Poll: Would you like being in a Zombie Apocalypse?
HELL YEA! LET ME AT THEM FRIGGIN LIVIN DEAD! (65)
69%
No, that is a terrible thing! (29)
31%
94 total votes
Your vote: Would you like being in a Zombie Apocalypse?
(Vote): HELL YEA! LET ME AT THEM FRIGGIN LIVIN DEAD! (Vote): No, that is a terrible thing!
Imagine you wake up in your apartment, you're drenched in sweat. It's the blackest of nights when a shrill scream pierces the air. You groggily open a window and watch, horrified, a woman be torn to pieces. As your sense wake up to the outside world you notice the city is in chaos. Buildings are burning, car alarms blaring, sirens screaming and through the streets, the hordes of the living dead walk the earth, looking for fresh meat!
So, what do you do? explain your adventure in this zombie wasteland! RULE 1: REALISM, no kamehameha-ing the zombies cuz you woke as Goku
RULE 2:don't exagerrate your real life position, if you don't have a gun at home, then you can't say you'll pull out your remington, find a makeshift weapon and try and get a gun.
RULE 3: zombies only died by removing the head, destroying the brain or destroying the spine (that sends brain's messages) ie: head cut off, hammer time on the neck with a sledge hammer or bullet between the eyes.
RULE 4: Be creative. Don't just post 'i'll take my dad's 9mm and lock the doors until the army comes. Assume you're alone in the world (though you may not be/probably are not)
RULE 5: Have fun!
I will post my Zombie story once there are a few replies since the OP feels cluttered already ^^
EDIT: The Zombies are slow, but en masse, they're blind but have very reactive hearing. They don't regenerate at all cuz they're DEAD. they're not stronger than a normal human but have 0 inhibition so will not care if they get stabbed or shit like that. Obviously they feel no pain and they can smell fresh flesh from a close distance so being completely still next to a zombie will not work, but of course that is only a template you can use. You can use ANY zombies in your zombie plan, that's up to you. If you need a template, here it is
Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
On October 04 2010 18:19 shannn wrote: Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
The UK is also swarmed (60 million ppl) and you don't know if there are survivors. In your blog you said employees are at the companies that are in the same building where you work, there would be zombies inside the building, how do you deal with that?
Finding a weapon is imperative, in an office i'd say that big slicing thing that if your rip off the blade it becomes like a sword (like in Operation: Endgame) this thing
On October 04 2010 18:19 shannn wrote: Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
The UK is also swarmed (60 million ppl) and you don't know if there are survivors. In your blog you said employees are at the companies that are in the same building where you work, there would be zombies inside the building, how do you deal with that?
Finding a weapon is imperative, in an office i'd say that big slicing thing that if your rip off the blade it becomes like a sword (like in Operation: Endgame) this thing
So the whole world is a zombie apocalypse land ? I do have that slicing thing for papers :D I would get that first and cut all of their heads which come to me. After that secure my escape route and get some food first with equipment to survive outside at night and day along with weapons. There surely should be weapons in this IT oriented building besides this slicer.
Edit:
Forgot there's a big kitches at the ground floor so I can get knifes at least to defend myself with.
Also get a fast and strong car to drive outside to go wherever I want to. The big problem here is I'm in a very crowded place in the city.... Escaping is gonna be very hard Although the rails are like 900 feet behind this building so I could get there and escape by train since there are unused trains here.
On October 04 2010 18:37 piroko139 wrote: I live in a primarily military area, so am I disqualified from posting due to unfair advantages in weaponry?
Nope, I don't think that's a DQ situation for you. It's "whatever weapons are at hand or easily accessible". Until you can get there, what you do have will have to do.
On October 04 2010 18:37 piroko139 wrote: I live in a primarily military area, so am I disqualified from posting due to unfair advantages in weaponry?
absolutely not, you just can't exagerrate. if a suburban kid says hes got an M4 in his room, that's disqualified. But if you live on a military base and ur able to go to the armory and can get an M4 then that's fine
Not to sound like Carl Sagan or anything but the OP did not mention anything at all about the zombies. How does the virus you are imagining spread? Do you have to get bit and your flesh be pierced by their saliva, is a tear of condensed blood sufficient to infect you a la 28 days later, does the blood of the dead somehow turn corrosive? Does the virus symptoms start with gangrene, and can it last for a few days in the event of a smaller infection? Could a small infection on one individual actually be cured, maybe even without amputation? Or does the virus spread by air, gradually corrupting anyone in zombie-filled territory, and could unintended virus-bombs be set off by burning corpses of the infected?
What senses are the undead left with, if the eyes become opaque they are effectively blind and would have to rely on their tactile sense or on their hearing to discern living beings around them. Do the zombies only eat humans or do they feed on critters aswell? Are they only feeding on carrions or are they not devouring some of their victims to let them join their ranks? Do they have some sort of hivemind mentality or do they only care for themselves? Are they able to produce noises, do they have any memories of their previous life? And if they do can they NOT produce any noises, and therefore hide volountarily or not? If they do not detect body heat we can make distracting actions by just banging trash cans and hoping that they will follow them instead. Can they still use their limbs and actually stand? Are they able to manipulate door knobs or handles? Are they even able to go up stairs or being blind do they just fall on their knees and try to crawl their way up? What would lead them say across a field if they don't feel or smell anything there? Are they going to hivemind through a barricade or will some of them search for a backdoor? And if they do what made them so special to turn from mindless undead ravenous monstrosities to sneaky rogues? Do the fuckers regenerate or have harder/softer body/bone tissues? How does water affect them at long terms? Can they run? (If they can count me out of this, I'll just stop watching and rate it 1/5).
How spread is the infection? Am I going to have power for 2 more days, a week or did the outbreak somehow start at the nearest power plant? Same goes for the internet and telephone/mobile phone lines, and running water aswell, as for heating that's something we can deal with in other ways but depending on the season of the year different issues may emerge. I am going to guess whether our buddies survived or not it is up to us to decide, since as you may have guessed I like zombie fiction I instructed most of them on what to do under most circumstances and virus types, but you could put some lines around that.
Also where did the outbreak start? If it started inside town I will expect police road blocks, and depending on how discernable the outbreak was the infection will have spread more or less, therefore leading to some road blocks being overrun, left behind by both the living and unliving and with the spoils of the dead (in Italy basically only government agents have guns, and I don't just mean berettas, the guys in front of police stations and municipal buildings sport HK mp5s aswell).
Also does the outbreak start/do we notice it in the morning? I mostly work at nights so I may be outside instead of sleeping at home.
Anyways for anyone interested just get a copy of All Flesh Must Be Eaten, it's the zombie-based pnp rpg, for any pnp gamers who don't know much about it it's basically a modern tech-low melee WoD without the faggotry, which doesn't require miniatures either.
On October 04 2010 18:19 shannn wrote: Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
The UK is also swarmed (60 million ppl) and you don't know if there are survivors. In your blog you said employees are at the companies that are in the same building where you work, there would be zombies inside the building, how do you deal with that?
Finding a weapon is imperative, in an office i'd say that big slicing thing that if your rip off the blade it becomes like a sword (like in Operation: Endgame) this thing
So the whole world is a zombie apocalypse land ? I do have that slicing thing for papers :D I would get that first and cut all of their heads which come to me. After that secure my escape route and get some food first with equipment to survive outside at night and day along with weapons. There surely should be weapons in this IT oriented building besides this slicer.
Edit:
Forgot there's a big kitches at the ground floor so I can get knifes at least to defend myself with.
Also get a fast and strong car to drive outside to go wherever I want to. The big problem here is I'm in a very crowded place in the city.... Escaping is gonna be very hard Although the rails are like 900 feet behind this building so I could get there and escape by train since there are unused trains here.
The OP said something about realism ...
You can not cut off a human head with that thing or a kitchen knife easily. It would take some time to saw through all the muscles and bones. But time is something you don't have when faced with a zombie.
Question to the OP, what kind of zombies are we talking about here?
I've actually got a pretty good strategy planned out for this. First, I get all of my family in our car, bringing the family shotgun with us to clear out any zombies in our way. We head straight for the Willamette River and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Once there, we commandeer the old diesel submarine currently on display. We then pilot it up the Willamette, down the Columbia, and into the Pacific Ocean. From that point, we hug the coast, headed to whichever hemisphere it's currently closest to summer. Our goal is to hit the arctic circle during summer, allowing near constant daylight to keep the zombies away from our camp (I'm assuming these zombies, like most zombies, dislike sunlight). We use this time to stockpile supplies for the fall, when we'll again make the trip to the opposite hemisphere. This way, we maximize our #1 asset, sunlight, through our travel patterns.
Possible issues: -No idea if the submarine is in working condition. -No idea how to work a submarine. -How do I get fuel for the submarine?
Benefits: -Maximizes sunlight -Travel the world -Submarines are cool
If the submarine doesn't work, I suppose I could just grab a sail boat from the marina, but that's much less fun.
Edit: I've also realized that somewhere in the same area there may be a zombie Incontrol. If I see any zombies that look that they could bench press remotely near 650lbs., I'll probably just start running and screaming like a little girl.
Are the zombies active during daytime or only at night? Are they fast like in 28 Days Later or slow like in most other movies? Do water and electricity work as normal or is the infrastructure ruined?
