[Game] Survival Endless

[Marco]

Name

Killing Floor Survival endless​

Version

Beta 3​

Description

This is a mod where you can challenge yourself to see how long you can survive fierce specimen invasion. The game starts with easy waves as it progressively adds in harder specimen and reduces the number of easier specimen. The mod also doesn't require you to kill all specimen to end the wave (the waves are also timed), so the new wave may start before you killed off all zeds from previous wave.

New features since beta 2:
- You can chose one of following game styles:
Classic - Plays the waves like normal KF, must kill all zeds before trader time begins etc.
Timed waves - Works like the beta 1 survival, waves are timed so you don't have to kill all zeds to end wave.
Continuous waves - Works slightly like Specimentation mod, when wave ends the zeds don't stop spawning and all players has to get into trader room within a time limit (or get left outside with the zeds), first then trader doors close to leave you protected.
Hardcore game - A modified version of 'timed waves', zeds keep spawning during trader time so you have to cover each other while in trader.
- You can set multiple bosses spawn, as-well as per player multiplier for number of bosses which works like this:
BossCount + floor( BossesPerPlayer X (Num players - 1) ); so if you have BossCount=1 and BossesPerPlayer=0.45 and you have 6 players: 1+floor(0.45*(6-1)) = 3 bosses.
- If you have bTrackStats enabled, scoreboard will show leader board and ranking (to view leader board you must hold down walk key).

You can alter most of the settings from KFSurvival.ini:​

Spoiler!

Monsters=(MonsterClass="XXX",Difficulty=X,EndDifficulty=X,Count=X,bSuperMonster=X)
- Monster classes list;
*Difficulty = since when these specimen start to show up.
*EndDifficulty = when the specimen count start to reduce (until in the end there is only 1-2 of these per wave).
*Count = number of these specimens may appear at max.
*bSuperMonster = this monster type is a super monster where only one of these type may appear per wave.
WaveDifficultyRamp=0.1
- How much the difficulty will go up per wave.
InitialDifficulty=0.15
- Initial difficulty of the game.
BossWaveInterval=3
- In how many waves interval the boss specimen should appear.
MaxSquadsPerWave=20
- Maximum number of squads that may be generated for one wave.
MaxZedsPerSquad=6
- Maximum number of specimen per squad.
StatsSaveWaves=4
- In what wave interval the stats should be saved.
BossClasses=*KFChar.ZombieClot
- Boss specimen class names (prefix with a star '*' to make game automatically mod the specimen into super one).
bHasHugeWaves=True
- Should spawn huge waves of zombies near wave end. NOTE: Currently bosses waves wont appear if you have this one disabled.
bHasWaveBosses=True
- Boss waves should be enabled.
bTrackStats=True
- This mod should track stats for how many waves individual players survive/map (which will be shown in scoreboard).
GameStyle=3
- This is the gaming style of the game mode (0=classic, 1=timed waves, 2=continuous waves, 3=hardcore).
BossCount=1
- This is number of bosses that should spawn on boss wave.
BossesPerPlayer=0.35
- This is a multiplication of number of additional bosses for number of players.

Note that the game difficulty value still controls how though the specimen are. You can use "SetWave XXX" (i.e: SetWave 24) cheat command to change to specific wave for testing your settings (or "Admin SetWave XXX" on dedicated servers), however this will disable stats saving for rest of the map.​

Screenshot

To come later.​

Credits

XJ5 for beta testing this.
Popcap games for 2 sound effects.​

Download

http://www.klankaos.com/downloads/KFSurvival.rar​

To do

• Add an in-game admin menu where you can configure the specimen classes.
• Balance it (default settings)?

You start this mod by selecting game mode KF Survival Endless and any KF map (or ?Game=KFSurvival.KFSurvival in startup URL on servers).
Also this mod is perfectly compatible with my serverperks mutator (which you may want to use if you want perks).

 

[halbridious]

been looking for this kind of thing how does it handle shopping/trader/weapons?

 

[Valken]

So is this like WPC RPG mod without the RPG settings?

