Scary Movie

Background

For my first custom zombies map, I wanted to start off small so that I could learn the basics of the game engine. I focused on a small space, in this case, a cabin, and tried to fill the space appropriately. Finding a balance between the flow of the map and making the map be believable as an actual cabin took a while. I went through a few designs that had the rooms positioned differently and varying in size. I changed some base game mechanics to support the ‘cabin in the woods’ feel that I wanted. Added some new weapons from other games that had a wood finish. Used wonderfizz instead of multiple perk machines as to not overcrowed the map. Eventually, I needed a space for Pack a Punch and there was nowhere upstairs for it. As a solution, I took inspiration from the Evil Dead and created a basement. I put the power switch and Pack a Punch down there and added a few zombie spawns. The extra spawns force the player to watch another angle in order to stay alive.