Call of Duty Zombie Server
We now have a Black Ops server in order to host a new BO Mod, “Zombotron”. The mod is in beta and changes made almost daily. It has 3 game modes, 2 of which are the same as his WaW Zombotron mod and the third being a game mode similar to the WaW mod ZombieX. The mod is a fusion of BTD from CoD 4 and Zombotron from WaW. You can be a Zombie in this one!
Due to the lack of players there doesn’t seem to be a point in keeping up the servers. WaW zombie mods seem to average about 60 concurrent players during peak time with the majority playing on European servers. Since Zod released his Zombotron nazi zombies mod I’ll be taking down that server tonight as well as the ZombieX 1.2 server.
It was a blast, but it appears Modern Warfare 2 and Black Ops have pretty much killed it off. Here is hoping they stay true to their word and release dev tools for Black Ops.
It has been decided that since the WaW server is to be taken down due to inactivity the mod currently running on it as an exclusive will be released to the public. The mod “Zombotron” comes with no support what so ever, you’re on your own. You can download the mod via the following link..
It comes with the server configuration file and a map specifically ported from CoD:MW for the mod.
Looks like Activision pulled the plug on the video in the prior post. It appears gaming site Kotaku has the scoop on the Black Ops Zombie Co-op if you want to know more.
According to the video embedded below one new aspect of the Zombie Co-Op mode is the ability to play as Fidel Castro? This game gets more interesting by the day.
EDIT: Activision took down the YouTube video but here is another one from Viddler.
In the meantime you can get your zombie killing on our Rising server: 24.186.222.45:28970
We’ve upped the ammo on the mod from the default. Enjoy.
The clan IKU has just setup a Rising server. You can connect to it through the console /connect 24.186.222.45:28970 note the port. Give it a whirl.
Our ZombieX server is back online. You can access it through the console /connect 24.186.222.45:28965 or you should be able to find it in the server browser or just add as a favorite.
We already knew that CoD: Black Ops would have dedicated servers as reported here previously. What we didn’t know and which was revealed recently is that the only way to use this feature is by paying Gameservers.com the privilege to do it.
That’s right. Just like what EA did with Battlefield Bad Company 2, Activision is doing the same with Black Ops. Some more negatives, ranked servers max out at 18 players. You can get up to 24 if you go with an unranked server but that will cost you more than a ranked one per slot. Given this setup it’s doubtful there will be mod tools made available which means no custom maps or conversions.
Folks, I believe this is the nail in the coffin. Publishing companies are trying to get away from giving us control over the product we pay for. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, they are most likely going to move the Call Of Duty series to an online subscription format where you pay a monthly fee to play. They are realizing that people buy this game for multiplayer and could care less about the single player aspect. It’s cheaper and a guaranteed revenue stream for Activision to move in this direction.
Medal Of Honor probably won’t be any different. It’s another EA titles and since Bad Company was exclusive with Gameservers I imagine so will Medal Of Honor and no way to host your own servers. This pretty much sucks.
I’m not sure if I’ll have a Black Ops server but rest assured I’ll keep the BTDz Zombotron server and ZombieX Zombie Hunter Killzone server going.
The Zombie Hunter Killzone server will be down for awhile as it migrates to a new host. Check back in a few days for a status update.
We’ve made some modifications to Kill3r’s ZombieX mod. Now zombies can get limbs from the box as well as perks. For example, if you get the bicycle you get an endurance perk. If you get a bucket you get the stealth perk so you don’t make as much noise, etc.
Check it out and leave feedback in the forums and let us know if there are any other changes you might like to see in the mod.
