The Big LAN XIV

CELEBRATING 5 YEARS

5th October 2024
Doors Open 11AM

The Big LAN XIV

CELEBRATING 5 YEARS

5th October 2024
Doors Open 11AM

In October 2019 a small team had the idea of running an old school LAN party, and wondered if they could sell a few tickets and get a few sponsors. Come celebrate 5 years of LANs with us! The Big LAN is a full day LAN party filled with tournaments, esports, and classic LAN gaming.

8-12 Simla St, Mitcham VIC 3132. Lots of on site parking available and PT just around the corner!

This is an 18+ alcohol free event. Players under 18 require a parent or guardian present for the duration of the event.


Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to our winners!

Arrive & Setup
Arrive at least an hour before the first tournament you'd like to join
Arrive at least an hour before the first tournament you'd like to join
Sign Up
We'll take sign ups in person when the tournament is scheduled to start
We'll take sign ups in person when the tournament is scheduled to start

Schedule

Click each tournament listing for more details

games available on demand all day, server is available all day with entries closing at 8PM.

Blood on the Clocktower

Clocktower Promo

Blood on the Clocktower is back for The Big LAN XIV!

Entry with any ticket, all equipment and storyteller provided. Just grab your friends, join the circle, and work together to find the evil traitors before it's too late!

Games start on demand all day. Listen out for announcements for when the next game is starting.

Drone Racing

Drones Promo

Try out First Person View (FPV) Drone Racing at The Big LAN XIV thanks to Skies Unlimited!

Entry with any ticket, all equipment and training provided. Please note Drone Racing is only available between 4PM and 7PM.

Board Games

Come enjoy our free play board games!

No experience required. Just grab a game, some friends, a seat, and let the fun begin! Feel free to bring your own board or card games as well.

Board Games Promo

Freeplay

The Big LAN is more than just tournaments.

At The Big LAN XIV if you play in a freeplay multiplayer game, win, and show the staff a screenshot, you'll win a spin of 'The Big LAN Prize Wheel'! With everything from peripherals, sponsor gear, and apparel available, you can play all your favourites and still win great prizes!

Grab your friends, make some new ones, and dive into some LAN classics. The Big LAN recommends:

Bring Your Own PC Ticket

A Bring Your Own PC (BYO PC) ticket lets you access everything The Big LAN has to offer. Your ticket includes a seat at one of our rows of tables, an ethernet (network) cable that is already linked into our network, two power points (one for your PC and one for your monitor), and a 3'x3' space to set up all your equipment in. You can connect any device you'd like including a laptop, desktop, Xbox, PlayStation, ROG Ally, Steam Deck, or Nintendo Switch, however a Windows based PC is recommended to get the most out of the day.

Wi-Fi is available, however we recommend ensuring your device either has an ethernet port or you bring a basic USB to ethernet adapter.

BYO PCs

A BYO PC 5+ group ticket is also available and is exactly the same as a BYO PC ticket, but with a discount for bringing so many friends! Please note that this ticket type is not able to be combined with Rental PCs, but if you contact us via Messenger, email, or Discord we can help customise you the best deal for your needs.

Spectator Ticket

Spectator tickets let you access the event, watch the action, and play Blood on the Clocktower. You won't be able to join the LAN or compete in PC tournaments. A spectator ticket is best for parents/guardians of players and includes lunch and dinner.

BloodontheClocktower

Lunch & Dinner

Every ticket includes a sausage sizzle lunch and a Costco pizza dinner. If you have dietary requirements please let us know before the event via Facebook, Discord, or Email.

Looking for more snacks and drinks? Our tuck shop is open all day selling soft drinks, potato cakes, chicken nuggets, jam doughnuts, and lots more.

Food

Raffle

Every major event we host a huge raffle in support of one of our favorite charities. Tickets are just $1 each and can be bought throughout the event. 100% of all ticket sales go to charity!

