THE BIG LAN & DreamHack

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!

FFA Slayer

Teams: Free For All
Score Limit: 50
Primary Weapon: Assault Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Battle Rifle
Map: Guardian, Heretic, Epitaph, or The Pit.

FFA Fiesta

Teams: Free For All
Score Limit: 50
Primary Weapon: Random
Secondary Weapon: Random
Map: Guardian, Heretic, Epitaph, or The Pit.

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.

Brought to you by the team at ESL, powered by The Big LAN!

Sign ups open Friday at 2PM in person in the BYO PC area, and close 11AM Saturday.

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

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.

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.

Grab your partner in arms and get ready for 2v2 Counter Strike. Single elimination bracket 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).

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

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.

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.

Race against the room to get to the golden knife in this classic mode!

We'll take sign ups in blocks, so we'll ask for sign ups at midday, 2PM, 4PM, and 6PM. We'll then run two games of Arms Race per block, and allocate you to the next available game (it may not be in the same block). No brackets, no finals, just tokens for every game*!

Players will be assigned a specific LAN server per block to play in, so listen carefully to the organisers for direction on which server you should join.

Tips & Help

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.

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.

The king of arena shooters. We'll have dedicated Free for all Deathmatch servers on the LAN ready to go, and you can vote on the maps you'd like to play. We'll kick things off with a few warm up rounds for the first half hour before breaking the field down into two servers (depending on total attendance) to battle it out. The top players from each server will then progress into the finals.

Tips & Help

If you're at the event you can download a complete, ready to run copy of Quake 3 Arena from our file server.

If you're using the steam version of Quake 3 Arena you'll need to install the v1.32e patch to join our server. You can download it from moddb here or ask the tech team to help you on the day. If you already have 1.32e installed you're good to go! Just boot the game, press the ~ key, and check your version in the bottom right of the resulting window.

Brought to you by the team at ESL, powered by The Big LAN!

Sign ups open Friday at 2PM in person in the BYO PC area, and close 11AM Saturday. Details will be available at the event from ESL.

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

Installing

Unlike Valorant, League of Legends can be cached and is ready for you to download off our network at (up to) gigabit speeds. You may see your installer sit at 0.1KB/s for minutes, then spike to high speeds before returning to 0.1KB/s. Don't worry, the game is still installing. The Riot client can sometimes take a while to process the files it received before it can receive more. If you do not see the percentage complete change for more than 5 minutes contact the admin team and they'll give further troubleshooting tips and help.

The Riot client may bypass our cache if you have IPv6 enabled. If you don't know how to disable it under the settings of your network adaptor ask our team for help.

Double elimation tournament on Friday, single elimination tournament on Sunday
Entry welcome on all controller types

Game Mode: SOCCAR
Arena: DFH STADIUM
Team Size: 1v1
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

Current Brackets - Friday

Current Brackets - Sunday

Double Elimation Tournament
Entry welcome on all controller types

Game Mode: RUMBLE
Arena: DFH STADIUM
Team Size: 3v3
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

Current Brackets

All in 28 player FFA Escalation! Work your way up a ladder of weapon pairs by killing opposing players, first to score a kill with the final weapon (the Oddball) wins!

Each pair of weapons in Escalation Slayer are unlocked in the same order. Each weapon loadout also comes with equipment. Melee kills count towards progression. Top few players of each server will progress to a final round, dependant on number of entrants. Join the chaos and move through each weapon in the Halo Infinite arsenal to win.

Tips & Help

Joining a game

Note: Only one Halo Infinite server can be active on the one subnet. Please do not attempt to start your own when the tournament is being set up.

To join a LAN game select "CUSTOM GAME" on the main menu, then "CREATE MATCH" (not the server browser)

In the resulting custom game menu select "SERVER" and then pick the bottom option. If no servers are currently active on the LAN it will be "LOCAL AREA NETWORK" and your machine will start a dedicated server in the background. If joining a game it will instead be the name of the PC hosting. The Big LAN staff will confirm the correct PC name for you to join.

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

An ultra satisfying, fast paced, 2-4 player, arena based, multiplayer, top down 2D shooter. Grab what you can and battle it out with 2-4 players to be the last man standing in a game heavily inspired by retro and vaporwave shooters.

Impact Point is completely free on Steam, under 100MB, and super easy to join. Download here!

Tips & Help

Joining a game

On the main menu set game region to Asia.

If you are joining a game select the picture of two people next to the "JOIN GAME" button (highlighted red in the screenshot) and enter the code provided by the team into the box that appears. Then select "JOIN GAME"

Creating a game

On the main menu set game region to Asia.

If you've been asked to host instead select the arrows next to "CREATE GAME" until the box says "PRIVATE", then click "CREATE GAME"

On the next screen note the code on the bottom right. You'll need to share this with The Big LAN team so we can allow others to join.

Age of Empires FFA Regicide

Brackets

Single Elimination Bracket

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: 8
Set Password: biglan
Allow Spectators: Yes
Hide Civilizations: Yes
Spectator Day: None
Server: Local LAN
Data Mod: Definitive Set

Game Settings

Game Mode: Regicide
Map Style: Standard
Location: Random Map (Land Maps & Water Maps)
Map Size: Giant
AI Difficulty: Hardest
Resources: Standard
Population: 200
Game Speed: Standard
Reveal Map: Normal

Starting Age: Standard
Ending Age: Standard
Treaty Length: <None>
Lock Teams: No
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

Pausing

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

1. Server instability that cause clients to disconnect from the game.
2. A player's client crashes or fails to load at the start of the game.
3. 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.

Game Remake

Players can opt to remake a game during the first 10 minutes of the match with approval of the tournament admin.

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.

