Welcome to cireLAN your source of friendly fun and gaming. We are a group of friends who are up for the ultimate gaming experience. It all started with two three of us networking our computers together to play games with one another without having lag, and to be in a more social atmosphere. Now we’ve expanded bringing more friends to our events, with people even coming just to watch the gamer’s game on. It’s a very nice open and friendly environment at our events. There is always something for everyone to get their hands in and have some fun while attending the cireLAN events. Gamers at cireLAN usually play a large array of game genres ranging from FPS (First Person Shooters) to MMO’s (Massively Multiplayer Online) and everything in between from PC to console. (more to come)

 

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RULES

The following are the rules and guidelines of any cireLAN event. These rules are implied to keep our events a fun and orderly event to game at. Remember your not the only one attending the events the are other people and lets try our hardest to respect them and the event staff. Read the below rules and guidelines so that you know what and what not to do. Thank you for your cooporation. Play safe and have fun!

• General
  • No weapons of any sort.
    
  • No "party-poppers". Confety or anything of the sort.
    
  • You only get one power point. Use only your assigned plug for you system and monitor. No daisy chained power strips. No UPS's, HUBs, Switches or Routers shall be used. Limit power use to a minimum.
    
  • You must not run any of your cables across an aisle or other unsafe location.
    
  • Your user ID badge must be worn at all times. If your badge is lost, a replacement one can be purchased at any staff area.
    
  • Follow suggestions and orders from staff members. They are there to help, so please listen to what they have to say.
    
  • You are responsible for your own actions.
    
  • We accept no responsibility for your property or actions.
    
  • If it is not yours, don't touch it! We can't afford to have a fight over property that is not ours. Do not touch anything that you do not own. Do not touch other people's property without their permission. Anyone caught messing with property other than their own will be warned, and ejected if it continues.
    
  • Your property is your responsibility. If any item(s) of yours are stolen or misplaced at the event, we not be held responsible. We always recommend tagging your name on your property.
    
  • No speakers or subwoofers of any kind. Please use headphones.
    
  • We reserve the right to eject you from the venue at any time with or without reason.
    
  • Bring your own PC, others will not supply you with one.
    
  • Cheating of any kind, in any game, WILL NOT be tolerted! The use of any type of software, bot or mod that enables advantages that other gamers do not have is prohibited. No cheats or hacks, you will be ejected.
    
  • Bad sportsmanship will not be tolerated. Remember that this is a gaming event, not a boxing match. Please treat others with the same respect that you would expect them to treat you.
    
  • Absolutely no fighting!
    
  • Please keep the restrooms clean! We don't need to be left without a bathroom. Can you imagine not having a bathroom after 30 cans of Dew?
    
  • Please try to keep swearing to low level. We don't want do have a bad reputation from vistors or parents and children. Trust me, I know it's hard when you get fragged, but please, try.
    
  • Clean up after yourself... we are not your custodian, so be neat!
    
  • If you have a serious problem with another attendee, please tell the staff and we will take care of it.
    
  • Do not change your seat at the party without staff permission. Seats will be assigned initially, but once the party begins to fill up, we can't have people moving their equipment all over the place.
    
  • If you sign up to attend the event and can not attend, please contact us at least 24 hours prior to the event so we can make room on the seating chart for other attendees.
    
• Tournament
  • Cheats or Hacks in a tournament will result in immediate ejection. It may result in being banned from future lannings as well.
    
  • Tournament ranking/seeding/elimination is decided by the cireLAN Staff.
    
  • The cireLAN Staff has final say on all tournament issues.
    
  • Due to time issues, we may have to modify tournaments.
    
• Network
  • File Sharing shall be disabled during any tournament game. We need to keep our network fast for accurate results.
    
  • You only get one network point.
    
  • We reserve the right to discontinue your network access and power at any time with or without reason.
    
  • No network warfare(nukeing,bruteforcing,etc) of any sort. Hacking/Cracking is prohibited. Do not cause harmful entry or data loss to other gamers. If you are found guilty of this, you will be asked to leave
    
  • No illegal file swapping ie: Music, Movies, Software, or Warez.
    
