NETWAR LAN Party

NETWAR 15.0 - This weekend

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:35:00 -0500

NETWAR 15.0 IS THIS WEEKEND!!!

--Event Details--

NETWAR 15.0 will take place at The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on April 11th, 2008 starting at 7:00pm and going all day and night for 26 hours straight, ending on April 12th at 9:00pm.

PLEASE DO NOT COME EARLY! The event doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, no exceptions!!

You may arrive at anytime during the event and leave whenever you wish.

--Registration--

If you have registered and you find out that you are not going to be able to make it to the event, PLEASE UNREGISTER on the web site!

If you have not yet signed up for NETWAR 15.0, IT IS NOT TOO LATE! DO IT NOW!

For directions to the event, please visit the event details page and click on directions.

--Waiver--

If you have not signed a NETWAR waiver before you will need to. Please visit our site, print it off, sign it, and bring it with you to the event. If you are under the age of 18, please print the waiver and have your parents/guardian sign it and then bring that waiver with you to the event.

---Call of Duty 4 Game Server Now Up---

To prepare for the upcoming event, NETWAR has setup a Call of Duty 4 server on the Internet for attendees to play against each other between events.

Call of Duty 4
Server address: cod4.netwar.org

Join us in the NETWAR Ventrilo channel for the COD4 server as well:
Server address: voice.cgservers.com Port: 3001
Go to channel -> Public Channels -> COD4 Server

--- Loading / Unloading Computer At The Event---

Please park in the large south parking lot. When you are loading/unloading your computer you may park next to the door. After you have completed unloading, please MOVE YOUR CAR!! to a spot farther away so that other attendees can have an easy time getting their computers in/out just like you did.

Please use the southwest doors to enter the building, they will be marked. PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP!! THE ENTRANCE HAS A STEP at the door that you MAY NOT SEE when carrying your computer!

When you get to the event, you may come right inside and bring in your computer and put it where you want to sit. Sometime soon come to the registration table and get yourself checked in and paid ($20 if registered on the web site). We will enter you into the raffle drawing and give you a lanyard. This must be worn at all times. This proves that you have paid the entry fee.

Here is a list of items you will need to bring to our LAN party:

1. Computer Tower
2. Monitor
3. Category 5 Network Cable (15 Feet or Longer)
4. Power cable for monitor
5. Power cable for computer
6. 6 Outlet Power Strip
7. Headset
8. Keyboard
9. Mouse
10. Mouse Pad
11. Software (Games of course!)
13. Optional: Your favorite desk chair
14. Optional: Sleeping bag and pillow if you need to sleep.

System Check List Before Attending:

1. Scan your computer for Viruses with Trendmicro Housecall or other software before attending! We don�t want what you might have on our network.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

2. Scan computer for Malware with Ad-Aware and/or Spybot-S&D before attending!
Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot-S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

3. All windows updates installed. (Important! If you do not want to get a virus at the event)
4. Anti-Virus software installed and updated.
5. Installed all games you wish to play.
6. Patched all games you installed to their latest version

--Tournaments--

Instead of doing Double or Single elimination tournaments we will be using the Swiss Round Robin System for all of the tournaments. The Swiss tournament system has NO ELMINIATION, it will allow all participants/teams to be able to play in every tournament round of the tournament no matter how good or bad you are doing.

For more information about Swiss Round Tournament go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_system_tournament

Tournament Games:
Call of Duty 4 - 5 vs. 5
Counter-Strike: Source - 5 vs. 5
Unreal Tournament 3 - 5 vs. 5

Please be aware that tournament participation is completely OPTIONAL, you can choose which tournaments you want to play in or you can choose not to play in any tournaments. We cater for both the competitive gamer and the hobbyist gamer who just enjoys playing his favorite games with many other gamers just for fun while winning big door prizes. With so many gamers at the event you will easily be able to find someone else who enjoys playing the games you do.

If you wish to participate in tournaments while at the event but you are not part of any team, you can easily join a PUG (Pick-Up Game) team or join a shorthanded team. We will help you with this during registration for the tournament at the event.

MMORPG players (World of Warcraft, EverQuest, etc.) may also enjoy attending as you will meet and play with other MMO players. You will be able to have many discussions about the game and play together online as a large group.

--Schedule-- (Tentative)

Apr 11th: Friday
7:00pm - Doors Open & Gaming Begins
7:30pm - Suggested Game Period (SGP) -> Team Fortress 2
8:30pm - Unreal Tournament 3 - 5 vs 5 Tournament Starts
11:00pm - Counter-Strike: Source - 5 vs 5 Tournament Starts
Apr 12th: Saturday
1:45am - Razer Rub-on Tattoo Judging Contest
2:00am - Raffle Door Prizes - 1st time
2:30am - Suggested Game Period (SGP) -> Call Of Duty 4
4:00am - Suggested Game Period (SGP) -> Flatout 2
Noon
11:00am - Guitar Hero 3 - Standoff Tournament Starts (Our XBOX 360 on projector)
1:00pm - Call of Duty 4 - 5 vs 5 Tournament Starts
5:00pm - Suggested Game Period (SGP) -> Rainbow Six: Vegas
6:30pm - Suggested Game Period (SGP) -> Battlefield 2
8:00pm - Raffle Door Prizes - 2nd time
9:00pm - End of Event

--- Suggested Game Period ---

This is something new we would like to start for this event. It will be a period of time listed on the schedule where we select one game and urge everyone to play this game on the many public servers that we will have up during that time. The purpose of this is to get as many players at the event playing the same game at the same time. It is not required that you play the suggested game, as the name states, it is only suggested. This is not a tournament, you can join and quit the game at any time.

--Prizes--

To make the prize distribution fair and make the tournament atmosphere less tense. We have decided to shift a majority of the prizes to raffle only. This will allow anyone to win something no matter what skill level you are as well as bring the fun back into the tournaments. Tournament winners will be awarded with a trophy, some prize or swag and bragging rights. Then you can win large prizes in the raffle.

