Undead Manor v9

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  1. StarElite616

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    Link to Bungie.net to download "Undead Manor v9"
    Link to Bungie.net to download "Undead Survival"

    I hope you enjoy reading this post as much as I enjoyed making it :D

    Brief one sentence summary:
    You have limited ammo and you are trying to survive for 8 minutes in a mansion.

    Most mentionable features overviewed first:
    a) There is a lockable door that stays shut
    b) The mansion looks beautiful
    c) The grounds are amazing
    d) The Manor has 3 floors, a Ledge you can walk on, and a rooftop
    e) It all looks natural and neat
    f) The gameplay and excitement is incredible when you start
    g) One of the most fun maps to try to stay alive on


    Story:
    Somebody has woken the dead from their slumber. They're hungry for brains and they're coming fast! Quick get in the mansion and lock the door before the undead feast on you and make you one of them. Hold them off for 8 minutes until reinforcements arrive. Good luck!

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    Overview of game settings (Undead Survival):
    Initial Zombie Count: 25%
    Respawn time: 3 Seconds

    -Zombies-
    Shields: None
    Sensors: Enhanced Mode
    Weapon: Energy Sword
    Weapon Pickup: Disabled
    Player Speed: 200%
    Appearance: Brown

    -Humans-
    Infinite Ammo: Disabled
    Sensors: Off
    Weapon: Magnum
    Grenade Count: None
    Weapon Pickup: Enabled
    Player Speed: 100%
    Appearance: Red

    -Last Man Standing-
    Player Speed: 125%
    Sensors: Normal
    Appearance: White
    Visible to Everyone

    -Custom Powerup Traits-
    Duration: 3 Seconds
    Invulnerable
    Weapon Pickup: Enabled
    Speed: 25%
    Gravity: 200%
    Visible to Everyone
    Appearance: Black

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    Weapons/Items/Explosives(All do not respawn except noted ones):
    Assault Rifle x1
    Battle Rifle x1
    Shotgun x1
    Sniper x1
    SMG x2
    Magnum x8 (Respawn 10s and close to zombie spawn)
    Rocket Launcher x1
    Mauler x2
    Sentinel Beam x1
    Spike Grenade x3
    Firebomb Grenade x3
    Bubble Shield x1 (Respawn 10s and in zombie spawn)
    Trip Mine x1
    Radar Jammer x1 (Respawn 45s)
    Deployable Cover x1
    Active Camo x1(Door locking mechanism + invisibility reward for locking door)
    Custom Powerup x1 (Respawn 120s and in zombie spawn [lets zombies get bubble shield])
    Fusion Coil x4

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    Some Additional Information:
    a) The person who shuts door gets invisibility as a bonus
    b) The custom powerup lets the zombies pick up the bubble shield
    c) The shield is by the side door to provide extra defense
    d) The tripmine on the window floor should be placed near the side door
    in the basement for the greatest effect
    e) Only the front part of the roof is accessible on purpose
    (prevents humans from getting to impossible-to-reach spots)
    f) The only respawning ammunition is located near the zombie spawn
    inside of the double v's by the shield doors (hard to get)
    g) One honor rule: No window glitching

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    So here's why you should download, reply to, and rate this:
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    The Powerup's Use
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    Front View of The Manor
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    How to Lock the Door
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    Example of Proper Locking
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    How the Zombies Infiltrate
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    Side Door Explained
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    How to Get to the Attic
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    The Freakin' Amazing Looking Attic (Not many people camp here tho)
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    Thanks to:
    - Dan (DrSweetpants000) for entertainment during construction and for testing
    - partyboy8963 for entertainment during construction, weapon placement help, key ideas, and for testing
    - the maker of the saw map with the powerup traps (this is how I came up with my locking door idea and started making this map)
    - All of my other friends and non-friends who tested and appeared in screenshots later on

    Please take into consideration the amount of time, effort, and originality put into this map before you criticize it. Oh, and please, play it with a party of at least 6 before you decide if it's fun or not. Thank you for reading this post and thank you for any feedback you give to me.
     
  2. EGP

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    Haha the pics at the last part of the thread are funny hehe lol
    Ok for the map

    Positives:
    Set up very well for infection I like the house you built with the door that you can lock. Also the ledge was a very good idea, because it supplys a good catwalk for snipers. Also I like how you gave the infected an advantage with the shield doors.

    Negatives:

    There are ways where you can clean the map up a little bit with geomerging and interlocking, unless you planned not to have it. Another thing is that I dont think you gave the zombies enough cover in the middle of the map

    Conclusion- Looks good and fun to play on, good job
     
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    Yeah, the middle of the map isn't really traversed once the door is locked anyhow, the zombies usually just go right and weave thru the maze of boxes so the emptiness doesn't affect gameplay (please note all the money is used and i have to take away to add more)

    The merging- everything was planned and is how i want it

    Thanks for your reply
     
    #3 StarElite616, Sep 13, 2008
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    So, after the front door is (easily) locked, the zombies have only the side door? Interesting. And by interesting I mean unbalanced.
     
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    i like how u edited the photos lol there funny...
    map ;looks nice
    interlocking and wat not is pretty smooth tho i would like to see more out of it the door idea is nice tho...
    i would dl but im nota zombie type guy but nice job 4/5
    for layout
     
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    So there's no reward to killing a zombie, both in the fact that it's a 1 hit kill and that the fast zombies come back in a couple seconds anyway. Doesn't help that the zombies have little chance of getting to the only door anyways, as anyone can go up to the second floor and pick them off before they get close.

    That would get boring real quick for me.
     
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    I don't need to play it. The information you've provided shows the unbalancedness. A 1 hit, fast zombie, with 1 way into a fort where they can pick you off very easily. Nothing shown in any of the information, or pictures, shows me that it would different from other fort maps.

    And no, I don't believe every good zombie map is played this way. These types of maps are for people who want to be able to get kills as long as possible, and hate being the zombie (because of the fact they get constantly killed by the humans). If you don't want to take my advice and keep it the same as any other kid's map, so be it.
     
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    Download this map
     
    #8 StarElite616, Sep 14, 2008
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  9. Something.

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    The numbers say otherwise, kid.
     
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    Download this map
     
    #10 StarElite616, Sep 14, 2008
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