Contagion Revealed!

[Tatsur0]

Hey all,
I know it's been sometime since last we updated you on Zombie Panic: Source's progress and today we had plans to do just that, but because of some confusion and a bar fight it will have to wait till next weekend. I'll even toss in a video :D But instead of leaving you with nothing, I have some incredible news to share with you since it was our biggest fans who inspired Monochrome LLC's newest project -

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http://www.monochrome-games.com/Media/Announcement/Contagion_Reveal_Trailer_Preview.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yEtCKUco5w)

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Contagion is a spiritual successor to the hottest Half-Life 2 mod since 2008, Zombie Panic: Source. Eugene and Marcus, icons of the mod return to do what they do best - Survive and stomp out any undead that may cross their path. Contagion will be a story driven, atmospheric experience, throwing you into the middle of a zombie outbreak with a focus on survival. As the player you will not have the luxury of a suitcase of ammo and a trolley to carry along your weapon stash.

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Contagion guarantees not to be your average zombie game and will pit you against unique and terrifying enemies, new features, a variety of new weapons to choose from, and a powerful soundtrack that promises to completely immerse the player in the world we've built.

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We would like to thank our incredibly loyal community for all their support and point out that it was because of a large number of enthusiastic ZP:S players who asked us to work on a Single Player version that inspired us to move forward with this project. We would also like to thank Valve, who've shown both mod and indie developers a generous amount of support and it is with our trust in them and their ever changing engine that we'll be developing Contagion on the Source Engine. We're also excited to announce that we will be looking for playtesters to test our existing alpha build soon.

We're sure you have many questions to ask or you are interested in learning more so please visit our forums -here- (http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/)

-Monochrome LLC

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[Tatsur0]

Right away I would like to point out that there are 2 separate teams working on both ZPS and Contagion. ZPS is being worked on for free and both Erik (KillahMo) and I are still working on ZPS while another team under NDA and CA are working on Contagion. ZPS is not dead :)

Tats...

[Gothic]

Oh god this is sweet! Very shocked and supprised about this. what engine does it use tats?

[esJ]

Contagion is being developed on Source.

[Nathan Karmios]

Wait wait, your making a zombie FPS?

IM VERY CONFUSED!

[problems]

Loving it! Looks good, guns seem more realistic as well with the zombies.

[Wazanator]

Wait wait, your making a zombie FPS?

IM VERY CONFUSED!

Contagion is an indie game being developed for the source engine. I've been told to think of it as the next step for zps (one in which you pay for).

I for one can not wait for its release and am eagerly awaiting a pre order button. :brow: (hope its on steam or desura)

[Comeback]

I don't like knowing that my fiance's dog is going to become a part of the zombie apocalypse.

[Some_weirdGuy]

i think i'll reply to this here seen as the zps thread has more activity than the monochrome forum:

Looks cool, very nice work.

However i have to ask, will it actually look that good in game? or will the quality be lowered for performance reasons or whatever.

[EArkham]

This is looking very slick, very nice. :D

Is it solely single player or single player + multiplayer?

Kep

[KillahMo]

Thanks for the comments guys, looking forward to more feedback =D.

[slayersarge]

The main thing I want to see here is some of the same new custom weaponry in both games since they are so related. Such as the new shotgun and MP5K weapons should be added as well to the old ZPS.

[Wazanator]

This is looking very slick, very nice. :D

Is it solely single player or single player + multiplayer?

Kep

According to mod db/indie db pages its both :D

[lookatthezombie]

looks great guys but i really hope its also multiplayer.

[Jonny]

Hmmm ... interesting. :smile:

When I read the first post and the game description on ModDB it looks like that (first impression) "Contagion" & "Left4Dead" share some similarities. At the moment the differences which I can discover between this two game are:

Eugene and Marcus ... (a two player co-op?!) ... ... As the player you will not have the luxury of a suitcase of ammo and a trolley to carry along your weapon stash. (less weapons?! more melee weapon action?!) ... against unique and terrifying enemies ...

Is there more what makes "Contagion" different/unique in the world of zombie apocalypse games? And can you tell us what, if it isn't to soon? :smile:

Jonny

[[AUS] Midnight]

Great news!

So my only question I have at the moment is....

Are Eugene and Marcus going to get a makeover in Zombie Panic Source??

[dogbert]

EPIC!!!!! Great to finally see some screenies of this guys, can't wait for more info :D :D

[Tatsur0]

However i have to ask, will it actually look that good in game? or will the quality be lowered for performance reasons or whatever.