--- Razer Mantis Raffle ---

Congratulations to Cody Cummings for winning the Razer Mantis Raffle.

--- Sponsors ---

This is a list of sponsors supporting NETWAR, for a list of what they are donating please visit the event details section of our web site. We are excited at the amount of prizes we will be giving away for this event. You would have to be crazy not to attend! :-)

Cox Communications
FSP Group
D-Link
Razer
Foxconn
Computer Power User
Computer Geeks
In-Win
University of Nebraska at Omaha - IS&T
TRENDnet

NETWAR 15.0 - Getting close

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:33:17 -0500

NETWAR is right around the corner!!

NETWAR 15.0 will take place at The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on April 11th, 2008 starting at 7:00pm and going all day and night for 26 hours straight, ending on April 12th at 9:00pm.

Please do not wait till the last minute to get registered for the event. We need to anticipate the amount of attendees that will be attending far in advance. Please register for the LAN as soon as possible. Registration does not cost you anything, it just saves a seat for you at the event. You will only need to pay when you arrive at the event. If you think you might be able to make it to the event, get registered, you can always un-register at any time.

As requested, Pepsi products will now be sold at the event.

--- Tournaments ---

Call of Duty 4 - 5 vs 5 - Search & Destroy
Counter-Strike: Source - 5 vs 5
Unreal Tournament 3 - 5 vs 5 - Capture The Flag

--- Suggested Game Period ---

This is something new we would like to start for this event. It will be a period of time listed on the schedule where we select one game and urge everyone to play this game on the many public servers that we will have up during that time. The purpose of this is to get as many players at the event playing the same game at the same time. It is not required that you play the suggested game, as the name states, it is only suggested. This is not a tournament, you can join and quit the game at any time.

Please review the event schedule for more information on the games selected.

--- Sponsors ---
This is a list of sponsors supporting NETWAR, for a list of what they are donating please visit the event details section of our web site. We are excited at the amount of prizes we will be giving away for this event. You would have to be crazy not to attend! :-)

Cox Communications
FSP Group
D-Link
Razer
Foxconn
Computer Power User
Computer Geeks
In-Win
University of Nebraska at Omaha - IS&T
TRENDnet

--- Razer Mantis Raffle ---

Razer is offering a pre-event raffle for NETWAR. Please visit ( http://lanparty.razerzone.com/raffle/ ) fill in your name and email address and put " www.netwar.org " for the Raffle code. This will enter you in to a drawing to win a Razer Mantis that will be waiting for you at the event.

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For more information about sponsors, prizes, tournaments, directions to the venue, and the schedule for the event, click on event details. While you are there you can get yourself registered.

Feel free to sign in to our forums to post about tournaments, teams, upcoming game releases, and pretty much anything else that sparks your interest. Don't forget about our IRC channel and Ventrilo server as well.

Spread the word about the event!

NETWAR 15.0 - Registration Open

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600

Registration for NETWAR 15.0 is now open! The event will take place April 11th-12th, 2008 at The Digz in Omaha, Nebraska. More detailed information will available shortly. Get registered now!

NETWAR 14.0 - 2 Days away!

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:50:34 -0600

NETWAR 14.0 IS IN 2 DAYS!!!

--Event Details--

NETWAR 14.0 will take place at The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on November 9th, 2007 starting at 7:00pm and going all day and night for 26 hours straight, ending on November 10th at 9:00pm.

If you have not yet signed up for NETWAR 14.0, IT IS NOT TOO LATE! DO IT NOW!

For directions to the event, please visit the event details page and click on directions.

PLEASE DO NOT COME EARLY!!! The event doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, no exceptions!!

If you have not signed a NETWAR waiver before you will need to. Please visit our site, click on Flyer & Waiver and print it off, sign it, and bring it with you to the event. If you are under the age of 18, please print the waiver and have your parents/guardian sign it and then bring that waiver with you to the event.

We will now be using six (6) foot banquet tables with two (2) attendees to a table instead of eight (8) foot banquet tables with three (3) attendees to a table. This will give you a lot more room for your computer and yourself.

Please be aware that tournament participation is completely OPTIONAL, you can choose which tournaments you want to play in or you can choose not to play in any tournaments. We cater for both the competitive gamer and the hobbyist gamer who just enjoys playing his favorite games with many other gamers just for fun while winning big door prizes. With so many gamers at the event you will easily be able to find someone else who enjoys playing the games you do.

If you wish to participate in tournaments while at the event but you are not part of any team, you can easily join a PUG (Pick-Up Game) team or join a shorthanded team. We will help you with this during registration for the tournament at the event.

--Beverages and Food-

Beverages and Food will be sold at the event the entire time. You are NOT ALLOWED to bring food or drink from outside of the building into the event.
Your initial purchase of a 32 ounce soda will be $2.00, make sure you keep that cup because refills are only 50 cents!!! That's almost 6 sodas for a buck!
Red Bull and other drinks will be sold as well.

Please treat the facility with respect. Clean up after yourselves, we are NOT your mothers. We do A LOT of work setting up and running these events, and having to clean up large messes before we can even start tearing down is just disrespectful. Even if it is not your mess, please do your part and clean it up. If there are any spills, please inform us immediately so that we may have them cleaned up.

It is inevitable, there will always be some cords running across the floor.
We try our hardest to cover them, but for your safety and the safety of our cords :) PLEASE try and avoid stepping on our cord runs when walking down pathways.

- - - Loading / Unloading Computer - - -

Please park in the large south parking lot. When you are loading/unloading your computer you may park next to the door to enter the building. After you have completed this task, please MOVE YOUR CAR!! To a spot farther away so that other attendees can have an easy time getting their computers in/out just like you did.

Please use the entrance marked with a NETWAR flyer on the south side of the building. PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP!! There is a small step in the door way that you MAY NOT SEE when carrying your computer! We will have yellow caution tape on it.

