Afterlife 2.X and up

[Xelephant]

Afterlife

Map Name:
Afterlife v3.8b

Authors:
Alex-Knight & ck-Godless (me)

Stage of map:
Final

Gamplay:
At the Moment pure survival on 10 Waves Undead.

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Bugs to be fixed:
1. 1HP Deadly Weapon Switch
2. -restart Exploit
3. Stimpack Exploit
4. Loosing Ammo on Reload
5. Wave 1 Skipping, after -restart


Suggestions so far:

1. More weapons
2. New zombie types
3. Increase the length of game
4. Difficulty selection
5.Increase in number of players
6. New terrain
7. New skills
8. More medikit type and introduction of c4.
9. Last but no least, the introduction of lighting items like the flashlight. Infra-red scope which can be placed on a rifle, which increases the rifle critical chance. Larger magazine which allow the gun itself reload more ammo at the same time.

Changelog

V2.8
- added new Weapons
- fixed some bugs
- removed a lot of leaks
- reworked Terrain
V3.2
- ammo stacks up to 5x of it original value
- added new Weapons
- fixed more bugs
v3.6
- fixed even more bugs
- addition of Hero abilities
v3.6a
- fixes a text display bug
- fixed a save/load bug
- leveling should be a bit easier now
v3.6b
- bugs with ping command fixed
v3.6c
- fixed in game Typos
v3.6d
- bug with save system
v3.7
- new UI
- replaced "baton skill" with "handmade explosives"
- added a new turret
- increased dmg of the old turret
- redone some Triggers related to the bow
v3.7a
- fixed the bow Triggers (again), should work fine now
- increased mana-regen for all heroes, default is 0.25 now
3.7b
- fixed 20mm broken reload
- fixed 20mm friendly fire bug; thx NeoAxL for report
v3.8
- added color fading for the player health in the multiboard
- reworte the ping Trigger, fully JASS now
- added Anti Map Hack System by PandaMine
- added new Sentry to Ping Trigger
- increased bandage charges from 1 too 3
- Open Wound and Broken Leg will occur randomly now
- fixed Buff remove bug
- Open Wound will reduce movement speed by 10% and doesn't stack anymore
- Open Wound DPS increased from 1 to 2
- Broken Leg DPS increased from 1 to 3
- Increased Buff time for Broken Leg and Open Wound
- changed End Cinematic
v3.8a
- removed Anti Map Hack System because of game breaking bugs
- fixed attack speed reduced by open wound (-10% ms)
- flare will no longer block units
- HE Grenades, Molotov, RPG will destroy trees now
- redone weapon switch Triggers
- fixed a bug with buff adding
v3.8b
- fixed 20mm reload again

 

[valkemiere]

i've already tried it, its like notd >.<
in my score this map more better, just different in save load mode.
but nice map, keep a good work

 

[Arab4life]

So Alex-knight is also working on this? Or are you just stealing and modifying his map?

Because i know who Alex-knight is, he has done several zombie maps including the famous "Curse of the lost city".

All of them were done alone. And if you look at Afterlife, it was made a LONG time ago by Alex-knight himself. Unless i see proof that he is also doing this WITH you, then you are just stealing a map from a great map maker who made great zombie maps and editing it horribly.

 

[Xelephant]

There is no proof i could give you, we dind't make an contract were we signed it! Look for him and ask him yourself, then you'll have you needed proof! BTW shouldn't it be otherwise arround, you should give us an proof that i stole it? Like unguilty till there are some evidence to clearly say its not as he said?

 

[Mini-Me]

BTW shouldn't it be otherwise arround, you should give us an proof that i stole it? Like unguilty till there are some evidence to clearly say its not as he said?

Actually no. If you are editing someone elses map, you are a thief until proven otherwise. Now since the issue has been brought up, I will have to ask you to get the evidence that you did not steal his map. If Alex-Knight gave you the map willingly or is working with you on the map Im sure he wont have a problem using 2 minutes of his time to tell us that.

72 hours to prove it. Otherwise I will close this thread and ignore the map based on that is stolen.

 

[Xelephant]

Okay i ll see what i can do. But why isnt something important like that standing in the Hive rules?

 

[Mini-Me]

Maybe you should take another look at the rules...

Original content maps. All maps should be original in design and content: this means no edits of other people's work without the author's permission. This includes Blizzard's maps. One exception to this may be if a map was willingly passed on from one owner to the next, not simply edited from an open source map. If a map is based upon or contains a large percentage of another map's ideas or components, full credit is expected to be given. Resource moderators will decide on a case-by-case basis which maps are "original" enough to be approved.

