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Suicide Survival 1.1 is here!

Posted on by naughtyloose


Well folks, delivered as promised the next release of Suicide Survival 1.1 is here!

Download the new version using this link (40 MB).

In the meantime check out the most importent changes and features in the new version:

  • New scoring system:
    Suciding without killing someone gives you one death penalty.
    Succesfully killing someone as suicider gives you no death penalty and one score point aswell as one team score point.
    Teamchange gives you one death penalty.
  • Suiciders are now a bit slower then Survivors.
  • Suiciders now have a special speeding attack which makes them very fast for a short period of time.
  • Suiciders now have third-person view.
  • Suiciders now can silently sneak around.
  • Survivors have now taunts aswell.
  • They flying books are faster now and are more affected by gravity, keep that in mind when aiming.

For a complete and detailed changelist check the included text files. The new maps in release 1.1 are:

  • ss_an_arena_dev
  • ss_castleyard_v2
  • ss_gardenpanic_b1
  • ss_greenfield
  • ss_outback
  • ss_park_final
  • ss_plaza_4

Some of those maps are more complete and balanced then others. However I still think they over a great variety of gameplay.

Well what are you waiting for? Go download the mod and have some fun exploiding and delivering knowledge to some random strangers on the internet. The future plans for Suicide Survival will be announced over the weekend on here.

Thanks and respect for 1.1 release go out to: zhe.f!5h, Mastix, Heyo, oOOpsyphiOOo, Arthurus, all the playtesters, Sethen, Donlan, JopiMan, Cheque, DuckSauce, everyone running a server for Suicide Survival, Agent Calavera and Sherp. He who I may have forgoten may explode on my in the next game ;).

Suicide Survival 1.1 release date announced!

Posted on by naughtyloose

Hear ye! hear ye! After weeks (actually only two) of extensive coding and testing the next version of Suicide Survival is ready to be released. Now with even more Shrubberies and manic depressed bush pilots! Ok not really but here are the most importent changes among others:

  • General game balancing (Survivors are easier to play now, more ammo, etc.)
  • New scoring system allowing competetive gameplay
  • Suiciders now have third-person-view
  • New maps
  • Awesome new taunts!
  • No more voice icons over players heads when voice talking (have fun verbally abusing your opponents)
  • aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand most importent of all: awesome new team colors!

So get your gardening gear together and prepare for some explosive pot plant action!

Version 1.1 of Suicide Survival will be released on the next Friday 12.12.2008 at around 5 PM GMT +1.

So be sure to check the official site and ModDB on Friday for the download and get all your friends together for some gardening action!

Suicide Survival Map Pack released

Posted on by naughtyloose

I finished two more maps and fixed some small issues on ss_garden.

ss_greenFog

A simple map with fog and lesser shrub placement to make the game a bit easier for Survivors.

Recommended players: 1 – 5 per team

ss_superGreen

This rather small map was originally used for testing purposes. However I finished it and I still think its good fun. Spawn and ammo placement is pretty random tough.

Recommended players: 1 – 2 per Team

ss_garden

The famous ss_garden map. Its pretty well balanced and also the map I worked the most on. Including the famous greenhouse and the hidden camper spot.

Recommended players: 2 – 8 per Team

Download the map pack (3 mb) and leave some comments on the forum.

Suicide Survival featured on ModDB.com

Posted on by naughtyloose

Today only two days after release Suicide Survival got featured on ModDB.com.

I must say I’m pretty amazed by how much people like this mod. And of course it makes me very happy to see other people having a blast with something I created. I already have some ideas and fixes in mind which will get released in the near future.

In the meantime enjoy booking and sneaking. If you want to help this mod check out the forums or make a dedicated server or a map. There are tutorials here for both of it.

And of course dont forget to listen to the Modcast on ModDB.com

Lastly here are some pictures from the day I released the mod. All the students from the 3th semester came to play what we created in the last two months. Needless to say they had a blast playing Suicide Survival aswell.

Welcome to the official Suicide Survival Site

Posted on by naughtyloose

Welcome to the official blog and the first release of Suicide Survival.

If you want to know whats this mod all about I suggest you read the pages linked at the top.

On the other hand if you ever wanted to play as a rebelious shrubbery which sneaks up upon innocent gardeners in order to blow themselfs, then I suggest you head to the download page and try the mod out for yourself.

This is release 1.0 of the mod. It was being developed by Tobias Baumann as part of the course “Multiplayer Games and Technology” in the 5th semester at the Game Design Bachelor degree at the ZHDK, Switzerland.

Tell me how much this mod sucks and what you would do better at: tobias DOT baumann AT zhdk DOT ch