Mall Survival

[Secret_Bryan]

Story:
It is the year 2039 and a plague if slowly taking over counties. You and your platoon of marines are sent to a over run city to try and take it back. You were greatly outmatched, half your platoon was wiped out and the other half ran to hide in an abandoned mall. To get out you must do a series of missions.

List:
Terrain - |||||||||||||||||||| 100%
Missions - |||||||||||||||||||| 40%
Triggers - ||||||||||||||||||||50%
Items - |||||||||||||||||||| 20%

Status:
Testable


Features:
- Advanced AI
- Weapon System
- High Quality Terrain
- Unique Sound System
- Rank System
- Missions
- AI Director (Like Left 4 Dead)


My AI Goals:
Well i want this game to be very realistic and so everytime you play it will feel like you have never played it like this b4. The AI director will change alot of factors depending on different varibles. an Example is if your team is under alot of stress it might send a big horde toward your team. Or if it sees that you are alone it will send some zombies your way. Stuff like that. Also it will send hordes to attack the power room to cut off the power.


Pictures:

More pictures coming soon.

THIS MAP IS NOT COMPLETED
AI director is not Implemented into this version

 

[Deleted member 177737]

My Review


Pro's:

-Awesome terrain
-Good soundtrack pick
-Good storyline
-AI worked well

Con's

-Camera is a bit weird to use...
-Only 1 thing to build, barricades (Not saying you need more but a defensive gun or something would be nice.)
-Took me awhile to figure out that I had to find the generator to start the zombie attack.
-Barricade's health is a bit low compared to 3 zombies attacking it.





Other then that good job




*****I tried it on single player, xP died so fast...*****

 

[Secret_Bryan]

lol no i didnt copy the pic if you want ill go take some more


btw the map isnt very nub friendly yet so u might get lost on some parts.

 

[Deleted member 177737]

xP, yeah definitely go get some more.
Yeah, I was lost for a few min until I found the generator.





btw, how did you get those logo's on screen at the beginning?

 

[Secret_Bryan]

btw, how did you get those logo's on screen at the beginning?

I imported both the images then faded in a filter

 

[Just_Spectating]

the terrain is very impressive but if only 1/3 of the terrain is full = 100% it looks really unprofessional and annoying

 

[Secret_Bryan]

the terrain is very impressive but if only 1/3 of the terrain is full = 100% it looks really unprofessional and annoying

o lol no thats just an old pic xD

the whole thing is filled

 

[Just_Spectating]

ah i c

 

[Deleted member 177737]

I imported both the images then faded in a filter

Did you haft convert them to .tga or .blp?

BTW, tested some more. When i went out to that balcony type room I couldn't get past the door for some reason. Possibly some pathing issues there?.

 

[noob134]

um, terrain was very good however, i found lots of problems.

Barricades dont do anything zombies can walk through them.

My hero became invisible when i equipped a shotgun (it was just a shadow).

I couldnt equip another weapon once i had one equipped.

There was a wall in the upper right hand corner of map which you could walk straight through.

-ping option didnt seem to serve a purpose.

Suggestion:

I do not like the fact that you auto attack in this map, i would rather have an ability attack, but this isnt very important it is just a suggestion.
*end suggestion*

This map could be very good just iron out bugs and get more feedback.

 

[Secret_Bryan]

um, terrain was very good however, i found lots of problems.

Barricades dont do anything zombies can walk through them.

My hero became invisible when i equipped a shotgun (it was just a shadow).

I couldnt equip another weapon once i had one equipped.

There was a wall in the upper right hand corner of map which you could walk straight through.

-ping option didnt seem to serve a purpose.

Suggestion:

I do not like the fact that you auto attack in this map, i would rather have an ability attack, but this isnt very important it is just a suggestion.
*end suggestion*

This map could be very good just iron out bugs and get more feedback.

Ya im aware of all the trigger problems i just uploaded it so u guys could get a rough feel of the terrain. In the next version it will be more Playable.


And without the -ping you it wouldnt ping the location of your next mission. So you would have to find it manually.

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

lol its not "terrain" There doodads lmao. Ill upload the pack now. You ppl and you "terrain"

 

[Secret_Bryan]

doodads are terrain dumb dumb

Your using the direct definition of the word terrain as in grass, hills,etc.

but when creating a map the "terrain" is the place the players physically see which includes doodads

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

plastering terrain from that pack is not even close to any good terraining. The models basically do the work for you.


And its not your pack, if you were informing ppl of that.


Here is the pack: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...aft 3 Lighting and Modern-Objects Package.rar

 

[Secret_Bryan]

I neva said its my pack its windexglow's of Clan BoM

Uploaded New Version

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

I neva said its my pack its windexglow's of Clan BoM

a little word called if. Read my post above again. I never said you WERE telling ppl its your pack. I said IF you were telling ppl its your pack you shouldnt.

