Zombie Master Created 17 years ago2007-05-20 16:45:58 UTC by Playbus Playbus

Created 17 years ago2007-05-20 16:45:58 UTC by Playbus Playbus

Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 16:45:58 UTC Post #222752
It was advertised on Steam Update News a little while back, and I gave it a go:-

http://www.zombiemaster.org/about.php

It's still in beta, but I have the feeling Valve might snap this one up before it becomes finished.

It's really, really good. Potentially, it's massive. Even now it's hard to get into servers - simply because they're all constantly packed full. It's got a few bugs and is sometimes horribly laggy.

Basically, there's an objective based map. Probably the first time you play, you'll play the docks where all the players (except one) have to find the parts for and re-assemble a truck to escape. Like CS, when you're dead, you're dead for the round, and there is no health lying around.

One player is chosen at random at the start of each game to be the "Zombie Master" and that person plays the whole round like a RTS game, such as Command and Conquer.

Being Zombie Master is confusing at first, but it's a lot of fun when you get it worked out.

Anyway, the link above will tell you all you need to know. I recommend that you have a go!

I was lucky enough to grab a fleeting space on one of the official servers where the dev team were playing. It was interesting - they were much better than me tho :P
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 16:47:39 UTC Post #222753
Sounds like fun. I'll give it a shot.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 16:57:34 UTC Post #222754
Zombie games are overly done. :/
Luke LukeLuke
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 16:58:49 UTC Post #222755
What will they do next? Add a shotgun?
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 17:04:07 UTC Post #222756
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Archie ArchieGoodbye Moonmen
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 17:14:02 UTC Post #222757
I got into this a few weeks ago. Quite a good mod despite the overused theme. Though I don't see why Valve would snap this up personally, they're publishing Left 4 Dead aren't they?
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 17:17:47 UTC Post #222758
Though I don't see why Valve would snap this up personally, they're publishing Left 4 Dead
I was going to say that.
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 17:21:04 UTC Post #222760
This looks mad! I'll definitely have to give it a go...
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-20 18:56:52 UTC Post #222769
Though I don't see why Valve would snap this up personally, they're publishing Left 4 Dead
Oh yeah ... forgot about that. :P

It's still great, anyway. Been playing it all night.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-21 14:26:55 UTC Post #222847
I guess Valve are just showing a bit of fair sport :) Mind you L4D isn't really the same so...

But yeah it is a good mod. I played the older versions a month ago I believe and it was quite fun. Though the banshee zombie class is useless to be truthful unless they fixed it now?
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-21 15:47:18 UTC Post #222855
I've only just started getting good at being the Zombie Master, I've won the last few times, on a server with 16 players :D

I find all the classes useful for certain things.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-21 23:00:36 UTC Post #222895
Well the media all looks boring, but since when did that matter.

I'll give it a try sometime.
Strider StriderTuned to a dead channel.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-21 23:34:37 UTC Post #222897
Yeah, when I heard about it, L4D came immediately to mind. It's ok, I haven't managed to get into a server yet though, so I'm not sure of some of the zombies' actual power/speed/durability yet.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-22 04:28:57 UTC Post #222916
It's ok, I haven't managed to get into a server yet though
Best review ever.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-22 16:57:51 UTC Post #223047
Would Zombie Master work with only the source sdk base? Or do I need to re-install hl2...or both?
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-22 17:18:53 UTC Post #223053
Best review ever
You betchya. I did play a little bit as Zombie Master in single-player server just to see how things work.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-22 17:32:15 UTC Post #223059
Source SDK is the Source Development Kit so no. You need Half-life 2 installed.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-22 20:04:45 UTC Post #223063
wrong. you only need the SDK base, but of course you need the 'source shared materials' etc, but you dont need the half-life 2 GCF itself
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-23 04:29:43 UTC Post #223090
So that's what the SDK Base is all about.....
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-23 10:42:16 UTC Post #223128
That's weird, I knew SDK Base..but it tells me to download the SDK base first in order to play Zombie Master.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-23 11:48:59 UTC Post #223135
Well that's news to me. Then why does every mod say you need a copy of HL2 to play. O_O
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-29 14:24:37 UTC Post #223754
ive actually played a little bit of this on pubs, similarly to dystopia, its a ton of fun with a decent team, but the experience degrades sharply with the quality of your team.
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 01:32:10 UTC Post #223775
Hey, it's Termi! Welcome. :)
Trapt Traptlegend
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 02:52:22 UTC Post #223777
Welcome indeed, but who's termi?
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 03:26:55 UTC Post #223782
ARRRGGGGGG!!!! Why do I have sit here and miss all these cool HL2 mods just cause HL2 want's internet!!! I hate valve some times... :furious:
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 04:05:45 UTC Post #223790
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 04:05:47 UTC Post #223791
Well that's news to me. Then why does every mod say you need a copy of HL2 to play. O_O
As Penguinboy mentioned, HL2 comes with the asset packages which are used for the content and whatnot. I don't believe you get the full extent of these packages with DOD or CSS (which used to come in bundles with HL2, but are now sold individually).
ARRRGGGGGG!!!! Why do I have sit here and miss all these cool HL2 mods just cause HL2 want's internet!!! I hate valve some times...
You're posting on the internet right now?
RabidMonkey RabidMonkeymapmapmapfapmap
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 04:50:17 UTC Post #223794
if you have just ep1 you can play source mods as well
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 17 years ago2007-05-30 06:26:34 UTC Post #223796
I'm pretty sure all you need is ANY source game to be able to download the SDK Base which most mods run on.
Trapt Traptlegend
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-01 08:44:51 UTC Post #226986
BUMP!

Played it yesterday and today, damn, this mod is so much fun!!
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