Well I'd start off breaking into my neighbor's house. His father is a hunter and should have a shotgun. I'd then grab a toolbox, pack my bags, and take the car to drive to town. There's a barracks which should have plenty of automatic weapons and ammunition. I'd probably also get other military equipment like knives, clothing and sleeping bags. It's high quality stuff after all. Maybe they also have a nice Jeep with a mounted machine gun or something like that. I'd then drive around in search of a house which fulfills the following criteria: - barred windows - a sturdy door which I can open using my tools without permanently destroying the lock - solar power on the roof - a large garden around it so I see what's going on around the house I'd start my new life from there. There's plenty of water and farmland in my area, so starving shouldn't be a problem. Of course there are also supermarkets, gas stations, hardware shops etc. to stock up at. The main problem after that is probably figuring out how to do stuff, build or repair items etc. The Internet is probably not available, and information search in a library is much harder. If the zombies don't get me, I'd probably die from disease or infection, since medical help is nowhere to be found and even by reading books there's bound to be a problem sometime I can't fix myself.
I need some more info about the zombies to make my decisions. How fast are they? How strong are they? How good are their movements, can they climb fences? How do the zombies detect you, by sight, smell or hearing? How competent are they with weapons, can they use them or do they just bite?
Straight off the bat I know I'd be alright considering my brothers gun collection, I'd probably find out what situation he is in, team up with him and go from there. At my house theres a large vegtable garden and chickens so I'd have enough fresh food to last me forever if we stayed at my house. I always thought that there'd be somewhere in the community where people were gathering in order to have a better chance of surviving or the army would kick in and go round dropping zombies. So three options would be army base where survivors are gathering, area near our house that people are gathering to protect one another or stick at home and build some defences like a fence etc
Aww i read the poll wrong, i saw it as would you want to be a zombie or yourself so i voted no that'd be a terrible thing as i dont want to be a zombie
If youre going for realism then I`d just wait for the tanks to start driving around squishing zombies while I sit at home and enjoy all the food I bought at the local store the second I received any news about a zombie acopalypse. Alternatively I`d travel to the nearest military facility and commandeer a tank myself. Seems like the only proper way to travel in zombie acopalypsia. At that point I`d mostly be relaxing while drinking champagne and smoking cigars while talking to myself within my iron coffin
I live in Beijing with a huge ass population density and guns (and even large knives) are fucking illegal here! I'm screwed.
Best plan I can figure is this: Pack a bag of food and water. Make molotov cocktails with bottles in my house, take the biggest knives in the cabinet. Take my family's car (assuming I am alone) and attempt to drive out of the city. Head for the coast, foraging along the way.
Find a boat and sail it out to sea. Survive off of fish, come back every so often to land in order to forage.
On October 04 2010 18:19 shannn wrote: Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
The UK is also swarmed (60 million ppl) and you don't know if there are survivors. In your blog you said employees are at the companies that are in the same building where you work, there would be zombies inside the building, how do you deal with that?
Finding a weapon is imperative, in an office i'd say that big slicing thing that if your rip off the blade it becomes like a sword (like in Operation: Endgame) this thing
So the whole world is a zombie apocalypse land ? I do have that slicing thing for papers :D I would get that first and cut all of their heads which come to me. After that secure my escape route and get some food first with equipment to survive outside at night and day along with weapons. There surely should be weapons in this IT oriented building besides this slicer.
Edit:
Forgot there's a big kitches at the ground floor so I can get knifes at least to defend myself with.
Also get a fast and strong car to drive outside to go wherever I want to. The big problem here is I'm in a very crowded place in the city.... Escaping is gonna be very hard Although the rails are like 900 feet behind this building so I could get there and escape by train since there are unused trains here.
The OP said something about realism ...
You can not cut off a human head with that thing or a kitchen knife easily. It would take some time to saw through all the muscles and bones. But time is something you don't have when faced with a zombie.
Question to the OP, what kind of zombies are we talking about here?
Obviously you haven't watched Deadliest warriors :d There was a Machete I think or something similar and it cut off a dummy head from the neck with 1 strike which is supposedly as strong as a human's head/neck. So I think it's possible. If it isn't then I'd be in big trouble if Zombie apocalypse ever comes true ><
So I would wake up, I live in an Apartment building which has 6 units. I guess I would make sure the door is secured once I notice that the infection is happening and while I plan my next move. I'm going to assume my fiancee is with me. We would probably start by putting our uniforms on since it offers some protection against broken glass, etc. I would pack some supplies like food and whatever else I may need. My phone is usually always charged so I would take that with me and make an attempt to contact family to ensure they are barricaded as well. I know I would need a weapon, something that I can defend us with. I have a baseball bat under the bed, that will do. Once the bag is packed and I have the essentials, toilet paper, first aid supplies, food, flashlights, cellphone chargers. I am going to assume that we have power since the Zombies wouldn't really know how to turn off the lights. Oh, I would also pack some extra clothes and cleaning products, I hate feeling dirty.
Time To Leave The Apartment
I would scan the parking lot from the window that overlooks it in our apartment. We are on the 3rd floor, two units per floor. I would remove whatever barricade from the door once I have listened to see if I could hear anything outside. I would open the door and we would quietly proceed down to the parking lot. Our spots are pretty close to the door. Now it's time to decide, the Honda or the Pontiac. I think I would go with the Honda, its older and seems more solid. Plus it's a four-door and easier to hold stuff. I would look for means of better transportation. I would head to fleet center and take an Ambulance. It's only right, considering I drive one for a living... The fleet center is just up the road, not to far of a jaunt at all. I would do this as quickly as possible.
Supplies
We may be on the road for awhile, so we would need more supplies. I would head to the nearest Grocery store. I would enter with caution since there may be people or zombies attracted to that location already. I would devise a plan to know what kind of food I am after once I enter the building, as so that I am not aimlessly walking around. I would grab a card and go for that food. Should I come upon a Zombie I would beat them in the head with the baseball bat, if there are more than one or two zombies together I would avoid them or evacuate immediately. I'm going to say I got the food I went in to get, I live in a pretty rural place where there isn't many people around grocery stores, etc at night. Once I bring the supplies back out to the ambulance, I'd double check inside to make sure that there were not any unexpected visitors. I would load the groceries into the various cabinets in the back of the Ambulance, like a mini-rv on wheels with food. Next is getting a better weapon..
Upgrading
Now it's time to get a better weapon, I would head to the local sporting goods store. I would have to make sure that other people didn't have the same idea, I don't want to get shot by some retard as I'm trying to get a gun. I'd examine the exterior of the building to make sure it look'd safe. I would go inside/break in with my flashlight, loudly telling anyone who may be inside "I am a human, I have not been bitten". I would look for two or three rifles and a few shotguns. I would take as many bullets and shells as I could. I would take some knives and binoculars, probably some camo and any protective vests that they may have. I would head back out to the Ambulance, place the guns and ammo into the squad bench keeping one with me and one with my fiance, shotguns of course. I would have grabbed some Glocks while we were in there, yes glocks specifically. We would then need to figure out what our plan is, probably head somewhere rural to find family. Getting from place to place should be easy and any zombies on the way can easily be crushed with a 5-ton Ambulance. So we're headed to my familys house..
The Drive
My family lives three hours away, the road is a semi-highway. I would begin to drive there with my fiancee, I would avoid anyone on the way, zombies or not. Aside from two small communities along the way, the drive should be fairly straight forward. Once I reached my family's city, we have to go along the cusp of the city limits to get to their house. I would take this opportunity, before I got into town, to fuel up at a smaller gas station along the way. Less chance that there will be zombies. Once I reach our destination I would examine the house, make necessary changes to ensure it's security and associate with family, make sure that nobody has been bit, if they have they need to go. I would lock the Ambulance, taking supplies inside with me. My fiancee and I have made it, we would probably remain with my family until we could devise a plan, something more permanent. I'm going to think what that is right now and come back to this..
The Next Move....
The most critical thing that I would have to think about is that the power will probably go out soon due to nobody looking after the grid, or explosions (which seem to happen a lot when zombies are around) would take the power out. Food, I would have wanted to make sure I grabbed as much food as I could have possibly taken to survive a week or more on, once I got to my family's I could salvage whatever they have/had in the house. I would make sure to take candles and matches, lots of them, a long with tools and possibly some 2x4's if there were any and head towards a camp we have way out of town into the woods. I think in this situation, getting away from areas with any population is key, the more secluded you are, the better chance you have. I would arm the members of my family capable with the weapons I've obtained from the Sporting Goods store and head out in the Ambulance and their Truck.
The Drive
The drive to the camp wouldn't take all that long, it is probably roughly 45 minutes but pretty much straight into the woods. The odd Zombie may be around but should be taken care of easily without risking too much. We all know Zombies are pretty fucking hard to kill, but they are not invulnerable to time, weather and other hazards. I expect the drive to the camp to be relatively straight forward, potentially meeting maybe a handful of zombies on the drive there, but once in the more wooded areas, I don't foresee any zombies being around. Once at the camp I would use the "Scene Lights" or Flood Lights to light the area and see if anything is up, if not I would proceed to get out and approach the camp, doing a full sweep inside to make sure there are no suprises. Once its clear everyone would get inside and begin to bring all the supplies in as quickly as possible.