- - - REGISTRATION - - -

When you get to the event, you may come right in and even bring in your computer and put it where you want to sit. Just sometime soon come to the registration table and get yourself checked in and paid ($20 if registered on the web site). We will enter you into the raffle drawing and give you a sticker to stick somewhere on your monitor or tower, please make this sticker visible for the staff. This proves that you have paid the entry fee. We will do routine checks for them. The sticker is easily removable after the event. We may have Lanyards instead of stickers for this event, if we do you will be required to wear your Lanyard at all times while on the venue property (inside and outside).

Here is a list of items you will need to bring to our LAN party:

1. Computer Tower
2. Monitor
3. Category 5 Network Cable (15 Feet or Longer)
4. Power cable for monitor
5. Power cable for computer
6. 6 Outlet Power Strip
7. Headset
8. Keyboard
9. Mouse
10. Mouse Pad
11. Software (Games and Operating System)
13. Optional: Your favorite desk chair
14. Optional: Sleeping bag and pillow if you need to sleep.

System Check List (Please at least do 1-4 before attending):

1. Scan computer for Viruses with Trendmicro Housecall before attending!
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

2. Scan computer for Malware with Ad-Aware and/or Spybot-S&D before attending!
Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot-S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

3. All windows updates installed. (Important! If you do not want to get a virus at the event)
4. Anti-Virus software installed and updated.
5. Installed all games you wish to play.
6. Patched all games you installed to their latest version

Please chat with us on our forums.

See you at the event!

NETWAR 14.0 - Next Weekend!

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:40:19 -0500

NETWAR 14.0 will take place at The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on November 9th, 2007 starting at 7:00pm and going all day and night for 26 hours straight, ending on November 10th at 9:00pm.

If you have not seen the pictures from NETWAR 13.0, please check them out under 'Event Pictures'.

--Registration--

Please register for the LAN as soon as possible. Registration does not cost anything, it just saves a seat for you at the event. You will only need to pay when you arrive at the event. If you think you might be able to make it to the event, get registered, you can always un-register at any time.

If you have registered and you find out that you are not going to be able to make it to the event, PLEASE UNREGISTER on the web site!

--Tournaments--

We will be using a different tournament bracketing system for this event. Instead of doing Double or Single elimination we will be using the Swiss Round Robin System for all of the tournaments except for Guitar Hero 2. The Swiss tournament system has NO ELMINIATION, it will allow all participants/teams to be able to play in every tournament round no matter how good or bad you are doing. This system also shortens the amount of time it will take to complete a tournament, it should not take much longer than a single elimination tournament, but it will be A LOT shorter than a double elimination.

For more information about Swiss Round Tournament go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_system_tournament

Tournament Games:
Counter-Strike: Source - 5 vs. 5
Quake 3 CPMA - 1 vs. 1
Team Fortress 2 - 6 vs. 6
World in Conflict - 5 vs. 5
Command & Conquer 3 - 1 vs. 1
Guitar Hero 2 - Xbox 360 (Provided by us) - 1 vs. 1 Battlefield 2 � 8 vs. 8

--Schedule-- (Tentative)

Nov 9th: Friday
7:00pm - Doors Open & Gaming Begins
8:00pm - Quake 3 - 1 vs 1 CPMA Deathmatch Tournament Starts
10:00pm - Team Fortress 2 - 6 vs 6
Nov 10th: Saturday
12:00am - World in Conflict - 5 vs 5
2:00am - Raffle Door Prizes - 1st time
3:00am - Command & Conquer 3 - 1 vs 1
11:00am - Guitar Hero 2 - Standoff
Noon
1:00pm - Counter-Strike: Source - 5 vs 5
6:00pm - Battlefield 2 - 8 vs 8
8:00pm - Raffle Door Prizes - 2nd time
9:00pm - End of Event

--Prizes--

To make the prize distribution fair and make the tournament atmosphere less tense. We have decided to shift all prizes to raffle only. This will allow anyone to win something no matter what skill level you are as well as bring the fun back into the tournaments. Tournament winners will be awarded with a trophy and bragging rights.

--Sponsors-- (Providing)

Cox Communications
--Providing a huge Internet connection
--A ton of prizes (TBA)

D-Link
--Powering the entire network
--Gigabit network backbone

Ideazon
--(5) Merc Gaming Keyboards

Seasonic
--To Be Announced

Computer Geeks
--X-Treme Limits Hydrapack w/56oz. Reservoir & FM Radio
--Cobra PR3800-2DX-VP GMRS/FRS 12 Mile Two-Way Radios
--Programmable Scrolling LED Sign Hat
--Westinghouse DPF-0561 5.6'' Digital LCD Photo Frame
--Memorex TravelDrive 1GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
--Greybusters Keyboard - Aquarium

UNO's College of Information Science & Technology
--Booth on site
--Raffling cases of Bawls

In Win
--F430 Computer Case
--Alpha360 Computer Case
--O3 Computer Case

Foxconn
-(10) Laptop Bags
-Foxconn 8600 GTS Graphics Card
-Foxconn P35A-S Motherboard

A LOT more sponsorship details coming soon.

Feel free to visit our forums to post about tournaments, teams, upcoming game releases, and pretty much anything else that sparks your interest.

Help us spread the word about the event! (Ex. Post on forums, tell your friends, hang up our flyer that is listed on our web site, etc.) Thank you!

NETWAR 14.0 Registration Open

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:28:58 -0500

We are pleased to announce that registration for NETWAR 14.0 is now open! The event will take place again at The Digz, this location has over 15,000 square feet of open floor space for the event, we will be able to seat 500+ gamers. The event will start at 7:00pm on Friday November 9th, 2007 and run until 9:00pm on the 10th.

If you have not seen the pictures from NETWAR 13.0, please check them out by clicking on 'Event Pictures'.

Please help us decide what 4 official tournaments to run at NETWAR 14.0 by clicking on 'Vote Tournaments'.

A lot more details coming soon.

Please get yourself registered for the event as soon as possible.

NETWAR 13.0 - 2 Days Away!

