Soldiers of the Wasteland

Tripwire Interactive have announced Snowstorm, a massive game event that features updates and deals on all of their titles.

The updates available for Killing Floor include four new maps selected from the Killing Floor Grindhouse Custom Map Making Competition, two guest passes so you can let friends try out Killing Floor, as well as a free completely reworked Mod, Defense Alliance 2.

The four maps are KF-Icebreaker, KF-Departed, KF-Crash, and KF-FilthsCross which is set in an underground tube station and is said to be one of the most challenging maps ever made for Killing Floor.

The all new mod, Defense Alliance 2, features six playable classes – Medic, Mechanic, Rocketeer, Machine Gunner, Sniper and the Rifleman – and pits teams of players against each other in attack/defend scenarios. Players are also able to set up turrets, drop ammo boxes and more to add more depth to the tactical gameplay.

Defence Alliance 2 also has a secondary gameplay mode named Co-op Specimen Survival. In this mode players are set up against waves of specimens and are able to use turrets and mines to help defend their position. However players only have a limited amount of respawns so care must be taken is victory is to be achieved.

The new maps as well as the the new mod Defence Alliance 2 can be discussed on our Killing Floor forums.

The free content pack “Level Up” has been released for Killing Floor today. And in true Steam style, to coincide with this release the game is free to play over the weekend and can also be bought for 25% off.

Along with “Level Up” the new Nightfall Character Pack DLC was also released, which contains 4 more new playable character in similar fashion to the last Character Pack DLC. It can be bought from Steam for $1.99.

For more information about the new additions such as the weapons, maps, perks, Husk specimen and more, as well as a full list of changes included in the “Level Up” content pack, check out the dedicated Tripwire forum thread.

A new free content pack for Killing Floor was announced recently and to conincide with the release, Tripwire Interactive are letting people play the game, including the new “Level Up” content pack, for free from Thursday October 22 through to Sunday October 25.

Details of the content pack are sketchy at the moment due to IGN securing an exclusive preview and write up of the pack. The article will be released on Tuesday October 20 so expect more news then.

However, some details of the content pack have emerged thanks to an ad on bloody-disgusting.com. According to the ad, the content pack will include:

• 7 new weapons
• 3 new maps
• New Demolition perk
• Perk level caps raised
• New specimen – Husk

It will be good to get a proper run down of the inclusions, but just by looking at the list already I’d say we’re in for a pretty decent update especially when you consider it’s cost price (hint:free). So if you haven’t tried Killing Floor yet but have been thinking about it, remember to grab it from the Steam store from October 22-25 and play for free!

Thanks to AgentSmith5150, SotW now have their very own dedicated server for Killing Floor!

Server details-
IP: 69.147.238.139
Port: 7707

Be sure to add this server to your favourite server list in game. To do this just select the favourites tab, right click on the list and select ‘add to favourites’. Then just type in the IP address and you’re good to go!

The previously announced content pack for Killing Floor, ‘Heavy Metal’, has been released today. The update is free and will introduce a couple of new weapons, a new map as well as some other minor features, tweaks and bug fixes.

Some of the major additions include:
- 2 new weapons: the AK-47 and the Katana
- 1 new map: Foundry, set in a Horzine manufacturing facility
- “On Fire” behaviour to all zombies: when they are set on fire they will now go into a panic state
- Flashlight now looks and acts in a more realistic manner

For a full list of additions and changes, check out the thread on our forums.

To coincide with the release of the Heavy Metal content pack, Tripwire has thrown in a 10% discount off the price of the game for the next week. It can now be bought from the Steam store for $17.99.