Macintosh Lan Party

Hawk Eye · 05-17-2008, 03:23 AM

Hey guys.

After my finals for my Web Design class, the teacher introduced the idea of having a LAN party for the last two hours. Now, this sounds like a bitchin' idea- but there are limitations:

1) We can't install anything onto the computers. Thus, anything we play should be localized onto a flashdrive, CD, etc.
2) They're Macs. Yeah, thats a problem.
3) Of course, online LAN capabilities for hopefully 30 people.

The only game I've even found for Macs so far that could possibly match these restrictions is Marathon from Bungie. Can any of you guys think of how we could pull this off?

Btw. All the Macs are Intel Macs.

Innoc · 05-17-2008, 03:28 AM

Can't install and probably not tied to the net. Sounds like a rousing game of MAC-OS I-Spy in the works...a genuine sausage fest...

On a serious note...what about hunting up networkable flash games? I'm sure they're out there I just cannot think of them at present...nothing out of the ordinary need be installed and they utilize existing resources...

Mooga · 05-17-2008, 03:30 AM

I would say Warsow is the way to go.
It has a mac port and runs off a thumbdrive or CD or even on a HDD without any installation.

I personally have not played it much but it's quite well know as one of the better free FPSs.

EDIT: fuhQuake MIGHT have multiplayer... you need to try it out first.

I'm also looking through SF.net right now for mac games

Anshinritsumai · 05-17-2008, 03:44 AM

All the games from Blizzard are Mac compatible. Go oldschool with Starcraft, now with no-cd ability.

Install it at home, update to latest patch, copy Starcraft.mpq (Starcraft only) or Broodwar.mpq (Brood War installed) to Starcraft directory. Burn to disk or copy to a flash drive; it'll run independently now.

Mooga · 05-17-2008, 03:48 AM

The problem is starcraft is legality. Running 30 copies of starcraft is far from legal and doing such thing at a school is generally a bad idea.

leilei · 05-17-2008, 05:21 AM

OpenArena has a mac version and doesn't need installing</plug>
Nexuiz also
but i highly recommend

BOLO

Hawk Eye · 05-17-2008, 05:26 AM

I thought about Warsow, but I also concidered that a lot of the kids in my class aren't very gaming oriented- and a Quake 2 ON CRACK mod might not go over well.

I'll look into the networkable Flash games, that seems to probably be the best bet. That way I won't need to burn like 30 CDs. :P

Thanks guys.

Ihmhi · 05-17-2008, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mooga

The problem is starcraft is legality. Running 30 copies of starcraft is far from legal and doing such thing at a school is generally a bad idea.

You can legally spawn 7-8 versions of Starcraft with the Spawn Installer thingy, no? Gotta be a way to get that to work.

KubeDawg · 05-17-2008, 06:04 AM

Worms world party. Get a cracked version of it, put it on thumb drives, and play to your hearts extent!

leilei · 05-17-2008, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KubeDawg

Worms world party. Get a cracked version of it, put it on thumb drives, and play to your hearts extent!

yeah because eula breaching is fun !!!!

PLUS it's not a mac game so way to fail!!!

Mooga · 05-17-2008, 01:20 PM

However there is a mac port of Wormux!
I thought you wanted a full 30 person game though

EDIT: Wormux only has local multiplayer... no network play

leilei · 05-17-2008, 04:37 PM

wormux sucks, it's slow, and its focused on art than gameplay and such. It even has some pretty bad swearing so a school environment wouldn't be okay for it.

Hedgewars is a bit more mature projectwise and is newer, and has AI and multiplayer. It's also fast
http://hedgewars.org. There is no mac version yet however but keep tabs on one for the future

Another quick multiplayer game to play without installing is Teeworlds
http://www.teeworlds.com/

05-17-2008, 03:23 AM	#1
Hawk Eye Who the fuck is this guy? D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: O Preferred Gametype: AvD Affiliations: [AE] Asseaters Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Macintosh Lan Party Hey guys. After my finals for my Web Design class, the teacher introduced the idea of having a LAN party for the last two hours. Now, this sounds like a bitchin' idea- but there are limitations: 1) We can't install anything onto the computers. Thus, anything we play should be localized onto a flashdrive, CD, etc. 2) They're Macs. Yeah, thats a problem. 3) Of course, online LAN capabilities for hopefully 30 people. The only game I've even found for Macs so far that could possibly match these restrictions is Marathon from Bungie. Can any of you guys think of how we could pull this off? Btw. All the Macs are Intel Macs.

