Soldiers vs Zombies 1.01 + AI v.03

[Moderator]

14:30, 14th Apr 2010
ap0calypse: Rejected

Not bad for a first map, but it's not approvable material either.

 

[Vengeancekael]

Improve the Description(rules violation):
-The Map's Features
-Changelog
-Screenshots
-Tips

 

[RaijinSpark]

I strongly agree with Vengeancekael the better the description the more percentage people will test this map.

 

[Lag_Reviews]

Rule violation: Fix Description please!

To Map Creator - I see you are willing to become a famous map maker and are trying to do things right.

But first you need to fix your description, not only will it get more people to download your map, but it will stop your from violating HiveWorkShop rules.

Tips and tricks: HOW TO FIX DESCRIPTION INCLUDED!

So here are a few tips and tricks on how to do things (includes description tips):

First 1: Always be nice to people, even if there not nice to you.

Second: Always have a good preview map cover

Thirdly: Always have a valid description, if you need description help go here: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/general-mapping-tutorials-278/importance-description-127031/#post1117301

Fourthly: Constantly update it and making it better is good, but if you are going to update the map, make sure the update is huge before doing soo. Minor unnecessary changes can annoy people.

I'll download and review the map, once you fix description and if the description sounds good,
Lag_Reviews

PS: Good luck with the map, fix the description and im sure it will get 3/5 - 5/5 stars

 

[Freeze87]

This is your first map right? You need to learn more,continue with work on map...

 

[ZombieTerminator]

yep this is my first map! I will add screenshots SOON! so wait for the screenshots!

 

[pomelito123]

Use Hidden Tags for your screenshots, it's too annoying.... btw keep updating this, your map is good and this is your first so GL xD

 

[Lag_Reviews]

Awesome map heres a review!

Nice map, Just downloaded and played.

I'm about to review it... Although you need to put the screenshots in hidden tag this can be done by

your title goes here

[R/HIDDEN] (Remove the R) Put that around your image urls and it will improve the description.

My Review:

Pros:

• Everything worked
• Nice concept
• Nice rounds
• No bugs/glitches
• Nice AI
• Nice online play - no crashes

Cons:

• Waiting in-between rounds
• Zombies too easy to kill
• Not balanced zombies weaker than gunner

Things to improve map:

Idea 1:

Add a square dialogue box which can be minimized to the top right hand corner.

This dialogue box would list every players name and next to their name would be the number of zombies killed.

Example:

Players...................kills
Lag_Reviews.............55
Lag_Reviewss............22
Lag_Reviewz..............66

Idea 2:

Add a timer box for in-between rounds. This box would pop up in the top right hand corner every time a wave of zombies have been killed. It would then count down how long you have left until the next wave.

Idea 3:

Yes the map is ok, but I think it is missing something. So I thought why not add a wave number.

Add a wave number it would appear the words Wave x (X=number wave you are on) and it would read it out for example "Wave 1 would flash in the middle of the screen for 5 seconds and it would be read allowed by a custom voice."

Idea 4:

Make there a hero chooser at the start of the game. You would be an infected human and there would be the 4 men standing infront of a circle of power.

You would walk you infected human next to the circle of power to find the info about the gunner. (Info could be gun type attack speed weapon speed etc)

This would just make it a bit more fun.

Idea 5:

Make your gunner level up like a hero. Each level he could choose new custom abilities.

It would make it a bit more fun.

Idea 6:

Now i was thinking one shot kill to most of the zombies bah. It is too easy, why don't you make the zombies level up every round.

Each round the zombies get 10 more hp and 0.5 armor point, this would just make the game a bit more challenging. As for now it is unbalanced sort of.

Idea 7:

Add background info, Add Credits, Add change log, Add how to play to the quest menu (F9) in game.

Idea 8:

Add a custom loading screen (The screen after you click start game) It could be of a gunner shooting a zombie for example.

Idea 9:

Maybe make a short start cinematic which shows why the humans are killing zombies there/how the humans got to the island/how the zombies got there.

Basically just a short background cinematic of the map.

Also you could add an ending Cinematic which shows the Humans killing off the zombies (If the humans win) or the Zombies killing off the humans (If the zombies kill all humans and win)

Idea 10:

Maybe add a Zombie counter for the wave in the bottom left hand corner just above the inventory box.

It would appear every time a wave starts and show how many zombies are left to kill in that wave.

Good map, keep it coming,
Lag_Reviews

PS: Good luck, keep up the good work, your first map is brilliant!

 

[ap0calypse]

Can you please use BB-codes in the description?
It's kind of crappy to read right now.

Here's the list + how they look like:

The BB-codes (remove the space in between the square brackets)

[ hidden="How it looks"]

[ simpletable=Your Map]

[ center][ h1]Header 1[/h1][/center]
[ indent][ h2]Header 2[/h2][/indent]
[ h3]Header 3[/h3]

text

[ list]

[*]Note 1

[*]Note 2

[*]...

[/list]
[/box]

[ hr]500[/hr]

[ box=Extra Info]

[ list=1]

[*]Note 1

[*]Note 2

[*]....

[/list]

[ list=a]

[*]Something

[*]Another thing

[/list]
[/box]
[ /hidden]

How it looks

Header 1

Header 2

​

Header 3

Here you can type whatever you want, the basic gameplay, the story, ...

• Note 1
• Note 2
• ...

---

1. Note 1
2. Note 2
3. ....

• Something
• Another thing

Hidden tags for screenies.
Headers (or bold text) for titles.
Not too much color (just... don't use colors, like now).
blabla, check it yourself and come up with some brilliant description layout.

 

[supertoinkz]

Supertoinkz way of reviewing (>)

Gameplay - 3/5
Well, nothing special..duh. The soldiers have 100+ damage that could kill anything easily with just a few shots. Make more realism, add bullets and more. Also, It will be 2/5, but there is an AI included . Also why can I see everything? It spoils the game, no thrills at all.

Terrain - 2/5
I can feel the "moderness" you may want to make more imports. Reduce the amount of destructibles you just spammed. Also, Coral's on city sewers? Tropical/Ruin liked gates and doodads? IN A CITY? Oh mah gawd. There are too many open places and corpses.

Imports - 2/5
Wrong choice of imports baby. Can you just make everyone look like the same? It will be better. Currently it sucks; there is a High-Tech marine, and Modern Soldier, and a Rifleman. Duh.

Overall Score - 7/15
1-5 = Vote for Rejection
6-10 = Don't know
11-15 = Vote for Approval

Tips and Tricks

• Return the Fog of War and Black Mask.
• Import more custom resources that are appropriate to the design and gameplay of the map.
• More custom object data.
• Maybe a multiboard containing the status of every player? Like Kills and Death/Alive?
• Add some info on the Quest. Like credits, changelogs, etc.

Author's Comment
I know it's your first map. But you may want to make a thread first at the Map Development section of the forums before uploading it. In this way, you can receive more comments and suggestions for the map.

~supertoinkz

 

[pomelito123]

@Supertoinkz .... Hahahah, you're reviewing an unavailable resource!!.... Hey where did the map go?!