Glad you asked. While it may look like these models will make a performance hit I assure you having worked with the Source Engine for sometime that a lot of the work is a combination of mesh and textures and our models aren't exceeding any limitations. We are definitely going to push the Engine whilst keeping it playable for the majority of PC gamers. Also, we'd love to have you guys sign up on our forums at http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/ for all the latest and so you guys can contribute your voices. This post was posted here because it was ZPS fans who got the ball rolling and is related :)

The main thing I want to see here is some of the same new custom weaponry in both games since they are so related. Such as the new shotgun and MP5K weapons should be added as well to the old ZPS.

Unfortunately we will not be putting Contagion assets into ZPS. It would be counter productive for our commercial title and would require the professionals on the team to agree to release their work free of charge for a mod. We hope you understand that Contagion is being made by industry professionals in the hopes of continuing our work in the Industry, but on our terms and for me a need to continue the story. We will however be doing our best to make Contagion as mod friendly as possible.

Is there more what makes "Contagion" different/unique in the world of zombie apocalypse games? And can you tell us what, if it isn't to soon? :smile:

Jonny

Well for one thing L4D = action and as Valve stated they were trying for something appealing like CSS. L4D's gameplay on release was get from point a to point b and some later gamemodes that were inspired by mods.

Contagion on the other hand requires players to check corners, be aware of their environment, watch their ammo, and keep an eye out for more. We want players to be immersed in the environment and we're doing this by pushing the Engine to it's limits, quality assets, unique features and enemies (which will be very fun to go into later since these enemies will not react like your usual enemies), music and ambience to set the mood, and of course a story we all hope you'll enjoy revealing as you play.

Hope that helps. Of course as we reveal more later it should become apparent that we're quite different from what is available today.

Midnight;185143']Are Eugene and Marcus going to get a makeover in Zombie Panic Source??

No they will not :) But I am happy to say that in Contagion both Eugene and Marcus will have the same voice actors.

Oh and I would like to point out that we plan to make Contagion both Single-Player and Multi-player for when you've finished the story.

To everyone,
Thank you so much for your support and kind words. I've been wanting to make Contagion for a long time and it has been in the plans for quite awhile. Development started February of this year and you've only seen a very small portion of what is complete and I'm having too much fun in the alpha build as it is. If you'd like to learn more or keep up to date. Please visit our forums for Contagion -here- (http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/)

Thanks guys,
Brian...

[Draco122]

This is... Awesome

My dream of a Singleplayer ZPS has come true

I'll defiantly sign up to the monochrome forums, I'm already busting with a dozen of questions

Also just a quick question for here, is Marcus and Eugene the ONLY characters featured or are their going to be additional minor/major characters that are featured in ZPS as well?

[Millenia]

>ZPS is not dead

This made me lol so freaking hard.... In a BAD way

So basicly you guys move over to another game because ZPS is free and since its apparantly popular you want to make money, I get it...

Im quite sure ZPS is DEAD.

[Cartman360]

I don't know who said they wanted a single player version of zps because I have been playing zps since release and never seen anyone say that. Why don't ZPS developers just admit that they don't care two $hits about ZPS anymore because it is cutting into Valve's L4D2 profits. Why else would they release ZPA and hardcore gamemodes that are ridiculously difficult. The only map that is fun playing is Biotec and that has been out since october 2008. I mean I can understand that the developers are aspiring to get a big money deal from a major game developer but you don't have to ruin ZPS.
I know that if I wanted to I can learn how to map and create a fun ZPS map but I am too lazy to do this. This is the devs job and they suck. How about you put more guns and ammo in the current zps maps to give the humans a chance. And get rid of violent crimes with his 9000+ steam id ban list on his cvg servers. ZPS isn't as popular as it was and will never be again if you don't start making some changes.

[Cartman360]

>ZPS is not dead

This made me lol so freaking hard.... In a BAD way

So basicly you guys move over to another game because ZPS is free and since its apparantly popular you want to make money, I get it...

Im quite sure ZPS is DEAD.

Wow, talk about jinx, I was writing the same thign while you wrote this reply I guess I am not the only one.

[Millenia]

Curious, is the only addition to the game theyve made the planks?

[The_Maddog]

Looking forward to trying this game when it's avaliable.

