Shadygun ComZone

23/10/2021

13/12/2020

* * M O B I L E - U P D A T E * *
Android players can now download ComZone version 3.0.1.3 from our website (link provided at the bottom). It still contains a few little bugs, but as finding spare time and motivation gets increasingly difficult, here is a first release candidate anyway for you to play with.
This update contains the following major changes :
- New maps (SGDZ originals) like Assembly, Outpost, Trainyard and others.
- Visual overhaul of some of the existing maps like Candy and Indust, more in SciFi style.
- Nethernova map returned
- New version of the Libra map (Libra v2)
- Lag Compensation for mobile players. You now need to aim directly at your target and no longer predict where the ememy could be. Your hitreg should be improved.
New button in the HUD to allow for fast 180 degree rotation in case someone attacks you from behind.
People that had early access to beta clients, please download this version as your beta keys will be invalidated soon.
One word of warning - During the test phase we came to know about people trying to cheat playing 'mobile' by using emulators. That caused another delay. Emulation detection has now been built in, and if you play like that, we will get notified and you will forfit your account permanently as playing like that we consider cheating.
The 'new' maps are running on the EU server for now although they show up in the US Lobby, so your ping there is higher if you are from US region. However, the provided LC should still make it quite playable for you - give it a go !
Download from :
http://shadowgun-comzone.com/links.php

Please note - Google Playstore version will NOT be updated anymore.-

ComZone is a fan-made follow-up of SGDZ with the purpose of keeping its retro spirit alive. We were already developing content (like maps and such...) for SGDZ that got approved and made it into the original game. Since SGDZ got shut down for good, we decided to give it's fanbase a new home and mayb...

13/10/2020

Hi All,
this is to let you all know that account creation has been opened again even though we are still shy of the target $130 set for that.

You can now create your own accounts. This is to allow new and thus more players in, not to harvest accounts or existing players - if we find that happens, action will be taken to safeguard new players can enter.

Keep in mind, that the current US server can only take so many players, so we may come to a point where lag will increase if nothing is done about that server itself.

Now we know from experience, that getting donations is usually difficult and takes up a lot of time. That is why I think it is worth mentioning that on April 30st 2021, the contract for the US server will expire. If no donations towards renewing that contract have been received before that date, the contract will be terminated and the US server will stop to exist.

With regards to the update itself that will bring lag compensation and all the original SGDZ maps, it is close. Finalizing it all just takes a little more time as bugs and glitches appear, and we rather fix those first than force players to update a couple times on a row, as there are those who are on data plans and can not afford to keep downloading 600Mb over and over.

There has been some chatter about the available maps, how vs maps are missing. One vs map was shut down to make room for the sniper tournament, as soon as that is over, and I am sure the organizer will inform us about it, we can stop 2 duel maps and have room for vs again. Also, there should be a poll soon to find out which maps the majority would like to see running. We only have so much space, choose wisely !

06/09/2020

** UPDATE **
EU and US servers received an update to facilitate clan wars (vs). For now, on both servers you will find the map Renegade with VS in the server name. Maps marked as VS can only be entered by players with a clan tag. Team assignment is then automatic for each player joining the map. Players not in a clan will be rejected, and once 2 clans have been recognized by the server, a potential 3rd clan player will also be rejected. Give it a try, and please report problems / bugs should you encounter them.

14/05/2020

[BETA TEST NEWS]

Hi all, I have seen that the rumor machine operates at full capacity. When you ask 10 players something, you will get 10 different opinions. Also, I realize we can not make everyone happy. The bottom line is this :

Android vs PC is not balanced. No matter how hard you all shout to tell me it is equal, it really is not. If you know how the game works under the hood, you would understand why. Not a single Android device can for instance sustain 60fps (check the fps counter in game and you will see), unless it is a device with a low screen resolution (less pixels to render). Also, mobile devices have touch screens. A touch interface introduces a small delay, more so than a keyboard/mouse interface. Not to mention that unless you set sensitivity so high that you can’t even aim properly, you simply can not match how quick a PC player can turn around. Add all that together, and you understand there is no balance. If you do not believe me, look at the average score boards people post, PC always on top, Android at the bottom, with a few exceptions obviously. But the focus is not on exceptions, it is on the game in general.

The current balance can be compared to what happened in Deadzone when they switched from 30fps to 60fps. All of a sudden, Android and iOS were no longer a match for each other.

