LANParty-DSL (LANParty XVI)

First LANParty with a broadband connection (512 kbit/s in this case). Much on-line play, mostly with Tribes2 (full and demo versions). Easily enough bandwidth for all five of us playing at once and downloads going on in the background.

19-21 October 2001; Roger, SeanD, Ian, Shaun, Michael

FireStats player and game statistics for UT

OFFICIAL PRODUCTS

Games played

  1. Tribes 2
  2. Tribes 2 Demo
  3. Unreal Tournament
  4. Crimson Skies - as unstable as ever
  5. Airfix Dogfighter (the final patch still doesn't fix the network problems, alas)

Beer of the Party

Paulaner Oktoberfestbier

Food of the Party

  1. Lindt Excellence Macadamia Nut Chocolate
  2. UK Favourite Pizza and Bei-Jing House - the Great Wall strikes again

MEMORABLE SITUATIONS

PERSONAL AWARDS FOR MERIT

Highest frags per hour

Incarnadine on CTF4 in Crossroads: 292

Highest score

Incarnadine on CTF4 in Crossroads: 131

Longest game

CTF4 in November: 36:24.43

Logistics Award

For Ian, who arranged the transport of four PCs and monitors.

It's Just That The Universe Hates You Award

Shaun M's PC, with a dodgy memory chip and further oddities...

Blatant Bandwidth Lust Award

Ian.

Food and Drink

733ml of alcohol were consumed.