I was hoping someone would code a survival mode like Specimentation without dead players respawning as zeds... where after x time per wave, everyone (alive) huffs over to the trader, trader closes only when all live players come in or until the last few players outside are dead and at least 1 live player made it to the trader, dead guys respawn in the trader (so long as there is 1 live player still left), and after 60 or y seconds, everyone is kicked back out to fight/survive... that would be the only break since open traders would be random and you have battle your way there...

If there would still be any live players left outside, the trader stays opened so it is imperative everyone attempts to sticks and work together... zeds can go into trader so long as 1 live player is still outside running around.

Repeat for Z rounds of configurable time... if it is just survival over N waves with no ability to buy ammo, game is over very fast.

 

[Gartley]

The mod also doesn't require you to kill all specimen to end the wave (the waves are also timed), so the new wave may start before you killed off all zeds from previous wave.

Implies there is still trader time.

It's nice to see you are still making things Marco, even if this isn't my thing as I prefer quicker short skirmishes as opposed to a protracted battle.

How does it handle players joining mid game?

 

[Marco]

It is like normal KF but without the "final wave" so the game never ends.

 

[Dr_Killjoy]

Maybe theres sense to add patriarch wave, when squad wiped. I mean, when last survivor takes critical damage, he doesnt die - all monsters are self-destructed and trader before last wave starts. And this feature can be made optinal.

 

[Valken]

It is like normal KF but without the "final wave" so the game never ends.

I played this mod for about 3 hours, HARD with your bot, serverperks 6 and some addon monster mutators, on various maps so here is some feedback:

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1) It feels like regular KF with the mid boss mod and like you said, no final wave.

2) Good point is that I can see an internal built in "sandbox" mode so we can specify other monsters but I have not tried this.

It does disable some monster addon mutators, but it worked with WTF mod (EG ... when the mod was allowing Clots, the WTF Metal Clot occasionally will spawn also). It disabled mods such as the brute, or the Infected Soldier mod which I love.

3) It got old fairly fast. I got the same feeling with IDRPG in that it felt there was never an objective and of course, you may get tired from playing too long on the same map and only escalating amounts and tougher of zeds. Just for fun, I setup a level 20 medic and I can last fairly long but it got boring.

4) There is a regular trader time after you have finished the current round so it really feels like there is only an addon mid boss round, until you realize the rounds go on forever.

5) I think the player scaling is off or I did not spend enough time with the ini file. In regular KF with x bots, I had more total zeds to kill before round ends. I think part of the number of zeds were passed over to the mid round?

6) The ini file is not configurable in the mutator setup menu anymore but that is a game wide issue now. It used to be that KF allowed us to adjust the settings when we selected that gametype mutator, but it has been seperated out I see.

7) For level 6 players or servers without server perks, I think it is a good balance mod. It does get tough. But with more than 6 players or server perks with greater than level 6 and addon weapons, gamemode needs more to keep it going for those players.

Improvements:

Spoiler!

I really think players want to end the game after a certain time or # of rounds. And to balance that out, they really want to only intensify the experience during that session before game ends.

Hence my suggestion to intensify the rounds in between by basically lumping the number of rounds into a number of times the trader will actually be open and available while the zeds just keep coming and increase in numbers and toughness.

EG: during an active game, after x time (make it random between a min and max for instance 3-4 mins with seconds in between), the trader will open her doors to let survivors go in.

All live players who make it in will result in her closing her doors. But any live survivor are still outside, door stays open and then those guys inside still have to survive and fight the zeds trying to get in. .

If all survivors make it or last guy just dies before making it, trader door closes, and you get x time to buy and recoup, but zeds outside are fully active, pounding the doors. This really intensifies the game psychologically.

All dead players respawn inside the trader, so long as at least 1 survivor makes it. Think of respawns as re-enforcements and late joiners can spawn only during buy time or option for in game spawn.

After trader time, doors open, players get kicked out and have fight the zeds already outside and still spawning (up to maximum per instance set by server ) and allow mid boss rounds during that time...

The game would be intense even after 2-3 rounds since players must really stay together and use team work instead of run off solo picking up weapon/ammo spawn. There literally would be active zeds at all times and only if they work to get to the precious trader will they make it to the next round.

