New Environment and Special Infected

[balldozer44]

I have thought about this for a long time, and I think this would be really interesting. It would be cool to incorporate snow and ice into a stage or two, almost like the hard rain campaign in the last game. It could be a blizzard or something, but I think adding an element like snow and ice that could effect the speed and movement of the survivors, impair their vision, even hurt them if they stay out in the weather long enough would be an intriguing development.

And as a set piece to this, I have one area semi-comparable to the witch filled sugar mill. Incorporate a new infected that can just hide in the snow in the survivors path, and just sit and wait to pull one of them into a drift and doesn't have to go searching for them. I think another dynamic to this would be forcing the survivors to walk over a frozen lake or river while being attacked by common infected, with ice being able to crack and fall apart and separate the survivors. Add to this an Infected that could freely swim under the ice and break through and grab or attack a survivor, and I think you have the making of an incredibly tense and eerie scene.

I love the games, I would just like to see an environment beyond cities and more populated areas. I still think the funnest and hardest campaign was Blood Harvest.

[Gurluas]

Yeah and perhaps alarm cars hidden under the snow and winter clothes for the survivors.

[TheCombatMedic]

How does this relate to Cold Stream?

[balldozer44]

Supposed to be a new campaign, and since I haven't heard anything about what is planned for it yet, I thought this would be a cool direction, though I'm sure that they already have the region and environment picked out. Still would be cool though...

[Gurluas]

Cold Stream sounds like an icy region.

[TheCombatMedic]

Or it can be just a pun like Hard Rain and such

[AjBastian27]

I would love a snow environment. special infecteds a decent idea but I think for it to be realistic in this DLC it'd have to be an uncommon common because they probably won;t be adding new SI. I think it'd be a really cool crescendo to fit on slick ice patches. Perhaps the uncommon common would be a mountain climber that got infected. when you kill it it'd drop a new pick ax as a weapon.
Also if it's gonna be a snow map, which i hope it is, I think a very unlikely to find flamethrower would be great.

I like ur ideas by the way :)

[balldozer44]

Flamethrower and pick axe are wins. They didn't even come to mind originally, now I can't get them out. It provide a new use for molotovs too...I see a crescendo where your path is blocked by ice, and you need to start fire all around the ice wall for it to melt while getting attacked.

Seriously though, those two weapons ideas are awesome :cool:

[AjBastian27]

Thank you very much :) maybe the first double melee weapon, a small ice pick in each hand? :)

[mariobro123587]

Ooh, Crowbars In Each Hand, too...

[AjBastian27]

I can't wait to see an uncommon common snow zombie!!!

[E_net4]

I can't wait to see an uncommon common snow zombie!!!Now this is both easily doable and nice! :)

[balldozer44]

I agree with some of the other threads too...an eight person campaign and even more AI-Director created mayhem would be incredible.

[Pharm-assist]

Yeah and perhaps alarm cars hidden under the snow and winter clothes for the survivors.

Car alarms hidden under the snow.

That would be a ♥♥♥♥♥. :(

[balldozer44]

Car alarms can definitely ruin your day...


What about a hidden tank in the snow? Now indication, it just pops out of a drift like 2 feet to your side and starts ♥♥♥♥ing everything up?

[Jayjones]

No new SI.
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