Minimum Number of Players: 6
Best Number of players: 8-16
Map Type: Interior
To be played with: Virus Strain 57
Human Defence: Fixed

Lockdown is the most compact, simple map layout of the VIRUS STRAIN 57 series (See Virus Strain 57 Post explaining more here). Taken all the way back down to the core concepts of the mode, Lockdown is a symmetrical layout with what should be a simple objective; defend 4 paths of undead from one central position, even with colour co-ordinated entrances to make it easy for the players to tell each other which way to shoot. Just say where the enemies are and shoot, sounds easy, right?

Not so.

The MTS (Motion Tracker System) on this level is in the final weapons box, so verbal communications is the only method of locating enemies for the majority of the level. The zombies can see through a slat in the second floor, so they can observe the human tactics, allowing them to hit the humans at their weakest point the hardest. The corridors into the base all open after a 10 second preparation period for both teams; the humans should designate positions to defend (best communicated with the names Red, Blue, Old and New) rather than exploring the pretty corridors, while the undead should use the time to find the Achilles heel in the human defence and distribute zombies to varied routes to disorientate and slaughter the humans below. After the ten second period, a red light indicates that the base is breached and when a zombie enters the base, a siren (Mancannon activation noise when used by zombies) will inform the humans that zombies will begin to pour in from a variety of directions. While at first the distance between the infected and the defence may appear defendable, as more humans fall, this dramatically changes as more flood from a more varied array of directions. The map is also called Lockdown for a reason; after set periods of time, doors appear, obstructing the line of fire for the defenders over time, making it significantly more difficult to defend and spot and kill zombies at a long range. This will stretch your teamwork skills to the limit. As for the infected, with co-ordination, timing and careful analysis, the defence can be breached and decimated within minutes. The map contains 4 weapons boxes, with shields sealing the doors ensuring that players who try to defend inside them are quickly cut down. The containers have a variety of weapons used to defend the base with, and unlike the other maps in the collection, its weapon loadout contains plenty of shotguns and BR’s to keep the undead hordes at bay. The map for the humans requires an immense amount of trust in teamates, since one human can only properly defend one route at once, meaning that their back is always turned to an entrance. This in turn means each team member is responible for watching others backs to watch their own. This becomes a very apparent point when humans begin to run out of ammo and have to make a weapon run...

Screenshots

Complete map view (Beneath).

View of Human Spawn Interior.

View of Zombie Spawn Exterior.

View of Zombie Spawn Interior.

First Breach: The human defence open fire as a comrade falls.

United We Stand: Zombies are mowed down by the organised human squad.

Zombie Spawn

Hells Corridor: Humans successfully fight off waves of attackers, but who’s watching the sides?

Red Mist: Chaos reigns as the human numbers dwindle.

Heads up: A zombie eyes up its prey, choosing where to strike.

Best Stumble Forwards: A zombie closes in on the defenders.

Commando: A surviving human beats down a zombie then headshots another.

Light Fuse: A human uses his head and lays an explosive trap.

Run Away: The trap is sprung.

Crowd Control: A zombie takes the full force of a shotgun to the head.

Boxed lunch: The humans make the reckless decision of hiding in the weapon box, and pay the price.

Having a blast: A human empties the contents of his rocket launcher into the undead hordes before submitting to the inevitable.

Last Man Standing: But not for much longer.

Divided we fall: The last human meets a grim fate.

Not convinced? Watch an interview YouTube- Last Man Standing Ep.1 - LockDown By: Twilight Gnome

To establish, out of the 6 months of thorough testing, in an 8+ player game, the map like my others, remains unbeaten.
Please Comment and let me know if more information about the map is needed, as I will be happy to provide more tips specifically for the map, info on the stages of evolution Lockdown went through and more. More information on the mode itself will be released in the coming days.

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Thanks and Happy Hunting,

T.G.