Treasure Hunters - HL2 Mod Thread

Two men in ragged uniforms pull a heavy crate up upon the sands. The island is uncharted so only they know the location. As they drag the box into the sane, the waves crash against it roughly, a gold coin plinking out as one of them cups it up in their hands and pockets it. They drag it onto a suitable location deep into the jungle-like area and begin digging furiously with their shovels. Making a deep enough hole, they shove the crate into it. They both look at each other and nod then.

The one who pocketed the coin pulls it out and asks the other to make his call. The coin flips into the air as he finishes his sentence, the other man yells out tails. The coin lands on his backside of his palm, revealing heads. The man with the coin pulls out a flintlock pistol and fires at the other man's chest, dying instantly as he falls onto the crate in the hole. The man pockets the coin and holsters his weapon, covering up the fresh corpse and loot.....

400 years later has passed since those days. It is now 1922 and a small band of explorers ventures up to the very sands they believe holds an incredible treasure under it. The island is rumored to be haunted by locals from neighboring islands however. It still does nothing to dispell the urge to find the treasure for these young men. As they prepare to set out they notice another group approximately 50 yards from them.

The band of explorers yells out to them in a greeting gesture but it seems their greeting isn't returned as happily. He is fired upon and killed. His body hits the sand like a rock and his group opens fire upon the other men. Managing to kill them all in a hail of bullets.

The group mourns the loss of one of their friends and quickly buries him to go search for the treasure. As they march through the jungle they get the unusual feeling that they're being watched. They turn around and notice a battlion of skeletons directly behind them. They flip around almost instantaiously and prepare to fire. The first skeleton raises his hand in a friendly gesture however. Exclaiming they are there to assist those that are strong enough to reclaim the lost treasure they've been protecting for so long.

The explorers are not sure what to make of this but they know that these "things" aren't leaving anytime soon and there's possibly other hostile hunters aprey. They reluctantly accept their help and venture on....

**Welcome to Voodoo Island. Legend has it that any man killed on this island is doomed to serve the person who has delt the leathal blow until he is slain as well. Your group has just docked ashore upon the beach, well armed, and ready for expedition. Be wary of other groups that won't hesitate to use dirtier means to find the same thing you're looking for.**

-Lead your party out into the island, using visual clues and tracking to find the hidden treasure. Successfully locating it, and digging it up wins the round for your team or eliminating the other team(s).

-If one of your party members is killed by another team, they become forced to serve them as a skeletal servant. Ready to do their bidding where either it be locating the treasure, digging for it, or killing their opponents.

-Destroying a player's skeletal servants does not bring them to your team but killing their owner, however, shall along with him under your command. Use your undead allies to attack other teams or assist you in finding the treasure.

-Be wary of natural dangers like quick sand, wildlife, and pitfalls.

cool idea.