The Flash Demo of 'Zombie Defense' has not turned out to be a great demonstration of the actual game due to its brevity. Because of this a Full Version Demo has been made available to the public Full Version Demo. In order to make sure the Flash Demo does not go to waste, and to help others interested in learning Flash we are making the source code available to all. For information about obtaining the source code, or asking questions about how the source code works please stop by the forums Rival Games Forum.

Anyone curious about the Flash demo for Zombie Defense can now check it out. It is not yet done and should hopefully be treated as such. So far the demo has only been tested with Firefox and may not display properly in Internet explorer or other browsers.

Alpha of Flash Demo

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We here at Rival Games have decided to market and sell our game "Zombie Defense". Because of this no more beta versions will be available to the public. A flash version of the game is currently being worked on and should be available in a few weeks. If anyone has any questions the forums are always open and like usual we promise to be very responsible.

A big thanks goes out to all of the people who have helped shape the game. Anyone that has a current version of our game is welcome to keep playing it, we will continue to maintain the high score lists for now.

Here are the release notes!

1. A tutorial explaining the immunities an Enemy can have has been added.
2. All of the Towers - Soldier have been re-drawn.
3. A screen shot including all of the Soldiers can be found here.
4. A new level 'Switch Back Grove' has been added to the game, this is the hardest level yet.
5. A pathfinding bug which resulted in dis-appearing enemies has been fixed.
6. Whenever it is too soon to skip to the 'Next Wave' the button will be invisible.

Here are the release notes!

1. All new Soldier images for the Molotov, Napalm, and Flame Thrower.
2. Completely redone tutorials.
3. Performance improvements on dynamic pathing levels.
4. The levels have been given better names, no more level1, level2, etc.
5. The level selection screen has been redone to handle the extra levels.

Version 1.7 of Zombie Defense will be available some time this Sunday. The biggest changes with this release are: better named levels, re-drawn fire Soldiers, and completely redone tutorials. Because of the changing level names the old high scores will no longer be valid. There will be a 1 time transfer of the old high scores to the new lists some time after Midnight tonight. Any scores obtained after this time ( Midnight tonight ) with any previous versions of the game will no longer be valid.

Weekly releases will no longer be made, we will instead be releasing new versions of the game when something significant has been added. The main goal for version 1.7 has been to recreate all of the tutorials. Instead of 3 tutorials there will be 9 smaller ones. The goal is to make the tutorials easier to follow while providing deeper insight into the game. Although there is no release for this week, we hope to have version 1.7 out in under 2 weeks. Secondary goals for the next release are to include updated graphics. So far the Molotov Cocktail, Incendiary Grenade, and Flame Thrower have been completely re-drawn.

Here are the release notes!

1. A Mac version of the game is now available!
2. More sounds have been added to the game.
3. Placing and Selecting towers has been made mutually exclusive.
4. Full screen mode can now be enabled through the options menu.

We would like to take a second to thank our friends over at TowerDefence.net. If you are looking for a bunch of other great Tower Defense games this site is the best source.

Here are the release notes!

1. Game was restructured to provide better performance. Up to 100% improvement in certain situations.
2. The enemy life bars can be toggles on or off by pressing 'L'
3. The Game End dialog has been completely redone.
4. Modified tutorial 1 to explain the interactive help.
5. Tutorial 3 has been balanced to be much easier. It was a bit too hard for a tutorial.
6. The interactive help can be removed by clicking on it.
7. Added a new sound to the Marksmen tower.
8. Added a new level! See if you can get the top score in 'Spiral Bridges'
9. The 'Skip' button now says 'Next Wave'.
10. The main game screen will now show the users which version they are playing.
11. Fixed a bug where 'Clover Bridge' would get stuck after the last wave.
12. Tutorial 2 was balanced to be easier.

Here are the release notes!