05-17-2008, 03:28 AM	#2
Innoc Hitman 2 1 Actual Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: "Oscar Mike" Gametype: FPS or RTS (just say NO to MMO) Affiliations: Your Mom Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	Can't install and probably not tied to the net. Sounds like a rousing game of MAC-OS I-Spy in the works...a genuine sausage fest... On a serious note...what about hunting up networkable flash games? I'm sure they're out there I just cannot think of them at present...nothing out of the ordinary need be installed and they utilize existing resources... __________________ Mooga on Obama: He can cut taxes. Actually do something useful. Punch Nancy Pelosi in the face. Just to name a few. You eventually run out of other people's money to spend.

05-17-2008, 03:30 AM	#3
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	I would say Warsow is the way to go. It has a mac port and runs off a thumbdrive or CD or even on a HDD without any installation. I personally have not played it much but it's quite well know as one of the better free FPSs. EDIT: fuhQuake MIGHT have multiplayer... you need to try it out first. I'm also looking through SF.net right now for mac games __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter Last edited by Mooga; 05-17-2008 at 03:39 AM.

05-17-2008, 03:48 AM	#5
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	The problem is starcraft is legality. Running 30 copies of starcraft is far from legal and doing such thing at a school is generally a bad idea. __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

05-17-2008, 06:04 AM	#9
KubeDawg Nade Whore Server Owner Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma Class/Position: Scout/Soldier Gametype: CTF/TDM Affiliations: blunt. Moto Posts Rated Helpful 128 Times	Worms world party. Get a cracked version of it, put it on thumb drives, and play to your hearts extent! __________________ Moto's Funhouse \| Dallas, TX - 74.91.114.247:27015 ff_plunder - Complete

05-17-2008, 03:44 AM	#4
Anshinritsumai °_o Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Class/Position: Medic & Engy Gametype: AvD Affiliations: DM, OC, -[CfH]- Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	All the games from Blizzard are Mac compatible. Go oldschool with Starcraft, now with no-cd ability. Install it at home, update to latest patch, copy Starcraft.mpq (Starcraft only) or Broodwar.mpq (Brood War installed) to Starcraft directory. Burn to disk or copy to a flash drive; it'll run independently now.

05-17-2008, 05:21 AM	#6
leilei o^_^o Join Date: Nov 2007 Class/Position: O Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	OpenArena has a mac version and doesn't need installing</plug> Nexuiz also but i highly recommend BOLO

05-17-2008, 05:26 AM	#7
Hawk Eye Who the fuck is this guy? D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Class/Position: O Preferred Gametype: AvD Affiliations: [AE] Asseaters Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	I thought about Warsow, but I also concidered that a lot of the kids in my class aren't very gaming oriented- and a Quake 2 ON CRACK mod might not go over well. I'll look into the networkable Flash games, that seems to probably be the best bet. That way I won't need to burn like 30 CDs. :P Thanks guys.

05-17-2008, 01:20 PM	#11
Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	However there is a mac port of Wormux! I thought you wanted a full 30 person game though EDIT: Wormux only has local multiplayer... no network play __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter Last edited by Mooga; 05-17-2008 at 01:25 PM.

05-17-2008, 04:37 PM	#12
leilei o^_^o Join Date: Nov 2007 Class/Position: O Gametype: CTF Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	wormux sucks, it's slow, and its focused on art than gameplay and such. It even has some pretty bad swearing so a school environment wouldn't be okay for it. Hedgewars is a bit more mature projectwise and is newer, and has AI and multiplayer. It's also fast http://hedgewars.org. There is no mac version yet however but keep tabs on one for the future Another quick multiplayer game to play without installing is Teeworlds http://www.teeworlds.com/ Last edited by leilei; 05-17-2008 at 04:44 PM.

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