ze_trainescape_b2

[Henda]

Post your comments on this map.

Do you like it? Why?
Do you not like it? Why?
Improvements?
Cons?

Also remember to place your vote in the poll.

[MrGall]

i think it's got the abuiltys too be good. but it isnt at all atm which i think allot of the people who just played it would agree with me.

[Henda]

At least post whats wrong with it, you can't improve maps if you do posts like ures with no info other than you don't like it.

[Jaffa]

Was playing it earlier and really enjoyed it, but others didn't agree

Do you like it? Why?

I liked it because it was something new (which is always good), its a good idea, and plus one round me and a few others ended up holding the train against loads of zombies whilst it was moving, as we got forced further and further down the carriages until we held our last stand at the end

Improvements?

Maybe more routes to the train
Change the exit to the train activation room to somewhere else, because it often happened that the guy pressing the buttons would die because zombies would of already taken the platform (maybe put it high up so he can jump somewhere)
The ladders in the sewers were hard to climb, especially with a lot of people trying
Maybe somewhere to get off and hide at the end of the line?

Cons?

One thing i did see was that on the front carriage zombies were running into each other, then one would die for some reason

I want to climb the water tower

[Mr_President]

Hell I'll take anything over black lion and spaceship troopers.

[£cho]

Thanks for the comments, everyone. I've decided to release a new version, b3, tonight. I'm compiling the map now, and while I still have pending permission to make these changes (the reason why I didn't make any drastic changes in b2 from the original map), I'm going to go ahead and release it anyway.

The following changes have been made to this new release:
- Ladders in sewer system have been fixed.
- Outside secret ladder has been fixed.
- Exit to generator room has been made secure with a catwalk, so those coming out of it won't die from zombies instantly and actually have a good chance of surviving, even with zombies on the train flatbeds.
- Added new safety barricades and fences at the train station to ensure that humans stand a chance against any zombies at that point.
- Attempted to fix any problems when riding the train, like randomly getting stuck on others, strange glitches, and random deaths. No guarantees though, as I didn't try too hard to fix the problem. You've got to remember this is a beta release we're talking about, people. There's bound to be problems I simply can't fix without looking further into the problem. Thank you for reporting it, though.
- Added buildings and areas to take cover in when the train leaves and when the nuke has gone off in case there are remaining zombies on the train somehow.
- Added further optimization for less lag and better FPS.
- Fixed the strange and rare p228 and knife starting weapons error. I will not be adding a buyzone, ever. I've tested it this way, and it has proven not to work. p228's have a good firepower-to-practicality ratio that makes them perfect in escape maps of this type.
- Fixed minor graphical glitches.
- Fixed minor gameplay glitches.

So, as I said, it's compiling now. I will be posting in the other topic in the escape maps section when it is ready to be downloaded and uploaded to the server for further testing and release. Thanks again, everyone. Been of great help - as always.

[Jaffa]

Sounds great :D Can't wait to play the new version!

[Silent]

Good map, other then the obvious fixes I'd have to say the only thing that would make it better is a second gun room. This way everyone on the server will not run to the same gunroom which usually ends in 90% people getting slaughtered. The few people that are left only have a handgun.. not easy to work with.

[Jaffa]

maybe have a few gun points scattered on the route to the train, like with the shotguns?

[£cho]

Well that'll have to wait for the next release. The entire point of the one gun room is for everyone to just get in and get out, or else you're screwed over. Anyone who sits there and looks for the perfect gun is going to die, end of story.

And there are guns scattered throughout the map, you just need to find them. Look carefully, and I'm sure you'll find a couple shotties just lying on the ground.

In any case, check out the thread in the escape maps section for the new release. It's on FPSBanana and ready to go.