Foreword
I've decided I should probably make a thread involving a few zombie maps I play, seeing as there's at least small group of people who do enjoy it and also due to that darn Youkai Jesus and Trance making me feel as if I should do it with their own threads. As such, this thread involve some of these maps I have here and will expand on.
NIGHT OF THE DEAD: AFTERMATH
Background
27th September 2037 - A mysterious viral outbreak in Boston four days before led the city to shut down and the entire state of Massachusetts to be placed under quarantine. Many early Marine Corps elements sent to facilitate the evacuation of the city were wiped out. In the 36 hours prior the events of NotD Aftermath, the US Military has been gaining an upperhand and the outbreak is steadily brought under control. With state borders secured, Marine Expeditionary Units begin patrolling the outlying towns for contamination. Events take a fateful turn when Echo Company finds itself in the middle of the heaviest concentration of unknown entities.
About the Map
Night of the Dead: Aftermath is a custom cooperative survival map with many elements of a RPG, on WarCraft 3. Players take the role of a marine in 3rd Platoon, Echo Company of the United States Marine Corps in order to combat the endless swarms of a zombie (technically not a zombie, but that doesn't matter) outbreak, selecting a Military Occupation Speciality (MOS) each with their own unique group of skills and benefits, and completing missions all the while surviving the onslaught of zombies of all caliber. The map has a steep learning curve and unless you have significant experience in maps such as this, it may take some time to fully understand and grasp how the map works and plays.
NotD:AM features a rank system using save/load codes generated in the game itself. As the players complete missions and combat zulus in
multiplayer games (not single player), they earn experience which they are able to save to the name used when playing the game. At certain intervals of experience, players are "promoted" and receive new benefits, such as unlocking new MOS to play as, sidearms, pets and such. However, with such benefits also comes drawbacks: higher experience means the game's squad rating is higher and the difficulty of the game also increases, where new and more challenging enemies spawn, new events occur and as one gains ranks, decrease in HP. Medals are also earned through the game, through various means and provide small stat benefits, and are mostly just like achievements.
The map features many custom triggered skills for each MOS and enemy alike, ranging from cauterizing injured marines to obliterating enemies in artillery fire. Items are crucial to survival and featured prominently, such as various guns and medical kits, with some items being required in various missions. Enemies range from the standard zombie to the gargantuan Prometheus as well as disillusioned marines, all ready to exterminate the players, while allied NPCs include civilians that must be evacuated and other brave marines that arrive to reinforce players, some of which can be controlled by the players.
Finally, the map plays out in three chapters, the beginning of which is introduced with a brief scene declaring the chapter. Each chapter contains different missions and events that have a chance to occur and each is filled with different challenges. There are also known to be different several chapters that can occur as Chapter 2 and Chapter 3.
Links and Information
The download link for the map, if you don't have it is below:
NotD Aftermath 1.5d Beta 8 Download LinkOr you can get it from, as well as play it on ApharmdB's host bots on the MotK PVPGN BNet server (Sakuya and Reisen), where the map name is "
notd" to load it onto to the bots for playing. More detailed information regarding the MotK PVPGN BNet server, the usage of the host bots and the myriad of other useful and helpful resources provided by some awesome people and Pesco can be found in
this thread and ApharmdB's list of maps available on the bot, as well as download links to other maps are
here.
At any rate, enjoy and lets see if we can play a few games together.
NOTE: I almost forgot to say, but the development of this map ceased a few years ago, so don't expect any new releases.