 

[Deleted member 177737]

Thx for releasing the pack

 

[Secret_Bryan]

ok... im not gonna try to argue with you.

Just realised the last one i just uploaded had a problem

Uploading new Version

BTW:

How can i make it so they dont go inside the barricade when they are building it?

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

there nuttin to argue about

and np yayoi

 

[Fingolfin]

You have a big problem with your resource spawn - it has no end!
This map is suffering from the same problems as Jungle Trolls, you have to count how many units of metal and wood are on the map before you spawn more, i ended up having the map totally spammed with resources causing massive lag.
It would also be a good idea to adapt the resource spawn to the number of active players.

Also, please ping the generator when you get the objective, it's a HUGE map, and i really don't want to explore the entire thing in order to find that lousy thing and get some action.

Finally, as someone mentioned, the barricades are crap. It's a good idea, but you have to be able to rely on them, i could just use them to stall the zombies for a while. And the barricades could build things of their own! They have the peasant build ability!
Make sure that your unit has the peasant based build, it sucks to see him dissapear into the barricade (while building while the item based barricades build themselves even!).

Try to make stuff like inventable traps, molotovs, bombs, maybe turrets and stuff from the things you find.

 

[Secret_Bryan]

You have a big problem with your resource spawn - it has no end!
This map is suffering from the same problems as Jungle Trolls, you have to count how many units of metal and wood are on the map before you spawn more, i ended up having the map totally spammed with resources causing massive lag.
It would also be a good idea to adapt the resource spawn to the number of active players.

Also, please ping the generator when you get the objective, it's a HUGE map, and i really don't want to explore the entire thing in order to find that lousy thing and get some action.

Finally, as someone mentioned, the barricades are crap. It's a good idea, but you have to be able to rely on them, i could just use them to stall the zombies for a while. And the barricades could build things of their own! They have the peasant build ability!
Make sure that your unit has the peasant based build, it sucks to see him dissapear into the barricade (while building while the item based barricades build themselves even!).

Try to make stuff like inventable traps, molotovs, bombs, maybe turrets and stuff from the things you find.

As i said before this map is just so u can get a feel for the terrain the map triggers are far from done

ANd how is the map huge? its like its almosted the smallest size u can pick

 

[TheHunterKiller]

The terrain looks too awesome, will test it tomorrow.

 

[Secret_Bryan]

The terrain looks too awesome, will test it tomorrow.

thx

 

[Secret_Bryan]

Anyone got game mode ideas besides story mode

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

nope

 

[Secret_Bryan]

Just uploaded a newer Version.

Also i Have a big problem with jump or any projectile. When u are casting it in the mall its all glitchy and laggy, but when u do it on the grass outside of the mall it is fine.

Im thinking it has somthing to do with the doodads being the floor.

any idea on how to fix this? +rep

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

don't use doodads?

 

[Secret_Bryan]

Well whatbout the 2nd floor of the mall it has to be doodads.

is there just a way to fix it besides that?

 

[NoAmmoSrry]

QQ????

 

[Baintastic]

hey dude. i think i played Assassins with you a few days ago good to see you on the hive. your map looks pretty sweet.

 

[Secret_Bryan]

lol ya i was playin wit you xD

 

[Fingolfin]

Just uploaded a newer Version.

Also i Have a big problem with jump or any projectile. When u are casting it in the mall its all glitchy and laggy, but when u do it on the grass outside of the mall it is fine.

Im thinking it has somthing to do with the doodads being the floor.

any idea on how to fix this? +rep

I noticed that your floor tiles are seriously too small. If you plan to cover your entire map with 32x32s, you will end up with a lot of doodads.
Instead, try to get a modeler make a merged version of the tile, containing perhaps 3x3 of them, except in one single model. That would save you polygons (for the sides) and lots of doodad space (not to mention cpu!).

 

[Secret_Bryan]

ya thats a good idea ill try to find someone to do it

 

[TheHunterKiller]

Meh with fullhouse its laggy, so half of the players leave. Also, i noticed a bug.
I tried to jump over the doodads to get to the second floor at the left side of the generator, but suddenly i just flew outside, to the grass, and second time i flew OUT OF THE MAP :/.
But the terrain sure looks great.

 

[Secret_Bryan]

Meh with fullhouse its laggy, so half of the players leave. Also, i noticed a bug.
I tried to jump over the doodads to get to the second floor at the left side of the generator, but suddenly i just flew outside, to the grass, and second time i flew OUT OF THE MAP :/.
But the terrain sure looks great.

ya if u read the thread i said the jump is messed up, and its not playable yet.