Overview
Exposed is my attempt at a balanced Infection map. Gameplay takes place inside of a relatively large, two-floored base. The base consists of multiple sections, each of which has multiple entrances. (Some entrances spawn late into the game.) The base has several weapons in it, but none of them respawn, and none of them are power weapons. Vehicles on the map are unusable.

Humans start inside the base. There, they can try to defend one of the base's floors, or they can hole up at the top of the watchtower. Either way, they will have to watch each other's backs almost constantly -- zombies don't show up on their ten-meter motion trackers.

Zombies spawn in the darkness around the base. They have 150% movement speed and weak shields that recharge when they kill. In one-on-one combat with a human, they tend to have the upper hand -- their enhanced twenty-five-meter motion trackers allow them to find the humans before the humans find them.

Teamwork is critical for both sides. The humans will have to work together to avoid surprise attacks. The zombies will have to work together to hunt down the last man standing (who has a normal motion tracker and no waypoint over his head). In both cases, splitting from the group tends to lead to a quick death.

Tips
A Kill Ball in the sky marks north, allowing teams to use compass directions. This helps humans coordinate their movements and point out zombie locations, and it helps zombies hunt down any humans that may be running for the hills.

The Guardians are blocked, but they will still try to shoot players that venture into the darkness. Both teams can use this to find enemy players.

Not all entrances to an area are immediately obvious. If you're a zombie and you're having a tough time trying to attack a human, look around carefully.

Humans will want to kill the zombies before they get close. Zombies have the upper hand in close-range combat, whereas humans are skilled at ranged combat.

More Images

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The top of the watchtower, being ambushed from behind by a zombie.

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The watchtower's first floor. A chute in the ceiling acts as a one-way entrance from the top of the tower.

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