after having tested privately (4v4) every night, twice a night, for 3 months straight, this campaign is being released for public consumption based upon my personal satisfaction with the quality of its versus game-play. future versions will address remaining bugs, as well as take a few more passes at the environment and atmosphere, which can be a bit schematic at times. i think i'd like to find a few places in the campaign to set up some scavenge gameplay,too.
please be aware that this campaign was designed for versus play. while single-player and coop are functional (with the exception of rescue closets!) and encouraged for learning the layout, there is just far too much built into these maps for human special infected, that playing in any mode other than versus sells them short.
this campaign tips much of its geometry heavily in the special infected's favor. bad things can happen fast and happen often if the survivors aren't well coordinated. inevitably, this alone is going to piss a survivor team off, so from the outset i've set about the delicate task of keeping the patient alive, so to speak. this heightened assault from the special infected is buffered by a careful and varied rhythm of dangerous to safe spaces, and a well-tested and selective placement of items that seems to keep everyone happy.
the campaign contains 3 large maps: ddg1_tower, ddg2_gristmill, and ddg3_bluff. in this format, game length is varied enough that you're not pushing 90 minutes every time you play a match, but there is the potential to cover as much ground as an entire five map campaign.
download the campaign from drop-dead-gorges.net.
visit the ddg moddb page for more information, video, and screenshots.
join the ddg steam group so that, given enough activity, you can easily access linked servers through the lobby system.
unending thanks to all the [cC] guys who have poured an excessive amount of time into testing this.