Collisions on, jumps enabled, just as golf should be. Jump into some crazy golf chaos. Top players in each game will progress to a final round to battle it out for ultimate glory. It's Golf with your Friends at its most chaotic.

3v3 Standard Rules

Single elimination, standard first to 13 Valorant in teams of three!
Maps to be decided by agreement between teams at the start of the round. If an agreement cannot be reached the map will be randomised.
Each team will need a team captain who will add the opposing team's captain as a Riot friend, allowing both teams to join the match.

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

Installing

Please note Valorant does not support caching. If you need to install the game on the day please head to our file server and select 'local server' (only available at the event) to download an up-to-date set of files:
1. Download VALORANT.exe and VALORANT.zip from the Valorant folder.
2. Export the contents of VALORANT.zip to C:\Riot\VALORANT (or your install location of choice).
3. If you don't have the RIOT client installed, run VALORANT.exe. Otherwise simply launch the RIOT client. Sign in and select Valorant from the list of games.
4. When you get to this screen, select already installed and then navigate to the "live" folder within the folders you just exported from the zip file.
5. The RIOT cliet will appear to attempt to download for a moment, and then declare Valorant ready to run!

Relive some classic LAN experiences with FFA StarCraft 2! Up to 6-8 players per game, FFA. No brackets or finals, just a prize winner in every game!

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

Tips & Help

Joining a game

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.

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".

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.

10 min timer - FFA Random Map
Blast your way across the cartoon skies in this fast-paced game of aerial combat. Altitude combines Call-of-Duty style perks with the gameplay variety of Team Fortress 2 in a fresh multiplayer experience.

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!

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

Select the buttons to filter the schedule. "Free" & "Paid" cycles between games you can get for free and games you'll need to pay for (e.g. purchase through Steam). Press "Any" to reset the filters.

Straight from ESL to you, it's all the fun of an arcade prize wall but for PC gaming!
Every tournament has a number of prize tokens allocated. Collect tokens and redeem prizes at any time from the list below (while stocks last). Just head to the ESL end of the admin desk!

Details of each prize can be found by clicking their name

Prize	Points
$25 ESL Vouchers	3
BenQ ZOWIE XL2540K 24.5 inch 240Hz e-Sports Gaming Monitor	50
Samsung Odyssey G5 34inch 165Hz VA Gaming Monitor	50
Glorious GMMK Pro Pre-Built RGB Mechanical Keyboard, 82 Keys	50
Razer Barracuda Pro Wireless Gaming Headset, Black	50
Logitech PRO X 2 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Headset, White	30
Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 Wireless Gaming Mouse, White	30
Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 Wireless Gaming Mouse, Black	30
BenQ ZOWIE EC2-CW Wireless Black Gaming Mouse, Medium	20
NuPhy Air96 RGB Grey Wireless Mechanical Keyboard, Gateron Brown SW	20
Corsair VENGEANCE Black 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz DDR5	15
Gunnar ESL Blade Eyewear	15
HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 Wireless Gaming Headset	15
Razer DeathAdder V2 Pro Ergonomic Wireless Gaming Mouse	10
Razer Kiyo X USB Webcam for Full HD Streaming	6
Gigabyte 512GB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe Gen3 SSD	6
HyperX Earbuds, Black	6
HyperX Earbuds, Red	6
Shelly Button 1 Smart Switch, White	5
Shelly Button 1 Smart Switch, Black	5
Razer Pro Glide XXL Soft Mouse Mat	4
Gigabyte 256GB M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD	4
SteelSeries QcK+ Large Cloth Gaming Mouse Pad	3
Noctua 80mm NF-R8 Redux Edition 1800RPM PWM Fan	2
TP-Link Tapo P110 Mini Smart WiFi Socket	2

Game	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
CS2 Arms Race	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-
Halo Infinite Escalation	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Halo 3 FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Golf with your Friends	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Star Craft 2 FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Fall Guys	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Age of Empires 2 FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Tetris FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Quake 3	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Impact Point FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Ruthless Conquest	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Altitude FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
Retro Cycles FFA	6	4	3	2	1	-	-	-

Game	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
League of Legends 5v5	50	30	20	-	-	-	-	-
CS2 5v5	50	30	20	-	-	-	-	-
CS2 Wingman	30	20	10	-	-	-	-	-
Valorant 3v3	50	30	20	-	-	-	-	-
Rocket League 1v1	30	20	15	15	5	5	5	5
Rocket League 3v3	50	30	20	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Main Tournaments

Tournament Prizing

Bracketed Tournaments

Prize Each Round

FAQ

Ruthless Conquest

Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Halo 3

FFA Slayer

FFA Fiesta

Tips & Help

Switching to LAN

Checking Installs

Counter Strike 2: 5v5

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

Joining a CS2 LAN game

No games in the LAN lobby

Counter Strike 2: Wingman

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

Joining a CS2 LAN game

No games in the LAN lobby

Counter Strike 2: Arms Race

Tips & Help

Joining a CS2 LAN game

No games in the LAN lobby

Quake 3 Arena

Tips & Help

League of Legends

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

Installing

Rocket League 1v1

Mutators:

Current Brackets - Friday

Current Brackets - Sunday

Rocket League 3v3 Rumble

Mutators:

Current Brackets

Halo Infinite

Tips & Help

Joining a game

Fall Guys

Impact Point

Tips & Help

Joining a game

Creating a game

Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition

Age of Empires FFA Regicide

Brackets

Host

Lobby Settings

Game Settings

Pausing

Game Remake

Tips & Help

Joining a LAN game

No games in the LAN lobby

Golf with your Friends

Valorant

3v3 Standard Rules

Current Brackets

Tips & Help

Installing

StarCraft 2

Tips & Help

Joining a game

Altitude

Retrocycles

Tetr.io

Schedule Filter

DreamHack Prizing