MAP: HERE

REAL ZOMBIES (RECOMMENDED): Here, why not!

WUSS ZOMBIES: Try here!

INSANE ZOMBIES: Psst... over here!

5 months and 1300 downloads later, the final foundry version of Township is out! The map has seen a bit of touching up and balance tweaking, and the gametype has been given a complete renovation! So, without further stalling....

STORY

You're in a town. Zombies are coming to "visit" you in 2 minutes. Get weapons, barricade whatever building you'd like, and stay alive.
(In other words, screw the story)

OVERVIEW

First off, here's a few shots of the streets you'll be running around in at first:

They look pretty, don't they? Now here's just a few of the buildings you'll be "acquainted" with. VERY intimately.

Use em wisely, or you'll be zombie food. Speaking of which...

ZOMBIES

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So, these guys are zombies. They're really nice people if you get to know them. You know, take 'em out to dinner and a movie? Only problem is, their idea of dinner is you being the main course.

So now we gots to blows some leads into 'em.

For Real Zombies, regular zombies have 110% resistance, and alphas, 150%. For "Wuss Zombies" (Easy mode), They have 90% and 110% respectively. For "Insane Zombies" ( "I Wanna Be The Guy" hard, google that name and DL the game, it's tons of fun and free), they are 110% and 150%, but humans deal less damage.

In all games, Alphas are black, and regulars are a pale green. They have 75 percent speed, 100% gravity, shields (they don't regenerate), and no radar. They do not know fear, much like velociraptors.

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Yes, they have shields. Kids, start your whining!

After 2 minutes they launch through this to get into the town:

I was planning on getting the zombies to hitch a ride on some flying nuns, but it didn't work out =C.

They're tough, so how will you protect yourself against them? I'm glad you asked.

YOU

Oh, how thoughtless of me, I forgot about you, the human.

Well, you're screwed.

You have no shields (wouldn't help you live anyway), no radar, no waypoints on friendlies, and a peashooter. But wait, you're a resourceful guy! I'm sure you'll find some way to live! Follow these steps and you just might.

STEPS TO LIVE:

STEP 1: GATHER WEAPONS

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Scour the town for supplies and a place to hold out!

Right, so the military (I guess) has supplied you with weapons. However, these guys were dicks, and they hid them everywhere. Now you gotta scour the buildings and streets to find whatever weaponry you can. I won't give away what exactly there is, but I will tell you it may include pistols, shotguns, assaults rifles, Battle rifles, SMGs, Maulers, and Snipers. Also a dead possum cannon.

As a little bonus, One of the rooms has a pretty good stash of weaponry. However, it's blocked by a giant crate. It's wedged in real good, so you'll need a few people working on it to get it open in time to be useful.

STEP 2: BARRICADE BUILDINGS

Bash it good.

All that weaponry won't do you any good out the streets, The zombies will come from every possible direction, and also from directions you didn't think possible. Ever heard of the 5th dimension? They can come from there.

Your best bet on survival, therefore, is to scout out a building to hole up in. The 12 buildings all offer something unique in terms of protection, lines of sight, and looks. You get to choose how the round plays out. Every game is unique.

Once inside, use whatever is inside to block up the entrance as best you can. Remember, a good zombie is one too busy bashing a barricade to bash your brains.

STEP 3: USE TEAMWORK TO LIVE!

These guyz r doin it rite.

Alright, so the 2 minutes are up, and you're holed up in a building-turned-fortress, armed to the teeth, daring any zombie to cross your path.

Or, you're running wildly up and down the streets looking for something better than that damned plasma pistol.

Either way, all that preparation will mean nothing if you don't work together. The zombies will tear anyone apart on their own. Work out a strategy to keep everyone alive. As I'm such a nice guy, here are some tips to help not die:

- Don't get in front of each other's shots. Friendly fire isn't on, but that bullet that bounced off your head could have been used to down a zombie that would otherwise eat you.

- Get yo headshot on! Headshotting with the Battle Rifle or Magnum will save you 2 or 3 shots when downing a zombie. Save the ammo, and your friends' lives!

- Spread out inside a building. If you're bunched up in one corner, you get less reaction time if a zombie breaks in and gets one of you. That in turn adds into an entire room of humans gone by 1 zombie.

- Use the swords to make the barricade stay in place. Get a person with crappy weapons try to keep the barricade in check. This won't work forever, but it can buy you some time.

- If things get REALLY bad, split as a group. Hold out for one more big group of zombies, then make a mad dash for another building while they respawn.

LAST MAN STANDING

Flame on!

Remember your buddies that died trying to save your sorry ass? Yeah, well now they're zombies, and a little bit angry. And you're the only target.

To help you, good ol' adrenaline is giving you a 125% boost in speed and damage. Unlike most games, you don't get a waypoint, as the zombies can hunt you down fast all the same. Your best tactic here would be what I call the "OMFG RUUUUUUUN" method. It's funny to watch, and it works.

COOL PICS N STUFF

Enjoy.

These explode.

Placing them by zombies makes them explode too.

Another human has fallen (Me, actually =c).

Hiding may not work.

This usually does, though.

The last man tries (EMPHASIS) to take down a pack of zombies.

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If you see this, you're probably winning.

Unfortunately, the videos are not working anymore =C.

Notes

After a few months of leaving Township to stew in it's own juices, I decided to bring it out and try to really nail down the gameplay on it. Forgewise there's not a lot different. I added some signs in the corners as a point of reference. Instead of wildly yelling "OVER HERE OVER HERE!!!",you can direct them to say "The A corner!".

The ramp the zombies use to jump into the town has also be adjusted to make a neater entrance. 2 minor alterations were made to buildings to balance them. The main thing is the gametype change. The zombies now have the equivalent of about double the health, but the respawn time is set to 10 seconds, not 5. This encourages people to not rush in one at a time but wait and form a zombie mob.

I've also taken off immunity to headshots, adding more power to weapons like the sniper, magnum and battle rifle. These now give a bonus for headshots, but not so much as to make 1 hit kill. Oh, and if you read all of my map post, can you place a * in your post? I'm just curious.

That's about it folks. Enjoy! And feel free to add to the value of the tags on the township map. Or add your own (appropriate) ones.

FOR ADVANCED SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES GO HERE.

Oh yeah, if you guys like the map, remember to vote for it for Best of Forge, under Best of Infection HERE.