Fortifying
Now barricading up and never moving isn't a great thing in this situation, however, the longer you can wait before needing to get anywhere for more supplies, the more the chance that decay and other factors have killed off at least a few of the zombies. A few zombies less makes the job a little bit easier. I predict, my fiancée and myself along with my family could hold out for about a week. Water? There is a stream that goes through the basement of the camp, its the way it was constructed. There are no windows in the basement, its solid concrete. The windows would be boarded up, tightly and securely and the door reinforced. Potentially making a way to get out onto the roof from inside should be looked at for an alternative exit or as a lookout. Regular people who came would have to be turned away, they are a hazard to the safety of us and on the rations that you are living on, I doubt that they are as well prepared and brought their own weapons and food. Let's face it, I expect any normal person I come across to be batshit insane and in their own right, only looking out for themselves. In extreme cases they would have to be shot. I'd also be sure to bring the keys in out of the vehicles so people couldn't steal our means of transportation.
Getting Supplies
As I said earlier, it's approximately 45 minutes to town, or the outskirts at least. After the initial week I would go into town and look for supplies, if there were zombies everywhere I would have to turn around and see what I could find on the stores on the outskirts. Attracting as little attention as possible is key and you do not want to be followed and lure them in your general direction. I'm thinking that by this time it would be safe to venture into some places in the city without being mobbed with a thousand zombies, none the less, I would go in with the thought that I would never want to get trapped in somewhere and not have an exit strategy. I think resupplying would be the most difficult part, since now the infection has had time to spread or die off, depending on when the area was hit and food available to the zombies and everyone is well aware of what is going on, except my cousin, who is probably still in his room playing World of WarCraft should the power permit. Shotguns are great for killing zombies, I would have taken one of those, not a rifle and with whoever came with me, they would have one as well. A rifle would be needed for those long distant shots that may be needed. Obvious vehicle choice would be the Ambulance, why? If you'd ever driven one you'd know how tough those bastards are.
The Circle
This routine would have to be kept up until a better option comes to pass. I know outlasting zombies does not seem too promising but its the only shot you got, its not like you're going to go out and wage a full blown war on them. Other scenarios may present themselves, like heading to a better location, etc. Medical attention although not being a Doctor, two Paramedics certainly have an advantage. You would also have to live strictly by a set of rules and make sure never to waiver, family is family, but zombie family is no good.
I've already lived through one of these so I'll just copy down the diary I kept.
Day 1
It was a normal spring afternoon when I woke up at 4pm as usual and no one was home. I got on Starcraft 2 but I didn't want to play against the damn Terrans, so I just ended up playing the campaign until 7pm before I finally went on multiplayer. I should have suspected something was wrong when it took me forever to find a game but hey, that's what I get for playing SEA. When I eventually found an opponent he asked me why I was playing. I didn't understand the question so I acted like a smartass by asking him the same question. He replied by saying "I'm going to live out the last moments of my life playing the game I love."
I was all like "lulwut?" while I roflstomped his Zerg with a simple 4 gate. When I won (as usual) I just had to go outside to take a celebratory smoke break. Halfway through the cigarette, I heard a scream coming from the road and I saw a moderately grotesque scene where a zombie woman leaped onto an innocent school kid and tore the flesh off his face.
I say moderately because I wasn't as disgusted as I should have been. Did it surprise me? Yes. Did it shock me? No. If I was any ordinary person I probably would've fainted and been killed on the spot, but I'm not an ordinary person.
I'm a gamer.
At that moment my gamer brain gave me two options.
A. Save the kid. B. Get the fuck inside and protect yourself, the kid's as good as dead.
I say I'm a gamer and most gamers are selfish bastards, but I'm not any gamer. I'm not a cocky little 12 year old FPS gamer that mouths off at everyone through his headset. I play Starcraft and we're the most manner gamers in the world, yo.
So as much as I wanted to just run inside and hide, I had to try and save the kid. No, I'm not an idiot, I know there's a chance the kid could turn into a zombie himself. Still, I didn't even know what type of zombies they were. It might not be contagious, it might be contained, there could be a cure. I had no clue, alright?
I flicked my cigarette and quickly ran into my brother's room. I found some deodorant and silently thanked God for making my brother metrosexual. I run out onto the road, grabbed the kid and tossed him onto the side of the road. I used my lighter and the deodorant to create a small, makeshift flamethrower and burn the zombie Left 4 Dead style.
It worked. Kind of. I had to run around while spraying the zombie with fire but it eventually melted in a pretty sick way. And by sick I mean awesome. It kept squirming around on the ground but it was definitely not in any shape to move or cause any harm. I walked to the side of the road, grabbed a giant stick and beat the living(or unliving) shit out of it, just for good measure.. and fun.
I start walking back to the kid but he had already turned. Figures, how can a zombie apocalypse happen overnight without a very fast acting and contagious disease? He must've not seen me 'cause he ran in the opposite direction. No, I didn't chase him, why would I? I'm not going to risk my life to catch some random zombie. Plus, I don't think murdering a 12 year old child/zombie that I tried to save would be healthy for my mind, something I knew I would have to fight to preserve.
When I went home, everything sort of just hit me at once. You'd think you'd be prepared for a zombie apocalypse. I mean, I've played countless zombie games and I've even read a few zombie fanfics but none of them really helped me at that point. I had no idea whether or not my family was alive. I had no idea how far the zombie outbreak was spread. The only TV channel that was actually operational was airing constant reruns of Simpsons episodes. I had no phone reception, 000 wasn't working and my internet had died during the whole incident outside, great timing I know. What could I do? I did the only two things my semi-cataconic mind could think of.
On October 04 2010 19:52 LonelyIslands wrote: Getting Started
So I would wake up, I live in an Apartment building which has 6 units. I guess I would make sure the door is secured once I notice that the infection is happening and while I plan my next move. I'm going to assume my fiancee is with me. We would probably start by putting our uniforms on since it offers some protection against broken glass, etc. I would pack some supplies like food and whatever else I may need. My phone is usually always charged so I would take that with me and make an attempt to contact family to ensure they are barricaded as well. I know I would need a weapon, something that I can defend us with. I have a baseball bat under the bed, that will do. Once the bag is packed and I have the essentials, toilet paper, first aid supplies, food, flashlights, cellphone chargers. I am going to assume that we have power since the Zombies wouldn't really know how to turn off the lights. Oh, I would also pack some extra clothes and cleaning products, I hate feeling dirty.
Time To Leave The Apartment
I would scan the parking lot from the window that overlooks it in our apartment. We are on the 3rd floor, two units per floor. I would remove whatever barricade from the door once I have listened to see if I could hear anything outside. I would open the door and we would quietly proceed down to the parking lot. Our spots are pretty close to the door. Now it's time to decide, the Honda or the Pontiac. I think I would go with the Honda, its older and seems more solid. Plus it's a four-door and easier to hold stuff. I would look for means of better transportation. I would head to fleet center and take an Ambulance. It's only right, considering I drive one for a living... The fleet center is just up the road, not to far of a jaunt at all. I would do this as quickly as possible.
Supplies
We may be on the road for awhile, so we would need more supplies. I would head to the nearest Grocery store. I would enter with caution since there may be people or zombies attracted to that location already. I would devise a plan to know what kind of food I am after once I enter the building, as so that I am not aimlessly walking around. I would grab a card and go for that food. Should I come upon a Zombie I would beat them in the head with the baseball bat, if there are more than one or two zombies together I would avoid them or evacuate immediately. I'm going to say I got the food I went in to get, I live in a pretty rural place where there isn't many people around grocery stores, etc at night. Once I bring the supplies back out to the ambulance, I'd double check inside to make sure that there were not any unexpected visitors. I would load the groceries into the various cabinets in the back of the Ambulance, like a mini-rv on wheels with food. Next is getting a better weapon..
Upgrading
Now it's time to get a better weapon, I would head to the local sporting goods store. I would have to make sure that other people didn't have the same idea, I don't want to get shot by some retard as I'm trying to get a gun. I'd examine the exterior of the building to make sure it look'd safe. I would go inside/break in with my flashlight, loudly telling anyone who may be inside "I am a human, I have not been bitten". I would look for two or three rifles and a few shotguns. I would take as many bullets and shells as I could. I would take some knives and binoculars, probably some camo and any protective vests that they may have. I would head back out to the Ambulance, place the guns and ammo into the squad bench keeping one with me and one with my fiance, shotguns of course. I would have grabbed some Glocks while we were in there, yes glocks specifically. We would then need to figure out what our plan is, probably head somewhere rural to find family. Getting from place to place should be easy and any zombies on the way can easily be crushed with a 5-ton Ambulance. So we're headed to my familys house..
The Drive
My family lives three hours away, the road is a semi-highway. I would begin to drive there with my fiancee, I would avoid anyone on the way, zombies or not. Aside from two small communities along the way, the drive should be fairly straight forward. Once I reached my family's city, we have to go along the cusp of the city limits to get to their house. I would take this opportunity, before I got into town, to fuel up at a smaller gas station along the way. Less chance that there will be zombies. Once I reach our destination I would examine the house, make necessary changes to ensure it's security and associate with family, make sure that nobody has been bit, if they have they need to go. I would lock the Ambulance, taking supplies inside with me. My fiancee and I have made it, we would probably remain with my family until we could devise a plan, something more permanent. I'm going to think what that is right now and come back to this..
