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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Back to LAN parties? Because those were pretty fun to be honest...

[–] tal 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

In a city, maybe, though some Australians live on pretty remote farms. Going to be hard to set up a LAN with your buddies down the street.

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https://flemmingbojensen.com/2007/08/07/the-australian-outback/

Stations (Australian for a ranch/farm) in the Outback are absolutely huge and the nearest neighbor is usually hundreds of kilometers away. People stay in touch through satellite phones, internet, cb radio and kids get their education long distance through the brilliant School of the Air.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 4 points 3 days ago

Even this should be pretty easy — just connect directly (easy on IPv6) or through whatever tunnel you need depending on the game. Tailscale comes to mind, but you could do L2 tunneling with OpenVPN if you need to simulate an actual LAN.

I don’t understand why you’d need a central server at all.

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 11 points 3 days ago

And really, they've never been easier, with the advent of gaming laptops and the Steam Deck and etc. - no more having to lug a desktop PC, mouse, keyboard, CRT monitor, and a box of cables and find room in your friend's garage to set it up.

[–] tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And there were always fun SMB shares to look through 😅

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

sed 's/fun/disgusting/'