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:06:22 -0600

After hundreds of hours of planning and preparation, NETWAR 13.0 is two days away!!!

Are you ready?!?

For this event we have $1,500 in Cash Prizes to give away and over $5,000 worth of great items from sponsors to give away. You have to seriously be crazy to miss this event, everyone that attends will walk away with something!

If you have not yet signed up for NETWAR 13.0, IT IS NOT TOO LATE! DO IT NOW!

For directions to the event, please visit the event details page and click on directions.

If you have not signed a NETWAR waiver before you will need to. Please visit our site, print it off, sign it, and bring it with you to the event. If you are under the age of 18, please print the waiver and have your parents/guardian sign it and then bring that waiver with you to the event.

We will now be using six (6) foot banquet tables with two (2) attendees to a table instead of eight (8) foot banquet tables with three (3) attendees to a table. This will give you a lot more room for your computer and yourself.

Full written rules have now been posted on the web site for all four (4) major tournaments. You can find the rules in the tournament section in event details.

Please be aware that tournament participation is completely OPTIONAL, you can choose which tournaments you want to play in or you can choose not to play in any tournaments. We cater for both the competitive gamer and the hobbyist gamer who just enjoys playing his favorite games with many other gamers just for fun while winning big door prizes. With so many gamers at the event you will easily be able to find someone else who enjoys playing the games you do.

If you wish to participate in tournaments while at the event but you are not part of any team, you can easily join a PUG (Pick-Up Game) team or join a shorthanded team. We will help you with this during registration for the tournament at the event.

MMORPG players (World of Warcraft, EverQuest, etc.) may also enjoy attending as you will meet many other MMO players. You will be able to have many discussions about the game and play together online as a large group.

We will be hosting a case mod competition at the event. It will just be a simple contest for attendees who want to enter the competition. There will be a prize for it.

Beverages and Food will be sold at the event the entire time. You are NOT ALLOWED to bring food or drink from outside of the building into the event. Your initial purchase of a 32 ounce soda will be $2.00, make sure you keep that cup because refills are only $1.00, that�s almost 3 sodas for a buck! Bawls and other drinks will be sold as well.

NETWAR 13.0 will have 500 seats and will be taking place at The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on February 23rd, 2007 starting at 7:00pm and going all day and night for 26 hours straight, ending on February 24th at 9:00pm.

PLEASE DO NOT COME EARLY!!! The event doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, no exceptions!!

Please treat the facility with respect. Clean up after yourselves, we are NOT your mothers. We do A LOT of work setting up and running these events, and having to clean up large messes before we can even start tearing down is just disrespectful. Even if it is not your mess, please do your part and clean it up. If there are any spills, please inform us immediately so that we may have them cleaned up.

It is inevitable, there will always be some cords running across the floor. We try our hardest to cover them, but for your safety and the safety of our cords, PLEASE try and avoid stepping on our cord runs when walking down pathways.

- - - Loading / Unloading Computer - - -

Please park in the large south parking lot. When you are loading/unloading your computer you may park next to the door to enter the building. After you have completed this task, please MOVE YOUR CAR!! to a spot farther away so that other attendees can have an easy time getting their computers in/out just like you did.

There will be two entrances into the building on the south side. They may vary on which one is open at certain times or both maybe open. PLEASE WATCH YOUR STEP!! ONE ENTRANCE HAS A STEP at the door that you MAY NOT SEE when carrying your computer!

- - - REGSTRATION - - -

When you get to the event, you may come right in and even bring in your computer and put it where you want to sit. Just sometime soon come to the registration table and get yourself checked in and paid ($20 if registered on the web site). We will enter you into the raffle drawing and give you a sticker to stick somewhere on your monitor or tower, please make this sticker visible for the staff. This proves that you have paid the entry fee. We will do routine checks for them. The sticker is easily removable after the event.

Here is a list of items you will need to bring to our LAN party:

1. Computer Tower
2. Monitor
3. Category 5 Network Cable (15 Feet or Longer)
4. Power cable for monitor
5. Power cable for computer
6. 6 Outlet Power Strip
7. Headset
8. Keyboard
9. Mouse
10. Mouse Pad
11. Software (Games and Operating System)
13. Optional: Your favorite desk chair
14. Optional: Sleeping bag and pillow if you need to sleep.

System Check List (Please at least do 1-4 before attending):

1. Scan computer for Viruses with Trendmicro Housecall before attending!
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

2. Scan computer for Malware with Ad-Aware and/or Spybot-S&D before attending!
Ad-Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot-S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

3. All windows updates installed. (Important! If you do not want to get a virus at the event)
4. Anti-Virus software installed and updated.
5. Installed all games you wish to play.
6. Patched all games you installed to their latest version

Please chat with us and other attendees on the newly upgraded Forums.

NETWAR 13.0 - 15 Days Away

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:08:39 -0600

NETWAR 13.0 is 15 days away! With $1,500 of Cash Prizes to give away!

$1,000 CASH PRIZE for Counter-Strike: Source donated by Cox Communications.
$250 CASH PRIZE for Quake 3 donated by Cox Communications.
$250 CASH PRIZE for Counter-Strike 1.6

NETWAR 13.0 will have 500 seats and will be taking place at The Digz Sports Arena in Omaha, Nebraska on February 23rd, 2007 starting at 7:00pm and going all day and night for 26 hours straight, ending on February 24th at 9:00pm.

Cox Communications is turning up the heat at NETWAR 13.0 as they will be our premier sponsor. Not only are they providing a commercial grade 30Mb down/4Mb up Internet connection for this event, they will be providing some of the prizes for the tournaments. Cox Communications will present a $1,000.00 first prize for the winning team of the Counter Strike: Source tournament. You heard that right peeps, a cool thousand to the 1st place team. Second place team members will each receive a FSP BoosterX 3 GPU power supply and the third place team will each receive a FSP CK400 400W Tri-LED Power Supply donated by FSP Group.

