Games at work

**gamerman0203** · 01-12-2007, 09:00 AM

A few of my co-workers and I are getting new systems here at work (Dells :-/ with x2 3800, ATI 1300 256, 2GB w/ dual 19" widescreens) and we are going to start what we call "Fraggin' Fridays" where we stop working at 4 and load up a game and play for a while on the network. The thing is, we are running short on our list of games to play. We are thinking strategy and shooters. Preferably free, but if not, low cost. We have so far:

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
America's Army
F.E.A.R Combat (1.8 GB!

)

Can anyone else come up with any others that are free? (if not, low cost)

Thanks in advance!

Tiber Septim · 01-12-2007, 10:18 AM

Well, you've got three shooters so far and no strategy so here is a couple low cost ones (I can't think of any free ones).

The Battle for Middle Earth - You can pick it up for about $20AUS and it is excellent for Lans, not much resource management, just create as many units as you can as fast as you can.

Defcon - Apparently also about $20AUS, i played the demo and it was very intriuging. The thing is you don't really win, it just, whoever loses the least can stay behind and pick up the remains. The goal is to nuke your enemies and whoever has the most people remaining wins.

Far Cry - Pretty darn cheap too and is great fun when you can snipe someone from two islands away. Heh. One moment they see the flash of the sun reflecting off your scope, the next they are dead.

Or you could get better computers and get Supreme Commander when it is released in February

.
It's going to be one heck of a game

.

**koala** · 01-12-2007, 01:43 PM

Alien Arena 2007, a free 3D shooter game, like Quake or Unreal but more cartoony.

**Cellus** · 01-12-2007, 10:59 PM

Unreal Tournament 2004. That thing will last you ages and is quite cheap ($9.99USD the last time I checked).

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Spies vs. Mercs and Co-op mode will make you love and hate your co-workers. It's also dirt cheap as well ($9.99USD).

Diablo 2: It's Diablo 2 for crying out loud. It's also cheap ($19.99USD).

For cheap LAN gaming, those three have (in my experience) gone well.

By the way, how exactly are you able to commandeer these systems for gaming? Small company I gander?

**Lord Sirian** · 01-16-2007, 09:51 PM

You could try a game such as Diablo II, if you are into that sort of hack and slash game (I quite enjoy it) It can be picked up quite cheaply, I think around $25(Aus).

Vash2000 · 01-17-2007, 11:44 AM

Gears of Wars!

Tiber Septim · 01-18-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Vash2000

Gears of Wars!

Isn't even for the PC ( At least not yet)
There are rumours of a PC release, but something like UT2007 would be better, especially for LAN's.

**Fr4665** · 01-18-2007, 07:01 AM

free games:

SOLDAT
Cube
Warsow (based on the quake engine)
Warcraft 1 over lan ... (wc1 is free)
GTA2 over lan (is also free)
Worms Word Party
and check out fullgames.sk thers lots of free fullversion games that are worth a shot.

ebackhus · 01-18-2007, 11:05 AM

StarCraft 4v4. Thread OVER.

**Fr4665** · 01-19-2007, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ebackhus

StarCraft 4v4. Thread OVER.

zomg cheatz ! :p actually starcraft and wc2 ... u need one copy and from the cd u can install the spawn install and then u just need to buy one copy (its legal made by blizz so that u can play over lan)

ebackhus · 01-22-2007, 09:23 AM

Since the BattleChest was so cheap I bought a few copies for me and my friends so we can play on BN or on a LAN.

mecoatwar · 01-23-2007, 07:45 AM

I sometimes frag with people on warrock warrock.net or .com try googling it.

**gamerman0203** · 01-24-2007, 06:25 AM

we got our new systems and we have Wolfenstein ET loaded, but we haven't played yet. I played it for a little bit at home and it actually seems slightly 'cartoon-ish', but I'm used to play DOD:S so the graphics are a few years old compared to modern shooters. Should still be fun though.

**Fr4665** · 01-24-2007, 07:03 AM

Wolfenstein ET is based on the Quake3 engine so it is fairly old but still alot of fun. its similar to DOD since u need to do objectives like take in flag points blow stuff up etc.

lilazntony · 01-24-2007, 07:29 PM

Prey is good and very cheap AUS$25

andrew123 · 01-26-2007, 07:17 PM

borrow warcraft 3 of someone then buy frozen throne for $15 AUS from eb games. otherwise the games i like include command and conquer generals, comapny of heroes, age of mythology (titans), age of empires 3, warcraft the frozen throne, i might get supreme commander, maybe lord of the rings. im a huge gaming person i have already pre ordered c&c 3. for shoot em' up you got cs. i really only play rts games because they are best with friends or lan. i have a ps2 for my action games.

Gamah(kikboxes) · 01-28-2007, 02:17 PM

america's army will keep you entertained after you do all the training..

it's 2.5+ GB though so i hope you have a fast DL at work :)

(check my sig for my aa stats :D)

**gamerman0203** · 01-29-2007, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamah(kikboxes)

america's army will keep you entertained after you do all the training..

it's 2.5+ GB though so i hope you have a fast DL at work :)

(check my sig for my aa stats :D)

Yup, already downloaded it at home, but haven't put it on a DVD to bring in yet. D/led it in 2 1/2 hours!

We just had our first "Friday Fragg Fest" last week and it was sweet! We played W:ET and had a blast (pun intended....gernades were used quite a bit

).