  • No sharing or viewing of pornographic material is permitted.
    
  • Your computer must have UP-TO-DATE anti-virus protection before hooking up to our network! This is for both our protection and yours. If you need a free virusscanner, consult a member of the staff.
    
  • Set your computers work group to 'cireLAN'.
    
• Food/Drink
  • No narcotic substances. Drug use is prohibited!
    
  • Outside food and drinks are permitted. And we'd reccommend it! Please put your trash in its place. Keep your gaming area clean. Selling food or drink is prohibited unless authorized by a member of the staff.
    
  • Keep all food and drinks away from other people's property.
    
  • Alcohol is permitted only if your of age to do so!
    
  • Smoking is permitted inside the enclosure, but reccommended outside!

 

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F.A.Q.'S

This section should provide you with answers to any questions you might have regarding the cireLAN & LAN events in general. If a question isn't awnsered then please feel free to contact us at anytime.

• General
  
  • What is a LAN?
    
  • A LAN stands for Local Area Network. In short it's a group of people with their PC's networked together (local area network) abling you to enjoy playing games for hours of fun. People play games all the time over the Internet but with one major disadvantage - Lag; a term used to describe the effects of information from your PC not reaching a central games server resulting in jerky and sometimes unplayable multiplayer games.
    
    
  • Who is coming to the event?
    
  • You can view the Attendance List by clicking the event you'd wish to see who is attending. This List will be updated every few days to show the people coming and the games they are likely to play.
    
    
  • Why should I come?
    
  • Whilst playing online is great fun the experience of a LAN takes it to the next level. You can meet up with your opponent face to face, chat about your games, exchanging tactics and stories, whilst also having the chance to play on extremely low pings and to try out new games in the optimum environment.
    
    
  • What games will be played?
    
  • We will aim to cater for all needs with a raft of servers for all the major games and mods, along with spare resources to allocate as demand requires.
    
    
  • How old do I have to be?
    
  • You must be a minimum of 18 years old. If you are under that age then Parental Consent must be obtained through our Parental Consent Form . We are happy to speak to any parents who have any questions about the event.
    
    
• Your Kit
  
  • Are speakers or dual monitors allowed?
    
  • Neither are permitted. We reccomment headsets of some kind. No speaker or stero systems of any kind. Sorry for you duel monitor users, but there is limited space for each atendee.
    
    
  • Are laptops permitted?
    
  • Yes, laptops are permitted but you may only have 1 network connection per person, we'd like to have as many gamers on the network as possible.
    
    
• Setting Up
  
  • When can we start setting up our computers?
    
  • As soon as the event begins you may enter and start setting up!
    
    
  • If I have a problem, who will help me?
    
  • We will have a team of volunteers on hand to help you with your problems. These will be identifiable by their badges & clothing.
    
    
  • If I forget to bring some files will I be able to download them from the network?
    
  • Yes, we will have an FTP server with the latest patches & maps on them. You will have to bring your own game cds for any games you want to play.
    
    
• Tournaments
  
  • Which games will there be competitions for?
    
  • There are are different games that'll have competitions each event will have a different list, please check the page of the event your interested in.
    
    
  • How many tournaments can I enter?
    
  • You may enter as many tournaments as you like.
    
    
  • How do we register for tournaments?
    
  • When registering for the event just select the games that we'll be having a competition with and done!
    
    
  • How do we know when to play our games?
    
  • We'll have a scedule posted on the events page of when it'll start and end. We'll also be doing annoucments at the event.
    
    
• Facilities & Amenities
  
• Tech Stuff
  
  • What do I need to access the network?
    
  • You require a standard rj-45 compatible network card.
    
    
  • How many connections can I have to the network & power supply?
    
  • One connection per player to the network, two sockets per player. The use of 4-bars and items such as kettles is not permitted but we will have spare power in the sleeping / chill-out area where players can recharge their phones and use other such items. We don't want to blow a fuse in the middle of a tournament now do we?
    
