The men sat quietly. It wasn't as if they could do anything, much less talk over the roar of the helicopter engine. A few spent their silence looking out the side of the vehicle, as if they could see images in the dense fog. Some others tried in vain to sleep, while the rest wasted their time recalling past memories. Some just blanked out, with a dazed kind of look on them, like a residual shock from their past experiences.
The pilot was an old man, nearing the end of his 50's. He'd flown helicopters for years as a tour pilot, sometimes even taking on private jobs for the well-to-do. As a result he was chosen to fly the bird, although he could easily succumb to medical conditions associated with aging. Most of the passengers didn't really expect something drastic to occur during the flight that would strain his abilities, much less cause him to die. The only thing he felt that was severe was the freezing weather up in the mountains, but he was already dressed for that. In his mind he already knew that this flight was easier than most.
As a result, he was slow to react when a boulder came flying out of the fog ahead of him. The stone flew past the helicopter, missing it entirely. Before he could react, a second projectile appeared. It splattered over the window and in a split second, the pilot realized it was a mutilated human body.
The passengers suddenly felt the helicopter tilt down as the pilot went into cardiac arrest. A few sitting on the edge tumbled to their doom, piercing the monotone of the engine with their screams. The remaining people held on for their life, with the copilot trying to get control of the helicopter. Suddenly, the roof of the vehicle crunched inwards as a huge chunk of rock smashed into the top of the heli. Pieces of the rotor blades trailed off as the helicopter plummeted.
Boxes from the back hold of the heli began to slide downwards, pushing some unlucky souls out the sides. One heavy crate slid towards the front compartment, hitting the co-pilot's seat and crushing the man against the front window of the heli. Another followed, smashing the windshield open, followed by the copilot who slid out the hole in the glass. The rest of the passengers used the last split second left to them to brace for impact.
The vehicle slammed into the ground, sending up a plume of snow. Other debris and crates from the helicopter landed nearby, including parts of the rotor and blades. The roof of the vehicle, weakened by the boulder, broke off. After a few seconds, all the passengers could hear were the sound of the wind. Slowly, a single passenger climbed out of the wreck, followed by another. The two began to dig out the rest of passengers, knowing full well that their survival will now be determined by how many people they have to resist the hordes...
This is a zombie survival, with lots of upgradable and purchasable weapons and defenses. You defend against hordes of zombies in 2 minute rounds followed by some time in the shop to decide what to buy.
Before saying "this is nothing new" take a look at the pics:
Startout base without any upgrades
Second angle
Tool out showing the hidden bricks which make up upgradeable parts of the build
Store overview. Pole in center's supposed to be a rope.
The tech tree (interactive, click the weapons for info)
The exit "button" when active along with the left side of the store.
A demonstration of the interactive tech tree.
Features of the build:
-Many different techpaths to follow
-A complete control room accessible only to admins (under the store)
-A grouped assortment of zombie spawns to allow control of difficulty and types of zombies involved with each round
-Requires the conservation of ammunition and forces you to heavily rely on melee combat
-Very difficult (Harder than Klendathu Drop in general)
-Requires a lot of teamwork and battlesense
-0.5 metal and 0.3 chemicals per zombie kill
-Unique respawn system to prevent respawning players from joining the battle + automated timer system
Addons required:
-T+T, from the forums
----T+T Addon: Frog's Weaponry
--ZAPT
--Bot Events
--JVS stuff
--Torch
--NVG
--Medpack, Pills, and Pipebomb made to work with ZAPT
--Weather Emitters
--Toggleable Lights (to enhance gameplay)
--Slopes Dark (to enhance gameplay)
2981 Bricks
Please post constructive criticism and additional ideas that I could implement.[/s]
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*cough* Well, you may be wondering what happened to this topic. Wonder no more.
The helicopter crash now only exists in the past. Next week shall mark the beginning of the next chapter in this mini-series.
To all of you who miss the build, you may find it next week on my server.
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