Zombies (update thread)

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Zombies 2022

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This script is currently being refactored for optimization.

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Fixed a bug in version 1.0

• Damage multiplier for Alpha Zombies was not being applied correctly (fixed)

Latest Version: 1.1

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In the event of an error, the script will now log it to a file called Zombies (errors).log

Latest Version: 1.2

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I forgot to post an update when I released version 1.3.

Changes in 1.3:

• Documentation edits
• Tweaked Last Man Standing damage multiplier
• Minor edit to logic that disables game object interaction
• Bugfix for generic death messages

Latest Version is now 1.4

• Tweaked respawn time for Standard Zombies
• Small change to the messages announced when a game commences
• Bugfix for error logging function

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Updates:

• Standard Zombie Speed is now 1.3
• Standard Zombie damage multiplier is now 10
• Enabled health pack interactions for zombies
• Slight rearrangement of code execution
• Fixed plasma grenade assignments

Latest Version: 1.5

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Minor improvements.

• When the function responsible for sorting players into teams at the beginning of a game is fired, a player will now only be switched to their destination team if they aren't already in it. Previously, I was switching players to XYZ team even if they were already in it.

Latest Version: 1.6

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• Added some Spanish translations.
• Fixed death messages

Latest Version: 1.7

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Fixed object interactions and updated script documentation.

Latest Version: 1.8

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Updates:

• Client segmentation error (fixed)
• Player respawn time not working correctly (fixed)
• Rewrote death logic + added new customizable death messages.
• Couple of minor changes to the custom timers.
• Players array in function DelaySecQuat() occasionally throws an error (fixed)
• Zombies will no longer drop grenades when they die.
• Humans will now be switched to the zombie team if they die from fall damage or distance damage.
• New team balance percentages table (documentation) at the bottom of the script.
• Changes to script documentation

Latest Version: 1.9 Latest Version: 1.10 Latest Version: 1.11

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Made a few changes to weapon assignment logic and also hopefully fixed a bug causing a client segmentation fault. This is yet to be determined.

Latest Version: 1.12

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A couple of minor bug fixes (namely death messages)

Latest Version: 1.13

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Minor bug fix (nil-check) in function CleanUpDrones()

Latest Version: 1.14

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Changes:

When SwitchHumanToZombie() is fired, the random human will now be set as Alpha-Zombies instead of Standard Zombie.

Latest Version: 1.15

Latest Version: 1.16 Changes in the latest version: Small tweak to shuffle function.

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Known Bug:

Players are not being randomly sorted into teams properly. Will fix this in the next update. Stay tuned.

Had a full server on zombies earlier and received a lot of feedback. Some changes will be made accordingly.

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• Bugfix for team balance logic. Team sorting is now dynamic and the number of alpha zombies is determined by how many players are online. The data that influences this comes from a new table called zombie_count.

Technical note: Instead of using Lua's math.random() function, I am making a call to SAPP's built-in rand() function. Seems to be better at generating truly random numbers. I use this in the Fisher-yates shuffle algorithm. This is important for determining who will be an Alpha Zombie.

Additionally:

• Standard Zombie speed is now 1.4x and their respawn time is 2.5
• Var "starting_zombies_percentage" is now 30% by default.

Latest Version: 1.17

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A couple of minor improvements. Latest Version: 1.18

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Small bug fix. Latest Version: 1.19