    

 

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SUPPORT US

Want to sponcer us? blah blah all that stuff and list all of the people supporting us linking to their webpage and all that. maybe write a little review about each sponcer and have a image of a logo or something.

 

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CONTACT

Member	Group
nyxtyr	Administration
zoken	CS Admin
hexan	Food Service
xi	General Staff
reubix	Registration
hexan	Setup/Teardown

basic contact page have it with a contact type, category, area yada yada have it email it to all the cirelan staff

 

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EVENT LISTING

Upcoming Events
Below is a list of upcoming events you''ll be able to sign up to and check further details on!

Event	Date	Location	Attendies
Thanksgiving 07	November 23, 24 & 25th	Cleveland, Ohio	00/20
Christmas 07	December 28, 29 & 30th	Cleveland, Ohio	00/20

Past Events

Event	Date	Location	Attendies
cireLAN 07	July 6, 7 & 8th	Rocky River, Ohio	13/20

 

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EVENT DETAILS & REGISTRATION

Pre-registration is not necessary but will guarantee you a seat! We will only allow a limited number of walk-ins to enter the enclosure when the doors open. After that number has been reached, walk-ins will not be allowed to enter the enclosure until the pre-registrants have been given ample opportunity to arrive.

	Event:	cireLAN 07
	Date:	July 6, 7 & 8th
	Duration:	72 hours
	Location:	Rocky River, Ohio
	Address:
	About Venue:	General housing, in an open basement.
	Capacity:	20
	Game Genres:	FPS, RTS, MMO
	Games Played:	UT04, CS, WC3
	Internet:	Yes, we will have internet.
	Food:	No, Please bring your own.
	Entrance Fee:	FREE!
	Contact E-mail:	nert@sbcglobal.net

	Event:	Thanksgiving
	Date:	November 23, 24 & 25th
	Duration:	72 hours
	Location:	Cleveland, Ohio
	Address:	4097 East 79th Street
	About Venue:	General housing, in an open basement.
	Capacity:	20
	Game Genres:	FPS, RTS, MMO
	Games Played:	UT-3, CS, WC3, DiRT, WoW
	Internet:	Yes, we will have internet.
	Food:	No, Please bring your own.
	Entrance Fee:	FREE!
	Contact E-mail:	nert@sbcglobal.net

	Event:	Christmas
	Date:	December 28, 29 & 30th
	Duration:	72 hours
	Location:	Cleveland, Ohio
	Address:	4097 East 79th Street
	About Venue:	General housing, in an open basement.
	Capacity:	20
	Game Genres:	FPS, RTS, MMO
	Games Played:	UT-3, CS, WC3, DiRT, WoW
	Internet:	Yes, we will have internet.
	Food:	No, Please bring your own.
	Entrance Fee:	FREE!
	Contact E-mail:	nert@sbcglobal.net

(register form - have it email to all the cirelan staff or make one email account that the entire cirelan staff can manaage also make it submit the data to the database for future reference and seating chart, tourny stuff and all that) first name, last name, phone number, email address, age, games participating in, extra comments

 

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ESRB RATINGS

Curious about the ESRB ratings and what they mean? Take a look at the list below. The ESRB rating icons are registered trademarks of the Entertainment Software Association. (Visit ESRB for more information on the ratings system.)

Early Childhood Titles rated EC (Early Childhood) have content that may be suitable for ages 3 and older. Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate.

Everyone Titles rated E (Everyone) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 6 and older. Titles in this category may contain minimal violence, some comic mischief and/or mild language.

Everyone 10+ Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older. Titles in this category may contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language, and/or minimal suggestive themes.

Teen Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 13 and older. May contain violent content, mild or strong language, and/or suggestive themes.

Mature Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain mature sexual themes, more intense violence and/or strong language.

Adults Only Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content suitable only for adults. Titles in this category may include graphic depictions of sex and/or violence. Adult Only products are not intended for persons under the age of 18.

Rating Pending Titles listed as RP (Rating Pending) have been submitted to the ESRB and are awaiting final rating. (This symbol appears only in advertising prior to a game's release.)

