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Black Friday

  • tundra_cool
  • August 26, 2009 at 6:21 PM
  • tundra_cool
    • August 26, 2009 at 6:21 PM
    • #1

    The name of this survival level for Left 4 Dead is a working title but I've been making progress for a few days now and hope to have a beta out soon. The idea is that the main battlestation for survivors to shelter and defend is the bank which has the vault with the radio to summon the fight. Over time other shops across the playable area of the mall will open -- not including the second floor -- and each shop has it's unique goodie. There are 5 shops total and each are in their first passes at the moment but I'm not sure whether I want to go really in-depth and make custom models for them or just make them look like they've been looted or torn up (but I'm almost certain that I'll make those hanging banners to be waving in the wind and change those Russian letters on the theater). I can't decide if I want rear escape exits from the shops to the main center arena too but I guess a playtest would help me decide. There are some low-light areas where the flashlight comes in handy such as the office rooms of the bank. Like those dark screenshots, it's difficult to see, and even more difficult to hear, the rain on top of the glass and thunder around but it's pretty cool. There's a lot of ambiance with low alpha godrays and swinging signs/flower pots and flying leaves from the stormy weather. I'm unsure if I'll just post a download link to a beta or if I'll just get some people together but I'll update this thread in either case. Let me know if you have any ideas on how to improve this unlocking system, I'd really like for it to be both possible and fun.

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    Just ignore those smoothing and sorting issues.

  • PhilipK
    • August 26, 2009 at 7:51 PM
    • #2

    Looks fantastic!!

    Some shots look really moody. I can't really think of much to say about it other than that I really dig it !

    Good job sir!

    (You should fix so the images show up right away in the forum tho )

  • Em'
    • August 26, 2009 at 8:23 PM
    • #3

    It remind me the level of killzone 1, in the mall !

    It look fantastic ! yeah !

  • KungFuSquirrel
    • August 27, 2009 at 4:52 PM
    • #4

    Is that the Day 1 Studios logo in shot 05?

    Also, you have the best domain name ever.

    Looks good so far!

  • tundra_cool
    • August 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
    • #5
    Quote from KungFuSquirrel

    Is that the Day 1 Studios logo in shot 05?!

    Fuck. Yeah. I was hoping nobody would notice but it's only a placeholder so no worries. Thanks for the kind comments, guys. I've got some quick zombie panic gameplay before the 'survival part' where one of your buddies need to flip some power generator switch to open the vault door and call for help. Hopefully I could put some puzzle time in figuring out how to open the bank's entrance gate, too.

  • D3ads
    • August 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM
    • #6

    Wow very nice work, excellent attention to detail and custom content, looks the Mall in Dead Rising 25 years later

    Btw are you the same tundra_cool working on the Quiver HL beta mod?

  • tundra_cool
    • August 27, 2009 at 7:13 PM
    • #7
    Quote from D3ads

    Btw are you the same tundra_cool working on the Quiver HL beta mod?

    Yep. With a totally different type of style, haha.

  • KungFuSquirrel
    • August 27, 2009 at 8:52 PM
    • #8
    Quote from tundra_cool

    Fuck. Yeah. I was hoping nobody would notice but it's only a placeholder so no worries.

    Haha, sorry to ruin that one for you. Know a few guys who went there post-Raven, otherwise I'd never have caught it.

  • D3ads
    • August 28, 2009 at 8:16 AM
    • #9
    Quote from tundra_cool

    Yep. With a totally different type of style, haha.

    Just a bit heh, top stuff both ways, can't wait to see how Quiver turns out especially.

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