Best Multiplayer PC Games for a small group of friends.

[TheBlackKnight]

I found Flatout 2 to be perfect for a LAN. It runs on low/mid-end boxes and destruction derby is simple fun.

 

[slxiii]

a note with L4D you need a copy for everyone. that applies to all of valves games if you want to lan.

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With the console open, type sv_lan 1 to force the game into LAN mode. Then type ?sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0?, to overrule the lobby. Now type net_start to get the server ready.
The last step is to select a map; just type map (remember spacing after map), and a list of the different maps will pop up (you can select them with the mouse, or scroll through all of the with the arrow keys). The ones with vs in between is supposedly versus maps (haven?t checked). Select a map and press enter and your server is up!



then "openserverbrowser" for joiners

 

[slxiii]

a note with L4D you need a copy for everyone. that applies to all of valves games if you want to lan.

also... CSS? hldm? no valve game i've ever played needed more than one copy. thats why they make good lan games

 

[Dmatix]

TF2 is great, and if your going for older stuff, AOF 2 or Quake 2 are personal favorites of mine.

 

[chunkynut]

L4D is great, most of my friends have 360s so I have a console copy (tempted to buy one from steam too...) and epic Expert runs are awesome if headache generating. We played the No Mercy campaign for 7 hrs 14 mins one Sunday :S

Company of Heroes (with the Opposing Fronts addon/update if your PCs will run it) is also a blast, fortunately I can run it full spec and its glorious in its detail

System Shock 2 is a classic and played alone is a quite frightening experience.

If you can play the long haul games then I'd really recommend Hearts of Iron 2 with expansions (can be downloaded from GamersGate or Steam (i think)).

 

[TheMasterGL16]

ok, well I'm still looking for the NEXT big hit, today we tried SS2 but it was a bust cuz I couldn't get it running on all the computers right, mostly cuz it has MAJOR problems with hyper threaded and dual core CPUs 2 of the computers I am using are this and one is on Vista so that made it nearly impossible.

We did have some fun with Gary's mod but it's getting sort of played out pretty quick.

Thx for all the help so far though!

 

[Fightgarr]

Dungeon Siege supposedly had a great multiplayer mode. Apparently better than the single player mode.

 

[Shade Jackrabbit]

Jazz Jackrabbit 2*. Tons of quality community-made maps, pretty decent gameplay. Unfortunately co-op is only available on a single computer via split-screen**, but Battle modes and such work fine across the LAN.***

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*Not sure if it works properly in Vista...
**Not entirely true due to community-made modifications, but I could never get them to work.
***Actually, Capture the Flag was always kind of buggy, and boring with only 3 people.

 

[JC the Ghost]

Left 4 Dead is your best current-gen bet. Buy it. Buy it NOW!!!

Other than that, I've honestly got nothing that hasn't been said.

Best Co Op game ever

 

[PersianLlama]

Team Fortress 2, or if your friends computers can't handle it, Team Fortress Classic.

 

[Gormers1]

Swat 4, L4D and splinter cell chaos theory (two player coop) if your computer can handle it.

 

[TheMasterGL16]

Ok, just wanna through out there that unfortunately L4D won't run on anything other than my main gaming comp, so that's out for the LAN...

Also I would just like to request that people refrain from telling me cheap ways to upgrade or get new hardware since the other computers are my FRIENDS and not mine they will probably not be getting upgrades any time soon.

 

[rabidmidget]

how about ut2004 deathmatch

 

[vid20]

Baldur's gate and Icewind dale are some of my fav co-op games XD

Battlefield games are also awesome to play XD

you chucked down BOTH the games I was going to suggest.

playing ANY of the BF's against swarms of bots is heaps of fun.

what else.. *thinks*

starcraft I guess has its moments; especially some of the custom maps. You can also go warcraft 3 if your computers can run it.

What else have I tried and liked *ponders* Act of War is alright.. I think that's it for now, if I think of anymore I'll add them.

 

[Simriel]

Diablo 2

 

[[Gavo]]

Left 4 Dead and TF2.

 

[Acaroid]

Baldur's gate and Icewind dale are some of my fav co-op games XD

Battlefield games are also awesome to play XD

you chucked down BOTH the games I was going to suggest.

playing ANY of the BF's against swarms of bots is heaps of fun.

what else.. *thinks*

starcraft I guess has its moments; especially some of the custom maps. You can also go warcraft 3 if your computers can run it.

What else have I tried and liked *ponders* Act of War is alright.. I think that's it for now, if I think of anymore I'll add them.

sorry *runs away*

Also Counter Strike is always fun with piles of bots... and if you get 1.6 or ther original it will work on older computers...

You can also download total annihilation- TASpring, which is good for some fun...hmmmmm

 

[ParkourMcGhee]

I agree with what you're gonna try but really Worms are a MUST, there is no excuse to ignore te exploding heard of cows, banana bomb or the holy hand grenade... etc. Warcraft 3 maybe, but the community is dying and all people play nowadays is dota. Baldurs gate is the most similar to Diablo 2 and I'd play it (and diablo 2) if I had friends (who would play these games + with me... yeah I'm still trying to get there :/)

 

[Eagle Est1986]

Why not a game of Worms 2 or Worms: Armageddon? I remember being highly addicted to it back in the day, I was a pro with that ninja rope.