Zombie Panic! Source
Encyclopedia
Zombie Panic! Source is a multiplayer Half-Life 2
first-person shooter
modification
that pays homage to the popular Zombie genre
of film and games. It is the sequel to the Half-Life modification
Zombie Panic!, and is available to download for free.
Scattered throughout the levels are various forms of furniture, decor, and miscellaneous items that can be used to block zombies and/or barricade a room or location of choice. Also available is a dedicated barricading-tool; the hammer, which can be used to nail boards to walls.
. Survivors have access to a wide variety of firearms and melee weapons alike to aid them in fighting off the zombie team, but they must be obtained first as they are scattered across the map.
, allowing other survivors to kill them before they turn. These humans change from the normal red to green in the perspective of attacking zombies using zombie vision. In ZPA, to replace infection, there is wounding, where damage is caused to the survivor over a period of time. In Hardcore mode, the chance of infection is modified to be 75%.
games. A feature of the game involves the "panic" button (P hotkey) that causes the player to drop all inventory so they can get a boost in movement when fleeing from zombies.
In 2006, Zombie Panic! Source was picked as one of ModDB's top 100 unreleased mods of the year.
In 2007, Zombie Panic! Source won ModDB's player's choice unreleased mod of the year.
On February 9, 2008, Zombie Panic! Source was discussed in the first ModDB podcast
.
The mod was also featured in the March 2008 issue of PC Gamer
, UK Edition.
On October 8, 2008, it was one of the first five "mods" to be released on Steam by Valve
under their new commitment to easily accessible quality user-created modifications in the Steam Store.
On October 29, 2009, Zombie Panic! v2.0 was released earlier rather on October 31, 2009. Existing players received an automatic update.
On the Zombie Panic! Source website on August 6, 2010 they announced a successor to Zombie Panic! Source. The successor is called Contagion and according to ModDB, it is not going to be another mod, but an indie game
released for the PC.
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2 , the sequel to Half-Life, is a first-person shooter video game and a signature title in the Half-Life series. It is singleplayer, story-driven, science fiction, and linear...
first-person shooter
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
modification
Mod (computer gaming)
Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
that pays homage to the popular Zombie genre
Zombies in popular culture
Zombies are fictional undead creatures regularly encountered in horror and fantasy themed works. They are typically depicted as mindless, reanimated corpses with a hunger for human flesh, and in some cases, human brains in particular...
of film and games. It is the sequel to the Half-Life modification
Mod (computer gaming)
Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...
Zombie Panic!, and is available to download for free.
Gameplay
The game features four modes of gameplay, Zombie Panic! Survival mode, Zombie Panic! Objective mode, Zombie Panic! Hardcore mode, and ZPA mode. In survival mode, the zombies start with a number of lives based on the amount of players which are slowly depleted as zombies are killed and subsequently come back. In this mode, the round can only be won if one side completely destroys the other or after 15 minutes and survivors are still left standing. A Zombie life is gained if a human is killed and the human that dies, respawns on the zombie team. Objective mode introduces a set of objectives the survivors must complete. The zombie team has an infinite number of lives in objective mode, so zombies can always join the action again if they are killed. Hardcore mode dramatically increases the strength of the undead horde. Survivors must survive for five minutes rather than 15, but this shorter time to beat is compensated by more zombies at the start of the round, all of these initial zombies are capable of infection (75% chance when hitting a survivor) and firearms and explosives do less damage. ZPA mode includes infinite respawns for both the humans and zombies (survivors in waves of 20 seconds), a main objective (usually hold a control point for a certain amount of time) and side objectives (winnable by both teams, gives more carriers for zombies, more weapons for humans).Scattered throughout the levels are various forms of furniture, decor, and miscellaneous items that can be used to block zombies and/or barricade a room or location of choice. Also available is a dedicated barricading-tool; the hammer, which can be used to nail boards to walls.
Humans
Humans start with a handgun and a melee weaponMêlée weapon
A melee weapon is any weapon that does not involve a projectile — that is, both the user and target of the weapon are in contact with it simultaneously in normal use...
. Survivors have access to a wide variety of firearms and melee weapons alike to aid them in fighting off the zombie team, but they must be obtained first as they are scattered across the map.
Zombies
They start in small numbers, with the goal of thwarting the humans' attempts at survival or completion of objectives. Zombies have an alternative vision mode which brightens any light sources present and causes survivors to appear with a red aura, and green for infected survivors.Carrier
The Carrier zombie is a pale, slightly stronger zombie that carries a set (10% default) chance of infection when attacking a survivor. There is only one carrier each round, however more are present in some game modes (e.g., hardcore mode, ZPA). If a human is infected, they will eventually turn into a zombie. When infected, the survivor becomes vulnerable to friendly fireFriendly fire
Friendly fire is inadvertent firing towards one's own or otherwise friendly forces while attempting to engage enemy forces, particularly where this results in injury or death. A death resulting from a negligent discharge is not considered friendly fire...
, allowing other survivors to kill them before they turn. These humans change from the normal red to green in the perspective of attacking zombies using zombie vision. In ZPA, to replace infection, there is wounding, where damage is caused to the survivor over a period of time. In Hardcore mode, the chance of infection is modified to be 75%.
Weight
Weapons and ammunition both slow the player down. This forces the player to ration their inventory, unlike most first-person shooterFirst-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
games. A feature of the game involves the "panic" button (P hotkey) that causes the player to drop all inventory so they can get a boost in movement when fleeing from zombies.
History
Zombie Panic! Source began development in early 2005, and released their first public beta on December 28, 2007.In 2006, Zombie Panic! Source was picked as one of ModDB's top 100 unreleased mods of the year.
In 2007, Zombie Panic! Source won ModDB's player's choice unreleased mod of the year.
On February 9, 2008, Zombie Panic! Source was discussed in the first ModDB podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
.
The mod was also featured in the March 2008 issue of PC Gamer
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
, UK Edition.
On October 8, 2008, it was one of the first five "mods" to be released on Steam by Valve
Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States...
under their new commitment to easily accessible quality user-created modifications in the Steam Store.
On October 29, 2009, Zombie Panic! v2.0 was released earlier rather on October 31, 2009. Existing players received an automatic update.
On the Zombie Panic! Source website on August 6, 2010 they announced a successor to Zombie Panic! Source. The successor is called Contagion and according to ModDB, it is not going to be another mod, but an indie game
Indie game
Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...
released for the PC.