SaharaZombies on SaharaGarage v3

An Infection Variant Gametype created by SquirrellyOtter

A Sand Tarp Variant Map designed by SquirrellyOtter and Lone Wolf KTG

Tested by the Zombie League Gaming community

Game Introduction and Screenshots provided by SquirrellyOtter
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Hunkered down in ancient ruins, your team of military scientists discovers what destroyed this once proud civilization: a dangerously infectious plague that kills its victims, reanimates them as hosts and carriers, imbues them with superhuman speed and endurance, and hunts down the living with brutal efficiency to spread the disease without end. And a number of your team members are missing while investigating a mysterious site on the far side of the ruins…

Ok, so maybe not the greatest backstory. Anywho, this is my attempt at creating a fair and balanced Infection variant of a particularly popular custom game I’ve seen floating around YouTube. The basic premise is simple enough: Zombies are crazy fast and have Grav Hammers plus the traditional Energy Sword, Humans go tearing it up in ‘Hogs gunning down Zombies and hoping they don’t get caught. One way or another, they usually get caught. Here’s the stuff you came for:

Humans start with Battle Rifles and Magnums, and all your settings are normal. Unfortunately, the Zombies are your physical superior in every way, as they can run 300% faster than you, jump 25% higher, and take a whopping 500% more damage than you before succumbing to oblivion. This means they will happily take a rocket to the chest and keep running toward your tasty tender instant-dinner-for-one body.

However, they lack your technical advantage, so they don’t have shields, and since the plague resides in the host’s brain, a simple headshot will send them straight to the grave.

Despite this weakness, the zombies’ brute force is overwhelming, and their raw speed alone could do you in if you don’t play your cards right.

You living ones spawn in the back room of your base.

The front half of your bases is “barricaded”, but you can’t exactly depend on the shoddy worksmanship of your “security agency” here. There are three types of equipment available to you in the front room, four samples of each.

Choose and use wisely; you may not be able to return for replacements or refills.

The rear-side door is guarded by a machine gun, but that may be useless in the confined hallway space against such tough foes. Luckily, you do have a small variety of vehicles available (you didn’t think you walked here in the sweltering heat, did you?).

There are four Warthogs; classic, durable, and reliable. Three Choppers also are parked here for you badasses who think you can lone-wolf this.

And there is one Mongoose for the daredevils *cough*Imeanidiots*cough* who REALLY want to prove yourselves BAMFs *cough*Imeanreally-blam!-ingstupididiots*cough*.

You were smart; you always expect trouble, no? You thus prepared accordingly and stocked small mini-forts with your extra guns as weapons depots in case you ran out. Bullets don’t grow on trees, you know (that, and there are no trees out in this godforsaken wasteland anyways). And, if you stay alive long enough, you may find there are a couple of depots more valuable than the others…

But beware, humans, for you will have to get out of your vehicles to grab the power weapons… And zombies are not at all pedestrian-friendly…

Your missing teammate(s) took out the Gauss ‘Hog to the far side of the ruins, which is where all the zombies are popping up. You can risk trying to swap ‘Hogs, and if your gunner’s aim is good, it just might be worth risking your life to get that close. The Gauss ‘Hog is in fact the best vehicle on the map, as it is extremely efficient in zombie-killing.

But if you dally too long beforehand, you may find that ‘Hog unreachable as more zombies crawl out of the proverbial woodwork. If you’re going to get it, I suggest you hop to it immediately.

The Alpha Zombie is poorly camouflaged, which means he could sneak up on you, though it is difficult for him to do so depending on how you execute your tactics.

If your racing around in a ‘Hog, you just might miss him in the blur of motion.

That would spell your doom. D, two O’s…

The Last Man Standing has proved himself a cunning foe indeed, and is granted extra powers that enhance his abilities greatly. Firstly and perhaps most noticeably, he deals 300% more damage per shot than a normal human as he knows where the zombie weak points are. This means he is going to deal damage to zombies almost like they are normal, unshielded players, so undead beware! Secondly, he gains some additional personal speed and jumps himself; zombie-killing is, after all, the ultimate workout! Finally, he is blest with infinite ammo… just to make his final life interesting.

Whether you are a human or a zombie, teamwork and communication is absolutely necessary. A disorganized undead charge may result in you becoming the marksmen’s next target practice, or a lengthy and unprofitable chase; whereas an uncoordinated defense or poorly-planned exfiltration could lead to the humans’ untimely demise.

I’m expecting play to take place on the outer edges of the map, between the humans’ ‘Hogs and the zombies' fantastic speed. If humans stay inside, it is their own skin they are risking, and I wouldn’t recommend it with the undead having 500% resistance. Indoors, you only have one chance to score the headshot, because the zed will be moving too fast for you to have a second.

Here is a breakdown of the map's set-up in two pictures:

No, this map is NOT to show off my obviously-less-than-epic Forge skills. This is just for fun. Enjoy it. Take a few names and kick a little ass. Let’s ride.

Gametype: Bungie.net : Halo 3 File Details

Map Variant: Bungie.net : Halo 3 File Details

These and More Screenshots on Photobucket: Tour of SaharaGarage v3 pictures by SquirrellyOtter - Photobucket

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy!

~Otter