Salutations, gamers!

The CGC@IU would like to thank each and every one of you for helping to make LAN War XVI an overwhelming success! We work from the outside in, meaning we take your input and implement it, so, if you have any feedback for us, please post in our official feedback thread located in the LAN War! board.

Everything seemed to go very smoothly, from tournament schedule to food to our ENORMOUS swag pile! Each attendee of LAN War XVI was lucky enough to come in at no cost and leave with something in-hand, as well as eat a hearty dinner and delicious breakfast.

We have many, many sponsors to thank for their extremely generous donations. Sponsors' continued support of the CGC@IU helps make our events what they are and helps bring hordes of gamers back, time and time again. So, thank you!!

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The CGC@IU is currently considering hosting a number of small summer events for those in town and around town. If this is something in which you would like to participate, or even help plan, please use the Meeting Place board to discuss potential events. We would love to host one, so, all we need is for you to tell us! ___________________________________________________________

Want a sneak peek for the VERY exciting plans surrounding LAN War XVII? Stay tuned on our forums for some enticing information about the kind of growth we will be experiencing. I, Hamstar, will be posting periodically with updates very pertinent to your interest as a LAN War faithful. Let's just say your faith will be rewarded ;)

OH WHAT THE HECK, here's a juicy tidbit: The CGC@IU is a founding member of a new group called the Electronic Gaming Society. This Fall, we are hoping to have our big respective LANs on the same day and dial in to one another, essentially creating a huge, 800-man LAN. I, for one, am extraordinarily excited!! ___________________________________________________________

That's it for now, but please stay tuned for more updates from the CGC@IU!

Chris "Hamstar" Roberts President

LAN War XVI is this Saturday, April 25! Here's a rundown of what to expect:

Schedule of events: 11AM, 12PM: Doors open to groups, then individuals, respectively.

2:00PM: DotA 5v5 -cm, coin flipped to determine host.

6:00pm: Officer elections--see information below and on the forums.

6:30pm: Dinner

8:00pm: TF2 7v7 Class restrictions: 1 Demo, 2 Everything else; Maps Picked: 1=Goldrush (best 2 out of 3), 2=Badlands (one 30-minute round)(sudden death on granary if tied), 3=Fastlane (one 30-minute round)(sudden death on granary if tied), 4=Dustbowl (best 2 out of 3).

12:00AM: CS:S (5v5; CAL rules, maps picked: 1=Train, 2=Dust2, 3=Contra, 4=Inferno)

4:00AM: L4D Survival Mode (4 players; Lighthouse; survival, longest standing team. provide screenshot to officers.)

9:00AM: Teardown and final raffle (helpers get a better chance at a great prize)

Officer Elections Elections for the 2009-2010 year will be held at LAN War XVI. If you are an IU student (or will be), please refer to this thread [link=hyperlinkurl]http://www.iugaming.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3085[/link] and follow the necessary instructions.

Voting will occur at 6:00PM sharp. It will be conducted by show of hands.

What to bring! This is a BYOC event, so bring the following:

-Computer tower (or laptop!)

-Monitor (please, no excessively large space-hogs)

-Keyboard/mouse/other peripherals

-Headphones! This is a must! NO SPEAKERS.

-Any and all game discs you would need. Any illegal crack/NO-CD software is.. well.. ILLEGAL. Please bear that in mind.

-Any snacks or drinks you would like to have to complement our free dinner and energy drinks. Not everyone likes caffeine!

-A good attitude and friendly demeanor. Rude, offensive, or otherwise poor behavior will be dealt with accordingly.

-Power cables for monitor and PC.

-Operating system discs, driver discs, and up-to-date anti-virus software! You never know when your computer will call it quits and you'll need to re-install everything!

--We provide the power strips, and we carefully monitor the amount of power being used, so please do not use any additional strips. We also provide ethernet cables, as well as switches, so, while you're welcome to bring a cable JUST IN CASE, do not use it without club permission.--

What NOT to bring!