By it’s very nature, Comzone is a mobile game, that is how it was originally developed. The mobile players now are being drowned in PC presence. You have seen the poll I asked Milan to do. The truth is, the figures lie. Most people that ticked that they play on Android, really also play PC and use that as it is easier and more powerful. When I enter matches, most often I am the only Android player there, at times one or two others. When we first hit the Playstore, we gained many Android players. Most of them were ran off by PC players. When you enter a game, and you get slaughtered non stop, the fun is over quick, and they uninstall. The graphs and the data we got back from Google don’t lie.

We have tried separation. It does not work. There simply are not enough people that play on mobile, so mobile only maps are usually empty. Also, servers do not have sufficient capacity to run all maps twice, one for each platform. And then there is this thing where most players just seem to go where the action is …

We have been working hard to implement lag compensation. This could be a tool to bring balance to the game, balance between the platforms so that all can play together. Giving that tool to both platforms will change nothing obviously, apart from the kill rate going up, but the balance does not change. So the idea is to test Android with lag compensation vs PC without to see if that restores balance. To that end, I will setup a couple test maps on the busiest server, being the US. Some beta testers have joined in a clan with TEST tag, I invite PC players to join there and let’s see how it goes – keep an open mind before shooting something down you have not even experienced yet. This will probably be tomorrow, but I will make an announcement when it is time to do this test. Please note, as regular players do not have the update, they will not see the shooting animation of the beta testers as old and new client are not compatible. That is not a cheat, simply a cosmetic thing. Once this has been proven to work and can be rolled out, of course that shooting animation will be made compatible between platforms.

29/04/2020

[A N N O U N C E M E N T - N E W A C C O U N T S]

Hi all,

a lot of people contact us saying that they can not create a new account to play the game. As we stated a couple times, the new account creation option has been disabled. This was done after monitoring load on servers and databases after which it became clear we are hitting some limits. To safeguard the players that can currently play, and especially the ones in the US that donated money for a server in their region, we have kept it disabled for now. An inrush of additional players - seeing how the majority of those is also in the America region - would only cause servers being too busy which has a negative impact on games in progress (the lag would go up). A server costing roughly $30 a month can only handle so many players ...

To solve the "problem", additional server capacity needs to be made available. And since ComZone can only take donations, we realize this is not going to be very practical. Players that do not have an account now would not be tempted to donate towards additional server hardware I am sure.

So, even though we can do some additional work to ease the load a little bit, that is more something for the long term and not a quick fix for now.

In order to accept new players, we need to see support go up, or a decline in existing players. If someone leaves the game, the gap can be filled with a new player, where of course we try to be fair and do this on a first come, first served basis. For now we will deal with the outstanding requests for new accounts and not accept additional requests anymore. We will just let everyone know when we can take some more, at which time you can contact us. This to prevent the list of people wanting an account becoming unmanageable.

05/03/2020

So today is the day: the new american server is online thanks to your donations. Its paid for a whole year upfront, so you know you aint wasting time practicing and joining clans.

Go to your settings and select the region (America or Europe) you want to play in.

We still have to do some finetuning so the first week might have some occasional server downtime. With a future update we will also add some of the old SGDZ maps as well: Diversation, Warzone, Refinery, Trainstation...

Until then have fun and spread the news!

28/02/2020

After showing off his skills in Shadowgun Wargames, Smasher now turned to ComZone to show you all his sniper trickshots. Great Job Kawalpreet Singh ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqWwG6jaed4

Hello all, Here is my first 360° montage on comzone . Tell me how is this montage, by commenting. Leave a like 👍, if you enjoy this montage. Thanks all. ■Edi...

25/02/2020

As you can see, some people already donated for a server in America. Thanks to those for their trust.
But there is still more needed to reach that goal. If you want to help out send a direct message to us...

07/02/2020

Quick reminder: We are back on Google's playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cubrox.comzone3

07/08/2019

Due to planned electrical work, Comzone servers will shutdown in a couple of hours to maximize up time while running on backup power for other servers. We should be back sometime tomorrow after 10AM CET.

20/07/2019

Shadygun ComZone: Candy refurbished

Here's a first look at the refurbished version of Candy in Shadygun ComZone:
https://youtu.be/OOd_zhpAvUo

Candy is under refurbishment. This is a first look at what you can expect it to be with the next update.

