Zombie Playground | ZPG Update #23

ZPG Update – Concepts, Lighting/Shader Tests, Music, and More!

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Update #23 · Feb 1, 2013
Hello and Happy New Year everyone; we’re back with a new update for ZPG. The game is going going going; we have a ton of momentum and are on schedule for an end of March Closed Alpha. Our knuckles are bl00dy in order to give those that have Closed Alpha access something playable. Extreme thanks for the continued support, patience, and excitement for this game, we heart you big time and couldn’t do this without you. On to shiny objects!

ZPG – MUSIC – ‘Janitor Strikes Back’

To set the mood right from the outset, here’s another quick excerpt from the incomparable Shawn Lee. Hope you guys enjoy; it’s Boss Fight time!

You can discuss this music here: http://www.zombieplaygroundgame.com/forum/discussion/314/zpg-music-janitor-strikes-back

ZPG – Shading/Lighting Test

Now it’s time for a quick flick of some Shader and Lighting tests done in Unity3D for ZPG. This is no frills, no lens effects, no bells or whistles, just baked Gamma lighting, some light probes, and our base Shader. We thought it might be cool to check out!

You can discuss this movie here: http://www.zombieplaygroundgame.com/forum/discussion/315/zpg-shaderlighting-tests

ZPG – Enemy Dev Art – Nurse

A new enemy has joined the line up of ZPG, The Nurse. The question being, “Will she help you or hinder you?” Both perhaps? If you’re not feeling well, you might want to think twice about coming to her for a fix-up. Which is your favorite? Concepts by Jason Chan.

You can discuss this image here: http://www.zombieplaygroundgame.com/forum/discussion/317/zpg-enemy-dev-art-nurse

We’ve found some friends over at a company called Allegorithmic; they are the guys who make Substance Designer and B2M (http://www.allegorithmic.com/). If you didn’t already know, their software is very sweet, and we are more than stoked to implement it into our texturing pipeline. Among other bells and whistles, this tool will basically help us create a lot more, with a lot less resources, so we’re very happy to bring this software on board. Be sure to check them out and thanks Allegorithmic!

ZPG – 3D Sculpts – Puppet Enemies

If you’ve seen the concepts, you’ll know our Puppet Enemies come in a few varieties, a cat, a monkey, a bunny, and a very large bear. Here’s a few shots of the 3D Sculpts made for these guys. For scale reference, the bear is quite big, about 4 or 5 times the size of the other puppets in-game. Let us know what you think!

Monkey Puppet