Escape From Zombie Island 2 ready for public consumption

[Bluemofia]

Ya, though I still spent 25 crusie missiles obliterating something like 50 SODs of at least 20 zombies each. And I can't kill them fast enough, because they are killing the company and the Survivors, as well as trekking through my territory. (I did eliminate their sources of zombie goo and uranium with Cruisers. But they still had something like 50 monster zombies.)

 

[The Omega]

Well, by the time you get cruise missiles, there's too many zombies to stop. You have to cause as much damage as you can before they become powerful.

 

[Bluemofia]

Yeah... But the zombies blitzed the company and basically had nearly the domination limit of the map.

And it was hard to stop the hordes. (SWATs are not very good at shooting the zombies in buildings, due to the defensive bonus.)

 

[The Omega]

Hmm.... Company did pretty good in my game.

And I never, eva, eva, eva have my SWATs attack zombies in buildings. I let my stronger units do that. SWATs go for the zombies in the streets.

 

[Bluemofia]

But the zombies were only hiding out in buildings. (the ones out on the street are killed quickly.)

 

[The Omega]

Well, lthen I'd have my hero units, or national guard, or marines (Once I got them) kill the zombies in buildings.

 

[Bluemofia]

National Guards and Marines too slow. They get killed if they get caught out in the open.

Heros are often doing that, but only the ones next to the cities. Otherwise, they get caught out in the open, and killed. (lost Joe eliminating the conference center and the zombie goo, Snake was shooting zombies at city hall for most of the game, and Hank was holding the Armory from zombies.)

 

[The Omega]

If you don't want them to be caught out in the open, then have them attack stacks from cities, so that they'll kill a zombie, and then automatically stay in the city.

 

[Bluemofia]

Yeah, but I'd rather have them stay in the city, and not attack and risk losing health due to those 3 stacks of 20 zombies each next to the city deciding to attack or not.

Besides, since the zombies captured the clearance sale, they got barricades in their cities. (scary, isn't it?)

 

[The Omega]

I never actually saw a stack of 20 zombies in my game.... It got close to that once near the Radio Station, but I charged with my SWAT teams and killed them all.

 

[KingArthur]

Oops, I meant Zombie Nurse School.

I gotcha now. I will need to remove those flags.

 

[Plotinus]

Well, you basically have to try and bleed the zombies to death.

No, you fool! You have to remove the head or destroy the brain! Everyone knows that!

 

[Vuldacon]

Cloner4000... Thanks for trying to help out here, I appreciate it. I like the first two city images by the Ocean. Since I am rather Rushed these days and I wasn't sure if more images would be posted soon, I decided to make all of the Tech Screens and they are now finished. I am not sure where the Idea for showing Cities came from but that really was not as important as having an image that shows Paradise Island as Beautiful and the Best place to live. Images would then start changing to show that it is not maintaining the status for the Best place to live. There are many Ideas that could be implemented and work ok. I ended up using the same image for all Tech Screens but it is changed for each one to show more directly that "things" are changing. I felt that using the same image would impart this meaning more directly than trying to use several totally different images. There is a very limited number of colors due to the need to keep the Tech Screen Frames all the same in order that they continue to Blend with the Advisor Buttons.
I have sent the Tech Screens to King Arthur and I believe he will send them to the Testers soon.

Any Reports concerning the Crashes or Music Tests?

 

[The Omega]

In the civiclopedia, if you go to the Cropduster entry, the game crashes. I found out that the reason was cause the PediaIcons was looking for "GlosterGladiatorlarge", and "GlosterGladiatorsmall", when the pics were actually named "Glosterlarge" and "Glostersmall"

 

[KingArthur]

In the civiclopedia, if you go to the Cropduster entry, the game crashes. I found out that the reason was cause the PediaIcons was looking for "GlosterGladiatorlarge", and "GlosterGladiatorsmall", when the pics were actually named "Glosterlarge" and "Glostersmall"

Thanks.
Vuldacon would have modified the pcxs for this unit. I believe the ones he made are called GlosterGladiatorlarge and GlosterGladiatorsmall. Once I get the files from Vuldacon I'll forward them on to you and the rest of the playtesters.

 

[Spacer One]

@KA any chance I could slip onto the playtest team?...

 

[KingArthur]

Spacer One - I'd say yes immediately but the download link from YouSendIt has now expired. I'll need to upload all the files again but won't be doing this until I get a couple of things finalised - in a day or so.

 

[Virote_Considon]

As the Authorities, I normaly use my heros to take (in roughly this order):
1. The Confrense Centre
2. The Car Park (VERY useful, IMO)
3. The Factory
4. The Hardware Store.

EDIT: I also usually take Sarge and another SWAT to assist.

My other troops (from the docks, mostly) try and take the Gentleman's club.

also, if you research "Revenge of the Nerds" first, you should manage to get Jeff Morris upgraded pretty quickly.

 

[Lord Malbeth]

KingArthur, posted some of the units that you requested in the Unit Request Thread, not that it may help.

I also seem to remember a Biker unit awhile back. I'll dig around and try to find it.

 

[KingArthur]

thanks LM. I live in hope.

The only 3 biker units I'm aware of are the WW2German Motorcycle and sidecar; the Biker Girl (Amazon) and one of a WH2K Ork. I'm using the Biker Girl already.