The winner of the Quake 3 Tournament will receive a $250.00 prize from Cox Communications. Second place will win a pair of SteelSeries 5H v2 headphones and third place will win a SteelSeries SteelPad Qck+ mouse pad donated by SteelSeries.

The Counter Strike 1.6 first place team will win a $250.00 purse from NETWAR as well as 5 sets of SteelSeries 3H Headsets. Second place will receive 5 SteelPad QcK heavy mouse pads and third place will win 5 SteelPad S&S solo mouse pads donated by SteelSeries.

Last, but not least, is the Battlefield 2142 tournament. The first place team will all win a FSP CK400 400W Tri-LED Power Supply. Second place is still
being hammered out and we will announce the prize at the event or shortly before.

The Guitar Hero II Tournament first and second place prizes will be announced at the event.

We need YOUR HELP! Please spread the word about NETWAR 13.0. Post information about this event everywhere you can think of (eg. forums), especially information about the cash prizes for the tournaments. Please download the flyer from our web site, print it and hang it up where lots of people will see it. Thank you for your help!

Please register for the LAN as soon as possible, you can do this by visiting the web site and registering for the event. Registration online is free, it just saves a seat for you at the event. You will only need to pay when you arrive at the event. If you think you might be able to make it to the event, get registered, you can always un-register at any time. If you know you are NOT able to make it, please unregister yourself.

NETWAR 13.0 - Registration Open

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:17:22 -0600

We are pleased to announce that registration for NETWAR 13.0 is now open! We are also very excited to announce that NETWAR 13.0 will be held at The Digz, a new location for NETWAR that has over 15,000 square feet of open floor space for the event, we will be able to seat 500+ gamers. The event will start at 7:00pm on February 23rd, 2007 and run until 9:00pm on the 24th. Please get yourself registered for the event as soon as possible.

View pictures of the new venue.

NETWAR 12.0 - 1 month away!

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:49:26 -0500

Good News!! NETWAR 12.0 is less than a month away!

NETWAR 12.0 will be taking place on Friday November 10th, 2006 starting at 5:30pm and going all day and night for 28 hours straight, ending on Saturday November 11th at 9:30pm.

At the moment there are currently 199 registered attendees out of 180 seats for the event. Do not let this stop you from registering for the event, as there will be cancellations and no shows. The deadline for online registration for the event is November 4th, but please register for the LAN as soon as possible, you can do this by visiting the web site and registering for the event. Registration online is free, it just saves a seat for you at the event. You will only need to pay when you arrive at the event. If you think you might be able to make it to the event, get registered, you can always un-register at any time.

NOT COMING?? If you are unable to make it to the event, please get unregistered now! So that you may make room for others to take your place.

Need to know information for this event:

Event location:

Fire Fighter's Union Hall
6005 Grover Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68106

Entry Fee:
$20 if registered on the web site
$30 for walk-in

Food & Beverage:
Hy-Vee will be catering food for the entire event.
The venue will be selling Pepsi products, Dr Pepper, Bawls, water, and some other drinks.

We will be running 7 tournaments during the event, consisting of:
Call of Duty 2 S&D 5 vs 5
Battlefield 2 32 vs 32
Counter-Strike: Source 5 vs 5
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Quake 3 CPMA 1 vs 1
Counter-Strike 1.6 5 vs 5
Unreal Tournament 2004 TAM 4 vs 4
For more information about the tournaments, please visit our web site.

Other games that we believe will be popular at the event:
F.E.A.R.
Day of Defeat: Source
Serious Sam 2
Age of Empires III
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Civilation IV
Flatout 2
Empire Earth 2
Rag Doll Kung-Fu
Half-Life 2: Dodgeball
Half-Life 2: Hidden Source

Event Sponsors:
Our sponsors are the heart of our events, without them their would be no show. Please show your support to them as they have shown their support to us. Some sponsors provide services or equipment for our event to function. Other sponsors donate items that they sell or manufacture, so that we may give them away as door prizes at the event, and some sponsors do both.

D-Link
http://www.dlink.com
-Providing us with managed layer 3 gigabit switches to give you guys the ultimate network for gaming.
-Donating items to give away

Cox Communications
Cable TV, Telephone, and Internet
http://www.cox.com
-Providing lots of Internet bandwidth for the event.
-Donating items to give away.

Reboot The User
Linux, servers, and computer service
http://www.reboottheuser.com/
-Donating some hardware to be used at the event.
-Donating items to give away.

dotGame
Omaha LAN Center
http://www.dotgame.biz
-(4) Quarterly Memberships + dotGAME T-Shirt and a bottle of Bawls

Crucial Technology
High performance computer memory
http://www.crucial.com/
-2x 512MB (1GB) DDR2 Memory PC2-5300
-(5) Memory Hawg XL T-Shirt
-(5) Memory Hawg XXL T-Shirt

Cooler Master
Computer cooling devices, power supplies, and much more!
http://www.coolermaster.com/
-Real Power 450 Watt Power Supply � Black
-Extreme Power 430 Watt Power Supply � Silver
-Musketeer - System Dynamics Detector
-Cooler Master T-Shirts, Case Badges & Posters

Computer Geek
Buy cheap computers, computer parts, computer cases and more at Computer Geeks!
http://www.geeks.com
-HP 640i 16x DVDRW Black Lightscribe Drive
-DigiGr8 LED BELT BADGE/BLUE
-Motorola WA840G Wireless Access Point
-Analog Wristwatch and 512MB USB Flash Drive
-Illuminated Green LED Mouse Pad w/4-Port USB Hub-Retail Box

Spire
Computer cooling devices, power supplies, and much more!
http://www.spirecoolers.com/
-Blue Cold Cathode NeonBar II
-Aluminum Fan
-CPU Coolers

Registration for NETWAR 12.0 is now open

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:05:55 -0500

Registration for NETWAR 12.0 is now open! This event will take place on November 10th-11th, 2006 again at The Fire Fighter's Union Hall in Omaha, Nebraska.

