Zombie Pit - GrandmasterJ

 


    Zombie Pit is one of those maps where the name really says it all. Maybe the name left out the lava and the fact that there is a teleporter out of the pit but that's about all that the name leaves out.

SCMapDB page

Author: Keen

Date of final release: 2000

Maps in package: 1

Map review of Zombie Pit

(originally posted on SCMapDB)

by GrandmasterJ | May 14, 2022 | 1263 characters

    Zombie pit is a very small map where players start above a pit that does not have zombies until a player jumps down. I don't know if the zombies spawn endlessly from that point on, or if the zombies spawn every time a player jumps down. There is lava in the pit that zombies and headcrabs can fall into and then players can't really see them or go down in there so the monsters just sit in the lava preventing more zombies from spawning in. I think they zombies do respawn when a player jumps down because they respawned right when my teammate jumped down after me. In the pit there is a teleporter back to player spawn.

    That's it, that is the map. There are only like three zombies that spawn at a time with a smattering of headcrabs, its not good arena fighting. As far as monster boxes go, its not a good one.

Pros:

  • The map has a good layout for a monster box, the teleporter that helps players get back is good too.

Cons:

  • the zombies can fall into the lava and more zombies won't spawn until those are dead.
  • the combat is lame

Score: 2.5 / 10

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