The Big LAN 10

October 14th 2023
10am-10pm

The Big LAN 10

October 14th 2023
10am-10pm

Come celebrate a milestone with THE BIG LAN, it's our huge tenth event! More than a LAN party, this is a festival of gaming filled with tournaments, esports, casual games and side events. Bring along your PC and plug into our network for 12 hours of events with loads of prizes.

18+ only. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Only power and network access is provided, please bring your full PC (including monitor) or laptop.

8-12 Simla St, Mitcham VIC 3132. Lots of on site parking available and PT just around the corner!


Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to everyone who attended! We'll do it all again (and more) in January. Full resolution photos are available here.

Schedule

Main Tournaments

Entry with a BYO PC Ticket
Click or tap each game for details.
Sign ups to each main tournament are done on the day when called by the staff

AFK Tournaments

Click or tap each game for details
Entry with an AFK or BYO PC Ticket
Sign ups to each AFK tournament are done on the day when called by the staff

Side Events

Click or tap each game for details
Entry with any ticket

Special Events

Click or tap each game for details
These activites require prior sign up

Ad Hoc Games

If time permits & by popular demand

Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Altitude

Altitude

UT

Unreal Tournament 99

Quake 3

Quake 3

Free Play Games

Make new friends or catch up with old ones with select couch classics.
All equipment provided including PC and controllers, entry with any ticket!

Tricky Towers

Tricky Towers

With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.

Gang Beasts

Gang Beasts

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.

Counter Strike 2

Note that your copy of CS:GO will automatically update to CS2, no additional installation is required.

Wingman

Grab your partner in arms and get ready for 2v2 Counter Strike. Single elimination brackets of default competitive Wingman settings, best of 16 rounds with overtime.
The Big LAN aims to maintain competitive rules while making this tournament accessable to new players. As such the map will default to Inferno for each game. Teams can discuss alternate maps they'd rather use per match and on agreement The Big LAN staff will configure the server accordingly.
Servers will be listed on the LAN with names matching the pairings (e.g. Team #1 vs Team #2).

Prizes

Arms Race

Race against the room to get to the golden knife in this classic mode! Single elimination brackets with the number of players progressing per round dependant on the total number of players.
Please listen carefully to the organisers for direction on which server you should join.

Prizes

Tips & Help

Joining Arms Race

CS2 does not support Arms Race at release, so you'll need to temporarily revert to CSGO to play.
1. Right click CS2 in your steam library and select properties.
2. On the left menu select 'Betas'
3. In the 'beta participation' dropdown select 'csgo_legacy - Legacy Version of CS:GO'.
4. Close the properties window, CS2 should start updating.
5. Once updated the game will now ask you if you want to launch CS2 or CSGO Demo Viewer at launch. To play Arms Race you want to select Demo Viewer.

No games in the LAN lobby

1. Make sure the game is allowed through your firewall
2. Try switching TheBigLAN network to "Private" rather than "Public" by selecting "Network & Internet Settings" under the network option from the task bar, selecting TheBigLAN, and choosing "Private".
3. Try disabling all network interfaces besides the one you are trying to use. For example, CSGO will default to your first ethernet port for server advertisements regardless of if you are on Wi-Fi or a secondary interface.
4. Try connecting directly to the server via IP. The tech desk will be able to help you do this.

Joining a CS2 LAN game

1. On the top menu select 'Play'
2. Select the image of a globe with a mouse pointer (next to 'Practice').
3. A new window will open. Select 'Counter Strike 2' in the top right dropdown.
4. Select the LAN tab and then select the game you'd like to join.

