Free LAN games?

[Tombstone]

Quick question to you all,

Any recommendations for games that can be played on LAN, about 50-60 people, that are decent and dont cost a bomb for 50-60 copies of the game. (free would be even better)?

 

[Yakyb]

counter strike?

or do you want all players in the same instance?

 

[PatZ1989]

quake live my friend, quake live

 

[Tombstone]

counter strike?

or do you want all players in the same instance?

Doesnt have to be in the same instance.

quake live my friend, quake live

Can Quake Live be hosted by us? or is it hosted elsewhere? Dont mind which , but would prefer something we can host if possible.

 

[[TW]Taggart]

lightbikes
CS1.6
tf2
Worms world party

 

[Tombstone]

lightbikes
CS1.6
tf2
Worms world party

TF2 would be a popular choice...I'm guessing 60 copies of that would work out at a few quid though.

 

[Haggisman]

Savage/Savage 2

 

[Wispy]

Warsow or FEAR Combat

 

[uv]

Savage/Savage 2

Savage is an epic game, but the learning curve is fairly steep.

I'd recommend Soldat, Trackmania and Urban Terror.

 

[Disjunto]

TF2 would be a popular choice...I'm guessing 60 copies of that would work out at a few quid though.

you should be able to run off a single account in offline mode unless it's a lobby based game

 

[Tombstone]

you should be able to run off a single account in offline mode unless it's a lobby based game

Oh? Really?? Now thats interesting indeed.

 

[Disjunto]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7508-WRYO-2418

they even tell you to

 

[Tombstone]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7508-WRYO-2418

they even tell you to

Excellent thanks, we have 65 highspec pcs ready so wont be a problem to have them set up like that

 

[MotherMayI]

Quake Live can be used on LAN with a bit of hacking, never done it but apparently it is quite easy.

 

[Frame352]

What about Enemy Territory? Never played it, but know it's free to DL.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...7508-WRYO-2418

they even tell you to

That just tells you how to play the game in offline mode.

You still need the game installed on each machine - to that's 60 paid for games, because you install it without an internet connection.

 

[Disjunto]

That just tells you how to play the game in offline mode.

You still need the game installed on each machine - to that's 60 paid for games, because you install it without an internet connection.

no, they say for LAN, play in offline mode. Just download the game once, copy it between the machines log them all in + put into offline mode. problem solved

I know there might be some license issues with this, so if you're having any kind of official LAN event, I would talk to valve/steam and see what they come up with. For a large group of friends, I would just ignore it

 

[Kosmiche]

Trackmania Nations Forever - completely free, fun and awesome.

 

[Tombstone]

Thanks all, some good selections here. Will see what everyone wants to play.

Anyone know if there is a good racing game (Formula 1 preferably) (again, one that isnt going to cost 50 x £30) that can get a good number of people in LAN ?

(Trackmania aside)

 

[Indy500]

Unreal Tournament (the first one) is dirt cheap now, shouldn't be much more than £1 or £2 last time I checked. I'm sure you could get a small contribution from everyone?

Serious Sam is also cheap and a good shooter for co-op (although the limit is 8 players for that, I think).