[Wazanator]

Curious, is the only addition to the game theyve made the planks?

http://www.zombiepanic.org/changelog.txt

Read the change log before stating things you know to be utter bull

>ZPS is not dead

This made me lol so freaking hard.... In a BAD way

So basicly you guys move over to another game because ZPS is free and since its apparantly popular you want to make money, I get it...

Im quite sure ZPS is DEAD.

This made me lol so freaking hard.... In a GOOD way

Here I'll let you in on the joke: http://store.steampowered.com/stats/
As of Aug 07, 2010 - 04:10 PM
Current players: 427
Most players today: 528

That sure seems like a lot of players for a dead mod lmao. Last night TDR even had a full server like most weekend nights :P


I don't know who said they wanted a single player version of zps because I have been playing zps since release and never seen anyone say that.

Its there game they can do what they please I for one am looking forward to playing some SP zps

Why don't ZPS developers just admit that they don't care two $hits about ZPS anymore because it is cutting into Valve's L4D2 profits.
LOL zps and the l4d series are complete opposites of each other thats like people comparing zps to zombie master there completely different. l4d=fast paced run and gun with pretty much unlimited ammo. ZPS= slower paced more strategic thinking micro management of guns and ammo as well as weight.

Why else would they release ZPA and hardcore gamemodes that are ridiculously difficult.

Some of us rather enjoy Hardcore and ZPA. NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO PLAY IT SO DONT PLAY HARDCORE OR ZPA! Get it through your thick heads that it is an optional game mode that is there for those who prefer a challenge over your pansy maps like cabin and lake.

The only map that is fun playing is Biotec and that has been out since october 2008.

That is your opinion and I'm sure there are plenty of other users out there that would disagree. Just because you are under the impression there is one good map doesn't mean that it is the one good map get over yourself.


I mean I can understand that the developers are aspiring to get a big money deal from a major game developer but you don't have to ruin ZPS.

Do some fact finding before posting. Monochrome games is an independent game company created by some the lead developers of ZPS and are not licensed under any other company. They PURCHASED the Source engine from valve they didn't say "Hey we sign are company over to you."

And how has this messed up zps? I mean you do realize there are 2 different development teams right? ZPS is still maintained by the same developers that have always been here along with the addition of new ones. Contagion is being developed by a team consisting of industry professionals.

I know that if I wanted to I can learn how to map and create a fun ZPS map but I am too lazy to do this. This is the devs job and they suck.

LMAO great accuse oh great lazy one here let me feed that into my troll translator
Im to lazy to get off my fat ~~~ and do something I know nothing about but am confident that if I wasn't a lazy fat ~~~ I could do it. Also the devs are fail because they have lives and can't pump out content every month for a free game that I didn't pay a cent for.

How about you put more guns and ammo in the current zps maps to give the humans a chance.

Humans do have a chance a much greater chance then they know. Every round is winnable if you have decent players. Not every single survivor should have a shotgun and a rifle with full ammo for both. If it was up to me I would remove half the guns in harvest along with some barricade boards. This game is about looking for guns and ammo to fight off the zombies. If you wanted guns out the ~~~ go play CSS, although you probably already do that.

If you wanted a demonstration of this you should have come to that ZPS tournament. Man were those poor zombies getting slaughtered. I dont think they won a single round.

And get rid of violent crimes with his 9000+ steam id ban list on his cvg servers. ZPS isn't as popular as it was and will never be again if you don't start making some changes.

Violent is the change thanks to him the team now has another programmer (Echo whom i have disagreed with in the past about other things). There is plenty of stuff going on behind the scenes you know nothing about. Stop acting as if you know all and have seen all. If you have a problem with being banned from there servers you need to take it up with them and stop QQing about it here. Be happy he doesn't abuse his power and perma ban everyone on that list from zps.

Honestly you trolls keep saying the same stuff over and over again and its getting old. Change tactics and make it hard for me to find an answer to prove you wrong. I could use a challenge ;)

[rwlnd1987]

ohh jeez full out hateness going about... well not sure what the new game is but its looking sweet as far as i can see of it and i havent seen much lol. as for the ppl talking about zps chillout you jump and say things you dont know.

[Millenia]

A 400 peak? Indeed....

And >(10-31-2009) latest update. Thank you for prooving my point =)

Now, will you take that playtester badge and go play with it somewhere else.

[esJ]

All the people trash-talking ZPS and the development team at this point should probably take a minute to step back, think about how much time from how many people went into making this free game for you to play, and start treating the developers with a little more respect. I personally sacrificed spending christmas with my family in 2008 so that ZPS would be released on time.

