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The Zombie Apocalypse Bible I know we have the Post Apocalyptic Playalong thread, but A zombie outbreak is a slightly different matter, and plans need to be more carefully thought out if you want to survive. This is how it's going to work: i'll ask a bunch of questions, and hope you lot will be bothered to answer them. Over time we can then build a collection of tips for survival. Like an outbreak bible! Also, feel free to add to this, by asking your own questions too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intel: I guess the most important question you should be asking yourself is what kind of threat are we looking at? Are the zombies fast & vicious? Are they slow and avoidable? How do they hunt? do they stand idle until they can see/smell you? Or do they hide and wait for you? Refuge: Where you will hold up. Is your house/flat/apartment safe in an outbreak? How many people do you have with you, and will they help you survive or end up getting you killed? Will you seek refuge somewhere else, and why? Will you keep moving from place to place, to avoid being cornered? Rationing: What you will do when you run out of food & water. Will you go out and look for food? Do you have one place in mind that will house all your needs? You don't have a lot of storage on the move, What is the most essential food and tools for survival? Defence/Offence: So you want to survive? What sort of weapons & defence do you plan to put in place to help you live longer? If you have a gun, do you have enough ammo? if not, where will you get it? What sort of melee weapon will keep you a good arms length away if you have to come face to face with one? Will you secure your windows if you have any? If so, with what, and where will you get that? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ So, a few simple survival questions which should get you in the right mind set. Don't forget to answer them, as that is the point of the thread. To build a collection of different scenarios and versions of how to survive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ These are my own answers: Intel: I guess the most important question you should be asking yourself is what kind of threat are we looking at? I'm gonna say we're looking at 28 days later style RAGE zombies. They're not slow, they're quick and relentless. They're smart and stay out of sight until they see any vulnerable prey. Refuge: Where you will hold up. I live in a flat above ground floor with secure doors, so I think I'll be safe at home. I have a Wife and Son, and they're the only people i care about enough to get myself killed over. They only reason for me to seek refuge anywhere else is if somehow, my flat became unsafe. Or if i couldn't get back in after collecting survival supplies. My last choice, but if i had to, then yes i would keep moving until i found somewhere as secure as before. Rationing: What you will do when you run out of food & water. Well yes, I'm not a cowered, if I need food, I'll go and get it. But I'd ask my family to stay at home. I have a huge Asda-Walmart right near my house. although it could be swarming with zombies, is the best place for supplies near me. I'd stock up on tinned food, dried foods, bottled water and a selection of drugs like painkillers and antibiotics etc. Defence/Offence: Guns aren't really accessible in my country, so it'd have to be a good selection of melee weapons. No guns worth keeping on me around here. A baseball bat, a machete and maybe divers knife as backup. My windows shouldn't be accessible on the first floor, but I'd probably nail some wood over them only leaving small gaps to look out. One thing i saw in 28 days later which i liked, was the use of trolly's at the bottom of the stairwell. I think I'd do something similar if it didn't put my life at risk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feel free to add anything else that will have value to this thread, like images of good hideout setups, food and supply items, weapons, etc...

If I had known the world was ending... TUE SEP 19 - 6PM (EDT) / 11PM (BST) / 3PM (PDT) --- Join us this Tuesday for iGTA Crew Night! #shenanigans, crew-created jobs, photo ops, streaming, etc... Join when you can, stay as long as you like, and please post your pics and videos here for all to enjoy! Crew nights are always more hilarious from multiple viewpoints, so show and tell your side of the story! If you created a new job, post a link here so the playlist DJs can bookmark it, or in the PSN group chat. Photos are occasionally featured at @iGrandTheftAuto. Please tag your crew content with #igta! --- Theme: A most excellent throwback shot for this week's banner! There are a few more zombie mask and ratty clothing options since ^that was taken. If you wish, save a Walking Dead/survivor outfit along with your zombies, we can get shots of someone fleeing from or cornered by a shuffling horde in a dark alley. This theme overlaps well with apocalypse-type jobs and vehicles, and we have a plentiful supply of both - should be a rotting good time! Let the undead nightmares begin.... --- * Join the iGTA community here to be eligible for an invitation to the Social Club Crew. * Add crew staff on the Playstation Network to get invited to GTAO lobbies. PSN Names are underneath our forum avatars, along with Social Club, Twitter, etc. * Join anytime, the earlier the better. We usually start in a crew lobby, join via friends list or party chat. If you can't get in, ask for an invite, sometimes we end up in an invite-only after jobs. We round everyone up and send out fresh invites after each playlist. * If there's an "EVENT THEME", please dress appropriately. * NO CREW KILLING, unless #shenanigans happen or agreed upon. You're not in a public lobby, so save it for when you are. * NO DIRTY RACING! A number of our jobs have specific rules, so pay attention, read the description, and listen to the creator's instructions. * NO BULLET-PROOF HELMETS, SNACKS or GOING OFF-RADAR during competitive play. For GTA races, use pickups only (rockets, boost), no thrown explosives. * Don't ruin photo or video setups. No getting a 4-star wanted level when someone's staging a shot. Just don't. --- Upcoming Events: September 26 - Cars You Don't (Normally) Steal or Drive, aka "I Forgot I Bought This" October 3 - Dirty Animals (Redneck hat/mask instead of Dapper) October 10 - Crew Blue October 17 - Muscle cars October 24 - Vinewood Night (Dress up as a Hollywood celebrity) October 31 - Halloween (Events Subject to Change depending on crew input or when Rockstar releases new DLC) Themes: All About Dat Vehicle Apocalypse Night, MC Night, Drift Night, Stunt Night, Off-Road, BMX Night, Lowriders, Rally Car, Supercars, Crotch Rockets, Motocross, Military Night, Muscle Cars, Classic Cars Show & Shine, Utility, Truckers All About Dat Outfit Crew Blue Night, 80s Night, Vinewood Night, FIB Night, Rock & Roll Night (KISS), Dapper Animals, Underpants Party, Bums, Toga, Cowboys, Pirates, Ninjas, GTA Characters, Rockabilly Night, Business Night, Wrestling/Fight Night, Purge Night, Steampunk Other theme suggestions are welcome!

The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents. The open, sandbox world develops in real-time, shaped by your actions, dynamically generating content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat. State of Decay is an open world zombie-survival game, currently under development at Undead Labs for release on Xbox 360 / Xbox LIVE Arcade and PC.

I know there aren't many PC players on here, but any of you played this yet? I'm thinking of getting ArmA II: CO tomorrow to play this mod. The combination of realistic physics and survival horror looks really interesting to me and I think this will probably be something I will play for a long time. dayzmod.com