Rocket League

Single Elimination Tournament
Entry welcome on all hardware types and all controller types (BYO PC ticket required to enter)

Game Mode: SOCCAR
Arena: DFH STADIUM
Team Size: 2v2
Bot Difficulty: NO BOTS

Mutators:

Preset Settings: CUSTOM
Match Length: 5 MINUTES
Max Score: UNLIMITED
Overtime: UNLIMITED
Series Length: 3 GAMES
Game Speed: DEFAULT
Ball Max Speed: DEFAULT
Ball Type: DEFAULT
Ball Size: DEFAULT
Ball Bounciness: DEFAULT
Boost Amount: DEFAULT
Rumble: NONE
Boost Strength: 1X
Gravity: DEFAULT
Demolist: DEFAULT
Respawn Time: 3 SECONDS

Prizes

Ruthless Conquest

Settings

Send the fleet to capture planets and expand your empire, until you vanquish them all! Completely free, tiny download, join us in the next big LAN game! 6 players per game FFA. Works on mobile via the Wi-Fi as well!

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

Halo: Custom Edition - FFA Slayer

Settings

The ultimate Halo Combat Evolved experience that anyone can join. Jump into free for all slayer on a classic map with assault rifle and pistol starts. First to 50 kills or the leading player after 30 minutes wins the prize. Single elimination brackets with the number of players progressing per round dependant on the total number of players.

You can download Halo Custom Edition here.

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Tips & Help

FoV Modifier

When installing the game a mod is offered to give a Field of View (FoV) controller. Installing this file as per the instructions below may cause errors with certain graphics card drivers. If a “HAC error” occurs when booting the game delete the additional dll added to the controls folder.

Joining LAN Servers

If you are running the game but can’t see the servers, ensure the game is allowed through your local firewall. If that doesn’t work, ensure all Network Interfaces are disabled except the one you are using. Failing that select the “Join via IP” option and ask The Big LAN staff for the address.

Old install not working

If you have an older installation of Halo CE that is not able to join the server it is likely a different version. Download the game files again from The Big LAN server and run the patch installer included

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3

Doubles

Grab your partner in arms and get ready for 2v2 Team Slayer, straight from the classic playlist!

Spawn in with the Assault Rifle and Battle Rifle of all and play a best of 3, first to 15 kills, single elimination tournament.
Teams can agree on a set of three maps, else please use Guardian, The Pit, and (if a third round is required) Heretic.

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Fiesta

Spawn in with random weapons, first to 50 kills, single elimination tournament.
Top players in each FFA heat will go to the final.

Prizes

Tips & Help

Switching to LAN
1. Select "Options and Career" in the bottom left corner
2. Select "Settings" at the bottom of the menu
3. Select " Network" on the top row of menu options
4. Press the arrow next to "Xbox Live" to change it to "LAN"
5. Press back at the bottom left of the screen
6. When prompted press "Save Settings"
7. On the main menu press the button at the top right of the screen next to your name and rank
8. From the menu that appears on the right of the screen select the player you need to join and pick "join".

Checking Installs

1. Select "Options and Career" in the bottom left corner
2. Select "Settings" at the bottom of the menu
3. Select "Gameplay" on the top row of menu options
4. Select the options below each game for the components you need
5. Press accept in the bottom left of the screen
6. The download will start and appear at the top of the main menu. If the download is running slowly ask The Big LAN team for help.
Please note only Halo Reach multiplayer is installed by default.

Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires 2 DE 1v1

Prizes

Brackets

* Single Elimination Bracket, Solo

Host
* A player from each round will be responsible for setting up the server with the correct settings.

Lobby Settings
* Lobby Name: The Big LAN #[1/2/3]
* Visibility: Public
* Players: 2
* Set Password: biglan
* Allow Spectators: Yes
* Hide Civilizations: Yes
* Spectator Day: None
* Server: Local LAN
* Data Mod: Definitive Set

Game Settings
* Game Mode: Random Map
* Map Style: Standard
* Location: Random Land Map
* Map Size: 2 Player
* AI Difficulty: Hardest
* Resources: Standard
* Population: 200
* Game Speed: Standard
* Reveal Map: Normal
* Starting Age: Standard
* Ending Age: Standard
* Treaty Length:
* Victory: Time limit
* Time: (1:00 hr)
* Lock Teams: Yes
* Team Together: Yes
* Team Positions: No
* Shared Exploration: No
* Lock Speed: Yes
* Allow Cheats: No
* Turbo Mode: No
* Full Tech Tree: No
* Record Game: Yes


Age of Empires 2 DE 2v2

Prizes

Brackets

* Single Elimination Bracket, Teams of 2

Host
* A player from each round will be responsible for setting up the server with the correct settings.