The votes for 'games played' has been reset again. Please place your votes for your favorite games so that it may help us decide on what tournaments to run.

Any bad e-mail address bounce backs on this email we are sending out today will result in a removal of that account from our web site. Please update your email address by clicking on 'update account'.

Let your voice be heard, please join us on our forums.

Summer blowout pricing for Ventrilo, Teamspeak, and Web Hosting packages over at Crucial Gaming Servers. Get yours while they are hot!

NETWAR on small hiatus

Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:51:36 -0500

We will be taking a small hiatus from hosting events for this summer, due to the staff being far to busy. Expect NETWAR XII to take place in October or November.

NETWAR XI - Success!

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:10:57 -0600

NETWAR XI was one of our most successful and largest event ever! We had 121 attendees show up for some serious gaming and good times. This is the most attendees we have ever had at an event, and I believe it is Nebraska's and most of the surrounding states largest LAN party. Thanks to all who attended and made this a great event. Pictures of the event are now posted in 'event pictures'.

Tournament Winners:
Call of Duty 2 -> Ambush!
Battlefield 2 -> Ambush!
Counter-Strike 1.6 -> Educated Players
Unreal Tournament 2004 -> goop
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch -> doubleu
Quake 4 -> electr1k
Counter-Strike: Source -> Fatal Flaw

NETWAR XI - Tomorrow!

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:02:02 -0600

NETWAR XI is tomorrow!
Februrary 24th-25th starting at 5:30pm on the 24th and ending at 9:30pm on the 25th.

Please Note: NETWAR XI will be held at a new location. For directions to the event, please visit the event details page and click on directions.

Fire Fighter's Union Hall
6005 Grover Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68106

Entry Fee:
$20 if registered on the web site
$25 for walk-in

Food & Beverage:
Hy-Vee will be catering food for the entire event.
The venue will be selling Pepsi products, Dr Pepper, Bawls, water, and some other drinks.
You are not allowed to bring any beverage of any kind into the venue.
You are allowed to bring snacks and such into the venue.

If you are under the age of 18, please print the waiver found in our Flyer & Waiver section and have your parent/guardian sign it and then bring that waiver with you to the event. If anyone has signed our new waiver started at NETWAR 8.0, you will no longer have to sign a waiver again.

For an updated schedule and tournament information, including raffle prizes, please visit the event details page.

-When you pay and get registered at the event you will be given a sticker that proves that you have paid the entry fee. Please stick this sticker on the front of your tower or monitor so that it is visible to the staff. The sticker is easily removable after the event.

NETWAR X Movie Released

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:41:20 -0600

NETWAR X Movie that was edited by Ohashi has now been released.

Download it here
(165MB - XviD) (Right click and save as)

NETWAR has become a developer for ALP

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:23:01 -0600

Well this is kind of old news, but I forgot to do a post for it. I have become the lead developer for Autonomous LAN Party(ALP) back in November of last year, after the original developers (Nerdclub Programming Team: Xenophobia, Shadow, and Spam) abandoned the project over a year ago. ALP is the intranet software that we used to help run our LAN parties and tournaments ever since NETWAR 1.0. I and two other developers from Australia have worked very hard on ALP, and have released some new versions with over 150 bug fixes and new features.

I am also working on another open source project for the better of the LAN party community. This program will make it easier to start and setup gaming servers, and will also automate match play for tournaments on many different games(eg. Call of Duty 2, Battlefield 2, Quake 4, CS, CS:S, etc.). I am hoping to have a complete working version by NETWAR XI and then will release it to the public after that.

NETWAR XI Registration is now open

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:31:21 -0600

Registration for NETWAR XI is now open, the event will take place February 24th-25th, 2006 at a new location, The Fire Fighter's Union Hall located at 60th and Grover Street. If you wanna see pictures of the new venue, click here More updated details will be coming soon, but until then get yourself and your friends registered.

NETWAR X wrap up

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:44:17 -0600

NETWAR X is over and done, and what a successful event it was. Event pictures have been posted in the event pictures section. Most of the LAN party was filmed, Ohashi will be doing the video editing as soon as I get the footage to him, so expect some videos to watch soon. I would like to thank everyone who attended and our sponsors for making such a great event. We had lots of prizes to give away for the event as you can see in the pictures, lots of people walked away with some nice swag. We will be opening up registration very soon for NETWAR XI.

1st Place Tournament Winners:
Call of Duty 2 - Ambush!
Battlefield 2 - pr0's
Counter-Strike: Source - Fatal Flaw
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch - paradoX|Slass
Quake 4 - bodies
Unreal Tournament 2004 - cblank
Counter-Strike 1.6 - Educated Players

NETWAR X - 2 weeks away

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 11:07:00 -0600

NETWAR X will be taking place on November 18th, 2005 starting at 5:00pm and going all day and night for 30 hours straight, ending on November 19th at 11:00pm.

The deadline for online registration for the event is November 15th, please register for the LAN Party as soon as possible, you can do this by visiting the web site and registering for the event. Registration online is free, it just saves a seat for you at the event. You will only need to pay when you arrive at the event. If you think you might be able to make it to the event, get yourself registered. If you know you can no longer make it, please un-register yourself.

Our games played page has been updated, we have added 12 new games and removed 10 low voted games from it, we have also cleared all of the votes. So please visit the web site and vote for the games that you play so that we may know what is popular.

Join us in conversations on the forums. We also are providing FREE Ventrilo channels for clans and individuals who attend NETWAR.

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Now for the good part,
Event Details:

D-Link has gone and done it again. D-Link will be providing us with managed Gigabit switches for NETWAR X. So we are pleased to announce that all network ports at NETWAR X will be gigabit. Fasten your seat belt and hang on!

We have 20 cases of Bawls (480 bottles) ready for consumption at the event.

We will be running 7 tournaments during the event, consisting of:
Call of Duty: United Offensive (Call of Duty 2 if popular demand is higher than COD:UO)
Battlefield 2
Counter-Strike: Source
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Quake 4
Counter-Strike 1.6 - Double Elimination
Unreal Tournament 2004
For more information about the tournaments, please visit our web site.

