Building Left 4 Dead Maps With Google Sketchup

notthatwillsmith writes "If you're a fan of Left 4 Dead and you've ever wanted to build a zombie-filled map of your hometown, office or grocery store, Maximum PC just posted a how-to that shows you how to convert photos of real-world locations into ready-to-play L4D 1 or 2 maps. It's everything you need to know in order to kill zombies with your friends — in the comfort of your own backyard."

Comments

Oh this is going to be fun.

[RogueyWon]

I'm just waiting for the "school" maps to appear. This game has already had to be mutilated to make it onto the shelves in Australia. I think once the first screenshots of a zombie-killing spree in some kid's high-school appear, that should probably do for it in the rest of the world as well.

I know when I was a teenager, I developed a Doom map based on my school. Didn't think much of it at the time (this was pre-Columbine) - it was just a fun setting while I taught myself level design - but I know that if I'd done that (and been found out) today, I'd at best have found myself in compulsory counselling and at worst in jail.

Other applications

[MichaelSmith]

My wife uses Sketchup and Revit for her architecture practice. I wonder if there is a business opportunity converting her normal models to Left 4 Dead maps. It reckon it could liven things up.

Re:Other applications

[Anonymous Coward]

"Well sir, we could have just provided you with a run-of-the-mill architectural fly-though of your new 60 story office complex, but we thought - what better way to prove the robust structural integrity and ergonomic layout of our design to you than to have you attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse in the very building you seek to build."

*Hands shotgun to client*

"Good luck, sir. And try to avoid the elevator shafts."

Zombies at 1600 Pennsylvania

[TheHawke]

Let's make a map using the White House and fill it with zombies.

No, wait, it's already been done in real life.

Nevermind...