Lobby Settings
* Lobby Name: The Big LAN #[1/2/3]
* Visibility: Public
* Players: 4
* Set Password: biglan
* Allow Spectators: Yes
* Hide Civilizations: Yes
* Spectator Day: None
* Server: Local LAN
* Data Mod: Definitive Set

Game Settings
* Game Mode: Random Map
* Map Style: Standard
* Location: Random Land Map
* Map Size: 4 Player
* AI Difficulty: Hardest
* Resources: Standard
* Population: 200
* Game Speed: Standard
* Reveal Map: Normal
* Starting Age: Standard
* Ending Age: Standard
* Treaty Length:
* Victory: Time limit
* Time: (1:00 hr)
* Lock Teams: Yes
* Team Together: Yes
* Team Positions: No
* Shared Exploration: No
* Lock Speed: Yes
* Allow Cheats: No
* Turbo Mode: No
* Full Tech Tree: No
* Record Game: Yes


All Modes

Pausing

A game can be paused by any player in the following circumstances:

* Server instability that cause clients to disconnect from the game.
* A player's client crashes or fails to load at the start of the game.
* If a single player is having client issues. A player may use a different computer if they continue to have client issues.

Players should not abuse the pausing feature. A match should not be paused for more than 5 minutes.
A game can not be paused more than 3 times in total. In rare circumstances a game remake may be considered.

NOTE: The player that paused the game must give notice before resuming the game.


Tips & Help

Joining a LAN game

1. Select "Multiplayer" on the main menu
2. Select "Join Custom Game" at the top right of the menu
3. Select the "Server" drop down on the top right and select the bottom option, "LAN"
4. Select the game from the list and then click "Join Lobby"


No games in the LAN lobby
1. Make sure the game is allowed through your firewall
2. Try switching TheBigLAN network to "Private" rather than "Public" by selecting "Network & Internet Settings" under the network option from the task bar, selecting TheBigLAN, and choosing "Private".
3. Try connecting directly to the server via a Steam invite from another player. The tech desk will be able to help you do this.

TrackMania - Fastest Time

Join our LAN server and set a lap time throughout the day, just drop in and out as you please! The fastest time by dinner will win.

Prizes

Golf with your Friends

Collisions on, jumps enabled, top players in each game progress to a final round to battle it out. It's Golf with your Friends at its most chaotic.

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

NERF

You, two friends, three enemies. Nothing but foam darts and card board boxes between you. Play a paintball style round with Nerf guns, only at The Big LAN X!

Nerf will be a line up first come first served on the day, so hang out between games and watch the action while you wait!

Please note for safety Nerf is restricted to 18+ players only

Fall Guys

Three shows, three prizes, winner takes all! The show codes will be shown at the event and in our discord.
Mode will be selected based on the best available singles playlist on the day and will prioritise race style modes

Prizes

MicroWorks

Try out a new favourite, completely free on Steam. MicroWorks is a big game of Simon Says with twists, turns, death traps, and cute robots.

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

Retrocycles

FFA - Last player standing! Top players in each server head to a final round to decide the winner.
In Retrocycles, you ride a bizarre vehicle that can never stop and leaves a deadly trail behind. In the most basic game mode, you can only make sudden right angle turns and are trapped with others in an inescapable arena. The last survivor wins!

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

Tetr.io

Multiplayer Tetris! Play Tetris against the whole room, add blocks to other players by getting a tetris!
We recommend downloading the offline Desktop version here, else you can play the game in browser at Tetr.io.

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

StarCraft 2

Game Settings

Relive some classic LAN experiences with FFA StarCraft 2! Single elimination brackets, number of players per bracket and progressing per round dependent on number of entrants.

