I present to the world of Starcraft, the first version (0.1) of Zillion Zerglings.

In this Melee-esque game, you will defend from an infinite onslaught of zillions of zerglings. Each level will begin after a timed preperation period. The faster a level is finished, the more minerals you will be given. Recommended Players: 1-6

I like to work on things at my leisure, so please be patient concerning improvements and fixes.

Detailed Information:

Levels (Number of Zerglings):
100, 200, 300, 500

Level Styles:
Burrow Ring - The zerglings will spawn around an invisible ring that is centered around all units.
Spiral - Self-explanatory, later on, there may be double, quadruple, or even 10-spirals. You won't live that long; don't worry about it.
Overlords - Overlords drop at random spots loaded with 8 zerglings each.
Pulse - Zerglings come in waves of 100. This is probably one of the toughest level styles.
Focus Spiral - The zerglings come in short bursts from the outer perimeter of the map. Make sure to defend this side!

Notable Features:

Team killers will be punished.
SCVs are prioritized higher.
Every level, an upgrade must me selected for the zerglings.
Friendly-fire doesn't exist.
Buildings can all be built on zerg creep.
Nuclear missiles are free! (Not that anyone would dare use one)
Personal highscore board.

Changes to be implemented in the future:

Balance changes will constantly be applied in nearly every patch.

Now for the eye candy you've all been waiting for:

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Hellion fortress should be formidable...
Notice that you have the option to vote to skip the timer; since minerals are awarded per second, you will recieve these when a successful vote occurs.

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Holds up well so far.

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Okay well maybe not.

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Savvy Samaritan is a selectable talent. You get an extra civilian each round that you should protect. Minerals are awarded at the end of each round depending on how many survive.

Marines behind buildings make a great defense!

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At the end of each round, you are given minerals based on how quickly you completed a level.

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Vespene is awarded based upon kills. Gas Hog is a selectable talent that allows you to regenerate gas inbetween rounds. Talents and kills are the only methods to get gas.

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Supply depots don't last very long without the armor upgrade.

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Medic!

We barely survived the last round, this is probably the end.

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Alas, farewell courageous marines.

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This fortress is unstoppable.

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Wait... overlords? Not fair.

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I saw this in a movie once.

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The rounds alternate a few interesting patterns, some more difficult than others.

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Factory versus 1 zillion zerglings. Game.

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3199 out of 3200. One more zergling! Come on guys. Destroy it already.

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Planetary fortresses are unstoppable because you can repair them... or so they say.

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Pretty colors.

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The mighty fortress has fallen.

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Micro for the win?

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And no... lifted buildings will not save you from the defeat triggers.

andiCR

Costa Rica2273 Posts

November 12 2010 23:55 GMT

gonna try it out :O

ill let you know my opinions soon

andiCR

Costa Rica2273 Posts

November 13 2010 00:02 GMT

i just played it with one friend. game is impossible with protoss. We walled the cannons in and still the zergligs beat the crap out of us

Narfin

United States23 Posts

November 13 2010 00:23 GMT

This makes me want to play Zergling Blood

I'll let you know what I think of this game when I get a chance to play it with some friends

andiCR

Costa Rica2273 Posts

November 13 2010 00:23 GMT

terran with planetary fortress beats this easy

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 13 2010 00:32 GMT

Let's reserve this thread for tested strategies, never_toss.

And I'm not aware that anyone has beaten this game. It's not even possible, the game has infinite levels. Level 22 is over 1,000,000. I don't think anyone has gotten past level 10 or so.

andiCR

Costa Rica2273 Posts

November 13 2010 00:35 GMT

8003 points with terran. I feel like you make too little amount of minerals per round

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 13 2010 00:36 GMT

Select mineral man as a talent. :D

n3mo

United States298 Posts

November 13 2010 01:54 GMT

i haven't played this game, but if its anything like the one million lings game, broodlords are gold.

Proto_Protoss

United States495 Posts

November 13 2010 02:38 GMT

#10

Is it even possible for my computer to support a million zerglings?

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 13 2010 04:56 GMT

#11

The game only is allowed to produce a certain number of zerglings at a time. Lag is never an issue, even on my integrated graphics card laptop. :D Designed with perfection, mathematical perfection.

I use the fibonacci sequence to produce the levels, and the sum of the fibonacci sequence to conclude a level.

.Aar

2177 Posts

November 13 2010 05:38 GMT

#12

On November 13 2010 09:23 never_toss wrote:
terran with planetary fortress beats this easy

I've always just powered through these with a double SCV wall (holdpos-ed, repair active) and a sea of hellions with blue flame beyond, haha. I don't really understand how you can win without something cheesy like that, though.

birdkicker

United States752 Posts

November 13 2010 06:09 GMT

#13

ultralisks work nicely

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 13 2010 08:30 GMT

#14

Repair costs minerals. You might be able to keep up repair for a few levels, but I think you need a better strategy. Maybe in combination with banshees?

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 15 2010 08:27 GMT

#15

Pretty pictures added

Sufficiency

Canada23833 Posts

November 15 2010 09:37 GMT

#16

Is it even remotely possible to solo it? I tried like 10 times and I could only get to round 4, I think.

Choose Greed.

R1: 1 Barracks, 1 Factory, 2 Depot, rest into Hellion
R2 : everything into Hellion
R3: Tech lab addon, Hellion upgrade, rest into Hellion
R4: Hellion... and depot...
R5: dead

Chewits

Northern Ireland1200 Posts

November 15 2010 13:44 GMT

#17

Please upload to Euro.

calgar

United States1277 Posts

November 15 2010 19:22 GMT

#18

How do I find this to play? I looked through the list and couldn't find anything.

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 15 2010 19:22 GMT

#19

I'd like someone trusted to upload this to Eu for me. Please contact me by PM.

You can search for this game by clicking "Create Game." Then type in Zillion.

Vanished131

France311 Posts

November 16 2010 19:53 GMT

#20

I had a few people contact me about publishing this to Europe, but none of them seemed to be active on these forums. If I could get a few more contestants, that would be great.