Other games that we believe will be popular at the event:
F.E.A.R.
Call of Duty 2
Day of Defeat: Source
Serious Sam 2
Age of Empires III
Earth 2160
Starwars Battlefront 2
Civilization IV
Flatout
Empire Earth 2
Rag Doll Kung FU

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Detailed Sponsors Information:

D-Link - http://www.dlink.com
Providing us with managed Gigabit switches for the event, making our event network all Gigabit ethernet.

Computer Geeks - http://www.Geeks.com
Sent us a lot of computer items to give away.
-Xtatik 512MB MP3/Voice Recorder/WMA LED Display USB
-Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 300 Keyboard & Mouse
-Computer Case Carrying Backpack (Orange/Black)
-GeForce 6200 128MB DDR PCI Express Video Card w/TV-Out, DVI
-Geek U Collegiate Hanes Gray Fleece Sweatshirt - M

UNO's College of Information Science and Technology - http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/
They will have a booth at our event and will be raffling off a surprise gift.

1Staff - http://www.1staff.com/
Providing some items to give away
-Windows Server 2003 - Including 25 User CAL License ($1400 Value)
-Discounts on IT training and certifications at 1Staff
Separate yourself from the competition.
Get your MCSA, MCSE, CCNA or CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) Certifications at 1Staff.
CLASSES STARTING SOON!
College Credits Available at No Extra Charge!
Starting in November, 1Staff will be offering an MCSA/MCSE Certification track for busy I.T. professionals. Classes run in the evening, 2 times per week and are perfect for individuals who are looking to advance their careers by obtaining a Microsoft Certification.

Bellevue University - http://www.bellevue.edu/
Providing some items to give away
-Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
-Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard

Cooler Master - http://www.coolermaster.com
Providing some items to give away
-Unknown right now

Computer Power User - http://www.computerpoweruser.com/
Providing magazines to give away
-Computer Power User Magazines
-Case modding magazines

Gamerzstuff - https://www.gamerzstuff.com/
-25 Mouse pads to give away

Mushkin - http://www.mushkin.com/
-Water Bottles
-Pens, stickers, and case badges

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For more information about sponsors, prizes, tournaments, and the schedule for the event, click on event details.

New CS Match Mod system makes front page news

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:23:41 -0600

A brand new Counter-Strike Server Side mod that I developed for The National E-Sports League for administration of matches has made front page news on their web site. We will also be using this mod for the CS matches at all NETWAR events. This new mod will replace the old one that we used to use at NETWAR.

Read the full article here:
http://www.nationalesports.com

NETWAR now has RSS Feed

Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:56:57 -0600

Netwar now has a RSS Feed for our news posts on this web site. I wrote the code awhile back for it, but never posted the link anywhere. Add the feed to your feed catcher or add the live bookmark to Firefox.

RSS: http://www.netwar.org/rss

NETWAR X - 1.5 months away!

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:49:00 -0500

Good News!! NETWAR X is about 1.5 months away!

NETWAR X will be taking place on November 18th, 2005 starting at 5:00pm and going all day and night for 30 hours straight, ending on November 19th at 11:00pm.

The deadline for online registration for the event is November 12th, please register for the LAN as soon as possible, you can do this by visiting the web site and registering for the event. Registration online is free, it just saves a seat for you at the event. You will only need to pay when you arrive at the event. If you think you might be able to make it to the event, get registered, you can always un-register at any time.

If you are NOT planning on attending because of other reasons besides schedule conflicts, please let us know why. Contact us and give us some details on what is making you not want to attend. We are always looking for ways to make additions, changes, or improvements so that our attendees have a more enjoyable experience. But we can not do this without responses from you.

Join us in conversations on the forums. We also are providing FREE Ventrilo channels for clans and individuals who attend NETWAR.

In addition to the soda and food that we have at the event, we are now adding Bawls as another beverage choice.

We will be deleting all NETWAR web site accounts that we get an email does not exist bounce back.

For more information about sponsors, prizes, tournaments, and the schedule click on event details.

NETWAR X Registration is Open

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:45:00 -0500

Registration for NETWAR X (ten) is now open. Please RSVP by registering for the event on our web site as soon as possible. For more details about the event click on event details, the information about the event is not set in stone and is possible to change. We will be adding Quake 4 to the tournaments for this event.

NETWAR 9.0 Success

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:25:00 -0500

NETWAR 9.0 was yet another great event, I hope everyone had a great time and enjoyed themselves. Pictures of NETWAR 9.0 have been posted in our Event Pictures section of our web site. Our next event registration will be up soon.

Ambush! is organizing a LAN Party called Freedom Fragfest! 2005 on September 23rd-24th. Visit their web site for more information and to get yourself registered for the upcoming event.
Website: http://www.ambushsite.com/lanparty

NETWAR 9.0 Next Weekend

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:25:00 -0500

NETWAR 9.0 is next weekend! August 12th-13th starting at 5:00pm on the 12th and ending at 11pm on the 13th. If you are under the age of 18, please print the waiver found in our files section and have your parents/guardian sign it and then you will need to bring that waiver with you to the event. If anyone has signed our new waiver started at NETWAR 8, you will no longer have to sign a waiver again. We have a lot of sponsors for this event with a lot of prizes to give away. We have a lot of tournaments planned: Battlefield 2, Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life 2: Deatmatch, Unreal Tournament 2004, Call of Duty: United Offensive, and a secret game that will be announced at the event. Many other games will be played during open gaming time as well. If you have not done so already, get yourself registered for the event.

Here is a list of the current sponsors:
Computer Geeks
Computer Power User
Bellevue University
Hyperglide
Mushkin
ATI

NETWAR 9.0

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 09:25:00 -0500

NETWAR 9.0 is around the corner, August 12th to be exact. If you have not already registered for the event, you might want to get that done. We will be adding Battlefield 2 to our tournament line up for this event. Please visit event details for more information.