Game Region: Americas
Category: Melee
Mode: FFA
Game Duration: 60 minutes (depending on numbers/map)
Game Speed: Faster
Locked Alliances: Yes
Game Privacy: Normal

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Tips & Help

Set game region to be Americas.
If you are a new or returning player you may see the prompts for learning and tutorial - you can skip these if trying to join quickly.

Help

Games are created using the party leader + invite method. Please make a note of your Starcraft 2 display name and provide it to the Tournament organisors when signing up.
The party leader assigned to each group will invite the remaining players to join and then create the match. To do so as the party leader, click the ‘People’ icon in the bottom right of the screen and look for the header "Players Near You".

Help Help

Right-Click a player assigned to your group that appears under "Players Near You" and choose "Invite to Party".
Successful party members will show up in the top-right.

Help

Mario Kart 8

Friendly Mario Kart tournament from our friends at Nintense Events! BYO controller preferred. Consoles, screens, and spare controllers provided. Note Mario Kart start time will depend on Super Smash Bros due to shared resources.

Prizes

Format: Single Elimation

Knockout Rounds: 4 Race GP
Advance: In each GP the top 2 players advance and the bottom 2 players are eliminated

We highly recommend players to BYO controller. Nintense Gaming are not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged BYO equipment. Please label all your BYO gear with a name and contact number.

In Game Rules

Controller Type: Any
Players: 4 (1 vs 1 vs 1 vs 1)
Character: Any
Vehicles: Any (Please Note: Not all Vehicle parts may be available)
Mode: VS Race
Race Class: 150cc
Teams: OFF
Items: Normal Items
CPU: ON

CPU Level: Hard
Courses: Random (Please Note: Not all consoles will included the DLC Tracks)
Smart Steering: OFF
Auto-accelerate: OFF
Motion Controls: OFF
Shortcuts: Allowed
Glitchcuts: Banned
Cheats: Banned
Glitches: Banned

Mario Kart 64

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

BYO controller preferred but all equipment provided.We highly Recommend Players to BYO your Retro Nintendo 64 Controller!


First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Controller Type: Nintendo 64 Controller
PLEASE NOTE: Nintense Gaming are not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged BYO equipment. Please label all your BYO gear with a name and contact number.

In Game Rules

Controller Type: Any
Players: 2 (1 vs 1)
Character: Any
Mode: VS
Class: 150cc
Courses: First Track = Mario Raceway (Losing Player picks next track)
Shortcuts: Allowed (On Selected Tracks)
Glitchcuts: Allowed (On Selected Tracks)

PLEASE NOTE: Some tracks in Mario Kart 64 have gamebreaking shortcuts! See the adjacent list of tracks for which of these shortcuts ARE allowed!

Shortcut / Glitchcuts List:
Luigi Raceway: Banned
Moo Moo Farm: Banned
Koopa Troopa Beach: Allowed
Kalimari Desert: Banned
Toad's Turnpike: Banned
Frappe Snowland: Banned
Choco Mountain: Allowed
Mario Raceway: Banned
Wario Stadium: Banned (No jumping walls this time)
Sherbet Land: Banned
Royal Raceway: Banned
Bowser's Castle: Banned
DK's Jungle Parkway: Banned
Yoshi's Valley: Banned
Banshee Boardwalk: Banned
Rainbow Road: Allowed (At your own risk)

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Brought to you by our friends at Nintense Events! BYO controller preferred. Consoles, screens, and spare controllers provided.

Prizes

Tournament Format: Singles
Format: Double Elimination Knockout
Rounds: Best 2 out of 3 Games
Finals: Best of 5 Games

We highly Recommend Players to BYO Controller.
Recommend Controller Types: Any Offical Nintendo Controllers
Other Controller Types: Will need TO's approvel before use.

Nintense Gaming are not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged BYO equipment. Please label all your BYO gear with a name and contact number.

