If you are a big Left 4 Dead fan like I am, and you also appreciate the not so serious zombie outbreak movie Shaun of the Dead then cross your fingers. There is a group of amateur designers working on a Sean of the Dead mod for Left 4 Dead as we speak.
Called Left 4 Winchester (fitting isn’t it?) the campaign will take place at five different landmarks featured in the zombie comedy. Here’s te breakdown from the developers site:
- Chapter One – Shaun’s Pad (pictured above)
Players start in the shed (found in Shaun’s backyard), equiped with Left 4 Dead’s First Their weapons, and they must work their way through Shauns house, onto the street, and through the neighborhood to the backroom of the Corner shop.
- Chapter Two – Mum’s House
Players start in the backroom of the corner shop, and must work their way to Shaun’s Mum’s House, where the map ends.
- Chapter Three – Lizz’s Flat
Players start in Mum’s House, and must work their way to Lizz’s Flat (expect some trouble’s along the way) where they enter the backside of the building and take safety inside Lizz’s Flat (Apartment).
- Chapter Four – To the Winchester
Players start in Lizz’s Flat (Apartment) and must work their way outside, then through some tough situations and onto the Winchester, where they find safety in the backroom (or so they think…).
- Chapter Five – Survive the Winchester
Players start in the backroom of the Winchester Pub, and must survive inside long enough for the power to come on (allowing them to use the lift found in the cellar), as well as wait long enough for the APC to arrive (Upon exiting the Lift).
Like I said, keep your fingers crossed though. One of the mappers is hesitant to continue due to the fact that the mod is based on a movie and he’s worried about legal repercussions. If he decides to back out all of his work goes with him, causing development to take longer then was originally planned. Let’s hope he hangs in there.