This time our grand prize is a Glorious GMMK Pro Keyboard with Panda Switches and Ocean Blue Keycaps set. It even includes a keyboard wristrest! Supporting Wildlife Victoria

Prizes

Schedule Filter

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.

"Xbox" & "PC & "Switch" & "PS" shows which games can be played on a PC or that console (e.g. Rocket League can be played on all four options, Age of Empires 2 will only appear when you have PC or Xbox selected). Press "Any" to reset the filters.

Spin the wheel!

Want to win some prizes, but don't fancy your chances in any of our tournaments? Got a game you want to play that we haven't scheduled? No worries! If you jump into any multiplayer game with your friends or other LAN players we'll give the winner a spin of 'The Big LAN Prize Wheel'.

Just show us a screenshot of the final scores to prove the winner! Use our Discord to advertise your game lobby or server, or ask The Big LAN staff to host a server for you.

Limit of two prize wheel spins per person from freeplay multiplayer wins. Games must include at least three players that are The Big LAN attendees to be eligible. While The Big LAN will always try to ensure your devices work to give you the best experience, we cannot promise technical support for games outside of those on our schedule.

Blood on the Clocktower

Clocktower Promo

Blood on the Clocktower is back for The Big LAN XIV!

Entry with any ticket, all equipment and storyteller provided. Just grab your friends, join the circle, and work together to find the evil traitors before it's too late!

Games start on demand all day. Listen out for announcements for when the next game is starting.

Counter Strike 2

Wingman

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

prizes

First place team takes home two Audio-Technica ATH-GL3 Closed-Back Gaming Headsets!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

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.

Halo Infinite

prizes

First place takes home an Asus ROG Falchion Ace Keyboard!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

Jump into a mix of popular free for all modes including Slayer and Escalation. All in 28 player free for all!

Round Mode Map
1 FFA Slayer Aquarius
2 FFA Fiesta Slayer Streets
3 FFA Escalation Forest

Looking to play a different map? We'll take a quick vote per round on the day.

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)

Help

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.

Help

Tetr.io

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.

prizes

Winners get an extra spin of the Prize Wheel

Golf With Your Friends

Collisions on chaos and jumping galore in everyone's favourite golf game!

prizes

Winners get an extra spin of the Prize Wheel

Halo Master Chief Collection

prizes

First place team takes home an AOC 23.8" 100Hz Gaming Monitor!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

Jump into a mix of popular free for all modes across Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 3 including Slayer, Fiesta, and Oddball. We'll have a winner per server for the warm up games, and take the top 3-4 of each server in the major tournament into a final for the grand prize.

Round Game Mode Map
1 Halo Reach FFA Headhunter Zealot
2 Halo 3 FFA Fiesta Slayer Last Resort
3 Halo 3 FFA Slayer (AR&BR) Guardian

Looking to play a different map? We'll take a quick vote per server on the day.

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.

Halo: Custom Edition - FFA Slayer

Part of The Big LAN Secret Showdown! Complete hidden objectives and achievements to win bonus spins of 'The Big LAN Prize Wheel'.

The ultimate Halo Combat Evolved experience that anyone can join. Jump into free for all slayer on a classic map with assault rifle and pistol starts. First to 50 kills or the leading player after 30 minutes wins the prize. 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.

You can download Halo Custom Edition here. Please note Halo: Custom Edition will only run on Windows PCs.

prizes

First place takes home a Glorious Gaming - Model O Gaming Mouse, a XXL Mousepad, and a Mouse Bungee!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

Tips & Help

FoV Modifier

When installing the game a mod is offered to give a Field of View (FoV) controller. Installing this file as per the instructions below may cause errors with certain graphics card drivers. If a “HAC error” occurs when booting the game delete the additional dll added to the controls folder.

Joining a LAN server

If you are running the game but can’t see the servers, ensure the game is allowed through your local firewall. If that doesn’t work, ensure all Network Interfaces are disabled except the one you are using. Failing that select the “Join via IP” option and ask The Big LAN staff for the address.

