Report, edit, etc...Posted by NoPantsRepublic on 2006-05-06 at 15:41:23
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Title
Planet of the Undead, current version is beta1
Progress
-Ideas
•90 (sacrificial pit recipes... read on)
-Terrain
•100
-Unit placement
•100
-Triggers
•90 (sacrificial pit recipes... read on)
-Balance
•50
Specifications
-Players
•7
-Map tileset
•Twilight
-Map size
•192x128
Introduction
This is a RE style map, similar to starship troopers. I've always loved those types of maps, where it was you and a bunch of buddies behind 3 walls of supply depots, but they were always nubbish, buggy, and horribly imbalanced. What PotU has to offer is a much more professional version of those maps, with some cool features thrown into the mix.
To play the map, it is recommended to get all 7 slots filled, since each player guards a pathway into the "fortress" (see screenie). There are 15 levels of zombie carnage, each more difficult than the last. The more kills you get, the more stuff you can buy, and there is a counter so that you may one-up your buddies. The only objective is to survive. To advance to the next level, kill all the attacking zombies; an exception is the last level, where you have to survive for a minute and a half while several million undead batter at your door. The Sacrificial Pit is located above the center of the fortress, where combinations of units brought to the pit fuse together to make a more powerful soldier. Feedback is always welcome!
Features
-Player Interface
Wall yourself in, ready your siege tanks, and hold on to dear life
-What's new in your map that others have not done before?
-kills = points (civs). You may spend points to get some cool units not available for building
-sacrificial pit recipes. Combinations of units will be fused into better ones, allowing for some experimenting and such. I'll be adding new recipes with each update while simultaneously revealing the older ones.
-lots of upgrades, unit options, etc. for strategic flexibility
Future Versions
PotU will be going through many updates, because I want to add some new features that will hopefully enhance the player's experience. Here are some things to expect:
•Perfect balancing
(as in not too hard but not too easy)•Difficulty settings
•New Sacrificial Pit recipes
•More zombie types
•player suggestions... if you think something should be in this game, say it!
Screenshots
1
Made with Production Template
Anyways, feel free to dl and test out the map yourself.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by RedNara on 2006-05-06 at 15:53:19
Oh ok, well it sounds ok how about some screen shots.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ninebreaker on 2006-05-06 at 18:30:06
Id say screenies are for maps not yet completed, why dont you just DL it.
Looks good, plus i think your right, they are quite fun but always either impossible and buggy
Looks good, plus i think your right, they are quite fun but always either impossible and buggy
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dark_lunatic_K on 2006-05-06 at 20:15:12
I'm gonna play this soon. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by NoPantsRepublic on 2006-05-09 at 22:56:23
I updated the look of the map description... now it's a little easier on the eyes as well as conforming to popular formatting! (mostly just an excuse to bump, though)
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kp.ZpfW-PanzerIII on 2006-05-10 at 15:34:43
Har har, some of the ' never been used before ' features you mentioned have been used. Like the civilian thing.. It was used in Zombie Outpost.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Dark_Marine_123 on 2006-05-11 at 17:37:02
XD Shut up about my old map. . Yea I kinda used the whole civilan thing, allowed the player to go out and find them too. And I had rearming weapons. I gotta get Zombie Outpost on here some time O.o
Anyways, the good old PCX file type. Go to IrfanView.com and dl the program. It can read PCX (StarCraft screen shots) and save as Gif or w/e!
Can't wait to test this baby out though ;D
. Yea I kinda used the whole civilan thing, allowed the player to go out and find them too. And I had rearming weapons. I gotta get Zombie Outpost on here some time O.oAnyways, the good old PCX file type. Go to IrfanView.com and dl the program. It can read PCX (StarCraft screen shots) and save as Gif or w/e!
Can't wait to test this baby out though ;D
Report, edit, etc...Posted by JoJo. on 2006-05-11 at 17:43:04
sounds good, we need some more inside on it to give sugestions tho
Report, edit, etc...Posted by NoPantsRepublic on 2006-05-15 at 00:29:16
beta2 is almost complete (difficulty settings are giving me problems; I might just scratch it 
you can help me here if you can find it in your heart)
This isn't a small update, as I have balanced out alot of the units, added a bunch of pit recipes, balanced the terrain, lots of bugs squashed and a ton of other minor tweaks. Hopefully the next version will be finished by the end of this coming week, but no promises
And now you may build starports
EDIT: added more info
you can help me here if you can find it in your heart)This isn't a small update, as I have balanced out alot of the units, added a bunch of pit recipes, balanced the terrain, lots of bugs squashed and a ton of other minor tweaks. Hopefully the next version will be finished by the end of this coming week, but no promises
And now you may build starports
EDIT: added more info
Report, edit, etc...Posted by n0b0dy- on 2006-05-17 at 16:11:10
I'm gonna try this out, seems like a good map. But you should post some more info!!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Raindodger on 2006-05-17 at 18:26:19
Lookin' Good. Leik my pwnage score is going to be -1337 cause i'm leet to teh max. forreals mah brother! Oh yeah, i'll be happy to test if you ever see it needed. Goodluck.