The Next Move....
Great story. Felt like I was literally there experiencing your adventure.
On October 04 2010 20:04 youngminii wrote: ^ Beat me to it. Oh well.
I've already lived through one of these so I'll just copy down the diary I kept.
Day 1
It was a normal spring afternoon when I woke up at 4pm as usual and no one was home. I got on Starcraft 2 but I didn't want to play against the damn Terrans, so I just ended up playing the campaign until 7pm before I finally went on multiplayer. I should have suspected something was wrong when it took me forever to find a game but hey, that's what I get for playing SEA. When I eventually found an opponent he asked me why I was playing. I didn't understand the question so I acted like a smartass by asking him the same question. He replied by saying "I'm going to live out the last moments of my life playing the game I love."
I was all like "lulwut?" while I roflstomped his Zerg with a simple 4 gate. When I won (as usual) I just had to go outside to take a celebratory smoke break. Halfway through the cigarette, I heard a scream coming from the road and I saw a moderately grotesque scene where a zombie woman leaped onto an innocent school kid and tore the flesh off his face.
I say moderately because I wasn't as disgusted as I should have been. Did it surprise me? Yes. Did it shock me? No. If I was any ordinary person I probably would've fainted and been killed on the spot, but I'm not an ordinary person.
I'm a gamer.
At that moment my gamer brain gave me two options.
A. Save the kid. B. Get the fuck inside and protect yourself, the kid's as good as dead.
I say I'm a gamer and most gamers are selfish bastards, but I'm not any gamer. I'm not a cocky little 12 year old FPS gamer that mouths off at everyone through his headset. I play Starcraft and we're the most manner gamers in the world, yo.
So as much as I wanted to just run inside and hide, I had to try and save the kid. No, I'm not an idiot, I know there's a chance the kid could turn into a zombie himself. Still, I didn't even know what type of zombies they were. It might not be contagious, it might be contained, there could be a cure. I had no clue, alright?
I flicked my cigarette and quickly ran into my brother's room. I found some deodorant and silently thanked God for making my brother metrosexual. I run out onto the road, grabbed the kid and tossed him onto the side of the road. I used my lighter and the deodorant to create a small, makeshift flamethrower and burn the zombie Left 4 Dead style.
It worked. Kind of. I had to run around while spraying the zombie with fire but it eventually melted in a pretty sick way. And by sick I mean awesome. It kept squirming around on the ground but it was definitely not in any shape to move or cause any harm. I walked to the side of the road, grabbed a giant stick and beat the living(or unliving) shit out of it, just for good measure.. and fun.
I start walking back to the kid but he had already turned. Figures, how can a zombie apocalypse happen overnight without a very fast acting and contagious disease? He must've not seen me 'cause he ran in the opposite direction. No, I didn't chase him, why would I? I'm not going to risk my life to catch some random zombie. Plus, I don't think murdering a 12 year old child/zombie that I tried to save would be healthy for my mind, something I knew I would have to fight to preserve.
When I went home, everything sort of just hit me at once. You'd think you'd be prepared for a zombie apocalypse. I mean, I've played countless zombie games and I've even read a few zombie fanfics but none of them really helped me at that point. I had no idea whether or not my family was alive. I had no idea how far the zombie outbreak was spread. The only TV channel that was actually operational was airing constant reruns of Simpsons episodes. I had no phone reception, 000 wasn't working and my internet had died during the whole incident outside, great timing I know. What could I do? I did the only two things my semi-cataconic mind could think of.
Barricade the doors and windows.
Play Starcraft 2 campaign.
Unreal >.> played too many horror games and watched too many movies :D
haha, this topic can be discussed over and over again and still not get old. even if the results of each subsequent discussion is very similar. another example is the "what would you change/do if you could travel back in time" scenario. my 2 geeky roomates and me spent many dinners going over these 2 things.
anyway, i would grab my 2 roomates (we have designated each other to be zombie apocalypse buddies), get all the food we currently have and valuable/sentimental possessions and drive off. we got no firearms, so we use makeshift weapons such as the lighter + bug spray/deodrant for close range, and our "sharp knife sticky taped to the end of a mop" for longer range combat/sniping.
to decide on destination, we first pay attention to the news to see what areas are safe. if we get no useful information from it, we go to a mall. then, after letting nearby humans in (carefully checking for bite marks), we shut all the entrances. we still provide 1 secret passage. assuming zombies cant read, there will be a sign outside that tells them exactly where this passage is and how to access it (again, we will be checking each person that comes in for bite marks)
finally, we hole out. there is food, there are fun stuff (movies, games, music), and awesome friends. what more do i need? then, we wait it out. by our logic (based on newton's) the zombies aren't immortal. you cant get energy from nowhere right? so they should drop dead sooner or later. assuming they arent intelligent enough to form a civilised, self-sustaining society. if they are, then there might be a chance we can work things out
Already so much ill advised action here. I can tell you guys aren't prepared. The following is for my area (central europe). Priorities would be different for other areas of the world though. Note I only touch on things that seem to not come naturally to people. For example if you have things like antibiotics, matches, etc at home of course take them with you as well even though I don’t mention them. Think of a camping trip.
1. Stay away from everywhere unprepared people would go. This means no supermarkets, malls, home depot, police stations, hospitals etc. This is the most important rule to survival. Stay away from people, especially unprepared people.
2. Secure water. If you are at home fill up bottles with tab water. DO NOT go to the supermarket.
3. Secure food. This should be easier than most people think. You don't need a lot to survive, even your scrappy student household should have enough to last you a week. DO NOT go to the supermarket. Don’t take canned food. Too much water, too heavy. Go for candy bars and chocolate.
Now these are the most important things you need to think about at first. From now on it's all about executing plan Z: Make for the coast. In my case that would be the Mediterranean. If you can, get a map for all sections of the way. If internet is still on print out Google directions with several alternative routes. Do not get lost surfing TL in threads like this one which will be popping up in mass: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=91981 Say GL HF to everyone and be outta there.
Now, depending on where you are next comes the most difficult part: Getting out of the city and securing a vehicle. There is not much you can plan for unfortunately, but there are some general ideas to follow.
Weapons: Firearms are the best choice if you know how to use them. If you live in a gun free city like me unfortunately you won’t have any, but if you do good for you. Unless you know how to use them, don’t bother with fancy stuff like knives or swords. You’ll get you sword stuck in the head of the 2nd zombie and be overwhelmed. Instead go for some sort of club you can wield well. Baseball bat is excellent. I have a door mountable pull-up bar that does the job well.
Cardio: Zombieland got it right. This is sooo important. If you can’t run don’t even bother. You are not going to make it. Since you are still in the city, you don’t need to run faster than the zombies. You just need to run faster than the fatties. This should help you a long way on your way out.
Now in my case I would first get to my car and go as far as I can with it. I don’t expect it to get me out of the city, but I might make a good portion of the way. Expect the major exit routes to be blocked though, don’t even go there – remember, stay away from stupid people. You want to take a route through a wealthy suburb. Once you are there you are usually golden. Less people, more provisions. If it’s a workday chances are they are not even there. Now it’s time to get a new car. You’ll probably have to break into one of the houses and force the wife / kids that are there to hand over the keys to their SUV. Remember, time is key here, don’t fool around. In terms of SUV the bigger the better. Again this car is there to carry you out of populated areas. You’ll need ramming ability. Try to get one with a diesel engine, you can fill those up with heating oil from abandoned homes or roadside truck wrecks. Steal provisions as well – again water over food, you can starve for a couple of days and still be OK. Here is where you can go for canned food though since you are not on foot anymore (hopefully).
In case you survived getting out of the city: Stay away from major highways – again Rule No 1. Take the smaller overland roads through small towns. Small towns are both good and bad news because they can have provisions, but they can also have nasty survivors who might want to steal your car. Same goes for farms – be extra careful around those.
Again the objective is to make for the coast. In my case it would be a 7 hour drive under normal conditions. Obviously I can’t go to sleep anywhere so soon after the infection so I would have to make it in one go no matter what. Your typical SUV needs one refill for that distance, which should be possible at some point. If not take over vehicle from already eaten people.
Once I am in France I’d feel much better and actually risk the highway since there are no cars in France. Say I make it to the coast.
I would pick one the very small coast towns due to rule no1, and scout out the yacht bay. The objective now is to obtain a sailing yacht you can operate by yourself (anyone serious about zombie apocalypse knows how to sail obv.). There are several ways to do this. The main problem is that taking off will take a while and attract zombies. So what you can do is take any spare gas you still have and spill it all over the pier behind you just in case. If you can’t find a boat with keys you can try to take off by using the motor of one of dinghies, although that will take a while as well. Burn the bridge behind you once the zombies come. It’s all in now.
If you managed to get out of the bay you have made it. Say hello to your new awesome life as a zombieland pirate. You can plunder each of the myriad of yacht havens along the coast, go fishing for the soon plentiful again fishes, conquer islands and some day find a lost pretty survivor mate on a raft and then you can live happily and repopulate the planet.
