You were just passing through the city, but when you woke up, everyone was dying... Problem is, they didn't stay dead...
Number Players
The more the merrier. I recommend either two completely opposed teams, or a group of people likely to split into at least two competing teams...
Language
English
Level Range
1-4 (but you have to start at 1st)
Races
Human only
Tricks & Traps
Light
Roleplay
Light
Hack & Slash
Heavy
Classes
Any. Most of the "basic" classes have an extra 'special' ability they can do too...
Scope
Dependant on Module
DMNeeded
No DM Required
Single or Multiplayer
Multiplayer
Max Character Level
01
Max # Players
Any
Min # Players
02
Min Character Level
01
Content Rating
Teen
Gameplay Hours
04
Description
Think capture the flag with zombies. After the awesome review I got from QSW, I decided to add some documentation and to call this Multiplayer only. The city changes every time you play, it is designed to encourage two or more teams to compete, there are scripts for all sorts of zombie-specific events (like, PCs getting infected with The Sickness), dead PCs respawn as zombies, and the zombies are relentless and not easy to kill...
I recommend this be advertised as an open game, you let several people in it, and leave it so you can have multiple parties. Also, I recommend everyone start at once. Basically, you start out in a "Limbo" room that requires you be 1st level to get to the rest of the scenario. It splits the party up, and then runs like a 3 act movie. Inspired by many a "Dead" film. If you run up and attack hand-to-hand right away, you will probably fail, but, then you can always go after your buddies... Find someone you can trust (so you think), gather against the growing horde, and once you think you might survive, figure out what to do next... Since you a visitor to the city, you don't know your way around. To simulate this, the whole city is randomly shuffled each time you start the scenario... Requires the CEP hak before 2.0. Put the two .bik files under your movies folder, and obviously the .hak file in your hak folder.
The countdown starts as soon as the first person leaves the "limbo" room so, the later you wait to join in, the worse it gets...
REVISED -- Now the transitions are easier to use (but the building signs are harder to see), the Limbo room is bigger (it was just getting too crowded), and there are far more paint brush opportunities. Sadly, now it requires all three expansions to play, but that shouldn't be that big a deal.
REVISED -- Version 3 adds new NPCs to interact with, including people who may or may not join or help you, a new zombie type, a magic item modified so it now includes a way to test if your buddy is lying about being infected, added some more benefits to being infected, and added "beginner's luck" to help protect players for that first critical 5 minutes of play time...
If you download it, PLEASE VOTE!
REVISED -- Made it so you can't "unform" back to human once you are a zombie, and now, if you die as a zombie, every time you come back you are slightly more rotted, until you are finally nothing but a skeleton... :)
Also, even though it *says* that CEP 1.52 isn't compatible with NWN 1.68, I haven't had any problem running this mod with the old 1.52. It should work with 1.53 though too...
Heh, I'd love to, even without your dragon hat... :)
Posted by QSW at on02/25/06
@SMetze - I really do think this module is very overlooked, and certainly deserves more D/Ls and votes than it has so far! If I put my Dragon hat on and growl, would you consider making a promo ad and submitting it to the Vault for their promo ad spot? *grins and takes off her dragon hat, settling back to wait* _________________________ QSW -NWVault Reviewers Forum
Posted by Alabore at on06/19/06
>There is a chance that the Man wasn't there for some reason, but I've never hit that problem so far. Well, maybe it's one of those undiscovered features. :) Maybe some games are "doomed": players can't find the Man no matter what. It would add to the challenge.
Posted by SMetze at 2006-06-1923:45:53
There is a chance that the Man wasn't there for some reason, but I've never hit that problem so far. The best luck we've had from it so far is with a large crowd of people, particular if some of the group doesn't know some of the others. It is interesting to role-play a zombie if you know there are many more living PCs out there. Something about gathering up a horde and then slowly searching for something the players might want and then guarding it. We've also had many PCs play "sentient" zombies, attempting to lure living PCs to their deaths using the "shout" command... This has been successful more than once... I invented it and I keep rediscovering stuff I'd put in there...
Posted by Alabore at on06/19/06
-> SMetze I tried looking for him using the console, jumping from location to location, but no such luck. I cannot dismiss the chance he was just *well* hidden, nor I can put the whole blame on my override folder alone. ... At any rate, managed to beat the game without cheats. Then used DebugMode to teleport lost party to sewers, and from there to freedom. ... Probs apart, this is the kind of "gauntlet" module I'm going to keep as a resident dweller in my gaming folder. It's good to test low level chars, and train them to 3rd-4th level, while having some fun, as opposed to using builders or playing the prelude... I really liked the short, action-packed, trial-grounds premise. It's fun solo, it must be great with friends. Hope we'll see more like this, maybe with different settings, such as woodlands, wilderness, and so on. As a one-shot "gauntlet-style" module, it was fun. I'm actually going to play it again.
Posted by SMetze at 2006-06-1813:29:51
Nope, the Man Behind the Door is just an object that appears in one of several random locations. I have noticed, even as the game designer, that some of them are very difficult to find if you don't know where to look. There have been issues with the transitions on this module since the beginning. They go where they are supposed to, but some require repeated attempts. Still haven't figured out why yet... Glad you liked it though, and feel free to vote!
Posted by Alabore at on06/19/06
Great concept. :) I managed to finish it with a lone char, dodging the zeds, and just looking for the special locations. Speaking of which: tried tackling the module twice. First time along got stuck because I couldn't fine the Man Behind the Door anywhere - but stumbled into a couple of "empty" doors. Could it be an issue with OHS or AI overrides?
Posted by meekster1965 at on01/16/10
Die hard game module. Truly addictive, we played about 4 hours more than we had scheduled because we just couldn't stop. Get a group of adventurers and start the "Damned" module. You won't regret it.
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