In Game Rules

Players: 2 (1 vs 1)
Characters: Any (Please Note: DLC Chracters may not be avaliable on some Consoles)
Banned Characters: Steve
Miis: All Types Allowed
Stages: See Stage List Below
Stage Banning Game 1: Rock Paper Scissors | Winner Bans 2 Stages First, Loser Bans 4 Next, Winner then Bans 2 more stages
Stage Banning Game 2 and Onwards: Winning Player Bans 2 stages, Loser Picks from remaining stages
Stock: 3
Time: 7 minutes
Stage Morph: Off
Stage Hazards: Off
FS Meter: Off
Spirits: Off
Items: Off (None)
Underdog Boost: Off
Handicap: Off
Gentleman Rule: Allowed
Cheats: Banned
Glitches: Banned

Tournament Stages List:
(Unlisted Stages are turned off)
- Battlefield
- Small Battlefield
- Final Destination
- Lylat Cruise
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Smashville
- Kalos Pokemon League
- Town & City
- Hallow Bastion

Super Smash Bros 64


First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

Tournament Format

Cap: 32 Players
Format: Single Elimation Knockout
Rounds: Best of 3 Battles
Finals: Best of 5 Battles

Controller

We highly Recommend Players to BYO your Retro Nintendo 64 Controller!
Controller Type: Nintendo 64 Controller
PLEASE NOTE: Nintense Gaming are not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged BYO equipment. Please label all your BYO gear with a name and contact number.

In Game Rules
Players: 2 (1 vs 1)
Character: Any
Mode: VS Mode
Stocks: 3 stocks
Timer: 7 minutes
CPUS: Off
First Game Stage: Random
Second &/or Third Game Stage: The Losing Player from the game before picks next Stage
Items: Off

Pokemon Stadium

Full team rental Pokemon battles on an original N64! BYO controller preferred but all equipment provided. Tournament structure to be determined by attendance and available time.

PokemonStadium

Stardew Valley

Gold Rush

Stardew Valley scores can be entered throughout the day!
Start a new save on the day. Only saves dated as created on the day of the event will be accepted.
Play for an hour and collect the most money you can. Save/Pause the game after an hour, and put a screenshot of your score into the Stardew Valley channel on our Discord.
Start a new save and try again! Highest score submitted throughout the day will win!
Single Player saves only.

First place gets an extra spin of our prize wheel!

Prizes

Chess

Rapid Chess

13+2 rapid chess, all equipment including chess clocks provided.
Entry welcome to all skill levels and with any ticket.

Prizes

Speedcubing

Entries for speedcubing have now hit our cap of 100 and have closed! Thank you to everyone who signed up, if you missed out and are still interested you can always spectate at any point through the day.

Please note that while speedcubing entry is included with any BYO PC or AFK ticket, this tournament needs to be signed up for prior to the day here.

How to join

1. Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
2. If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
3. Register for this competition here.

No on the spot registrations will be accepted. You do not need to pay the World Cubing Association to participate if you have already purchased a ticket to The Big LAN
Spectators are allowed to watch with any ticket type.

Lego Corner

Build the best creation from our vault of Lego to take home the prize! Winners are selected at dinner.

Lego

The Art Corner

Take a break and create a masterpiece in our art corner, all equipment provided!

Art Table

Board Games

Grab a game from our library and set yourself up with friends old and new!

boardgameslibrary

VR Corner

Try out the HTC Vive Elite paired with the powerhouse ZOTAC GTX 4090 GPU and play VR favourites including Beatsaber!

VR

The Famous Dice Game

A battle royale with dice!

Line up and roll the dice, can you roll high enough to make it to the next round? Make it through a full set of D&D dice in a game of pure chance skill!

Quest Cards

Everyone who enters The Big LAN, regardless of ticket type, gets a quest card. Complete activities on the card, get them marked off, and win bonus prizes!

Whenever you complete an activity on the card you can have an attending staff member or volunteer mark that section for you. Once you have marked off 4 sections of the card head up to the front desk and ask to spin the prize wheel! The prize wheel can feature anything from sponsor merch, peripherals, tickets to other events, vouchers, keychains, and much more.

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