On October 04 2010 21:02 illu wrote: You might be laughing now, but when the zombies attack, you will be sorry that you didn't spend 1000 hours playing Resident Evil.
On October 04 2010 19:15 r33k wrote: a whole bunch of questions.
What do you expect, once the apocalypse rolls you get a full executive summary of what you are dealing with? The OP said you see people getting eaten by zombies on the street. That's all the information you have. Work with what you have and don't assume anything.
On October 04 2010 18:19 shannn wrote: Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
The UK is also swarmed (60 million ppl) and you don't know if there are survivors. In your blog you said employees are at the companies that are in the same building where you work, there would be zombies inside the building, how do you deal with that?
Finding a weapon is imperative, in an office i'd say that big slicing thing that if your rip off the blade it becomes like a sword (like in Operation: Endgame) this thing
So the whole world is a zombie apocalypse land ? I do have that slicing thing for papers :D I would get that first and cut all of their heads which come to me. After that secure my escape route and get some food first with equipment to survive outside at night and day along with weapons. There surely should be weapons in this IT oriented building besides this slicer.
Edit:
Forgot there's a big kitches at the ground floor so I can get knifes at least to defend myself with.
Also get a fast and strong car to drive outside to go wherever I want to. The big problem here is I'm in a very crowded place in the city.... Escaping is gonna be very hard Although the rails are like 900 feet behind this building so I could get there and escape by train since there are unused trains here.
The OP said something about realism ...
You can not cut off a human head with that thing or a kitchen knife easily. It would take some time to saw through all the muscles and bones. But time is something you don't have when faced with a zombie.
Question to the OP, what kind of zombies are we talking about here?
Obviously you haven't watched Deadliest warriors :d There was a Machete I think or something similar and it cut off a dummy head from the neck with 1 strike which is supposedly as strong as a human's head/neck. So I think it's possible. If it isn't then I'd be in big trouble if Zombie apocalypse ever comes true ><
First, deadliest warrior is imo one of the worst and most inaccurate shows of all time.
Second, you can not compare a knife / papercutter to a machete. Even if you swing the papercutter thing hard enough, it will just break or bend, there is no way in hell to cut off a head with this thing in one swing.
On October 04 2010 21:02 illu wrote: You might be laughing now, but when the zombies attack, you will be sorry that you didn't spend 1000 hours playing Resident Evil.
Only if you are talking about 1~3.
i'm sure he's talking about 4, u have 2 know what button to press to snap the zombie dawg's neck :X
since i'm a nerd brainwashed by mainstream to the zombie apocalypse idea/culture, i have devised a really simple idea to survive. build an extremely crude version of: + Show Spoiler +
no need them servo motors nor fancy tech gears, just basic steel plating covering every inch of our body with a gas mask on and VOILA!
be absolutely impervious to the human/zombie apocalypse jaws and enjoy watching the world burns..
I know cracked isn't the epitome of scientific research or anything but this article raises good points.
TLDR: 5. Raiding the gun store is going to get you killed because mr. gun store owner probably likes guns and knows how to use them well. 4. Driving out of town is going to get you killed because there will probably be gridlock as thousands of other people try getting out of town. 3. Barricading yourself is going to get you killed because you can't outlast zombies. 2. Using melee weapons is going to get you killed. 1. Going for headshots is going to get you because headshots are hardest shots.
I didn't think it was this uncommon, especially after reading most of the stories here, but I always plan all the possible escape routes from any place where I'm going to regularly be spending some time.
I started doing that in my 2nd year of high school and this thread just made me realize that I don't have made a detailed phase 1 plan from my current work place. It must be because I don't really share a turn with my insanely hot colleague and thus wouldn't have any hot girls to rescue on my way out.
As most of you will know but probably won't have detailed in your mind step by step, zombie outbreaks just like all other major cataclysms don't change a country all at once but will escalate over time.
Well, it all starts with:
Phase 1 - The Outbreak Basically, shit has not hit the fan yet. But you can fucking smell it, and the smell sucks. Actually the fact that you smell corpses from some place where such a stench has never existed before could give you an idea of what is going on, but yeah. Outbreaks are more likely to succeed when they pop in different spots around the same time. People with a flu suddenly waking up and walking around the house, bums strolling around town, actually we don't care about that sort of stuff. It's like in Sean of the Dead, critters suddenly disappearing, police cars running amok with sirens at full volume. But tbh we just want our day to end and get back home.
What we do care about is a sound-line that is stuck into our brains, incided with a scalpel. A line that we heard in so many remixes, mashups and shitty AMV popping up on youtube suggestions: "the bodies of the dead, returning to life... attacking the living..." "removing the head or destroying the brain, we repeat: removing the head or destroying the brain". Something that is generally in our head as we mentally hum zombieland from kernkraft2000, just that now we are actually hearing it. And it's on fucking tv. And no, they are not showing a 10 AM Romero marathon.
Either that line or the power goes off, or the more classic mumbling and puking pale guy rolling against and prying the hotel/classroom/workplace door open. This is what wakes us up. What we have secretly been hoping for for years. In the blink of an eye we realize that we had been wishing for a tumor to pop up in our body so that we could finally get that plastic surgery we have been thinking about for years. Something THAT insane which finally pops in front of us and bursts into a puddle of brown and black blood and excrements, then raises his head and starts crawling towards us.
Now what I haven't mentioned yet is that I currently work as a receptionist at a hotel 10 mins from home and live in the country, basically in the middle of nowhere. From work I have easy access to Milan and Pavia, another large town nearby. I have easy access to the motorway and 3 different routes (state road, country road, field gravel road) to get home.
The other access to the hotel is a backdoor which doesn't shut properly but is inside a closed parking lot, but regardless, the first thing I do is grab a passepartout and run upstairs. I'll easily find the room overlooking my car and not giving a fuck about possible customers in the room, while avoiding at all costs possible contact with anyone else I'll drop onto my car, opening the door from the top and hopping and shutting it in one motion. From there it should be easy to tell which road I should be taking to get home. Unfortunately compared to my from-university and from-highschool routes I won't be crossing any police road blocks OR hot girls. I know a very hot girl from the town I work in, as well as my extremely hot work colleague but I don't have either girl's phone number, so unless I run into either of them at the pub along the road I will be jacking off for the night. Oh well.
In general, if you can't reach your own car find a parking lot with some cars left, hop from one onto another looking for an unfortunate driver, if you are more than 4 people you will have to look for a 2nd car anyways, try and get a hummer, or a SUV of some sorts. Without electricity most gas pumps don't even work so you'll have to rely on whatever is inside the car's tank, but you'll only take 2 trips, so don't turn gas into a bigger concern than it actually is.
As a rule of thumb keep your eyes fucking open and make sure you have your reflexes in tip-top condition: this is as close as you want to get to the zombies, and this alongside the ride home is your opportunity to look at them and see what they can do: get a couple mental notes about the specifics of the virus, if people get infected before your eyes make sure to know what sort of contact they had with the zombies. Also try and make out some information about the undead's physical capabilities, refer to my previous post for more detailed notes on what to look out for.
Home, sweet home. There is no place we know better than our home. Our home is somewhere we can defend easily, it might be the influence of Macaulay Culkin but yeah, meth is good. No wait, that wasn't the example I was looking for.
Anyways...
Basically what I'm trying to say is that our home is somewhere that we know can provide us with food, shelter, easy internet and enough time to allow us to plan our next steps. Meat and vegetable trucks won't be coming and refilling our fridge any time soon, and with the power being VERY likely to go down we won't be able to rely on frozen food either unless we find some power supply.
And this can only mean...
Phase 2 - The place before the place
My place is a 5-stories tall country house with a front gate, a garage and an indoor parking space enough to hold 2 cars, a balcony and its cover overview the west side of the house, the front is controlled by a large plexiglass flat roof covering the parking space, another plexiglass roof is controlling the eastern side of the house and overlooking an external parking lot. the back of the house is basically linked to my neighbours', and a steel gate is protecting all the sides, so it's quite fucking safe and provides the safest scouting and sniping space one could hope for.
This is also the time where you'll socialize with any people that you didn't manage to lose on your way to safety. As in all survival situations people in a group will be given roles: defenders/shooters and burdens. Basically if a guy looks reliable and wants to join you because he sees that you have a plan let him come, just make sure that you will always be the one holding the better pieces of equipment you'll find, you will have to mantain your role as a leader in the months to come, and this is when you start asserting your position. Burdens are either hot girls or friends who won't be able to do much combat of any sort, basically people that are useful when you're building yourself a place to stay but won't do much other than running when zombies are around.
As for the wounded or the unwanted just try to get rid of them. One lone guy messing with the group can quickly lead shit to snowball, and whatever you do, don't let them die in front of your group. If you are going to be the leader you have to be trusted. Therefore if you really want somebody dead instead of with you just say that he got bit and shoot him, justify your actions by saying that he was turning violent and make sure that everyone realizes that in this particular situation there is no time to waste. Do or die, literally.
Bear in mind that throughout all your journey your first prerogative will be to avoid deaths. It is better to be stuck for a year in a freaky love-nest with a nevrotic hot piece of ass than starting with 14 other people and losing them one by one, with the survivors losing bigger chunks of their sanity with each day that passes.
