[Cialug] Next Meeting - 12/20

[David Champion]

I'll get something running and send out an email to let y'all know where 
it is.

-dc

Matt Patterson wrote:
> sure...set it up.
> 
> I'll probably pop on for a while.
> 
> -Matt
> 
> 
> On Sat, 16 Dec 2006, dave wrote:
> 
>> David Champion wrote:
>>> Josh More wrote:
>>>>  Well, no one has mentioned a plan for the next meeting, so I'll throw
>>>> my hat in the ring.  (not literally though, as I quite like my hat).
>>>>
>>>> Given that it is so close to the holidays, how about a meeting that is
>>>> a combination swap meet and "show off your favorite games" night?
>>>>
>>>> Given the time of year, I think that playing Frozen Bubble and Penguin
>>>> Swing would be fun.  I'm sure others have fun games to suggest too.
>>>>
>>>
>>> bzflag ctf tourney. We can divide the teams up by distribution 
>>> family. :)
>>>
>>> red - redhat / mandriva / suse
>>> blue - debian / ubuntu
>>> purple - slackware / gentoo / lfs
>>> green - *bsd / irix / hpux / aix
>>> black - mac / windows / vax vms / system-36
>>>
>>> The gentoo team will have to join the game in progress, since it will 
>>> take them a while to compile the executable. If you're starting a new 
>>> machine, you might want to start the installation now, and you might 
>>> be ready by the 20th.
>>>
>>> I don't think we'll have any VAX users now that Tom has moved to 
>>> Michigan, but just in case, Josh, can you give directions to the 
>>> freight elevator?
>>>
>>> One problem with this is the various distributions have differing 
>>> versions - so even though they all may have some version of bzflag, 
>>> they're not all compatible.
>>>
>>> -dc
>> FYI, if you're interested in practicing up a bit before hand, here's 
>> the web site for bzflag:
>>
>> http://bzflag.org/
>>
>> Most linux distros probably have this game in their repository.
>>
>> If anyone's interested, I can run a server maybe Monday or Tuesday 
>> evening for a practise session.
>>
>> It doesn't require a lot of horsepower, but you will need to have 3D 
>> graphics capability (opengl). You could in theory play it with a 
>> laptop with a trackpad or pointer stick, but you'd probably be happier 
>> using a mouse.
>>
>> The control scheme is a little odd at first - the position of your 
>> mouse pointer relative to the targeting reticle in the center of your 
>> screen determines your speed and direction. Left mouse is fire, space 
>> drops the current flag, tab jumps (yes, jumping tanks.) Another 
>> important thing to remember is that if you're turning when you jump, 
>> you'll continue to rotate at that rate while you're in the air (but 
>> you travel in a straight line).
>>
>> We've played some big ctf bzflag games at LAN parties before, it's a 
>> lot of fun.
>>
>> -dc
>>
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