 

[valkemiere]

We all know, making a map not produce money .
why must debate it, like DBZ tribute right now edited by several people >.<

 

[Alex-Knight Mapmaker]

Hi all. Long time i had no connection, so i couldn't prove anything. Actually, Godless is my friend and he got my permission to edit my map. He also got unprotected version and he has all rights. Sorry, my english is bad and i thenk you all who protected my mapmaker's rights !
I hope, this month i start mapmaking again.

 

[valkemiere]

i see, but when i'm play in battlenet in my country, someone create your map (afterlife x - gold edition) and they cheat it, all weapon,armor,and ammo placed in one room. and got maximum level 200 >.<
but nice map anyway, we can change every weapon, different like other maps.

 

[Xelephant]

ye its just a matter of time. I cant really do much about that at the moment, but i ll look into some kind of system to prevent such things. But as long as you can edit the j files, there is no way of preventing kids from hacking the map and ruining the gameplay for other people.

Maybe i should change the exp system to make it harder to hack. Anyway there is no way i would stop continue on this map. Before the Final i'll do the major changes to the save/load, the bad side would be that you cant load your current code.

Well lets see how it turns out at the end when the quests are done.

 

[valkemiere]

the experience they can change it. set the level of your mummy to 100 --' after kill much. They save it, and load in real afterlife map, its works >.<

 

[Xelephant]

Not if i use an costume exp system like notd does, an realing on the exp there you gain levels, the exp will only load for the system an changes on combat directly, so you cant manipulate the hero exp to get higher XD

There is always a way to make it harder to crack the map in any terms. But if they are willing to spend that mutch time on it, well let em go.

 

[Soviet.Kazak]

If you like, I can make some suggestions on improving the map.

 

[Xelephant]

Update in work, bump. Update Description, added Changelog.

We are glad about any suggestions or feedback =)

 

[NeoAxL]

Yo mate!
Really one enjoyable map you had there, I'm a fanz of it now~

Btw, I've a few suggestion for the map, which I would love to see as some new addition in the future version if possible..

Mobs Suggestions
First, it's about the toxic blue zombies in the tougher wave, I see that when it dies, toxic fogs remain for a while but it actually does nothng -.-.. Why don't just make it to deals minor poison damage if player getting affect by it? Kind of like the Diablo's zombies~

Then, why not a stronger worm in the tougher wave?
The idea I have in mind was a different worm where it could eat the zombie's death bodies to grow tougher. (It could be something else though, not necessary a worm actually >.<)

Consumable Suggestions
I'm thinking that the game might use a new "bleeding protection" consumable, kind of like giving the user a protection against the bleed effect during the next 10-20 seconds. There could be a sub-effect like health regeneration as well, not the insta-heal like the current medi but a slower regen over time, and that would be perfect. The said item could be made that it doesn't "clean" the bleed buff but ONLY avoiding it though, to make it less like a second bandage.
(It'll surely bring more fun for a Chainsaw user )

Weapon Suggestions
There is all sort of better / weaker gun for different kind of ammo, but why not a better gun for the "Flare Gun" type? xD
It would be nice if there is sort of a gun that could shoot 2-3 Flare ammo at once & generate the burning effect as what Molotov does.

Secondly, I've thought of some interesting idea for the Bow weapon. There could be some kind of "Venom Flask" or "Burning Flask" that could be use to enchant the arrow into some different kind of arrow which does something more! Could be a nice addition I think.


Lastly, I would like to see a fix to the 20mm Stationary Gun.. The splash damage of it could kills a player! And it looks dumb & annoying while I myself got killed by my own Stationary Gun cause it's shooting the zombies beside me.. Therefore, a fix please!


Thats all for now, take them if you like, and perhaps I would be back for more if ya like my ideas~

Keep up the good work & best of luck in your future map-making~!

 

[Xelephant]

Well i'm currently still busy with a new Movement/Wave System, dunno how it turns out. i'll talk with alex on the other suggestions, but that bow suggestion sounds interesting.

 

[Xelephant]

v3.8b released. Have Fun playing it =)

 

[NeoAxL]

The tooltips & the animation of Open Wound went missing in 3.8c.
And it seems that if one drops his weapon while reloading, all of the ammo on his inventory would be gone.. Is that fixable or not..? :S

Btw good job on advancing further, I see that it's getting even popular since a lot more peoples started to play your game in the private server of my country.