Once you get home all of you will have to take a shower. One by one to avoid looking like bigger pervs than we already are, but we want to get rid of any blood stains and possibly to wash off some of the possibly infected air. You (the leader) will take the first turn, making sure to stay warm to avoid the risks of weakening your body with an unwanted cold. After you're done you will be rushing for the computer, one tab will be facebook, the other ones will be reddit/4chan/tl/any sort of forum where people will post useful information about what's going on.
Even if they are wrong on some of the stuff they are saying it's always better to be on the safe side. Get some intel and stick by it. Again, anyone who dies will deal a massive moral blow to all of the survivors, and that's the last thing we want. Whenever you see situations where the levels of sorrow start rising don't get yourself caught in the mood and praise everyone for surviving, make them feel like they just passed a natural selection test to keep them motivated, your house won't have enough food for more than 2 days anyways and you have to get going, so you need everyone to be in good shape.
From here plan your next checkpoint, which will hopefully be your last one. Movies tell us that 2-stories shopping malls are the best place to crash in. Know the one closest to where you are right now, know how to get there and plan carefully what to bring. Bring some snacks in case you will be stuck on a road somewhere or outside the place itself. Bring a couple rakes, or a broom if you don't have any rakes. You want to keep some distance between you and them at all times, and a rake can be used from atop a car or some elevated platform.
Make sure everyone is wearing thick boots, with the amount of dead people laying on the ground you will be stepping on tons of them, and some of them will turn out to be the wrong kind of dead, your thighs must be safe at all times. Also get glasses for everyone, or at least for the people who are going to fight hand-to-hand with the undead. We've all seen 28 days later, and the way the dad dies (tear of zombie blood in the eye) is fucking anticlimactic and lame, don't do that.
Phase 3 will be about getting inside the mall once we are there and clearing the floor we'll be living in. More on that later.
On October 04 2010 18:19 shannn wrote: Funny story since I have to wait for some images to receive for my work (lol waiting on model pictures) I guess I'll do this game.
If some sort of zombi apocalypse were happening right now at work I'd do the following.
- Get some weapon (since I don't have a weapon) to defend myself with. - Find some capable people who would survive in this new world and form a group. - Do not go outside yet since zombies will be swarming outside. - Wait till I have found some way to know where zombies are most likely to be and avoid them. - Not calling any family since I will assume they're dead so it's all myself for now. - Get some food supply to survive the upcoming days/weeks/months/years. - Get to some supermarket for more stuff I might need to survive. - Go to a safe place like in all zombie apocalypse movies will probably be on an island like UK.
The UK is also swarmed (60 million ppl) and you don't know if there are survivors. In your blog you said employees are at the companies that are in the same building where you work, there would be zombies inside the building, how do you deal with that?
Finding a weapon is imperative, in an office i'd say that big slicing thing that if your rip off the blade it becomes like a sword (like in Operation: Endgame) this thing
So the whole world is a zombie apocalypse land ? I do have that slicing thing for papers :D I would get that first and cut all of their heads which come to me. After that secure my escape route and get some food first with equipment to survive outside at night and day along with weapons. There surely should be weapons in this IT oriented building besides this slicer.
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Forgot there's a big kitches at the ground floor so I can get knifes at least to defend myself with.
Also get a fast and strong car to drive outside to go wherever I want to. The big problem here is I'm in a very crowded place in the city.... Escaping is gonna be very hard Although the rails are like 900 feet behind this building so I could get there and escape by train since there are unused trains here.
The OP said something about realism ...
You can not cut off a human head with that thing or a kitchen knife easily. It would take some time to saw through all the muscles and bones. But time is something you don't have when faced with a zombie.
Question to the OP, what kind of zombies are we talking about here?
Obviously you haven't watched Deadliest warriors :d There was a Machete I think or something similar and it cut off a dummy head from the neck with 1 strike which is supposedly as strong as a human's head/neck. So I think it's possible. If it isn't then I'd be in big trouble if Zombie apocalypse ever comes true ><
First, deadliest warrior is imo one of the worst and most inaccurate shows of all time.
Second, you can not compare a knife / papercutter to a machete. Even if you swing the papercutter thing hard enough, it will just break or bend, there is no way in hell to cut off a head with this thing in one swing.
You don't know that. If it can cut through a very thick layer of paper why would it not cut through flesh and a little bit of bone which is strong but still not uncrackable/slicable. But I might be wrong too since neither of us can test this (or do you want to test it live on a human neck )
Anyways, what zatic said is very good. I think everyone's main point is to be sure not to go somewhere populated since 1 infected can make the entire group be infected fast. Best way to survive in an apolyptic environment is to be alone and take care of yourself first that's the highest survival rate.
To survive for a long period of time I'd agree with zatic too that you should go to the coast and get a boat to fish for food and raid all those boats on the coasts for supplies. Land would probably be infected only and coast is easier to defend yourself with and hard to get raided by zombies.
Somehow I imagine that it's gonna be a bit like Waterworld environment alike.
Then the local Walmart for supplies. If it's overrun, Dick's for guns, then supplies.
Supplies gathered, head to a local mountain, with 3 story summit building that already has someone medical and communications supplies, as well as a 360 balcony at least 15 feet up, and a 3rd floor crows nest.
On October 04 2010 22:04 TechDeft wrote: From my house, to my parents down the street.
Next is to the family used car dealership.
Then the local Walmart for supplies. If it's overrun, Dick's for guns, then supplies.
Supplies gathered, head to a local mountain, with 3 story summit building that already has someone medical and communications supplies, as well as a 360 balcony at least 15 feet up, and a 3rd floor crows nest.
I know cracked isn't the epitome of scientific research or anything but this article raises good points.
TLDR: 5. Raiding the gun store is going to get you killed because mr. gun store owner probably likes guns and knows how to use them well. 4. Driving out of town is going to get you killed because there will probably be gridlock as thousands of other people try getting out of town. 3. Barricading yourself is going to get you killed because you can't outlast zombies. 2. Using melee weapons is going to get you killed. 1. Going for headshots is going to get you because headshots are hardest shots.
Jupp, so right. Those guys seem to know whats up. Count them among the prepared people.
Unfortunately most likely you won't have a gun, so melee weapons are you next best thing to get some distance on these motherfuckers. But right, melee weapons to conserve ammo is pretty stupid.
i would be like "WTF is this happening?" .. and shoot myself in the head
because .. rule #1: Realistic. Its The Apocalypse. The Day of Days. You carrying a paper cutter against throngs of zombies isn't really "Realistic"
you would panic. there will be chaos. even if you aren't undead, someone will kill you, stab you behind the back, because maybe you have something that somebody can use. CHAOS .. Destruction ..
You wouldn't trust anyone, you shouldn't, they will kill you. It's only a matter of time. Better survive alone, or not survive at all ..
you cannot consider yourself a true man if you do not have a zombie apocalypse plan. If I only had a house or some land id be digging a bunker and stocking it with 5 years worth of supplies right now.
On October 04 2010 22:46 besiger wrote: you cannot consider yourself a true man if you do not have a zombie apocalypse plan. If I only had a house or some land id be digging a bunker and stocking it with 5 years worth of supplies right now.
Since you don't know how much time the outbreak would last, is not possible to say you supplies will last... not to mention possibly mental problems due to extended isolation, lack of natural light and exercise.
For myself, I'd go for the hardcore mode. Baseball Cap, a six pack of cokes, candy bars and a mp3 player, playing Dir en Gray non stop
On October 04 2010 19:15 r33k wrote: a whole bunch of questions.
What do you expect, once the apocalypse rolls you get a full executive summary of what you are dealing with? The OP said you see people getting eaten by zombies on the street. That's all the information you have. Work with what you have and don't assume anything.
Man i thought i had this planned out, your plan is so much better than any of my thinking of what to do. Luckily for me i live relativly close to a coast with easy to steel yachts, my dad sails and fishs with most of his spare time, we have a large car that would be good for beating down zombies at high speed and 3 guns for protection. This plan is pretty much perfect for me except for one problem, what happens on the boat if you can't fish or more importantly run out of water?
On October 04 2010 22:46 besiger wrote: you cannot consider yourself a true man if you do not have a zombie apocalypse plan. If I only had a house or some land id be digging a bunker and stocking it with 5 years worth of supplies right now.
Since you don't know how much time the outbreak would last, is not possible to say you supplies will last... not to mention possibly mental problems due to extended isolation, lack of natural light and exercise.
For myself, I'd go for the hardcore mode. Baseball Cap, a six pack of cokes, candy bars and a mp3 player, playing Dir en Gray non stop
well I wouldn't really be building it anywhere near major towns, so I guess I could come up to the surface here and there to try to forage some more food and get some air and sun, the sea is relativley close to me, 2 hours drive, but I dont know, im more worried about the other survivors trying to shoot me for my stuff than zombies alone so id rather stay hidden underground. I do like me some Dir En Grey though
On October 04 2010 19:15 r33k wrote: a whole bunch of questions.
What do you expect, once the apocalypse rolls you get a full executive summary of what you are dealing with? The OP said you see people getting eaten by zombies on the street. That's all the information you have. Work with what you have and don't assume anything.