Gamah(kikboxes) · 01-29-2007, 06:38 AM

lol, just wait till you all get playing aa, i reccomend doing it on internet servers and being on the same team...

let's u help eachother out via communication both while you're alive. and lets you ghost out the enemy if you die :)

but i never said that O:-)

**Cellus** · 01-30-2007, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gamah(kikboxes)

lol, just wait till you all get playing aa, i reccomend doing it on internet servers and being on the same team...

let's u help eachother out via communication both while you're alive. and lets you ghost out the enemy if you die :)

but i never said that O:-)

But LAN Hacking is so... morally ambiguous!
It's incredibly fun though.

01-12-2007, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	Games at work A few of my co-workers and I are getting new systems here at work (Dells :-/ with x2 3800, ATI 1300 256, 2GB w/ dual 19" widescreens) and we are going to start what we call "Fraggin' Fridays" where we stop working at 4 and load up a game and play for a while on the network. The thing is, we are running short on our list of games to play. We are thinking strategy and shooters. Preferably free, but if not, low cost. We have so far: Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory America's Army F.E.A.R Combat (1.8 GB! ) Can anyone else come up with any others that are free? (if not, low cost) Thanks in advance! __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications Last edited by gamerman0203; 01-12-2007 at 09:08 AM.

01-12-2007, 10:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,871 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Well, you've got three shooters so far and no strategy so here is a couple low cost ones (I can't think of any free ones). The Battle for Middle Earth - You can pick it up for about $20AUS and it is excellent for Lans, not much resource management, just create as many units as you can as fast as you can. Defcon - Apparently also about $20AUS, i played the demo and it was very intriuging. The thing is you don't really win, it just, whoever loses the least can stay behind and pick up the remains. The goal is to nuke your enemies and whoever has the most people remaining wins. Far Cry - Pretty darn cheap too and is great fun when you can snipe someone from two islands away. Heh. One moment they see the flash of the sun reflecting off your scope, the next they are dead. Or you could get better computers and get Supreme Commander when it is released in February . It's going to be one heck of a game . __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness. Last edited by Tiber Septim; 01-12-2007 at 10:20 AM.

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Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Unreal Tournament 2004. That thing will last you ages and is quite cheap ($9.99USD the last time I checked). Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Spies vs. Mercs and Co-op mode will make you love and hate your co-workers. It's also dirt cheap as well ($9.99USD). Diablo 2: It's Diablo 2 for crying out loud. It's also cheap ($19.99USD). For cheap LAN gaming, those three have (in my experience) gone well. By the way, how exactly are you able to commandeer these systems for gaming? Small company I gander? __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate! Last edited by Cellus; 01-12-2007 at 11:00 PM.

01-18-2007, 07:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	free games: SOLDAT Cube Warsow (based on the quake engine) Warcraft 1 over lan ... (wc1 is free) GTA2 over lan (is also free) Worms Word Party and check out fullgames.sk thers lots of free fullversion games that are worth a shot. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

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Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,666 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	You could try a game such as Diablo II, if you are into that sort of hack and slash game (I quite enjoy it) It can be picked up quite cheaply, I think around $25(Aus).

01-17-2007, 11:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
Vash2000 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 140 OS: Windows XP	Gears of Wars!

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,303 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Since the BattleChest was so cheap I bought a few copies for me and my friends so we can play on BN or on a LAN. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-23-2007, 07:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
mecoatwar Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 262 OS: xp My System	I sometimes frag with people on warrock warrock.net or .com try googling it.

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gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	we got our new systems and we have Wolfenstein ET loaded, but we haven't played yet. I played it for a little bit at home and it actually seems slightly 'cartoon-ish', but I'm used to play DOD:S so the graphics are a few years old compared to modern shooters. Should still be fun though. __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications

01-24-2007, 07:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	Wolfenstein ET is based on the Quake3 engine so it is fairly old but still alot of fun. its similar to DOD since u need to do objectives like take in flag points blow stuff up etc. __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

01-24-2007, 07:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
lilazntony Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6 OS: WinXP	Prey is good and very cheap AUS$25 Last edited by lilazntony; 01-24-2007 at 07:31 PM.

01-26-2007, 07:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
andrew123 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 82 OS: XP	borrow warcraft 3 of someone then buy frozen throne for $15 AUS from eb games. otherwise the games i like include command and conquer generals, comapny of heroes, age of mythology (titans), age of empires 3, warcraft the frozen throne, i might get supreme commander, maybe lord of the rings. im a huge gaming person i have already pre ordered c&c 3. for shoot em' up you got cs. i really only play rts games because they are best with friends or lan. i have a ps2 for my action games.

01-28-2007, 02:17 PM	#17 (permalink)
Gamah(kikboxes) Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33 OS: Win XP pro sp2 / 64-bit	america's army will keep you entertained after you do all the training.. it's 2.5+ GB though so i hope you have a fast DL at work :) (check my sig for my aa stats :D)

01-29-2007, 06:38 AM	#19 (permalink)
Gamah(kikboxes) Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33 OS: Win XP pro sp2 / 64-bit	lol, just wait till you all get playing aa, i reccomend doing it on internet servers and being on the same team... let's u help eachother out via communication both while you're alive. and lets you ghost out the enemy if you die :) but i never said that O:-)