 

[Anachron]

Played 2.7 it was really fun but the terrain could improve sorry dude xD

 

[Xelephant]

Hey there guys, my Computer is broken atm so no quick fixes till next weekend.

@Anachron: You should try 3.8 then, because Terrain changed in 2.8 alot. On the other hand sintead of just saying it needs improvement you could tell us how to improve it...

 

[Anachron]

Hmm I like dark terrains, like a pluagged map. I also think you should try an outside terrain for that kind of map. It was (never?!) made before.

 

[timtimothy]

I have a few suggestions for the game.
I am a big fan of afterlife and have been playing it for a year. I actually have created a clan in US West called the AFLA (Afterlife Alliance). I am a lvl 123 in US west, i earned the exp all by myelf and have beaten the game several times.

Those who enjoy afterlife are always welcome to my clan, i will give a pen/ field test as an entry test.

Also, there are 5 significant bugs yet needed to be fixed, i hope the editor can work on it.
1. People die when they switch guns at hp 1 with open-wounded.
2."Glitch" bug (Which people pause the game when all are dead, and spam -restart to get x times of items and guns)
3. Wave 1 and preparation time will be skipped somtimes after restarting the game. (Wave 2 comes after loading time have passed)
4.Cool down of stimpack can be cancelled when people dropping their guns, so the cool down time is skipped.
5.During reload, if people drop their guns, they will lose all the ammo in which they are reloading with.

Also, there are a few suggestions for the game.
1. More new weapons, i think the unique weapon system in afterlife definitely made the game one of the best zombie game ever. As a result, new introduction of weapon will change the game experience of the game.
For example, new secret weapon dropped by boss, new ammo type, new weapon. New weapon like G36C, M16-A2, PSG1, M1911, etc etc. I also suggest the introduction of rocket launcher, which could be funtioned same as grenade launcher but have more ranger, area of effect, and destructive power. However, the ammo available for the rocket launcher should be limited. They can also be more melee weapon like the katana and baseball bat, i strongly believe that this will make the game more interesting and everlasting. The secret weapon could be a galting gun, which burns ammo really rapidly but with a extremely deadly power. All in all, there are a lot more weapon that can be added into this game, and im looking forward for it.

2. New zombie type: There can be zombie crawling on the floor after they are shooted. Or perhaps Zombie dogs and new worm type? I am certain that the worm can mutate into another form, which is larger in size and way more powerful.

3. Increase the length of game: More waves can be added to the game, although 10 waves is already long enough, and i dont think many people can make it to wave 10. But for pros or experts, they can definitely go along with it. As a result, more bosses can be added along with new secret weapons.

4. Difficulty selection: There can be different difficulty that the host can choose from, which makes the game more user-friendly and challenging. For example, in hard mode zombie's average hp will increase along with their amount. While in easy mode, zombie has lesser hp and lesser in number compared to normal mode.

5.Increase in number of players, although 8 players are more than enough for this game, i think if 10 players can be played all toegther, the game will be more fun. (I dont have to worry about there are clan members who cannot join the game because the game room is full)

6. New terrain: I have a few suggestions for the change in terrain. I think in some places(like the school and the hotel) high ground could be added into it, because in real life school and hotel usually have more than one level. Also, places like hospital can also be added to it too.

7. New skill: As i review the level system, i found that they are actually only 50 levels for critical damage, 50 levels for throwing knife, 10 levels for handmade grenade and 50 levels for evasion. Only 160 skill points are used, while there are 40 points left. As a result it might not be a bad idea to add a new skill into it. I have three suggestions for that skill: 1: Faster reload rate 2: Possibility of penetration of bullet through zombie bodies 3: Increase efficency of medikit

8. More medikit type and introduction of c4. There are a few medikits that can be added to the game, for example like health spray, plaster, or even medicine which can protect people from poisoning. Also, explosives like c4 could also be added to the game, which player can remotely control the explosion of the bomb, but i suggests that the bomb should also be able to kill teammates and burn trees.

9. Last but no least, the introduction of lighting items like the flashlight. Infra-red scope which can be placed on a rifle, which increases the rifle critical chance. Larger magazine which allow the gun itself reload more ammo at the same time.

At last i hope some of you can give comment on my suggestions, i know it might be kind of stupid. Afterall it's up to the editor decision, however, i really look forward the release of a new version.

P.S My name in us west is timtimothy, feel more than welcome to play with me if u need a reliable teammate.

