PR:Z Open Beta - 8th to 14th of Feb

[Onil]

Project Reality: Zombie Apocalypse Survival Mini-Mod Presents:

The PR:Z Open Beta Week will start on the 8tt of February and end on the 14th of February. The server will be available 24/7 but you will only be able to play PR:Z from 17h30 to 02h30 PR-Time (Except on the 10th due to SGE) as it requires an admin to be present and activate the loot spawns (will be improved in future versions).

We will mostly be playing Grozny on this Open Beta but depending on the numbers we might play Dovre and perhaps even Hades as well. We have also made significant improvements to Zombie gameplay by adding the ability for zombies to spot survivors so that they show on the map temporarily, place Rally Points that do not time-out but do get overrun and other interesting features.

[size="-1"]Event Delayed due to Issues with Master Server[/size]

You can find more information about this minimod on our Discord Server where you should take your time to read the Frequently Asked Questions and Tips to help you understand how everything works.

A Survival Games Event will be hosted on the 10th of February, if you're interested in participating, you will have to sign-up through our Discord Server. There will be limited slots for this event.

You can also check our main threads on the PR Forum PR:Z Presentation & Modding Section, it has plenty of information and feedback related to past events. Including a few videos of both Survival Games and PR:Z.

The download link will be posted here this Sunday, with clear instructions on how to install the minimod using our Control Panel.

PR:Z Download Link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/170 ... _5_1_1.rar

Installation Guide: Download the PR:Z Control Panel and unzip it inside the "Project Reality/Project Reality/BF2/mods/pr" folder. Make sure you unzip it before launching it. Right click on the PR:Z Control Panel and click "Run as Administrator", once the CP opens, click Install. It should download and install everything automatically but it will not enable the minimod automatically. The Control Panel requires an updated DotNet Framework, all recent Operating Systems already have it. If you run into issues, please read the Installation Guide on Discord and ask for support there.

To Enable the minimod you will have to click the Enable button on the Control Panel. Then you can use the PR Launcher to start the game. The Launcher will give you two errors to which you will choose "Skip" and "Yes". This is totally normal and does Not mean that your PR is broken. Once in game, choose Coop and search for [OD-S] #3 - PR:Z Server.

To play normal PR, simply click Disable in the PR:Z Control Panel before launching PR (Make sure PR is closed when doing this).

Note: The Website button in the Control Panel leads to our ModDB page which is currently outdated since we're using Discord. We will eventually update the page but we will also most likely link the CP to Discord in the future.

The PR:Z server has been kindly provided by the OD-S clan.
The SGE server has been kindly provided by the [3dAC] clan.

You can find the servers by clicking Co-operative and searching within the short list of servers. The password will be posted here on Monday.

This minimod does not alter your original PR so you can continue to play it as long as you disable the minimod in the Control Panel.

DO NOT FORGET TO DISABLE THE MINIMOD BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO PLAY NORMAL PR!!!

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here or on Discord. Same applies to feedback on the minimod and it's features.

Project Developers:

- Project Lead: Onil - Project Managing, Concepts, Map Audits
- BF2 Coder: [R-DEV]M42 Zwilling - Weapon & Vehicle Coding
- Python Coder: [R-DEV]Mats391 - PR:Z Python Coding
- Python Coder: Hjid - SGE Python Coding & BF2 HUD Coding - Retired

Project Contributors:

- Coder: [R-CON]UTurista - PR:Z Control Panel
- Coder: [R-CON]rpoxo - Vehicle Coding
- Mapper: Rabbit - Map Tweaks
- Exporter: Cassio - Exporting/Fixing meshes - Retired
- Supporter: Tobi-the-fraggel - Map Audit Support
- Supporter: FFG - Testing Support
- Hosting: Blip - SGE/Test Server Provider
- Hosting: Zrix - PR:Z Server Provider

To see the full credits list, visit our Discord Server.

Hope to see plenty of you as Survivors or Zombies during the Open Beta.

[Murkey]

Glorious! I really enjoyed the last PR:Z beta session. It is easier to pick up and play quick sessions compared to PR where you have to be settled down for the evening.

