Need advice on LAN Games to play....

[Wicked Klown]

/me pimp slaps 9mmCesnor then says don't forget Desert Combat.

 

[CrystalMethod]

Ground Control is another RTS that's free for DL, and multi player. There's all sorts mods for all the versions of Quake.

 

[YellowDart]

Halo's always an awesome choince for lans. My buds and I usually play:

UT2k4
Halo (if I can con any poor suckers into getting pwnt by me )
Rise of Nations
WH40k Dawn of War (very popular lately)
Desert Combat mod (good w/ bots on CQB maps)

I've been working on getting some COD action and some Counter Strike: Source going too. W/ four guys, just stick to smaller maps, and use bots to fill in the gaps.

 

[TheGreySpectre]

Armagetron

 

[bojangles]

Halo 2v2s are fun, you could also do Dogfights in BF or any of its mods. Also Rome Total War 2v2s might be worth trying out.

 

[TopAce]

Strategy games are great with 4-players. Age of mythology, Warcraft are just some. Also, Starcraft has a easy learning curve.

Ace

 

[9mmCensor]

/me pimp slaps 9mmCesnor then says don't forget Desert Combat.

that mod suck tho....


Lol.

Ooops, forgot that. DC pwns all.

 

[tjr1973]

Downloaded Counterstrike source on two of the four computers since I had two ATI Coupons. Great game, too bad I can only put it on two out of the four computers though. Ended up playing Ghost Recon with it's X packs. I loved Command and Conquer Generals and have Zero Hour also, but I can never to get it to run smoothly on a LAN. It always stutters and freezes every three seconds or so and is not playable. I would think the computer in my sig would have plenty of power to run it. I also downloaded half life 2 and am eagerly awaiting it's release date now. Thanks to all for suggestions.

 

[TopAce]

How is Counter-Strike: Source? Is it any different from actual Counter-Strike besides the graphic engine?

Ace

 

[Schalldampfer]

For some people vs. bots, I've been recommended Star Wars Battlefront. Is it worth keeping on the hard drive? No, I think not. But it serves its purpose by being a LAN-optimized game.

 

[tjr1973]

I can't really answer your question Top Ace since I never really played the original counter strike. I can tell you that the graphics are a lot better from what I've seen and the gameplay is a blast. It's a lot quicker paced than games I'm used to like Ghost Recon and even Desert Combat.

I actually have Star Wars Battlefront Schalldampfer, but just am not impressed with it. Hopefully it'll get a patch or two down the road to make it more worthwhile.

 

[Schalldampfer]

Star Wars Battlefront gets really repetetive. And after playing Far Cry for a while, it becomes a child's plaything; the graphics aren't too good, and the FPS elements are missing in SW BF. But for a quick LAN game, I think it'll suffice.

 

[Chixofnix]

its always RTS for my group - starcraft will play on anyone's compy, and you can work your way up from there - i like AOE2 personnally since its easy to teach