[Millenia]

Would save you guys alot of time if you just went and charged money for ZPS and updated that instead .____.

[Echo]

I can assure you that the ZPS development team isn't doing nothing in light of this announcement. I personally have put quite a lot of effort into an update that's still TBA, and the ZPS testers are still hard at work.

[Wazanator]

A 400 peak? Indeed....

And >(10-31-2009) latest update. Thank you for prooving my point =)

Now, will you take that playtester badge and go play with it somewhere else.

Yes 400. thats more then:

Fallout 3's
COD4
AvP
BF2
UT3

And those are games people PAID so they could play them.

Be happy your even getting updates, the ZPS devs could have easily said screw it and never even released a first patch. Be happy for what you got and stop demanding more.

Honestly if you think you can do better go make a multiplayer mod and continuously update it on YOUR TIME with out getting PAID.

If I was a developer on this mod I would have called it quits long ago with all the ~~~~ half the community whines and crys about.

[Millenia]

I never said zps is bad. I play it alot actualy, thats why Im here.
Im usualy playing Whitey and so far Ive only >seen< survivor updates, like that ~~~~ annoying and bugg'ish plank.

And back to my other point, they could have just made ZPS a ~~~~ good game and charged for it than first making a free game then making another game.

BUT THATS JUST ME~

[rwlnd1987]

yay.. i have to fork out more money....

[Wazanator]

I never said zps is bad. I play it alot actualy, thats why Im here.
Im usualy playing Whitey and so far Ive only >seen< survivor updates,


Back to the change log

-Added Bezerk mode for Zombies.

That was added in the last update and I don't know about you but it sure has come in handy for me

[maxis010]

For those that can't read past the first and latest posts I will quote the word of tats

Right away I would like to point out that there are 2 separate teams working on both ZPS and Contagion. ZPS is being worked on for free and both Erik (KillahMo) and I are still working on ZPS while another team under NDA and CA are working on Contagion. ZPS is not dead :)

Tats...

This is a related game by a SEPARATE TEAM, the ZPS devs are playing hush hush about what and when with their update BUT IT IS COMING, afraid I can't give you more details than that as Monk wasn't stupid enough to let anything slip during our chat, anyone willing to donate to the "Bribe Monk for Information" fund please contact me ASAP

[Robert Neville]

Well for one thing L4D = action and as Valve stated they were trying for something appealing like CSS. L4D's gameplay on release was get from point a to point b and some later gamemodes that were inspired by mods.

Contagion on the other hand requires players to check corners, be aware of their environment, watch their ammo, and keep an eye out for more. We want players to be immersed in the environment and we're doing this by pushing the Engine to it's limits, quality assets, unique features and enemies (which will be very fun to go into later since these enemies will not react like your usual enemies), music and ambience to set the mood, and of course a story we all hope you'll enjoy revealing as you play.

Sounds amazing....

This is what I like about ZPS in the first place. Survival Horror games have become so action oriented in recent years. ZPS & Contagion very much stick to the old school formula. Especially with They Hunger: Lost Souls being essentially vaporware right now, I can't wait to play Contagion.

[Tatsur0]

Lets try and stay on topic guys. And again as I've said countless times since the beginning of development. We are not going to sell ZPS and as Echo pointed out we're still hard at work on ZPS as well. There are 2 totally different teams working on each project. To everyone else, I love you guys for all the awesome support as it's needed for my sleep deprived self :D

Tats...

[rwlnd1987]

We are not going to sell ZPS

that is love for the game and the players that enjoy it. game on

[Lolphag]

why leave zps? i mean its one of the most played mod ever and if youll do more updates it will get even better, bigger! its not too hard is it? youve had more then 7 months to do one single update! but this lil comment will probably dont do anything i dont even know why im typing this lol.

oh and will the game cost money? or be free? or even be a mod?!

[SeNoR DoLaR]

I'm all forward for them to make this game and hope they actually can finished it. Curious though, is it just single player?

[Tatsur0]

why leave zps? i mean its one of the most played mod ever and if youll do more updates it will get even better, bigger! its not too hard is it? youve had more then 7 months to do one single update! but this lil comment will probably dont do anything i dont even know why im typing this lol.

oh and will the game cost money? or be free? or even be a mod?!

If you paid attention to this thread and others you'd know that no one is leaving ZPS. That there is 1 team working on ZPS (That still includes me) and another team of professionals who are working on Contagion (Which also includes me. As for your comment about updates. You'd know that after some false rumors were spread 2 leads left the team and some play testers. We've since fixed the code and with new team members are working on an update that should be released shortly.

Contagion is a commercial game and will in fact cost money. It is not free nor is it a mod.

I'm all forward for them to make this game and hope they actually can finished it. Curious though, is it just single player?

Contagion will have both Singleplayer Campaigns as well as Multiplayer. I won't go into details just yet but keep an eye on http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/ for more information as it comes.

Tats...

[dogbert]

OK now I've come down off of the cloud I was on after reading this, I've thought of a question or two :)

First one is easy, but probably won't be answered in a bid to keep the story secret :

Will this be set before or after the events in ZPS? I have a vision in my head of the game ending when Eugene and Marcus meet the waitress and the punk...
Or, beginning with Eugene/Marcus standing over their bodies :P


Unfortunately we will not be putting Contagion assets into ZPS. It would be counter productive for our commercial title and would require the professionals on the team to agree to release their work free of charge for a mod.

OK, but Contagion features two of the main characters of ZPS, Eugene and Marcus, so the team developing Contagion didn't actually have to come up with those characters, or the basic character models/identities. I'm also pretty certain there will be many, many aspects of ZPS in the game, references to places and events etc, and again these are things that the Contagion team will be getting for free, from a free mod. So why would it be an issue to give some 'hand-me-downs' back to the game they are using as a template for the one that will be on sale?
It may sound like a dumb question, but think about it. If both games are to enjoy a somewhat symbiotic relationship, surely it's not too much trouble for them to give a little back for 'free'? I fully understand that they will not be using the 'actual' models from ZPS, but aren't they just them with a makeover?

Don't me wrong, I'm hugely excited about this and will definitely be buying it when it's released - but I'll never stop playing ZPS and would be happy to see elements of both games IN both games ;)

[Tatsur0]

OK now I've come down off of the cloud I was on after reading this, I've thought of a question or two :)

First one is easy, but probably won't be answered in a bid to keep the story secret :

Will this be set before or after the events in ZPS? I have a vision in my head of the game ending when Eugene and Marcus meet the waitress and the punk...
Or, beginning with Eugene/Marcus standing over their bodies :P




OK, but Contagion features two of the main characters of ZPS, Eugene and Marcus, so the team developing Contagion didn't actually have to come up with those characters, or the basic character models/identities. I'm also pretty certain there will be many, many aspects of ZPS in the game, references to places and events etc, and again these are things that the Contagion team will be getting for free, from a free mod. So why would it be an issue to give some 'hand-me-downs' back to the game they are using as a template for the one that will be on sale?
It may sound like a dumb question, but think about it. If both games are to enjoy a somewhat symbiotic relationship, surely it's not too much trouble for them to give a little back for 'free'? I fully understand that they will not be using the 'actual' models from ZPS, but aren't they just them with a makeover?

Don't me wrong, I'm hugely excited about this and will definitely be buying it when it's released - but I'll never stop playing ZPS and would be happy to see elements of both games IN both games ;)

Your first question: We will not reveal anything that would spoil the game and something like that if it even existed would give away quite a bit.

To your second question: There is not 1 asset that comes from ZPS that's included in Contagion. Both Eugene and Marcus were COMPLETELY redesigned. Though like ZPS Eugene is white and Marcus is black. Contagion is a game on it's own but follows the story I've been writing for some time that i've hinted at in ZPS. So no there will be NO contagion items in ZPS and neither team has time to spare on the other.

For further Contagion questions I ask that you please register on http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/ :) Discussing the media here is fine obviously but yes, we want questions moved to the appropriate forums.

Cheers,
Tats...

[Lolphag]

thank god youre guys not leaving zps, whens the new update comin out?

And a MUST, fix the tanker glitch! AND the azylum glitch. if u guys can. DO A NEW WEAPON! like fits! :D fits that does like 10-15 damage! :P

[dogbert]

fair points Tats, thanks for answering :) I've already signed up to the contagion forums ;)

[Wazanator]

And a MUST, fix the tanker glitch! AND the azylum glitch. if u guys can. DO A NEW WEAPON! like fits! :D fits that does like 10-15 damage! :P

Well now if you guys want things like that fixed you need to post them in the bug reports section :D

(Think of it as helping us to help you make your playing experience better ^^)

[Millenia]

Ok, Ive cooled down abit now..
On to a question.
Will it have achievements? :3

I guess its ok if you dont wanna spoil anything ._____.

[BloodLegion]

These are great news and i have still to thank all the ZPS developers who delivered us this very good free game.
Now,some questions:

Is the MP of contagion going to be human players vs zombies players like ZPS or human players vs zombie NPCs like L4D campaign mode?I hope it will be the first one or both,cause its far better to me.

Is ZP going to be redone/overhauled in both graphic/gameplay?(i remember something like that wrote in the news time ago).Or is Contagion the reboot of ZPS you were talking about.

Anyway,great news and keep up the good job.

[Tatsur0]

Is the MP of contagion going to be human players vs zombies players like ZPS or human players vs zombie NPCs like L4D campaign mode?I hope it will be the first one or both,cause its far better to me.


At this stage in development we're keeping tight lipped. We will announce more about Contagion over time :) So track us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/MonochromeLLC), Twitter (http://twitter.com/MonochromeLLC), IndieDB (http://www.moddb.com/messages/ajax/action/?action=watch&sitearea=games&siteareaid=12566), Subscribe to our Youtube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/MonochromeLLC), and of course follow our official forums (http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/).


Is ZP going to be redone/overhauled in both graphic/gameplay?(i remember something like that wrote in the news time ago).Or is Contagion the reboot of ZPS you were talking about.


We're currently focusing on fixing issues and improving the game right now. I'd like to continue work on improving all things both gameplay and visuals. It will not be redone from scratch though, no. Obviously this will be a huge undertaking.

Thank you for your support and kind words :D

Tats...

[Tatsur0]

Hey guys,
If you're interested. GAMEployment recently did an interview about Contagion. Click on the image below-

http://www.monochrome-games.com/Media/Announcement/GAMEployment_Interview_Preview.jpg (http://www.monochrome-games.com/forums/showthread.php?p=573)

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[frikazoyd]

You'd know that after some false rumors were spread 2 leads left the team and some play testers. We've since fixed the code and with new team members are working on an update that should be released shortly.
Tats...

Hey now, I left *before* the rumors started.

[Echo]

Hey now, I left *before* the rumors started.
Cookie for frika. :laugh:

[Some_weirdGuy]

Is the MP of contagion going to be human players vs zombies players like ZPS or human players vs zombie NPCs like L4D campaign mode?I hope it will be the first one or both,cause its far better to me.

what i think would be more interesting is Player zombies vs bot survivors. I mean, single payer you get to be the survivors, so switching it to the opposite would be cool :P
not that having all three wouldn't be even better ;)

[Tatsur0]

Hey now, I left *before* the rumors started.

heh I was referring to 2 other leads :) You were more than a lead my friend.

Tats...

[Faizan]

heh I was referring to 2 other leads :) You were more than a lead my friend.

Tats...

I smell Bed buddies :P

Screenshots look badass

[Sh4d0wS0ul]

Hello Tatsur0, I'm glad that Contagion is moving along great, but im slightly dissapointed at the communities hard-headnesses about the relation between ZP:S and Contagion.

I have to admit I was confused at first, and would suggest a FAQ be created to help stem these problems to a minimal.

-Cheers,

Fal0x

[Siggy Wiggy Woo]

The media so far looks very professional. Can't wait for some screenshots in game, and maybe a demo someday?.

[The Chaos]

This is awesome.

[MsX]

Looks like atmospheric, when it will be officially release in steam? :)

So good, good, pretty true

[Riley]

When it's done

http://www.3drealms.com/duke4/images/dnfweb.jpg

[Von_Glug]

The Contagion material looks outstanding. I am really looking forward to the multiplayer mode.

Many thanks for all the hard work on ZP:S and the up-coming game.

[dietpills101]

>ZPS is not dead

This made me lol so freaking hard.... In a BAD way

So basicly you guys move over to another game because ZPS is free and since its apparantly popular you want to make money, I get it...

Im quite sure ZPS is DEAD.

Sorry to revive this 4 moth old comment, but I'm really curious. What's wrong with them trying to make some money off their previous game's popularity?

Is it that you're afraid that the devs might stop updating ZPS?
Is it that you hate capitalism, and disapprove that the devs are basically "prostituting" their old game's popularity and for money? Cause if it is, then Rembrandt, in your point of view, must be a no good whore. Which isn't wrong, I mean, everyone has their own set of principles right?


Putting that aside... Will it Contagion have a linear story? Or will it be more sandboxy?