-Indiana University is a DRY campus. Absolutely NO alcohol will be permitted. If found, you will be escorted off the premises by campus police. The same policy applies to any other illegal substances.

-No weapons. This is pretty self-explanatory, but no swords, knives, guns, or any other kind of dangerous item.

-No speaker systems.

-No large, space-hogging coolers. If you want to bring one, contact us ahead of time, and we will make it a communal cooler.

-No filesharing. This is very simple. Disable sharing before the LAN in order to ensure this does not happen. If any filesharing is detected on our network, you will be reminded why we ask you for your driver's license and MAC address. You will be forever banned from LAN events put on by CGC@IU and escorted off the premises.

-No Purdue apparel. Just kidding! We will be happily welcoming members of the Purdue University Gamers Group, so please be kind to them during their stay, no matter how much Purdue sucks :).

--More information can be found in the event waiver. Please visit http://www.iugaming.com/Events.cfm and click the event waiver. We assume no responsibility for damaged or stolen property during the event.--

Automated LAN Party The CGC@IU uses the ALP software to organize tournaments, brackets, as well as other things, such as announcements. Please bookmark http://www.iugaming.com/alp for use during the event.

You can also use this software to organize additional food runs, put up server IPs, and other interesting features. Most of our communication will be through this medium.

That's it! I know it was a novel, but please make sure you read and understand everything. We'd like to be able to run the event while answering as few questions as possible :D. We'll see you Saturday!

LAN War XVI! That's right, folks, it's that time of year again. Time to get fraggin' and swaggin'. The date of LAN War XVI has been decided to be April 25-26.

Now, some of you sharp individuals will notice that this event overlaps with Little 500 for part of that Saturday; we apologize for the inconvenience caused by this unfortunate scheduling conflict.

In order to make up for it, we have decided to make LW16 a FREE event! This is a historic change to the still-bargain price of fifteen dollars for which we asked in the past; due to excellent attendance at the last LAN and some generous sponsors, we are able to put this event on at the low-low cost of nothing! On that note, however, we will still require you to register ahead of time. More details when a mass e-mail gets sent out!

Game Voting is BACK! You read right! One of the things that made the LAN War so great in the past was the democratic process. In lieu of making things smoother, we elected to remove that process for the past couple of events, but we have decided to reinstate voting and lower the total number of tournaments so that there is enough time for all tournaments to properly start and finish. Once again, more information on that will follow in the mass e-mail.

Now, for the good stuff! Take a look below for information about one of our many great sponsors, and please visit our sponsor page to see what kind of swag to expect at LW16!

Register NOW!

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What a sweet 16! Gigabyte has stepped forward to provide 1 Motherboard and 1 Graphics Card for our LAN War 16 this April.

This is a NEW UD3 Motherboard: "GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 series motherboards once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry’s first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards deliver dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking."

See our sponsors page for links to Gigabyte, and other event sponsors! We hope to see you in April.

HEAR YE HEAR YE

We have confirmed as of today that we are indeed capable of hosting up to 200 guests at LAN War XV! This may come as a bit of a frustration for all of our friends on the walk-in/waitlist, but I think it's great news, personally. We are going to pack the house, so if you were skeptical or have decided not to come because of numbers, fear not! We will take you if you come.

However, please bring one ethernet cable with you to the event. We have found that our supply of cables has diminished much more than we had anticipated, so we will need the cooperation of our walk-in guests to make sure this event runs smoothly!

Also, the attendance fee is $15. Please bring exact change as best you can, because we will not be able to change everyone's 20 dollar bills.

Thanks for your help and support, and SEE YOU TOMORROW!

Yes! You read correctly! Upon figuring out the logistics of the LANWar, we discovered that not only do we have room for, we also have power, internet, tables, and chairs for TWO HUNDRED GAMERS. Yes, thanks to the hard work of many talented officers and friends here at the gaming club, we can accommodate 25 more lucky gamers. If you've been discouraged from coming or are planning on coming absurdly early to assure your seat, relax. Odds are good that you'll get in.

Again, a big thanks to everyone who helped set up, we couldn't have done it without you!