Game ends when either all player dies or number of trader times has expired. Last round would still be an infinite zed round but you must kill off the patty to stop spawing more zeds, then finish the rest of the zeds to win.

That would give players a goal to strive for, yet not get burnt out on the same map. Oh, and of course, let them use serverperks to addon weapons, perks, zeds and etc... it only makes it interesting.

 

[halbridious]

May I just suggest you add some spoiler tags to that valken? Some of these longer posts could use it when you have to scroll past it all to get to the next post.

As for the game mode getting boring, I think you can't complain about that if your going to use a lvl 20 perk, to me that would take the fun out of surviving on SKILL.

However, i would love to be able to use brutes/shivers/other WPC zeds at least - they've released some nifty people in the workshop that really could twist the way the waves feel.

 

[Skillz]

This needs to at least be grey listed. Gonna setup a server later tonight.

 

[EpharGy]

However, i would love to be able to use brutes/shivers/other WPC zeds at least - they've released some nifty people in the workshop that really could twist the way the waves feel.

Looks like you can by editing this part
Monsters=(MonsterClass="XXX",Difficulty=X,EndDifficulty=X, Count=X,bSuperMonster=X)
- Monster classes list;

 

[Valken]

As for the game mode getting boring, I think you can't complain about that if your going to use a lvl 20 perk, to me that would take the fun out of surviving on SKILL.

The gamemode disables perks so I tested it with ServerPerks at Level 6 and Level 20 to simulate a whitelisted server and a non-whitelisted server.

At level 6 capped with only 6 players, it is tougher as the game just adds midround boss mod and infinite rounds.

At over level 6 with more than 6 plus players, it can become tedious just like the RPG mod to me.

The mod does allow you to add custom monsters through the ini file as I've stated.

It is best if you run some tests to figure if you like the game as I've stated above. Mid round boss mod exists already and the game can end by successfully surviving up to 10 rounds. With this mod, you can only exit the game when the team is dead. Good for masochists.

 

[Massacrer]

Isn't the basic mechanics (in terms of the waves and monsters' levels) of this gamemode same as the RPG? Also, would this be compatible with ServerPerks?

 

[EpharGy]

Isn't the basic mechanics (in terms of the waves and monsters' levels) of this gamemode same as the RPG? Also, would this be compatible with ServerPerks?

In Marco's OP

Also this mod is perfectly compatible with my serverperks mutator (which you may want to use if you want perks).

 

[slavek]

This seems interesting. Since there is no "Win condition" , In theory would I be able to merge this with a CTF gametype without heavy modifications?

It sounds like what I might need for something like this:
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=47096

 

[Hemi]

This gametype is what RPG should have been. Brilliant Marco!

 

[Gartley]

Well WPC now has this running on our classic server with modded zeds. And it's fun, nice and brainless.

I think it might be worth tweaking the waves to ebb and flow a little bit more. Right now it still feels like you have normal trader time, I only had to kill off the odd zed during trader time.

Other wise mate, nice work.

207.237.69.11:7077

 

[DMN666]

Well WPC now has this running on our classic server with modded zeds. And it's fun, nice and brainless.

I think it might be worth tweaking the waves to ebb and flow a little bit more. Right now it still feels like you have normal trader time, I only had to kill off the odd zed during trader time.

Other wise mate, nice work.

207.237.69.11:7077

I'll be sure to check it out.

 

[dcory]

As a member of WPC,i give you kudo's marco.That's the most fun playing in a real long time,great work man

 

[Gartley]

Hey Marco, we've had a crash or two on our servers that run this.

Critical: SurvGameStats Package.Players (Function KFSurvival.SurvGameStats.GetPlayerLevel:0138) Runaway loop detected (over 10000000 iterations)

This is what appears in our logs before server hangs.

For some reason our restart script isn't catching it.

 

[Valken]

Version 0.2 is out with specimentation type survival!!! Thank you so much Marco! Will test over the weekend and give you feedback!

WPC - Can you guys setup a DS + Specimentation survival type server? That would be pure awesome!