Quake 3 Arena

Part of The Big LAN Secret Showdown! Complete hidden objectives and achievements to win bonus spins of 'The Big LAN Prize Wheel'.

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.

prizes

First place takes home a SteelSeries Prime Mini Mouse!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

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.

Counter Strike 2

Part of The Big LAN Secret Showdown! Complete hidden objectives and achievements to win bonus spins of 'The Big LAN Prize Wheel'.

Arms Race

Race against the room to get to the golden knife in this classic mode!
Please listen carefully to the organisers for direction on which server you should join.

prizes

First place team takes home an AOC 23.8" 180Hz Gaming Monitor!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

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.

TrackMania

Fastest Time

Join our LAN server and set a lap time throughout the day, just drop in and out as you please! The fastest time by 8PM will win.

Prizes

Winners get an extra spin of the Prize Wheel

Call of Duty

2V2 Gunfight

We're thrilled to announce Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is being added to the roster for The Big LAN XIV! Gunfight consists of 2 teams of 2, with the first team to wins 6 rounds winning the game. Players get a new randomised loadout each round, with everyone getting the same weapons.

Best of three games wins the match.

The Big LAN aims to maintain competitive rules while making this tournament accessable to new players. As such the recommended default map for each game will be Training Facility, however teams can discuss alternate maps they'd rather use per match and use those on agreement. Maps must be agreed before the round starts.

prizes

First place team takes home two Gigabyte M27Q-X Monitors thanks to Gigabyte Aorus!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

Please note Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is 150+ GB and may not be fully cached for rapid download. Please ensure Call of Duty is installed prior to attending the event.

Tips & Help

Hosting a private lobby

1. Scroll down the main menu until you reach 'Modern Warfare III'.
2. Scroll across until you see 'Private Match'.
3. Select 'Create Private Match' in the right hand menu.
4. Wait for the button in the bottom left to finish loading. It will contain a 5 character long code. Share this to everyone joining your game.

Joining a private lobby

1. Scroll down the main menu until you reach 'Modern Warfare III'.
2. Scroll across until you see 'Private Match'.
3. Select 'Join Private Match' in the right hand menu.
4. Get the 5 character lobby code from your host and enter it to join.

Call of Duty

FFA Deathmatch

We're thrilled to announce Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is being added to the roster for The Big LAN XIV! We'll kick things off with a few warm up rounds 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.

Maps will be selected by popular vote.

prizes

First place takes home an Audio-Technica ATH-GDL3 Open-Back Gaming Headset!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)

Please note Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 is 150+ GB and may not be fully cached for rapid download. Please ensure Call of Duty is installed prior to attending the event.

Tips & Help

Hosting a private lobby

1. Scroll down the main menu until you reach 'Modern Warfare III'.
2. Scroll across until you see 'Private Match'.
3. Select 'Create Private Match' in the right hand menu.
4. Wait for the button in the bottom left to finish loading. It will contain a 5 character long code. Share this to everyone joining your game.

Joining a private lobby

1. Scroll down the main menu until you reach 'Modern Warfare III'.
2. Scroll across until you see 'Private Match'.
3. Select 'Join Private Match' in the right hand menu.
4. Get the 5 character lobby code from your host and enter it to join.

Impact Point

Get ready for a new tactical favourite in Impact Point! 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.

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

Prizes

Winners get an extra spin of the Prize Wheel

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"

Help
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"

Help

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.

Help

Rocket League

Rocket League Doubles

Double Elimination Tournament
Entry welcome on all hardware types and all controller types, however please note console versions of the game do not support LAN play and The Big LAN cannot promise equivalent performance to LAN when playing via an online server

Game Mode: SOCCAR
Arena: DFH STADIUM
Team Size: 2v2
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

prizes

First place takes home a set of Gigabyte G24F 23.8inch 165Hz (OC 180Hz) monitors!
(Plus lots of runner up prizes)