Man i thought i had this planned out, your plan is so much better than any of my thinking of what to do. Luckily for me i live relativly close to a coast with easy to steel yachts, my dad sails and fishs with most of his spare time, we have a large car that would be good for beating down zombies at high speed and 3 guns for protection. This plan is pretty much perfect for me except for one problem, what happens on the boat if you can't fish or more importantly run out of water?
A typical mid size yacht has several hundred liters fresh water tank. If you don't waste that on hygiene it will last you a long time. At least it should give you enough time to construct a device to collect rain water. You should have a well stocked tool box on your yacht and you can get a lot of material from plundering yacht marinas.
They should be rather easy to get to once the infection is spread. The zombies have no reason to stay in abandoned coastal cities. They'll move to where food is so most likely inland. You can scout the port from a safe distance with the binoculars and go there by motorized dinghy. Best bet is to go for other yachts to look for water / supply.
Of course if you are lucky you find an island with fresh water, but this is something to look for on the long run.
I live fairly close to Canada's largest military base, about 2 days walk, so I'd head there asap. On foot through the boonies. No way I'm driving, because there are gonna be a ton of people trying to drive to safety as well. For protection on the way there, I would break into an old friend's house, his parents were huge gun nuts, and had several high powered rifles. I am a capable shooter, did it for many years but never purchased any of my own. Before any cracks on Canada's military come out, I'll point out that there are plenty of tanks, weaponry, etc. Knowing fully that I don't know how to operate a tank, I'd have to just hope that someone is left alive there who does. Let's face it, I'm fucked if I don't get some help somewhere, so I'll put all my eggs in that basket.
@zatic: please explain to me how cardio is going to help you when they are undead and do not know fatigue at all, regardless of for how long you are able to run.
Also if the zombies run my approach would be to shoot myself, if the scenario is that retarded I might aswell just respawn with laser cannons and a flying t-rex.
Unfortunately, I am the mad scientist who created these zombies so I am going to barricade myself up until a hero breaks in seeking the truth, seeing me for just a second before my brain gets eaten by zombies.
On October 04 2010 23:30 r33k wrote: @zatic: please explain to me how cardio is going to help you when they are undead and do not know fatigue at all, regardless of for how long you are able to run.
Also if the zombies run my approach would be to shoot myself, if the scenario is that retarded I might aswell just respawn with laser cannons and a flying t-rex.
Ok, we don't really know anything about zombie speed/stamina, but you need a basic plan and just adapt to what you scout.
I would gather supplies and head to the nearest graveyard. Might seem crazy but think about it If zombies can't break glass/doors theres no way they can get out of a coffin 6 feet below dirt. Just make a hammock in a tree or pitch a tent maybe break into a mausoleum.
On October 04 2010 23:30 r33k wrote: @zatic: please explain to me how cardio is going to help you when they are undead and do not know fatigue at all, regardless of for how long you are able to run.
As I said I don't need to run faster than the zombies. I only need to run faster than you.
In extreme cases you will have to use your gun / baseball bat / steel tube / whatever club and aim for the leg / knee. Fatigue or not a broken leg doesn't carry you well.
On October 04 2010 23:47 Gleve wrote: I would gather supplies and head to the nearest graveyard. Might seem crazy but think about it If zombies can't break glass/doors theres no way they can get out of a coffin 6 feet below dirt. Just make a hammock in a tree or pitch a tent maybe break into a mausoleum.
All zombie scenarios we have to work with features zombies capable of breaking glass/doors. That doesn't mean they can crawl back from a grave.
But, if our scenario is somwhat related to dawn of the dead... you're screwed.
On October 04 2010 19:15 r33k wrote: a whole bunch of questions.
What do you expect, once the apocalypse rolls you get a full executive summary of what you are dealing with? The OP said you see people getting eaten by zombies on the street. That's all the information you have. Work with what you have and don't assume anything.
Man i thought i had this planned out, your plan is so much better than any of my thinking of what to do. Luckily for me i live relativly close to a coast with easy to steel yachts, my dad sails and fishs with most of his spare time, we have a large car that would be good for beating down zombies at high speed and 3 guns for protection. This plan is pretty much perfect for me except for one problem, what happens on the boat if you can't fish or more importantly run out of water?
A typical mid size yacht has several hundred liters fresh water tank. If you don't waste that on hygiene it will last you a long time. At least it should give you enough time to construct a device to collect rain water. You should have a well stocked tool box on your yacht and you can get a lot of material from plundering yacht marinas.
They should be rather easy to get to once the infection is spread. The zombies have no reason to stay in abandoned coastal cities. They'll move to where food is so most likely inland. You can scout the port from a safe distance with the binoculars and go there by motorized dinghy. Best bet is to go for other yachts to look for water / supply.
Of course if you are lucky you find an island with fresh water, but this is something to look for on the long run.
Staying in the ocean is a pretty good idea. UNTIL ZOMBIE SHARKS ATTACK!
Despite being a thread about a zombie attack, this is actually a pretty interesting thread. It reminds me of this one time in middle school when we were studying about slavery and all that jazz. We did some interesting brainstorm assignment where we had to escape the country. The only person who did manage to successfully escape was some girl who's dad had diplomatic immunity. OP...
I turn on the TV and begin to pack the necessities. The news anchor, voice faltering, repeats the message broadcast since four forty.
Mead, check.
They move fast.
Steak, check.
Faster than dead people have any right to.
Tabasco sauce, check.
Aerial footage of a ravaged Oslo. I think I see my oldest childhood friend walking towards a sobbing woman, but I can't be sure. He's not wearing his glasses.
Coke, check.
Small wonder. You don't need glasses when you have no eyes.
Dried cod, check.
I own a sword. Not of the dull blade decorative variety. The kind Reach uses for shaving. It's 82cm long and answers to the name "Odin's Circumciser".
Ptarmigan, check.
Decaying fingers scratch at my walls.
They can hear me. They can smell me.
Whale meat, check.
So can I.
I haven't showered since July 27.
Bear semen, check.
Finally, the news provide me with the latest undead population density update. They urge me to get out of Norway as quickly as possible.
Odin's Circumciser. Check, motherfuckers.
"No shit?"
Fedora donned, I kick down the front door with a booming crash.
With an audible crack, my neighbour's head spins 180 degrees. He begins his backwards shamble towards me.
Damn it. I left my TV on.
* * *
Somewhere in Sweden, a man shatters a skull with a single blow.
He meant no offence. It was just in his way.
* * *
The welcome mat reads "NICE UNDERWEAR". I wipe the blood off my shoes on it before I enter my neighbour's house. There's no need to be discourteous.
The house is spartan, and smells faintly of cheese. The TV is tuned to static.
The double barrel shotgun is in the basement next to the water cooler.
The keys to the 4x4 hangs on the key chain in the hall.
I take them both. He won't be needing them.
* * *
The drive to the airport is uneventful. The airport is in the next town over -- a sizeable way; an hour or more, but the road cuts through woodlands and farmlands, occasionally coming down to caress the deep blue water of the fjord. From time to time, it passes through a small village.
The shambling inhabitants prove no obstacle for 1.5 tons of speeding metal.
I can fly a plane under instrument flight rules. All I need is fuel and the ignition key. But proper flight regulations should be followed. If any air traffic controllers are still alive, here's my zombie flight plan:
1,544 mph at 30,000 feet VFR to THE DANGER ZONE!
The airport is surrounded by a chain-link fence.
It proves no obstacle, either.
* * *
In Sweden, a man drenched in blood mounts the last hill of Helags Mountain. His black beard glistening with beer and sweat, he pulls himself upright, and from the highest peak his howl of rage echoes between the valleys and canyons below. Behind him, the first of the countless masses of undead scramble up the final slope.
* * *
Dusk.
The roar of the jet engines subside quickly. They just don't work properly with bits of flesh stuck in the fan.
Yeah. It was an interesting landing.
I shut the engines down, but leave the ignition on and prepare the plane for takeoff. I haven't yet reached my final destination. I climb out of the seat, aim my boomstick and open the door.
The shotgun blast reverberates throughout the now-desolate Örebro Airport.
Sorry. Missed one during touchdown.
Stepping over the headless corpse, a chill wind blows through my hair. I raise a pair of white ear buds to my ears. As I reach down into my pocket to push the button, I turn into the blowing wind and sigh to myself.
I should have bought a cape.
* * *
I pull the sword free from the falling corpse, then spin to the left and impale it into the throat of a particularly smelly individual. Releasing my grip on the hilt, I take a step back and raise the shotgun barrel to its eyes. The final shell escapes the weapon, illuminating the clearing for a heartbeat.
Recollecting my sword, I wipe it on the grass, then sit down to wait.
I push the button again.
Okay, who the fuck put Lady Gaga on my iPod?
* * *
The black-bearded man strides out of the forest, blood-stained axe in hand, his tattered shirt hanging loosely over his shoulders. Walking towards me, he nods in greeting.
I glance up at the mountain looming above us. While before a snowy white, its peak has turned a dark shade of red.
Smiling at TheBeard, I unsheathe Odin's Circumciser, and together we turn to face the legions of undead advancing on our position.
Dawn.
