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I did a quick Google search and turned up this.

Alright, well I'll try it sometime, but I'm still not sure if I'll be able to make it this week at all.

Subvein has accrued the most votes this week.


Before the night
- Download and install the game from here (Mac port above)
- If you are using the Mac version, verify that it functions correctly.
- Use Steam's 'Add a non-steam game' function to add Subvein to your Steam library — launching the game from the resulting shortcut will allow you to use the overlay from in-game.

On the night
- Join the GAC Steam chat, from which we'll be coordinating.
- Remember to launch the game via the shortcut in your Steam library, so that you don't need to minimise the game to use the chat.

We'll be needing a host then.
It's all internal and you can choose any port you like, so we just need someone with their ports set up.

The servers are usually empty, but it'll be nice to have our own server we can customise the settings for.

Alright, I think I can host. I've got two ports forwarded, so I can do it!

Woo! Subvein!
And thanks, Talvox, that's very kind of you to offer.

Edit: Fixed link.

Depending on the port, I might have problems joining a private server — whatever the public servers are on seems to work for me, as do most source games and port 8080, but it might be prudent to test beforehand.

@3D: I can't see the image you posted, it looks like this to me: EDIT: Better now.

Alright, just tried the Mac port of Subvein and it works perfectly. I'll try my best to be online tomorrow but I can't promise anything.

Side note: I joined a lobby just to see how things work. Spent a few minutes wandering around before another guy joined. I killed him twice in a row before he left. That's not to say I know how to play the game.

Good to hear the Mac port works, at any rate.

@3D: Can you remind me what your Steam ID is, so that I don't forget to drop you an invite to the chat tonight?

Sure - GamingiNK.

You don't seem to be in the Steam group — if you'd like to join, you should be able to do so via this link, though I think there are complications if you don't have a paid-for game on your account?

Sorry I missed it, got stuck out of town for much longer than I'd intended.

Ah well, that's a pity — we didn't manage to get a private game running in the end, but we still had some fun on the public servers. I think we can agree, however, that the death-match game-mode isn't nearly as interesting as Checkpoint mode, where the aim is to pick up a 'flag' with your vehicle and drive a lap of the map with it.

If someone manages to get a server working for it (which requires the host to have a port forwarded to use) it'd be a good one to play again sometime.

Yeah, sorry about that guys. My steam was getting ported over to a different harddrive. And it takes forever.
And my graphics card is going on the fritz. It's, like, crashing EVERY SINGLE GAME I OWN.

My votes this time are pretty much the same as last week

1. Minecraft
2. TF2
3. L4D2
4. Terraira
5. Dungeon Defenders
6. NMRIH

Dunno
Don't have MC, Terraria or DD.
I'm up for everything else, thought.

If you place some votes, you at least reduce the chances of us winding up playing a game you don't want to or are unable to play — plus it's always good to generate some discussion.

Well, for me it's cool with whatever. As long as I can play it. So...

1. TF2
2. Subvein
3. Warframe

1. NMRIH
2. L4D2
3. SS13
4. RoR
5. Toribash
6. The Hidden

In a bit of a zombie mood this week.

1. Minecraft
2. Subvein

das it kk

1: Space Station 13
2: Terraria
3: Warframe
4: Left 4 Dead 2
5: Magicka
6: Garry's Mod
7: TF2 MVM
Oh wait, we can only go up to Six. >:U

Next week I'll be back on my home network, so my list won't be flooded with Source games.

1. NMRIH
2. The Hidden
3. Alien Swarm
4. Subvein
5. Zombie Panic
6. L4D2

EDIT: NMRIH has the most votes this week. I just wanna point out I try not to count up the points before placing my own votes.

Before the night
- Download and install the mod — if you do not have it, get it via this page.
- Feel free to try it out a bit if you're new to the game — we still tend to lose, but it's part of the fun in a way.

On the night
- Join the GAC steam group chat, from which we shall be coordinating.


Unless someone comes forward with a working server I shall assume we'll be using a public one.

Last week was something of a disappointment even by our recent standards, so I can't help but wonder where everyone stands at the moment with regard to exam season (mine is now over), and whether this is why everyone's been so elusive.

On the flip-side, if it's just that we don't wind up doing something you enjoy, I'd very much like to know about it — do we need more games, to revisit others on the list, give some that have been there a while but not seen a top spot a chance or is it the problem of going into a game where some people in the group have an advantage in terms of game-experience?


That aside, I'm going to be back to my normal network this weekend and can therefore engage in a wider variety of games:

1. SS13
2. The Hidden
3. Dungeon Defenders
4. L4D2
5. NMRIH
6. Alien Swarm

Has anyone else looked into Sanctum 2? I tried the demo, and though I was expecting it to be rather too similar to the first game I quite enjoyed myself — but it still feels very much like a game best played in a group.

I'm really interested in Sanctum 2 but I lack the wonga for any new games.

Strangely enough, I feel like actually completing the first Sanctum.

1. L4D2
2. Sanctum
3. SS13
4. Toribash
5. TF2
6. Dungeon Defenders

1. Minecraft
2. Sanctum
3. TF2
4. Terraira
5. Dungeon Defenders
6. NMRIH