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『Left 4 DeadThe map material that appears to be the origin of 』 is said to have been leaked. It is distributed by users as “Zombie City” Mod for “Counter-Strike: Source”.
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative FPS set in a zombie apocalypse created by Turtle Rock Studios (then Valve South). Released in 2008 for PC/Xbox 360. In the campaign of this work, up to 4 players can advance towards the goal by defeating the hordes of zombies. A sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, was also released for PC/Xbox 360 in 2009. Even now, more than 10 years after its release, this is a popular work that continues to be played by tens of thousands of gamers every day on Steam (SteamDB）。
The “Zombie City” mod for “Counter-Strike: Source”, which is considered a prototype of that series, was released by users as a custom map. In this mod, you aim to plant and detonate bombs while defeating infinite enemy soldiers equipped only with knives on a city-like map. Enemy soldiers approach with melee attacks then move like zombies. The buildings and cars in the map are configured as unstructured 3D objects. Although the graphics are simple, the structure of the map is well done, such as the climbing on the roof with a ladder and the building where you can explore the inside.
The predecessor of “Left 4 Dead” is said to be “Terror-Strike”, a mod developed by Turtle Rock Studios for “Counter-Strike: Condition Zero”. According to studio founder Michael Booth, “Terror-Strike” was in the works a year before Left 4 Dead began development. It was said to be a small-scale development that could be worked on during lunch breaks, and although it was sold to Valve, it was not accepted.my cityAccording to former Valve writer Chet Faliszek, pay attention to “Terror-Strike”. After speaking with Gabe Newell, it was decided that Faliszek would handle the film’s story. Subsequently, Valve was contracted to publish as “Left 4 Dead”.
According to users of the distribution, “Zombie City” would be a leaked map produced by Valve or Turtle Rock Studios. And this map implements “Terror-Strike”, which is the origin of the above “Left 4 Dead”. It is possible that this custom map is a derivative of the aforementioned “Terror-Strike”. It should be noted that the textures and meshes were reworked by the contributor, wolfcl0ck, when creating the mod for “Counter-Strike: Source”. For those interested, it would be nice to experience the map that is considered the origin of “Left 4 Dead”.
“Zombie City” is a custom map for “Counter-Strike: Source”,GameBananaStreaming.