1. The high score list has been organized, the user can select whatever level's score they wish to view. The old score display is still available.
2. The final wave no longer generates a "Cannot Skip Wave" message.
3. Screen shots on the web site can now be viewed in full.
4. A "Reset" button has been added to the interface which will put the level back into its initial state.
5. The start button will now instantly spawn the first wave and start the time.
6. Volume controls are accessible through the options menu.
7. The Options menu can now be opened through the main game interface.
8. The register button was not going to the forums registration. This has been fixed.
9. The games information box will now disappear when the user mouses over it. A message about not being able to spawn the next wave will no longer obstruct the users view.
10. The "Molotov Cocktail" tower will play a new sound when its projectile hits the target.
11. Users were un-able to modify their forum profiles because of a security error, this has been fixed.
12. The total number of waves will now be displayed.
13. If the game was paused while the user was not playing a level the game would get stuck. This has been resolved, users can only pause the game while playing a level.
14. The button needed to un-pause the game is now displayed on the pause screen.
15. Fixed a bug where some enemies would get stuck at the beginning of their path.
16. Two more enemies have been animated, see if you can spot them!
17. When the game is installed a folder with the name "Rival Games" will no longer be created. This will cause any saved preferences to be lost. The old installation structure will need to be removed by the user.

There was a re-release of version 1.3 due to a bug. Pressing the replay button would sometimes crash the game. Downloading version 1.3 will resolve this problem.

Here are this weeks release notes:

1. The high score display on the level selection screen has been updated to look nicer. To access it right click on any of the level buttons.
2. Added 1 fully animated zombie, see if you can figure out which one it is!
3. A new level "Spiral" has been added, see if you can get the top score!
4. The interactive help has been updated. Right click on any of the buttons or image while playing the game to get some information.
5. Wave spawns have been spread out a bit more, this should alleviate lag problems.
6. There is now a registration button on the end game dialog. This should make it more clear that forum registration is required to submit scores.
7. Tiles will turn red if they cannot be built on due to enemies being in the way.
8. Some of the levels have been updated to use more clear start and end locations.
9. Level5 has been further balanced, boss enemies are now stronger.

As we get closer and closer to our final release, balancing has become one of our major concerns. This week saw improvements made to sniper and grenade towers. Also a few of the levels also recieved improvements. Do not forget to head on over to our forums and let us know what you think. Here is a list of this weeks notable changes:

1. Sniper tower has been completely rebalanced.
2. Grenade tower has been completely rebalanced and buffed.
3. Towers now give target priority to enemies which are closer to the end.
4. Level 5 has been rebalanced.
5. CloverBridge level has been rebalanced.
6. Added a pause screen.
7. Tutorial level0_3 is playable again.

Here is a lists of the most noteworthy changes in Version 1.1:

1. The tutorials can now be turned off from the options menu.
2. Fixed a bug where the installer was not overwriting some of the old files.
3. A pause screen has been added.
4. The credits section has been added.
5. High scores can now be submitted for EVERY level
6. Playing level 0-3 would prevent the users from submitting any more high scores. This has been fixed.
7. Score display fixed. Before it would lists the score twice
8. Part of the interactive/talking help has some back. Try right clicking on some buttons for more information.
9. All fire based towers will now have a more accurate damage displayed.
10. A message is now displayed when a user tries to skip a wave too soon. Letting the user know he must wait 2 seconds after the previous wave was released.
11. The tutorial dialogs were popping up on the level selection dialog. This problem has been fixed.

Our game has gone through many recent graphical upgrades. The GUI is much nicer on the eyes now, and better laid out. The various soldiers and zombies continue to improve. However, while all these improvements have been implemented, the screenshot section has remained the same. Well finally I have got around to updating the screenshots to reflect how the game looks in its current state. So head on over to the screenshot section and take a look at all the improvements we have made.

Finally we have a new beta release and we believe it will not disappoint. This releases introduces many new features. The first thing you will notice as you load up the game is that the GUI has been completely redone. We are not talking about a minor update, but a completely new and better GUI. Take a look at it below:

As you can see, it is much nicer on the eyes. A few more tweaks will be done in the future, but for the most part, this is the GUI we will now be using.

Besides the new GUI, we have also introduced a new soldier type. The Molotov Cocktail soldier takes place of the shotgun soldier. Then there are a couple new levels for you all to play. Keybinding options are now available in the options menu. The list goes on and on, as this is definitly one of our bigger releases in a long time. So go ahead, download the latest beta release and enjoy all the new features we have added. Then head on over to our forums and tell us what you think.

Download the latest beta release from File Front.

Our Forums have been up for a week and are starting to get busier each day. These forums are a great way for all of you to let us know what you think of the game so far, and what suggestions you have for the future of our development. We are always checking our forums often, and we reply to posts pretty quickly. So please take an oppurtunity to sign up and become an early part of our growing community. So if you haven't done so yet, head over to our forum and sign up now.

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