Project Reality: Zombie Apocalypse Survival mod for Battlefield 2

PR:Z is a Project Reality (BF2) mini-mod that focuses on surviving in an apocalyptic scenario.

It is the further development of the SGE mini-mod which was created to organize Survival Games Events following the concept of the Hunger Games movie. These type of events were first organized for the DayZ mod (Arma II) and it was our objective to bring a similar experience to PR. With the first versions of the SGE, we were able to organize two successful events without zombies and then a third with zombie bots. These served as tests for the game dynamics that would be later improved for PR:Z. The PR:Z mini-mod is being developed by members of the PR community and has been in development for a bit more than one year.

The feedback received from the participants of the Survival Games Events was very positive as some even stated that those had been the most thrilling events that they ever played in. From that point on, other PR communities decided to follow in our footsteps and organize one life events.

One of the common thoughts when looking into the PR:Z concept is that zombies do not fit into a Reality based mod. But since zombies are a "fictional" thing, their definition is open to changes and adaptations. Instead of carnivorous undead, the "zombies" are simply humans that have been infected with a disease which vastly degrades the brain functionality. Its main symptoms would be the increased aggressive behavior and the decreased intelligence as well as a very low pain sensitivity. A not far stretched concept if we take a close look into real diseases.

PR:Z will focus mostly on player survival and humanity, requiring a certain level of interaction and teamwork between survivors in order to stay alive. The zombies are added not only as a distraction and extra opposition, but also as an alternative game-play option since you will eventually play as zombie too. If a zombie kills you, you will become a zombie (for 20 minutes max).

Project Reality: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Mini-Mod Release will be delayed a month or two.

The Survival "game-mode" offers the most basic type of game-play where survivors randomly spawn (unarmed) in the edges of the map and have to look for gear and weapons in order to survive against other survivors and quite a lot of zombies. The loot is spawned randomly all over the map, in groups of weapons based on their importance/effectiveness, with different amounts and spawn times.

The humanity system forces you to not shoot on sight, as the amount of "team kills" will cause a team-switch when reaching high values. Shooting unarmed survivors will triple the probability of getting team-switched to the zombie team. Killing zombies and teamwork with other survivors will allow you to lower your TK count to avoid becoming a zombie.

You can find more info on the Survival "Game-mode" here

There will be other "game-modes" and some of them will have no zombies, for the ones who dislike the cliche. Those will be survivors versus survivors meaning team versus team (No Team Killing). Currently we have two "game-modes" planned:

Rivalry is based on the Project Reality CnC game-mode where you are required to build bases and destroy the enemy ones. While in PR you need the logistics to be able to build your base, in Rivalry we will have pre-defined locations for you to build in. You won't need "logistics" but you will need to find a shovel and a radio in order to build your base as well as a dynamite kit in order to destroy enemy bases. And due to the low amount of ammunition and medic supplies, you will need Scavenger Squads to look for loot and resupply the defensive units, else you will loose.

Supply Run is a objective based "game-mode" in which one team needs to capture a few flags to simulate the resupply of a fuel tank truck and return the vehicle to base, while the other team needs to destroy or steal the vehicle. If the vehicle is destroyed, all flags become neutral once again and the vehicle will respawn in base. If the vehicle is stolen and taken to the enemy base, that team will win the round. Both teams will need to find good loot in order to either protect or ambush the truck. It is a unbalanced type of game-play which will require some testing to make it fun for both teams.

These and other game-modes/features will be added in the future if we get a good player-base.

You need to have Battlefield 2 game with the 1.5 patch installed as well as the Project Reality 1.0 mod installed before you can install/play this minimod. You can get PR at RealityMod.com

We are in need of a 3p Animator and a Sound Effects developer. If you're interested in helping out, contact Onil.

Project Team:

- Project Lead: Onil - Project Managing, Concepts, Coding, Custom Textures/Icons, Map Audits
- Lead Coder: Hjid - Coding and Debugging (Pure awesomeness!!)
- BF2 Coder: [R-CON]M42 Zwilling - Weapon & Vehicle Coding (Great dedication!!)
- BF2/Python Coder: [R-CON]Mats391 - Coding all sorts of crazy ideas (Recent re-enforcement)
- Exporter: Cassio - Exporting/Fixing mesh stuff (Very helpful)
- Mapper: [R-CON]Rabbit - Map Tweaks (Always there when we need him)

Project Contributors:

- Coder: U_Turista - Installer/Updater/ControlPanel (PR:Z)
- Texture: Jaz - IS Nitro Vehicle Re-Texturing (PR:Z)
- Video: [R-CON]Lordas - Trailer and 3d Renders (PR:Z)
- Exporter: dodek96_pl - Bundledmesh Exporting (SGE 1)
- Animator: Pvt.LHeureux - 1p Animations (SGE 1)
- Coder: Hawker - Control Panel (SGE 1)

Extra Credits:

- Lt. Nomad (BFSP Forum) - Crossbow & Arrow Meshes
- EnemySniper (BFSP Forum) - Crossbow Animations
- [R-DEV]Spush (PR Dev Team) - Clothes Textures

- Aserafimov (BGF Dev Team) - VW Beetle & Tents

- InSovietRussia (IDF-FFI Dev Team) - Rubber Boat

- Catbox (BF Pirates Dev Team) - Dinghy Row Boat & Tent

- CliveWil (AIX Dev Team) - Scout MK III - Ultralight & Mosquito Air - Helicopter

- Cassio & JazzDevil (ISN Dev Team) - IS Nitro Van, Jeep & Truck

Special Thanks:

- Project Reality Dev Team - Permissions & Support

- [3dAC] Clan - Server Hosting (SGE & PR:Z)

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