Beach House - L4D remake

Beach House
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http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/4FBA451A368F4CCDBD20F0EAE3BA9EB8/

Map Description: This map is a remake/different version of Left 4 Dead's famous Lighthouse map for Survival. Obviously there is a Lighthouse building and some "boats" in the background. But since it is a version of Lighthouse, it is similar to the original Lighthouse map, but with changes to it. Thus Beach House was born.

Beach House is made high up in the Skybubble of Sandbox, just a giant square from the main level of Sandbox. But on top the secrets can be found. The map starts out looking peaceful and plain for the most part, but after thirty seconds, when the light turns on, the map lights up and panic follows. But in those thirty seconds the survivors must find their way around the map and choose a good holding location, rather than in L4D where humans spend about 5 minutes setting up fuel cans and propane tanks. But if this huge wait was involved with the map, the zombies would loose interest in the game and quit.

On the map itself it is pretty much basic Lighthouse from L4D, with the same weapons and a similar equipment layout, but unlike in L4D where there is a large wooded area surrounding the map, it is a small piece of land sitting atop of a cliff with a long fall. Due to budget limits one level of the roof is combined with the second, and the garage is not below the main level. Add the fact that this is a sandy version of Lighthouse and you've got yourself Beach House.

For the humans they spawn next to the weapons. These weapons are as follows:

Assault rifle=assault rifle
Shotgun=shotgun
Sniper rifle=hunting rifle
Battle rifle=Secret upgraded assault rifle (not actually in L4D)
Magnum=pistol
Firebomb=molotov
Spike grenade=pipe bomb
Regenerator=med pack
Trip mines and fusion coils=fuel cans and propane tanks

The humans have an overshield to represent the green bar of health. Next comes the regular shield, representing yellow health, and finally no shields, which obviously show red health. There is a 50% recharge in shields to represent the use of pain pills and to give the humans a chance to heal after large zombie attacks. Humans have high gravity and must use teamwork to hold off for the time limit. To ascend the map they must climb ladders (grav lifts and man cannons). Different areas of the map have different strengths and weaknesses. For example, the roof has high ground and the survivors can shoot down at the zombies, but hunters can use the ladders as a "superleap" to assassinate the humans, or smokers can snipe them in the open. Or some rooms have corners to camp in but breakable walls where infected can enter. Now onto the infected.

The infected start out with a plasma pistol in the crypt (yes I'm aware they can overcharge and destroy the shields in one shot but this balances out) to stop them from lunging at survivors like hunters. After thirty seconds 3 staircases will spawn leading to teleporters to get onto the map. Three custom powerups are spread across their spawn which enable them to pick up weapons for three seconds and become special infected. Another teleporter is on the ground that leads to 1 final custom powerup, a grav hammer, and an overshield, the tank room. Zombies are as follows:

Energy sword=Hunter
Beam rifle (limited ammo)=Smoker
Grav hammer=Tank
Flare OR Energy drainer=Boomer

The infected must choose their special infected wisely and work as a team, or in this case, a large horde to take down or separate the survivors. The infected have a lowered weapon damage so the humans can survive and not be killed instantly.

This map has been worked on by me for about a week and has been discussed by other forgehub members at Halo 3 - L4D Survival Remakes. It is by far my greatest map, and the one I've spent the longest time on. And it is also my first forgehub map. I'd like to thank everyone who has given me support for the map, my friends who helped test this, and those who have given my thread a chance. I hope more people will create L4D remakes similar to this but with much better quality.

Now for pictures:

Back Overview of Beach House
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/C293BB0922094FF45EFC1823B1ABB33C/"]

Spiral Staircase
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/74239F810FFB8B8406815B261A2873A9/

Kitchen
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/4AAA6B2149A51B97763864A904EBDC7B/

The Garage
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/51C1DD98FCA0167B40D28F3B57EFA095/

The Lighthouse
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/7DEAFC84FF2DCE8F2EE436BC3B757371/

The Hallway
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/656B77E65ACC9CAAB9AFE56A597AE339/

Zombie Spawn Before Stairs
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/DE09872DB1E69F1C70CD2362EA12D977/

Zombie Spawn After Stairs
http://haloscreenshots.net/gallery/DA12D090E8BAA19563174C20B3D92A3A/

Tank Room
http//haloscreenshots.net/gallery/62CEC94BE5F00B5B15611485AC91CA33/"]

Action Shots will be put up soon!

Thank You for viewing, please enjoy!