Build, lighting, flow, balance is okay. It even seems to be easier in the first maps, culminating into the somewhat teeth-grinding finale. Low visibility, scattered supplies, two Tanks, pathetic bots (not exclusive to this campaign, though), and a military loop plays on forever (in addition, the escape vehicle is as far from "military" as possible). Some maps feel very short, areas seem to be repetitive (mainly stairs), panic events are alright, bots tend to fall to their deaths near those claustrophobic fire staircases. In the end, it's so "okay" it's average.

Pros -enough supplies -difficulty ramps up gradually but is manageable -very few bugs -a good a amount of detail -believable immersive environments Cons -broken window areaportal in map 2 -door into nothingness (I think towards the end of map 3 or 4...) -a few minor nav issues (survivor bot suicided off the long ladder on Rooftops, and a tank got stuck in the rocks in the finale). -some nav areas don't seem to be "clearable" when they should be - ie. infected are spawning improbably close in areas that have already cleared of all infected. I think this is part of what makes this campaign harder than average. -difficulty perhaps a bit too hard for inexperienced players. General thoughts In my experience, the difficulty definitely ramps up as you progress. The first map is very manageable once you find those tier 1 weapons. The second map isn't too hard. The rooftops were a lot more challenging, with one bot being punched off the map, one falling down the ladder when I went back to the rescue closet and one being killed by a witch (two witches and a tank for me on this map). The 4th map is brutal - it didn't help that there was a witch in the middle of the "run through the horde" part. I was one survivor bot with 2hp away from not making this map. The finale is reasonably difficult too, mainly because of the low supply density and the wave with multiple tanks. I do like the fact that the difficulty gradually builds up and gets harder - it's not something you see very often in custom maps.

Perfect campaign. Great map design. No glitches/bugs. No botnav errors. Plenty of supplies. Great work.

Completed in expert realism with friends, so it's based on the impression of the gameplay in expert realism mode. No clues about bots navigation. Died at some parts and really felt like screaming, especially fighting tank at the rooftop and fell down from the rooftop without hanging on there (maybe it's just me lol). Map itself is quite balance and I really like the 4th map train station gauntlet crescendo, felt very realistic and it's memorable, just remember that the gantry was kinda hard to pass through if you jump. Finale felt really like hard rain but with no high ground to camp and it's pretty wide open, quite interesting. On the second try though we realized we could camp inside the saferoom, so it instantly became saferoom finale ._. The challenge would become fighting the second wave of tanks and get back to the truck in time with all the mobs chasing around you in a stormy condition.

PROS Changing atmospheres Layouts in Maps 2-4 are really good Events are tough, usually with very little cover Tough witch placement CONS In Map 2, a bot got stuck climbing over the washing machines, and never teleported to me, even when I reached the saferoom. Finale is a pretty bland layout and the recording never stops playing. Dropping down all those levels is a pain in the ass, and bots can have trouble with it CONCLUSION Aside from the finale, the maps are very well done and fun to play through. Only issue was a bot getting stuck to close to the saferoom to teleport, so I had to exit and restart at Map 3 and lose all my supplies. Maps 2-4 in particular are long and challenging, which made the finale so much of a letdown. It's all very gray, and unless you want to be cheap and camp in the starting saferoom, there is even less cover. On top of that, you're subjected to the finale start recording throughout the whole time, and it's so loud, it was able to mask the tank music until he was on us. Review Updated: 3/2016 Version: 11.0