on taking the bus home. I will be able to carpool at most two people, home and we may be able to take a couple more, but please don’t rely on the LAN hosts for a ride home. With that said, we wholeheartedly support the bumming of rides off of friends, friend’s parents, friend’s siblings, friend’s Ex’s, etc.
Attached Files:
I have attached two documents to aide you guys in prepping for this LAN Party.The first is a checklist that outlines everything that you guys will be responsible for bringing to the LAN Party. The second is a parking map to better assist you in finding parking locations.
NOLAG Site::
Be sure to check out our NOLAG site (www.nolaglans.com) for weekly articles on the gaming industry as well as information on upcoming events. We will finish posting all the articles chronicling are trip to the Penny Arcade Expo for those that are interested very soon (I mean it this time), so be sure to check it out.
Preparation:
I have attached a checklist of items that you may/will need for the LAN Party. Additionally, we recommend upgrading to the newest version of Flash Player as it will be required to run our internal LAN software and server (though it will be supplied at the LAN Party if you are unable to upgrade).