 

[Bethezard]

Another suggestions

Hi,

I realy enjoyed your map and in eurobattle.net server, we are fighting this map together already couple of weeks and we see potential in it as I am real warcraft 3 veteran
There are couple of suggestions I want to make.

First. There are so many pistols that is weak and useless. They are slow loading, weak and rare-ammo weapon. I don't know why they are in game then, if noone uses them. Pistols are weak at first levels and eaven more at later levels. I would suggest you to make better use of them, maybe make them dual-wieldable or increace reload time?

Second. It is peretty hard to search for ammo at a rush so I would suggest you, at first, change models of ammo-boxes, at second, make them color recognizable. Maybe, make rifle ammo at one color, pistol ammo another, granade ammo another, stationery gun ammo another and so on... I would suggest you to make recognizable modles for ammo boxes, for ammo clips and ammo belts.

Third. I realy enjoy worked out tooltips. And yours are like them, but I think they need a little tweak. Maybe, you could add weapon ammo capacity, add weapon damage categories (light 40-90 medium 91-150 heavy 151-1000 ultra-heavy 1001-3100), add reload time categories like previous, max ammo package capacity, consumables healing rate/points, splash radius categories. Why all those categories? I think, it is more realistic cause in real life you don't have some numbers on weapon that shows what is reload time etc so categories could be epxlained just in F9 Help.

Fourth. You should add more arrow-type weapons, dart guns and so on. Idea with posion pots is very good (mentioned earlier) and there should be some rope tied around arrows that could be dipped in some oil and using lighter, it could make burning arrows This is exciting to combine different items together to get one realy good weapon. Bow is kind'a too slow too and it misses too many times to be effective against little worms to eventualy it is just-for-fun weapon that is bad

Fifth. Storage is filled with different items but only couple of them is randomly generated. I think that would be better if those unique items sould be generated randomly too.

Sixth. Those unique weapons, for example, 9mm unique pistol. Ok, it is good, but only way to get is to kill some boss at later game, BUT, at later game this "unique" pistol is soooo weak, so there is no use from it. You should think better for gun-power to balance game so all of your items could be used.

Seventh. You should add some place-unique items, like more guns and ammo at gun-store/police station etc, more medicine at hospital, some heavy weaponry randomly droppign out of some crashed army wagon at train station. Otherwise, there is no use from those "instances".

Eigth. I saw, you have those crusing automobile models dropped all over the place. They kinda look unreal. They are too many and at unreal positions. I think that would be great if we could have another key to garage where would be some vehicle to repair and later on, drive with. You could drive with it, but only one who could shoot with it, would be second one player who could sit inside that car too, but cannot control it. That would add some Fallout-like fun

Ninth. I would like if there would be bigger map, much bigger. No need to add many more special instances but add more different terrain, maybe, a wood around a city etc. This map could grow in map, that would make players amazed mo matter how many times they replay map

Tenth. You could make some bosses to drop special ammo, that could be used in some stationery machine gun spots.
http://www.legaleagleproductions.co...17A1 ,30 Caliber water Cooled Machine Gun.jpg
And I think that sand-bag-idea of DotD was great, you could make them too, but make them "indestructable" (as in real life) but they slows zombie movement for 80% as they move over them.

Eleventh. Mechanical pets would be great addition to this map. It will make a futuristic feeling and they could be a great use if they could carry one item and would be fast moving, scout-type pets. To balance this, make only one avilable for each soldier. Maybe some flying ones that just fly over soldier to increase line of sight, some crawling ones that could detonate themselves at need etc.

Ok, I will stop
Use theese ideas for good...

Best Regards,
Deele

aka Bethezard
aka Lindenthaal

PS: I found some bugs like never-ending AK47 when reloading with 1 bullet inside (happend only once), passing away when you have open wound and changing weapon, ammo inside invetory is not melting together if picked ammo quantity is little more than I can carry in one invetory slot.

 

[Xelephant]

Thanks for the suggestions and bug reports, I'm very busy at the moment so the next update will take some while. But be assured i consider your suggestions.

 

[Rui]

Re-opening thread at author's request.

 

[krisserz]

I love afterlife...

 

[Anachron]

I can just say that:

 

[Xelephant]

Hey there,
I'll pull off one last update to remove all the remaining bugs, maybe adding some new features and weapons. So if you want to be heard, now its the time.

Be aware i don't have that much time, so the development will progress slowly, deadline will be the end of this year, or sooner if i feel the map is done.

And if anyone has a cool in game screenshot, it would be nice.