Zombie Master (HL2 Mod)

sniffy · 19 May 2007 at 22:00

Hey lads

A multiplayer mod has recently been released for half-life 2 called Zombie Master. Every player except one is a human that needs to survive the round. The remaining player is the 'Zombie Master'. Basically this guy will control the hordes of zombies that attack the humans. You have different types of zombies such as being fast but weak, slow but strong etc... If the humans survive the allocated time, they win.

I quite enjoy it. Don't really need to concentrate like you do in counter-strike etc so it's a nice game to just chill out and play (unless zombies freak you out

). It's currently in beta so don't expect much

Certainly something to tide you over til Left4Dead.

Website
Direct download link (Only 50MB!)

This will only work if you have the 'Source SDK'. You can get it by opening steam -> clicking the tools tab -> Right click 'Source SDK' and click 'Install game'.

Spunj99 · 19 May 2007 at 22:57

Oh yus!

Been playing this a fair bit with a couple of mates the last couple of days! My very first game i got thrust as the Zombie Master and had no idea what to do, but its still fun none the less.

I love the idea of having to collect items such as the parts for the truck to get it started so you can make your escape. It is a bit sketchy at the moment, as its an early release like you say, but the basic principles for the game are there and its a fantastic idea (like NS but with zombies in a way).

(I need to add you to Xfire if you've got it sniffy, we seem to be on a par with the Source mod scene

)

sniffy · 19 May 2007 at 23:09

Spunj99 said:
I need to add you to Xfire if you've got it sniffy, we seem to be on a par with the Source mod scene

I haven't got X-fire. I've considered getting it though. I would like to know how much time I spend gaming and the messenger is a bonus

When I sign up, I'll send my x-fire name through MSN.

MNuTz · 19 May 2007 at 23:43

yeah, i downloaded this earlier today but havent got round to playing it yet.

Will try it out in a minute!

Shmo · 19 May 2007 at 23:52

I just installed it and when I go to launch it I get a message "This game is currently unavailable. Please try again at another time."

I love steam.

sniffy · 20 May 2007 at 00:49

MNuTz said:
yeah, i downloaded this earlier today but havent got round to playing it yet.

Will try it out in a minute!

Let us know what you think of it mate.

Jongo · 20 May 2007 at 08:11

i downloaded it and tbh i didnt think it was anything special the AI didnt seem too good and the zombies didnt look too good at all...The gun animations were rather poor also.

Anim · 20 May 2007 at 08:59

sounds awfully like a quick and half done pre-release of left 4 dead ....

Spunj99 · 20 May 2007 at 12:00

Shmo said:
I just installed it and when I go to launch it I get a message "This game is currently unavailable. Please try again at another time."

I love steam.

You might need to download the Source SDK if you haven't already got it. I had to download it for another Source mod a few months ago (can't remember which).

Shmo · 20 May 2007 at 14:10

Ta got it working. I like it a lot had some really good fun playing, only downside is that there is a lot of waiting around after dying. Some idiot always seems to find a spot where the zombies can't get him just to annoy the people waiting.

Reminds me a bit of sven coop and I love that mod.

Dreadi · 20 May 2007 at 14:41

Installing....

sniffy · 20 May 2007 at 15:15

Anim said:
sounds awfully like a quick and half done pre-release of left 4 dead ....

To be fair, this was probably in development before left4dead was announced.

D18241 · 20 May 2007 at 15:21

the zombie mod been out for awhile on the one i used to ply used to be normally zombi with 500hp with a regen +knifes have to kill CT with knife

Mac2 · 20 May 2007 at 16:42

This is quite good fun. I love being the Zombie Master, I just slaughtered 15 people on the Jolt server muhahaha

sniffy · 20 May 2007 at 16:55

D18241 said:
the zombie mod been out for awhile on the one i used to ply used to be normally zombi with 500hp with a regen +knifes have to kill CT with knife

That's a CSS plug-in isn't it?

sniffy · 22 May 2007 at 13:31

Bump

Just trying to catch a more people's attention

FirebarUK · 22 May 2007 at 13:49

To be fair, this was probably in development before left4dead was announced.

Although Left4Dead has been in development longer.

Its ok, I prefer the CSS zombie mod (CT v T - 1 random player turns into a zombie and has to infect others). Saying that, this version (1.10 beta of ZM) is much much much much much much better than beta 1.00. Almost a totally different game.

Summarising it;

Only one/two good maps ; dockofthedead + another (not sure of name)
Much better gun animations than originally.

sniffy · 22 May 2007 at 14:24

FirebarUK said:
Although Left4Dead has been in development longer.

No doubt. It looks very promising.

Its ok, I prefer the CSS zombie mod (CT v T - 1 random player turns into a zombie and has to infect others). Saying that, this version (1.10 beta of ZM) is much much much much much much better than beta 1.00. Almost a totally different game.

The CSS zombie mod is OK but the HP zombies get plus the lame camping spots people get into, it gets a little boring. The rounds are always the same too. You get a bit of variety with the different ZM's in this game.

Summarising it;

Only one/two good maps ; dockofthedead + another (not sure of name)
Much better gun animations than originally.

Agreed. The gun animations are still pretty poor though.

eekfek · 22 May 2007 at 16:12

which of these zombie mods can be played using bots ? be handy for small LAN sessions

sniffy · 22 May 2007 at 16:37

eekfek said:
which of these zombie mods can be played using bots ? be handy for small LAN sessions

Hard to say for left4dead as it isn't out yet. No luck with Zombie Master as it's early in development. I imagine the only one for you is the CSS mod.