Calling all mappers

What The Funk

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Dec 13, 2008
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we are in some seroius need of some ZF maps. if anyone has a map which can be converted or isnt up to anything and want to try then please do. our ZF server has only 4 good maps purly because there are only 6 or so maps

i am an admin on a community ZF server so if you have any mas which are ZF worthy then please talk to me.

p.s. iv had a hack at a map myself, but got the lighting all wrong :)

thanks

Funky:woot:
 

mmik

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Dec 28, 2008
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I made a complete joke-map today, and a friend wanted me to make it into a ZF map... Do you happen to know of any guides? It wouldn't be a map you'd want to play, so don't bother asking for it. : P
 

Armadillo of Doom

Group Founder, Lover of Pie
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Oct 25, 2007
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Mad props on the DKII avatar :cool: I swear I thought I was the only person who still knew about that game. As for the zombie map, I'd love to see a guide or at least a prefab entity setup. I'm afraid something important would be lost in decompiling a current map.
 

meatpopsicle

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Nov 9, 2007
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we are in some seroius need of some ZF maps. if anyone has a map which can be converted or isnt up to anything and want to try then please do. our ZF server has only 4 good maps purly because there are only 6 or so maps

i am an admin on a community ZF server so if you have any mas which are ZF worthy then please talk to me.

p.s. iv had a hack at a map myself, but got the lighting all wrong :)

thanks

Funky:woot:

Whats ZF?
 

mmik

L2: Junior Member
Dec 28, 2008
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Zombie Fortress. It's a zombie mod. ZF_Dustbowl is the only one I've played so far that was fun.
 

GrimGriz

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Jan 2, 2009
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what makes it a map a good zf map? What's the server addy so we can see what you have now?
 

Rexy

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Dec 22, 2008
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The main thing I know about ZF is that the zombies have drastically different spawn locations, so maybe you could post some criteria that would help people understand how best to make one?

We had one of our IP's converted on our dedicated machine to play ZF for a day, and we all loved it, but then L4D came out. And you can imagine what happened after that.

I would be interested in making a map for ZF, but I don't understand the game mechanics well enough.
 

Sgt Frag

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May 20, 2008
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I played zf_dustbowl on a server for a little while.

the entire level is open. So there are like 6 cap points.

scout and heavy (blue) are zombies. Everyone else is on red alive until killed. No scouts or heavies on red.

Unfortunately zf_dustbowl is almost black. I could only see red players that were overhealed because of the glowing + signs.
I got mowed down by a sentry twice, I new it was there, but where? everything is black.

It could probably be pretty fun if someone lit the map correctly. I've spent alot of time mapping for stealth games and there is one hardfast rule.
While you want it to feel like it's completely dark (aka 'lack of lights') you want the give the player enough ambient light to see what they are doing.

What's more frustrating than running into a black wall and not even knowing you aren't moving. It's not the real world, you can't feel your way around. You HAVE to have visual clues.
 

Owlruler

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Dec 10, 2008
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well, I'm working on my b4 of a zf map but you should already know that by now. Anywhey, info:
Zombies can respawn, are blu and only have melee weapons and are scouts, heavies or spys.
Survivors are red, can't respawn and have every weapon and is everyone else.
Sentries have little ammo, can't be fixed or upgraded.
Dispensers only serve to block.
The only good zf maps atm are :
zf_pavic_v4
zf_industry
there are others but not good.
zf_Dustbowl for instance has very bad balence and red rarely get past point 2.
zf_twilight has so many glitches in it, that it isn't nice to play.

Immortal, it is a server side plugin so it is the normal setup entity wise but there should be alot of full ammopacks but few healthkits.

Here is the ip of the Necrophix zombie server which What the funk is an admin on:
74.63.41.206:27015
 
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Invictus

L1: Registered
Oct 15, 2008
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Lighting would be a pretty simple fix, too, wouldn't it? Raise the environmental light level by a bit, maybe add some fog for ambience.
 

Zeewier

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Sep 20, 2008
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Are there any good European servers running this mod?

Because if I like the mod I probably will make one :)
 

Owlruler

L12: Fabulous Member
Dec 10, 2008
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I think this server is european:
74.63.41.206:27015