To Yngwie Malmsteen's thundering voice, we charge.
The Zombies are slow, but en masse, they're blind but have very reactive hearing. They don't regenerate at all cuz they're DEAD. they're not stronger than a normal human but have 0 inhibition so will not care if they get stabbed or shit like that. Obviously they feel no pain and they can smell fresh flesh from a close distance so being completely still next to a zombie will not work, but of course that is only a template you can use. You can use ANY zombies in your zombie plan, that's up to you. If you need a template, here it is
I'd punch trees to get logs, which I'd turn into wood, which I'd turn into sticks, which I'd use to make wooden tools, which I'd use to mine out mountains and caves. I'd use the minerals to make myself a small house near my mine which I would dig in for more materials to expand my mining operation. I'd also make myself a diamond sword, and a diamond suit of armor. Maybe a bow and arrow. I'd get the string from killing the giant zombie spiders.
On October 05 2010 03:50 dig wrote: I'd punch trees to get logs, which I'd turn into wood, which I'd turn into sticks, which I'd use to make wooden tools, which I'd use to mine out mountains and caves. I'd use the minerals to make myself a small house near my mine which I would dig in for more materials to expand my mining operation. I'd also make myself a diamond sword, and a diamond suit of armor. Maybe a bow and arrow. I'd get the string from killing the giant zombie spiders.
On October 05 2010 03:50 dig wrote: I'd punch trees to get logs, which I'd turn into wood, which I'd turn into sticks, which I'd use to make wooden tools, which I'd use to mine out mountains and caves. I'd use the minerals to make myself a small house near my mine which I would dig in for more materials to expand my mining operation. I'd also make myself a diamond sword, and a diamond suit of armor. Maybe a bow and arrow. I'd get the string from killing the giant zombie spiders.
disqualified!
my turn, well first I'd get the chainsaw we have for cutting up trees (got a pretty big yard and back in 2000 that big storm knocked some trees down forcing us to get a chainsaw, still got that and it comes in handy quite a lot) and some gasoline.
Now my house has a pretty large yard but the good thing is there's quite a thick wall on one side of the yard and on the street side, so I'd get supplies obviously food and water, but also cement mix and stones and try and find guns and try and finish the wall in then just dig traps once that is done. cement in all entrances except for the main gate which would be well reinforced. razor wire on top of the wall for looters ofc.
If i can get a sniper rifle (which i can cuz i live in a village with hunters since we're on a forest's edge) I'll build myself a little sniper's den at the top of the roof. Of course this would not be done alone since my family and the guy who works for my dad would help ^_^
Someone raised a valid points about gridlock. However, I am "lucky" ? enough that the city I live in would not have the resources the lock down roads and I would hope driving an emergency vehicle may give me some advantage in traffic. Also, this is a gamble because everyone will be looking for help and this may attract the wounded. Also, the owners of Sporting Goods stores don't really live inside of them like they do in the movies. I'm pretty confident that obtaining a weapon from the store would be feasible. I guess I was under the assumption that I was witnessing the chaos before any broadcast was made, while people were afraid to make their move. I think this point, before a mass broadcast, is the optimal time and critical to survival. You don't want any other people out their on the streets being crazy unless they are drawing the attention of the zombies away from you.
1) grab the shotgun and 9mm in my house along with all the ammo (I live in NH we love guns) 2) grab the chainsaw and gas incase i run out of ammo 3) get in the truck and head towards the navel shipyard (like 20 minutes away) 4) get as much ammo and guns as possible 5) get some good at a grocery store 6) kick some zombiee ass
I'm walking distance from a yacht club, so I'd grab my pullup bar as a weapon, and take the car down there. Untying a 40 or 50 footer should be no problem with a big kitchen knife, and then it's all downhill and glory.
the best plan of action would be to head somewhere that has an extremely cold climate year around. zombies cant move in extreme colds because they freeze.
Well, during a zombie apocalypse in Bergen, this is my plan.
The Hiding Spot I'm currently living in a three-story wooden house in the middle of town, without any real strategic advantages - there's four ground-level entrances, plenty of windows, heatproofed but otherwise weak walls, and not very solid doors. This isn't a solid place to hide out, as there's too many structural weaknesses that could be exploited.
About 20 minutes walk away is a medieval stone tower - currently a museum, but structurally sound. Lots of narrow passageways and limited access points, making blocking access to safe spots easier than regular houses. It's also very roomy, making it good for storing potential excess goods, loot and other people as needed.
This is also military area - chances are there'd be a military storage of sorts here, for supplies and weapons.
The Weapon Well, all I have in my flat is a blunt katana I bought in Japan a few years ago - not really suited for cutting anything. There should be an axe in one of the storage rooms right outside though, so that's my chance of dealing some damage if it's neccessary. I'd be able to break the lock outside with a hammer I've got.
Getting there Tough. If the streets are flooded with zombies who can hear and smell me, moving the 20 minutes I need to won't be easy. There's a local garage just outside my house giving access to cars, but considering how littered the streets probably will be (by corpses and crashed cars), a car is not really an option here.
There's a lot of uni student one-roomers around, and with students, there's a lot of bikes. I'd find a bike, break open the lock with my hammer and axe, and try to outrun whatever zombies I'd run into.
The Supplies This is the tough part. Yes, there's plenty of shops around, but they'd unquestionably be swarmed by zombies, so it's not really something that'd be easilly looted. If I'm lucky and there's food and water in the military part of the tower hideout, then I'm fine, but I cannot count on that. I need another idea.
There are usually a lot of private boats docked just outside where my tower's at. I'd rummage through those, see if I could find any canned / preserved food and bring that back. It should be relatively low-risk, compared to entering shopping malls and the like.
The Wait With supplies and a blocked safehouse, I should be fine for now. Hopefully, I'd find an unprotected network through my laptop's wireless connection, unless the zombie apocalypse made all the infrastructure (and with it, electricity) collapse.
If I have power, I should be able to get online at least, and announce my presence on local web sites to other locals. Hopefully, I'd get contact with someone else and find someone to work with.
Without power, well, what can I do? I'd have about three hours of battery on my laptop, but that'd be pointless without any wireless routers around me to connect to - they'd all be off without power anyhow. I'd be waiting on top of my tower, looking for lights and signs of people not zombie.
The Escape But I can't stay here forever - if someone comes to get me, fine. But if they aren't, I'll just be here untill I either run out of food and starve to death or the zombies somehow get to me.
The tower is, as I mentioned earlier, just next to a port of sorts. I'd try to drain fuel from parked boats while finding one that seems durable and easilly controllable - mark here that I have no real experience driving boats. With some mad luck, I'd find one with a key in the ignition, or hidden in the boat somewhere. If not, well...
There's usually some sail boats docked here as well. While running a sail boat properly is much more difficult (I'm thinking) than a regular electric boat, I'd still have more luck getting some basic effect out of a sail boat than a electrical boat without a key. Hopefully, I'd be able to maneuver out of the harbor and not sink myself on the way.
Out of the town, I'd now scour the shores looking for survivors.
the best plan of action would be to head somewhere that has an extremely cold climate year around. zombies cant move in extreme colds because they freeze.
Zatic's post actually has a lot of really good advice. Although in my situation, I'd probably go to the mountains over going to the coast (I live in California). I imagine there will be a ton of people actually trying to get to the coast so there will be a shortage of shipping vessels. Plus, more people means there will probably be zombies. I'm more experienced backpacking/hiking in the mountains so that'd definitely come in handy as well.
As for my things to pack, I'd bring: rope, tape, pocket knife, matches, flashlight, hatchet, medical kit, iodine tablets, soap, sleeping bag, a wind up radio, a winter jacket, change of socks, and if i have spare space, any other clothes. I should be able to fit most of this stuff in a medium sized backpack and I think in this situation, packing light is the way to go--it'll give you a lot of flexibility to adapt. My weapon of choice would be my baseball bat.
Other considerations: I do drive a SUV, so I'd probably get as far out as I can with it. Most of the spare space in my SUV will be filled with water, food, and potentially other weapons I can find. I might also risk going to the sports store to pick up a hammock (assuming that zombies cant climb). If I'm going solo, this is particularly important so that I can sleep without being completely exposed.
The worst part about my situation is that I live in a really urban area so that means small crowded streets with tons of buildings. I'll either hit tons of traffic or hit tons of hidden zombies. Realistically, I'd probably end up just stealing my housemate's Vespa to get to the outer rims of the city so that I can steal a SUV. I also happen to live in the most liberal city in the nation, so there is only 1 gun store in the entire city (it's inaccessible). I'm probably going to have to rely on my dodging abilities rather than my killing abilities for the first part of the escape; that is, until I can get myself in a car on an off beaten path.
Theres only one place I really think of going, I have a very wealthy friend whose dad owns a big engineering company here in Brazil, they live in a private estate and have excelent ties with the local police on all levels, on ocasion when visiting him, I saw like 8 police cars over there, having a break and eating some BBQ, that place is like the unnofficial regroup point of all cops on that area, huuuuuge ass wall, 5 minutes from the beach but further away from actual boats.
Could hole up in there until someone came up with SUVs and a plan. but might as well hole up for a dew days until the chaos stopped for a bit and you could scout the situation without it changing every 20 minutes.
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