NETWAR 8.0 Success

Wed, 25 May 2005 13:20:00 -0500

NETWAR 8.0 was another great LAN, thank you all who attended. I was amazed by how many people stayed up for the whole event. I got 2 hours of sleep then I was back for some more lanning. Details and registration for our next event will be posted soon. Pictures of NETWAR 8.0 are now up in event pictures. During the missile war I turned the lens exposure time way down to try stop the people from streaking, but I forgot to set this setting back after it was over. So most of the pictures of the event are really really dark, sorry about that.

NETWAR 8.0 is this weekend

Mon, 16 May 2005 00:24:00 -0500

NETWAR 8.0 is this weekend! That is only 4 days from now, May 20th-21st starting at 1:00pm on Friday going straight through until 11:00pm on Saturday. If you have not registered yet, you better do so quickly, online registration deadline is this Wednesday. Visit the event details page for more information about the event.

NETWAR 8.0 Registration Open

Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:43:00 -0600

NETWAR 8.0: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is now open for registration. This event will be at the same great location: F.O.E 154 Hall in Omaha. This event will be an over-nighter, starting May 20th at 1:00pm, ending on May 21st at 11:00pm -- 34 hours of gaming fun! Also, as an added bonus, there will be a cook on hand the entire event, so if you want some grub at 6am, just place an order and you got it. So, what are you waiting for?! Please get registered and tell your friends.

I am currently in the process of coding a voting system for games. This will allow us to know what is popular so we know what tournaments to run. This system will also allow you to find people at the event that play the same games that you do. You will also be able to start up a tournament and moderate it with any game you wish to play. :)

NETWAR 7.0 Success

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 12:57:20 -0600

NETWAR 7.0 was a great event and went pretty smooth, thank you all who attended. You can view pictures of the event and watch some video clips of the ATI Missile war at the end of the pictures. We have also uploaded a static site of ALP(the Intranet software that was used at the event). We are currently in talks with the venue for our next LAN Party. They will let us know next week on the dates they have available and we will then open registration for NETWAR 8.0!

NETWAR 7.0 Update

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:52:12 -0600

Currently we are having 7 tournaments: Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Source, Unreal Tournament 2004, Call of Duty, Half-Life 2: Death Match, Garry's Mod competition, and an ATI Missile War.

Current list of sponsors: Crucial Technology, Computer Geeks, Antec, Mushkin, Razerzone, Musicmatch, ATI, NVidia, MGE company, and Riptide.

For more information about the event please visit the event details page.

LanBash 2005

Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:55:00 -0600

Quote from Doane College Computer Club --

We here at Doane College announce the coming of yet another LanBash!
Now we have LanBash 2005, our 6th LanBash, and it gets bigger and better
every time. This year, we're planning on tournaments such as Quake 3,
Counterstrike: Source, Unreal Tournament 2004, Battlefield 1942: Desert
Combat, StarCraft: Brood War, as well as our always popular Mystery
Tournament. We've got a new location this year, with space for up to
120 people. All it costs you is $12 if you pre-register and pre-pay,
and that gets you a reserved spot and three meals! For more
information, and to sign up, see our website at http://lanbash.doane.edu

NETWAR 7.0 Update

Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:37:15 -0600

Sponsors are starting to come aboard for the upcoming event NETWAR 7.0, so far Crucial Technology, Antec, and Razerzone have become sponsors. Visit the event details page for more information on the sponsors and tournaments. We have also setup 3 gaming servers Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Source, and Half-Life 2: Deathmach for everyone to use. The IP addresses can be found on the right hand side of the web site. If you have not registered for NETWAR 7.0, go get registered and tell your friends.

NETWAR 7.0 Registration Open

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 21:14:20 -0600

NETWAR 7.0 will be held at F.O.E. 154 Hall on February 25th-27th, 2005. A maximum of 160 seats are available. The entry fee will be $15 if pre-registered. Currently we our planning to have 4 tournaments featuring: Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2004, Call of Duty, and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. More tournaments might be scheduled or changed. Stay tuned to the information found in the event details for further updates. As always, there will be high-speed Internet access. Lunch and dinner will be available at the event for you to purchase, not for sure what the menu will be until closer to the event. Last time for supper we had a choice between prime rib or steak for 8 dollars. Now, what are you waiting for? Go get pre-registered for the event and tell your friends.

NETWAR 6.0 A Big Success

Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:11:00 -0600

NETWAR 6.0 was a big success, thanks to all who attended, I hope you enjoyed the event and had a great time. The event went with little to no problems, and I believe everyone enjoyed the free soda and the steak/prime rib supper on Saturday night.

Pictures of the event are now available:
http://www.netwar-lanparty.com/gallery

NETWAR 6.0 Update

Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:52:00 -0500

Tournaments for NETWAR 6.0 will be Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, Unreal Tournament 2004, Doom 3, and Halo. A number of sponsors have come on to support NETWAR 6.0 and they are ITT-Tech, D-Link, Crucial Technology, Razerzone, Mushkin, Newegg, NVidia, ATI, GearGrip, Musicmatch, and Gamerzstuff. Visit event details for NETWAR 6.0 to keep up to date on the lastest, also come chat with everyone on the forums and IRC.

NETWAR 6.0 Registration Open

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:19:00 -0500

NETWAR 6.0 will be held at F.O.E. 154 on November 13th & 14th. A maximum of 200 seats are available. The entry fee will be $15 if pre-registered. Currently we our planning to have 3 tournaments featuring: Counter-Strike, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Doom 3. First place in Counter-Strike is $250 cash. More tournaments might be scheduled. Stay tuned to the information found in the event details for further updates. As always, there will be high-speed Internet access. In addition, there will be FREE fountain machine soda for you to get your caffeine high. Lunch and dinner will be available at the event for you to purchase, their menu consists of: hamburgers, hotdogs, nachos, and more. Now, what are you waiting for? Go get pre-registered for the event and tell your friends.