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Phone is on hold too.

This is the second version of my prowler minigame, Phone is on hold. Nearly every aspect of the original has been improved while managing to retain the simple, mindless fun of the game. Prepare for Phone is on hold too.

Concept

There are two zombies who must use their prowlers to splatter all of the humans in three minutes. There are many blocks in the arena that inhibit their movement, but as the game progresses, the blocks slowly disappear, making it easier for the prowlers to move about and splatter the humans.

Gametype

Infection

3 rounds - 3 minutes each
Initial Zombie Count: 2
Next Zombie: Random
Lives Per Round: 1
Friendly Fire: Disabled

Scoring

Infection Points: 1
Last Man Standing Bonus: 3

Zombie Traits

Invulnerable
Damage Modifier: 0%
Primary Weapon: Magnum
Speed: 50%
Gravity: 200%
Vehicle Use: Full
Sensors: Enhanced, 25 Meters
Active Camo: Good
Waypoint: No Waypoint
Forced Color: Orange

Human Traits

Damage Resistance: 100%
Normal Shields
Shield Recharge Rate: 0%
Damage Modifier: 0%
Primary Weapon: Magnum
Weapon Pickup: Enabled
Speed: 75%
Gravity: 200%
Vehicle Use: None
Sensors: Enhanced, 10 Meters
Waypoint: Visible to Allies
Forced Color: White

Last Man Traits

Shield Recharge Rate: 50%
Sensors: 25 Meters
Waypoint: Visible to Everyone
Forced Color: Orange
Everything Else: Unchanged

Map

The arena is a large circle, which makes it impossible for the humans to become trapped in corners. It is completely enclosed save for the circular hole in the center of the roof, which is for the prowlers to drop into the arena.

All of the action, however, takes place under that roof. You might be wondering just what the arena looks like under there.

The twenty block smalls take up the majority of the arena. And as mentioned earlier, they slowly disappear as the game progresses. This is because they are set to never respawn. When a prowler moves one, its respawn timer is triggered, and in thirty seconds, the block disappears, never to respawn.

This animated GIF demonstrates the blocks disappearing as an average round progresses. The screen shots are taken at thirty second intervals.

Zombies

As I said before, there are two zombies each round. They are chosen randomly and must use their prowlers to splatter the humans.

Cut-out side view of the zombie spawn set up in reference to the arena. He gets in the
prowler and drops into the map through the hole in the ceiling.

The following images show the zombie spawn and entrance into the arena in an actual game:

The prowler spawn is inescapable. The zombie must enter the arena.

He spawns next to the prowler for easy access.

The zombies then proceed to drop into the arena. It is possible for one of the prowlers to
flip when both zombies enter the arena at the same time though.

The low roof gives the zombies an odd camera angle once they are in the arena itself. The
roof must be low to keep the blocks right side up.

In the original, the humans had waypoints above their heads, but the zombies could only see the humans in front of them. We gave them an enhanced 25 meter radar instead. It doesn't make the game harder for them though; it just allows them to see where the humans are in all directions. The last man still has a waypoint, however.

Earlier in the thread I mentioned that the blocks were to inhibit, and slowly free up the prowlers' movement throughout the arena. The blocks do not prevent the zombies from moving though, they just make it harder for the zombies to splatter the humans when there is a block between them. They also send the prowlers off to the side when they hit a block at an angle, further protecting the humans that may be behind it.

If you don't believe me, take a look at this prowler moving multiple blocks at the same time.

I also said that the blocks make it harder for zombies to splatter the humans behind them. In rare instances, however, humans still get splattered:

The zombies can leave their prowlers and walks around the arena on foot. This is not advised for several reasons. Zombies do no damage; they cannot kill humans in any way other than by splattering them with a prowler or by assassination (quite obviously). Humans can easily evade any walking zombie, however, considering the zombies move at 50% speed to the humans' 75% speed. Because of this, the humans can actually assassinate any zombie walking around. So stay in your prowler!

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