![]() ![]() ![]() T: How does the game work? What is in store for a first time player?Ī : NOTD is a cooperative survival game. It’s been a pretty international collaboration. Earendil and XaVi stepped down from active development in early 2012 and I’m now supported by an international team of four spread across USA, London, and Thailand. I was the Designer, Earendil was the Programmer and we had XaVi as our Story and Balance guy. T: How many people worked on this game and what roles did they have?Ī : When we started in August 2010, we had a team of three based in Malaysia and Singapore. I wanted to create something that would make an impact in StarCraft II. T: What was the inspiration for Night of the Dead?Ī : There’s a good background about the whole NOTD series in this thread. When I saw the demo maps that Blizzard made using the editor-it sealed the deal. T: What made you want to make games with the StarCraft II editor?Ī : StarCraft II was the next big thing from Blizzard and after my experience using Warcraft III’s editor I knew there was so much more we could do here. We were just having fun and I suddenly found myself in game design. ![]() One thing led to another and it eventually became a more serious effort and spawned Night of the Dead: Aftermath. People started playing and giving feedback. Traysent: How did you get started in game design?Ībility: I was a player of ‘Night of the Dead II’ in Warcraft III and decided to tinker around the editor to make my own parody survival map. You can also check out ChanmanV's recent coverage of the game here: Give it a read and jump into the dark world of Night of the Dead, now featured in the StarCraft II Arcade. Game designer Daren “Ability” Yoong talked us through the development of his team’s game. You’ll find a variety of weapons and items that will augment your ability to deal with the droves of different enemies in this game. For instance, the Medic class can focus on improving his healing abilities or learn new offensive abilities, while the Assault class can bolster hard-hitting abilities or become more durable to tank damage for his team. Initially, players choose from three classes, but you can unlock nine others as you spend more time with the game.Įach class has two skill trees that you can focus on as you level up in the game. It’s a team-based survival game where up to eight players unravel the story behind the Apollo mining colony base and the horrific events that caused it to turn into a zombie-infested nightmare. Unlike some games we’ve featured in our weekly spotlights, Night of the Dead has a long history in the StarCraft II Arcade as well as a strong following. ![]()
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