16/07/2019

Shadygun ComZone - new map: Libra v2

Coming soon to a ComZone near you: https://youtu.be/Cx4S6qqmmDM

This map is one of few coming soon to ComZone. Its a remake of one of the very first ComZone maps called Libra - hence the v2...

04/07/2019

Having some fun with our new crawling friends to keep y'all busy. 2 versions, the regular one, and a slightly bigger and more deadly variety of the same species that has a special interest in people trying to setup camp somewhere in a map. Note, that although those pesky creatures can kill you, you can also use them to your advantage and set them on the trail of an enemy :) One or two other things to sort out and all the goodies for the next update are ready. The first to ask when will be put on the spider favorite target list.

18/04/2019

Hi guys, we have given you a US server for exactly one month. We hope that will improve your game experience in the America region.

However, we will not continue to spend money on US servers, so the task of keeping it alive is now up to you all. Before may 14th, donations totaling at least $30 would have to be raised from your region. May 15th is when the contract for this server runs out, so if you want to keep it, it has to be renewed before then. Once the contract runs out, EU servers will no longer be accessible from other regions as we can not maintain a situation where players have way too much lag to have fair matches against EU players.

You can find our official group here: www.facebook.com/groups/sgcomzone/

02/04/2019

Shadowgun Deadzone: Farewell to a Classic Game…

Some farewell interview about Shadowgun Deadzone

This weekend saw the withdrawal of Shadowgun Deadzone, after six and a half years of multiplayer mayhem. I got in touch with some of the…

01/04/2019

Shadygun ComZone's cover photo

14/02/2019

Violentina is wishing you a nice Valentine's day.
Show her some love by donating to ComZone:
www.shadowgun-comzone.com/donate.php

01/02/2019

Hi all. Due to the lack of donations we had to move to a slightly cheaper server. This server has a weaker configuration so we had to remove some maps.

Maps we removed are: Cubane, Indust, Training, Death Valley, Patio, Snowbombing, Libra. We will return to a stronger server once we can afford it again.

We hope you enjoy the 16 maps that are still online.

22/01/2019

Hey guys - i know you are sad that Shadowgun Deadzone is getting shut down its servers for good within the next weeks. With ComZone we want to try to give you some replacement so you can continue to use those skills you gained in SGDZ.

Sadly we also have to pay for servers every month, so we need your help to keep them online. This month only 3% of our bill is covered yet so it would be great if you can add your name to the list by making a small (or big) donation: www.shadowgun-comzone.com/donate.php

24/12/2018

We are wishing you a merry christmas. Violentina insisted you guys deserve a gift, so here it is:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cubrox.comzone3

24/12/2018

Comzone

For all our Android players out there, you can now find us in the Google Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cubrox.comzone3

Happy holidays !

22/11/2018

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you celebrating

25/08/2018

Having a bit of a workout in Comzone's Cubane map :)

19/08/2018

Radar with minimap and zoom - done.

27/07/2018

comzone 3002

Comzone update has arrived, version 3002. The DEV servers have been updated and once you update your game client you can play on the new maps. Later tonight the other NL servers will also receive the update to give more people a chance to update before their game clients expire. In case you would like to find out what is included, please watch this video : https://youtu.be/Oqm7F1S95i8

This video highlights the new things that were added to Comzone. Grab your copy of the game at : http://www.shadowgun-comzone.com/links.php and select the pr...

23/07/2018

Comzone Team

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfPkn2Rx68LsZqgPWHGJr6w

Everything related to Comzone development

15/07/2018

Last new feature before the update goes out : A quick play button in the ordered server list. Most people seem to be scrolling to find servers where there is some action going on. Hitting the quick play button top right will automatically send you to a map with connected players. In case there is more than one map, a random selection will be made. Of course, feel free to still select a map of your choice manually ...

23/06/2018

Alert!
Gear up players for the next tournament of comzone
Shredder tournament is for all players
Equipments for this tournament
° Only shredder
° No nades,No jammer
Reward: 1st,2nd and 3rd player will be rewarded with the XP
If you are interested in the tournament here is the link of the tournament group please mention your current in game name and your platform thanks :)
Tournament organizersAhsan Abbacy and Hamza Shakeel

Join Hamza Shakeel's group on Messenger by visiting: https://m.me/join/Abb7vb-1QEAOELNz

10/06/2018

Sniper rules tournament - турнир с снайпер правила

Come on Comzone players, there are still spots open in the sniper tournament that Veselin Tonkov is organizing. Don't be shy and sign up ! Details are explained on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDjKL15d-YA