Yes, I know it says I'm a developer. I'm not. I was a bug tester and helped with the 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 updates.

Vox Aeterna is one of the most unique maps I've played on the workshop, taking place in Egypt and having a desert theme to it. Each chapter takes you throw unique layouts and environments, and many areas have a stunning beauty to them, especially chapter 2.

Item balancing is good; the only complaint would maybe be not getting Tier 2 guns before the scripted tank fight in Chapter 2, and then putting the Tier 2 guns you find later right next to a witch. But you are given plenty of medical supplies, a unique melee which is very good, grenades, ammo piles, and best of all, plenty of respawn closets, something custom campaigns can entirely forget.

Chapter 5, while throwing a lot of infected at you once again, gives you the needed supplies to fight. You have plenty of space, medical supplies, and numerous turrets. Not to mention the Van driving by is absolutely hilarious.

So where's the bad? The director is a jerk in this campaign. Genecchi (the map author), made it so special limits are doubled, making you fight twice the standard amount of specials (4 instead of 2) as well as making the limit for each 2. This makes it so some areas can feel especially tough, and if you are playing with a team full of bots can be annoying (especially considering I've seen them jump off ledges on chapters 2 and 4). This is what I consider to be the Achilles heel of this map. Players who want more specials can load up special mutations of their own accord. If they want a harder experience, they can run Expert or Realism modes, but forcing all players to play with these extra infected can feel needlessly tough. I personally don't mind it, but I can see how some players would, and I think it's a valid complaint.

Despite that, this map is excellent and a workshop gem. Play it if you haven't. I fully recommend it.