It's also great for betraying your friends and leaving them for dead outside the gas station (you knw who you are)

Looking forward to it.

Cheers, Murkey.

[mries]

Looking forward to this!

[solidfire93]

can't wait for this keep up the good work guys

i'll cya around soon...

[Rabbit]

What maps?

[Onil]

What maps?

lol...read the text?

[solidfire93]

@Onil are you guys gonna be around Discord on the date when the Beta starts ?

[Onil]

Yes, we're always online on Discord, just not on the voice channels unless if needed.

During the event itself I will be on the Server Admins channel though.

[qs-racer]

For lazy reader :

Q- Why do I get a black screen every time I pickup a kit?
A - You have to select the "Grab Item" "weapon" in your kit inventory and click the Common Rose (Q) button that says "Allow Kit Pickup" each time you want to pickup a new kit. You don't have to do it for a kit you just dropped (less than 2 minutes ago) or for a Patches or Ammo Kit.

Q - Why can't I fire my weapon?
A - Some weapons spawn jammed and you won't be able to fix them. They just click as if they have no ammo even when they do have it.

Grozny Buildings: Apartment Buildings with multiple levels only have loot on first (not ground) and last level. That includes Russian and Chinese Apartments and L-Shape Buildings.



Zombies spec (same caracter as picture, but with blood)
- Greg - Slow (Lowest Stamina) - Strongest Hit - Strong Armor
- Mike - Slowest (Lowest Stamina) - Medium Hit - Medium Armor
- Eli - Fastest (High Stamina) - Weak Hit - Standard Armor
- Hunter - Slow (Low Stamina) - Strongest Hit - Strongest Armor (Headshot)
- Chin - Fast (Medium Stamina) - Medium Hit - Standard Armor
- Larry - Slow (Low Stamina) - Weak Hit - Weak Armor

- Greg - Rally Point Placing
- Mike - Rally Point Placing
- Eli - Long Lasting Stamina
- Hunter - Requires a Headshot to Die
- Chin - Can Revive at a Distance
- Larry - Can Throw Stones

[Onil]

Those settings are only for the zombies, not the survivors (in the picture) as all survivors have the same settings. You can however use them as a reference as the zombies are pretty much the same characters but with a bit more blood and such.

[Onil]

As most of you are aware, the PR Master Server is down and will only get fixed (hopefully) on Monday.

As this event starts on Monday at 17h30, we hope that it will be fixed by then. If it is however not fixed yet, I would invite you to join our Discord Server and participate in the discussions, ask questions, make suggestions, etc.

Some of the Developers and Contributors will be around to answer any questions and if interested, stream local PR:Z and show stuff.

[c4ke]

I'll try to make it to the server!

[qs-racer]

Link available now or you are waiting for master server get back online ?

[Onil]

Link will be provided later tonight.

[c4ke]

Link will be provided later tonight.

Let's hope the servers will be up and running by then.

[Onil]

Op updated with Download Link and Installation Guide.

Discord also has both on their own channel.

If you need help with the Installation, it is easier to provide such support through our Discord Server.

Please keep in mind that you will NOT be able to play PR:Z on local since there won't be any weapons.

[Onil]

Due to the issues with the Master Server, we will delay the Open Beta by 1 week by starting it on the 8th, ending it on the 14th of February. However, on the 10th we have the SGE so the PR:Z will start late that night.

Also, since the PR Forum was down before and that might happen again, I would advise everyone that is interested in our events to join us on Discord as to stay up to date. If the Master Server issue gets fixed sooner and we have enough players on Discord wanting to join the server, we will do so and I will activate the loot for everyone to give it a try.

Stay tuned for more news, as soon as we know more from the PR Devs.

[Bruno Grassi]

hey dude , i downloaded that 130mega mod lots of time ago , and i cant find the password to play on the server , u guys have problem ??? where is the password?

[Onil]

Read the above posts... and it's not 130mb, it is 171mb. You might however have an older version of the mod.

On another note, can I have a Moderator change the title to 8th to 14th?

[Mineral]

Done! Don't forget to alter in the OP too yourself

Sorry to see the MS down screwing over this event Lets hope it can finally go smooth now.