I've finally gotten a custom mission to work JUST RIGHT, so hopefully the upward battle part of creating this map is over with. Currently, I have 3 working missions (no escape one yet, so the map ends after the last mission) but I'm still completely reworking the nodes for the zombies and marines to follow. When everything is said an done, I'm hoping to give the marines the ability to follow you around large sections of the map (though, it still takes some work to actually get them to move. ) The bottom elevator room should be working correctly now, the zombies don't seem to get stuck on the sandbags as much anymore. Now I just need to see if I can get them to get on the elevator when it's down (or just enable them to get under it to keep players from getting out of reach).

I'll have another version posted with a .tsk file later tonight.

The BSP ONLY archive has been updated again, it now includes 3 missions and a WIP version of the garage. So, right now, if you want to actually get to the garage area just make sure not to finish the last mission (carnage mission) before getting there. The elevator room spawning points have been redone, all the nodes have been refined, and some of the even triggers have been fixed/tweaked.

Currently, for the objective mission youll need to drop off the case at the lab (2nd path on the right at the elevator room), the radar pt isnt working just yet (probably used the wrong entity).

Hopefully, Ill have the last section of the map finished (excluding the sewer) before Monday. Then I can finalize the missions, and start working on getting the correct time limits to number of objectives in this map.

Garage area; lots and lots of zombies.
(EDIT: That little VIS error in the image has also been fixed.)


Poor marine just up and left his post.

Continues to look good!

Gah, it is hard to make a decent detail texture for concrete.

Looks beautiful.

If you make objectives, please don't use default. If anything, all I want is the escape objective .. that would be the best. Since your map looks large and linear, having 'the light at the end of the tunnel' would be nice

Well, I've already mapped in a couple of the standar missions, however, if you edit the .tsk file server-side you can avoid them. There aren't any mission specific blocks in the map, so, you could leave in only the last .tsk entry for the escape event (which will be needed).

I'm almost done with the map structure, so I'll try to get that posted when it's done, got some more detail textures created, and currently just looking at what to add and what to remove.

Arg! OK, theres the last, final, ultimate, absolute section. This is the preliminary escape route. Currently, it weighs in just under 400 wpolys (for the longest stretch), but I think I can lower this by doing a little bit of optimizing before I start adding the extras and obstacles.

EDIT: I may take Macs advise on this map and only require 1 or 2 objectives. Ill go through and finish up the main zombie spawns and create a temp escape mission ent for testing. From there, Ill make changes based on input before finalizing everything. Only 3 things left; editing the scripted missions, finishing the textures, and the sewer. This map should nearly be done now, and under the old 4 meg texture limit.

Personally, *No offense Mac*, but I think that a map that large should consist of more that 2 missions... Like I said before, your map thus far is an extremely well made piece of work... I would not want you to take the easy/lazy way out to finish early.

Certainly, given the size of the map. I was just suggesting to promote linear objectives .. that is, instead of case running or killin x zombies, for example, this one part has no bridge and you have to activate a button to get across. Something that fits with the map .. multiple objectives are fine if they fit into the context of the map

Well, those are already in the map now. Though.. I hope everyone doesn't hate me for the final momentary_door at the end of my map.

I C what you mean

Do people generally like or dislike bgmusic within a map?

I'm still not sure what I should include (if any).... maybe some good old DUke Nukem music.

It would have to be an original song.... Not duke Nukem

Updated map, still not finished, but since I'm going to be busy tomorrow, I decided to upload it now.

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