 

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LOCATION DETAILS

 

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GAME DETAILS
Below is a list of specific details of the following game. Here you will find what system requirments are needed for the game, what it's ESRB raiting is, how much it cost and more!

Title:	Bioshock
Genre:	Sci-Fi First-Person Shooter
Platform:	PC
Format:	DVD-ROM
Release Date:	August 21st 2007
ESRB:	(M) Mature
Publisher:	2K Games
Developer:	2K Boston
Technical Support:	http://www.2kgames.com
MSRP:	$49.99
Alternative Links:	Official Site, Best Buy
Minimum Requirements: Operating System: Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista System: Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz or equivalent RAM: 1024 Mbytes of System RAM Video Memory: 128 MB Hard Drive Space: 8000 MB (8GB's) Extra: Internet service required to access online features	Recommended Requirements: Operating System: Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista System: Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent RAM: 2048 Mbytes of System RAM Video Memory: 512 MB Hard Drive Space: 8000 MB (8GB's) Extra: Internet service required to access online features

 

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TODO

Layout & Design	1 finish designing the layout 2 get a banner design 3 pages spiffayed up looking (but content is main priority remember this!) 4 Break the website into real pages 5 Alternative Color Schemes 6 Make the static layout option to be fluid 7 Random background images or background images per site section (theme as well?)
Events	1 Plan out 2008 Events 2 Find out any and all old events so i can add them to the site Private small event every odd month jan, march, may, july, sept, nov Large public even every even month feb, april, june, august, october, december
Scripting	User System News Systems mySQL Database Stucture
Game Database	Counter-Strike: Source, Unreal Tournament 2004, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars, Colin McRae DiRT, Hellgate: London, Need for Speed Carbon, Sega Rally Revo, The Witcher, TimeShift, F.E.A.R., World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Clive Barker's Jericho, BioShock Cat name: First Person Shooter Ant: FPS Description: First Person Shooter is and is and this about FPS genre +++++ NOTE I MOVED THE OFFICIAL SITE LINK FROM IT'S OWN ROW TO THE ALT LINKS THIS WYA IT WON'T BREAK LIKE THE COUNTERSTRIKE ONE AND DOUBLE NOTE I STILL NEED THE COUNTERSTRIKE INFO THAT WAS JUST SAMPLE SHIT I PUT IN THERE ++ when linking to best buy or ign or gamespot (gamespot and official site is a must on each game) don't just use bestbuy.com go to bestbuy.com search the website and get the direct link to the game we want to provide them with all the information possible not have them wondering, confused lost and mis guidied ++++ be sure to get links to the publishers site and yada yada for example 2K Boston?? okay well when you google that it brings up cities and all kinds of misc and other shit not needed, so we need to weed it out and get the links to the website +++++all the other BASIC games we'll be playing at a lan party to get the content filled up a bit more and general idea of what i wnat to do with the website. I also need information on game cats' for MMO, FPS, RTS, Sports, Racing
Other Pages	++++seating chart / network diagram (remap the layout of jeanie's house maybe set up tables going against all the walls in a U like shape in that corner only having people play on one side of the table rather then two sides?? and i need to buy more network cables) make a network set up for aarons house as well ++++tips and hints - stuff like bring mouse pad and all that basic common sense stuff (maybe merge this with the FAQ or have two different pages to make the site look bigger?) ++++image gallery?? maybe add one of these and start documenting stuff - yes add one of these for each event so when the events over add them to that events page, make it possible for people to check out past/closed events to look at pics see who attended who won and just let the info hang out for those stalkers :] ++++staff page - listing all the staff members and all that stuff - not going to do this just going to add it to either the about us page or the contacts page i already got a little table like set up in the contact page, but thinking it'll be nicer in the about us page so people know who is who and what not, need to make some staff tshirts and badges - use the cirelan logo make the colors different for each position - ooo nifty lol ++++add a submission page - this page will have a form for people to submit new items such as; event ideas, games, news, FAQ's, rules, general idea's and so on, this will help get the community involved with the site and the cirelan events