December LAN and the future of Dakrat gaming:

Well I must say I thought this LAN would be small but not just 6 peeps (2 did not have computers). For those that remember "Helen of Troy" she showed up and shot-gunned us all .

Well the attendance has been weak over the last 4 months. My self and Frigid are willing to continue hosting the LANs but only if we get a constant 10 people every LAN.

So what we need from the Dakrats is some suggestions on how to improve attendance and continue to make the LANs fun. If the LAN attendance does not meet what we think makes for a fun LAN we will consider just doing a over nighter once a quarter.

The LANs have always been a blast and I would hate to see them slow down. The fun is unbelievable but the lack of a game to bring everyone together has hurt and MMORPG's have not helped attendance either. I tell you that even MMORPG are fun at the LAN. It allows you to show off your gear and get advice.

Last LAN of the year. Come on came all and lets have some super fun. We played COD 4&5 last time and loved it. Oh and UT2k4 it was a blast. So come and play and bring a friend.
ND

Come one come all. The the Dakrats LAN party. Bring you selves and you computer, game with everyone and yell at each other.

Also My new rig beat Frigid's in the game load. :)

OK everyone needs to come to this one. Set will be at 10 am. There should be lots of laughs as me and FrigidVortex (Marc) try to run the servers without Mi6 (Marcus) around. Mi6 says he going to VPN in so we will see if he does.

Also you have to come check out my new rig! Yep had to update it, the other was 5 years old and I couldn't see buying another AGP card. Well WarHammer would not play on the old vido card). So come and see if I can beat FrigidVortex's computer in the game load braging rights. :)

the system!

Cooler master RC 690 case w/550watt PS
I have 6 120mm fans (5 of them with blue diodes) but alas no side window :( but the fans shine nice.
intel core 2 duo E8500 3.16ghz
4gigs of DDR2 1066mgz from OCZ
ATI 4850 PCIe 2.0 video card
Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R motherboard
I keep the 2 raptor 10k rpm drives (75gig/150gig w/window)

Come one Come all! Last LAN was the best in a long time and I want to thank everyone who came. As you can see our next LAN is the 27th and I would like to see everyone there.
It is nice when there are enough peeps there to decide what game we will play to finish the night with. So come and lets frag everyone and yell about it!

The August 23rd LAN is this weekend! This month we're proud to unveil our new Gigabit network, as well as have a special guest play with us this LAN party!
Please clear your schedule and provide your information below to sign up for the LAN.

Tell all of your friends and lets make this a big one and trump last months!! Make sure everyone signs up so we can ensure we have the place configured properly.

To the right is the location of the new entrance. Click the picture for a full view that you can print if necessary.

Be sure to tell people that are not on the site when you speak to them.

The Dakrat Admins are proud to present our next Newsletter. We want to use this as a way to promote what's going on in the Gaming world and what to expect at the next LAN. So check it out.

Just some minor changes to game types PLUS a new patch And Map (sort of) :

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare v1.4 fixes:

CHANGES:
"Winter Crash", a holiday version of Multiplayer map "Crash"
Improvements to the server browser
Fixed some rare bullet accuracy issues for all weapons.
For server admins: fixed user ban list not working correctly on servers. Ban.txt will be created in the main or fs_game directory
MOD SUPPORT:

In the connect screen, Mods will be identified as"Mod: [mod name]"
Only official IWD files will be read from the main directory. All custom IWD should be placed in a mod directory.
Fix for reloading several times after connecting to a modded server
Improved mod.ff support to allow adding game types.
Fixed an issue with Http redirect downloads.

****Mi6 Has Built a RANKED SERVER!!!****

So everyone is kept up to speed...Here is the rundown of Mi6 building yet another fantastic server! The LAN Package has infact been completed.

Phase 1: Unlock all Guns and Perks---COMPLETED
Phase 2: Convert known commands from COD2 to COD4---COMPLETED
Phase 3: Tweaking the Gametypes---COMPLETED
Phase 4: Selecting a reasonable amount of maps for LAN Day--IN PROGRESS
Phase 5: Finalizing Server via Test from fellow Dakrat members --- CANCELLED

As of now, we are not planning on having a NOV LAN. OK, so some peeps seem to want to have the LAN next month. Here is the deal. In order to have the LAN in November, certain things have to be known.

1. What date? 24th is the norm date. Earlier better?
2. How many people want to come.
3. Will heaters be needed, and how many/wattage if so?

Here is my professional opinion: