Problems with Hordes

[Static]

Man i love writing posts on the forum i always get the right response so he goes another

 

when I buy Hordes most of the time I never get a horde not even the backround cry which I'm guessing means that its been used recently and some times I hear the horde cry and not even one common shows up and yet 10 points are still taken away I would love a system where it lets you purchase hordes only when they are avalible, I know i need to listen out for them but cant understand why the second part i said doesnt happen .

[Pronouncemyname]

I get the same thing with hordes.

 

Then I kinda realized buying hordes are a waste of points anyway

[Mercman]

dont buy hordes

[mavC]

1 firework and your 10 points are gone.

[Avengers]

Lol players buy hordes? Do they really spend 10 points for it???

[ValenAlvern]

When are you buying these hoards? Cause im pretty sure some parts of the game are coded so that no Hoards may spawn until either a timer happens or a player reaches a point.

 

Would have to try and code a check in the plugin like, if the player bought the hoard, and did the hoard spawn? if no, refund points.

[MPG1770]

Best time to buy horde: several players are incapped fighting 2/3 tanks, immediately after a boomer has exploded on them; otherwise save points for something useful.

[Nforce]

Just a thought, would be cool though if you made hordes cost like 30 points but when someone bought you would get like hundreds of all kinds of zombies at once.

[Fenix]

Just a thought, would be cool though if you made hordes cost like 30 points but when someone bought you would get like hundreds of all kinds of zombies at once.

 

Still, all it takes is 1 molotov. Maybe if we spent 20 pts to get fire-resistant hordes, that would be well worth it

[crasx]

When are you buying these hoards? Cause im pretty sure some parts of the game are coded so that no Hoards may spawn until either a timer happens or a player reaches a point.

 

Would have to try and code a check in the plugin like, if the player bought the hoard, and did the hoard spawn? if no, refund points.

this.

 

http://www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2009/ai_systems_of_l4d_mike_booth.pdf

 

Populating via Structured Unpredictability

• Not purely random, nor deterministically uniform

• Population functions where space and/or time varies based

on designer-defined amount of randomization

• Example: Mob spawns

• Occur at randomized interval between 90 and 180 seconds

• Located at randomized spot “behind” the Survivor team

[Static]

i agree with Fenix I would like to see more fire resistant zombies and maby some sawmp common for more points

[Pronouncemyname]

Just a thought, would be cool though if you made hordes cost like 30 points but when someone bought you would get like hundreds of all kinds of zombies at once.

 

Still, all it takes is 1 molotov. Maybe if we spent 20 pts to get fire-resistant hordes, that would be well worth it

 

I'd consider buying the horde if they were fire resistant.

[JackieChan]

When are you buying these hoards? Cause im pretty sure some parts of the game are coded so that no Hoards may spawn until either a timer happens or a player reaches a point.

 

Would have to try and code a check in the plugin like, if the player bought the hoard, and did the hoard spawn? if no, refund points.

Perfect example of this is when you leave the gun shop to make your way to the supermarket. No hordes spawn at all until the event gets triggered. That's why Boomers are useless there.

[TheDude]

Fire-resistant hordes get my ok, as long as they cost more than 10 pts, and it stops there. A horde of Jimmy Gibbs or policemen is way too overpowered.

[Avengers]

Well since a firework crate costs only 3 points, and to that a 10 point spend for a regular horde is pretty much useless...why not just change it to fire-resitant horde for 15 points each trigger.

 

OR

 

Simply add a trigger to turn on fire-resistant hordes worth 20 points, once activated all regular hordes worth 10 points each will be fire-resistant!

[swatfishy]

Fire-resistant hordes get my ok, as long as they cost more than 10 pts, and it stops there. A horde of Jimmy Gibbs or policemen is way too overpowered.

 

police common can still be lit tho

[MPG1770]

No extra 'special' hordes imho. The simplicity of this server makes it stand above all others.

 

Just increase the cost of fireworks making it difficult to buy them continuously.

[Nforce]

I like the idea of buying the fire-resistant zombies at a certain point level would make it more challenging.