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Bullet Magnet 05-20-2010 12:33 AM

Oh, I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the megaswarms that spread unbroken across much of their respective continents stumble upon those poor souls. Though some of the SA tribes live in treehouses in the Amazon, so they'll do okay.

PalezQkkeli 05-20-2010 03:56 AM

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And what fuel would you use?

Well I think I can find gas somewhere to get the generators running. Also What If a group of people settled in a Nuclear powerplant so that there would be electricity in the nearby town. Raid every gunshop etc.

STM 05-20-2010 07:20 AM

Hmm, where I live it's easy to defend probably on a hill local people all known, incredible number of old people for bate! Just joking

OddjobAbe 05-20-2010 07:27 AM

Oh, thank goodness for that. I almost hyperventilated I was so shocked.

MA 05-20-2010 08:04 AM

Oddjob's old lol

MeechMunchie 05-20-2010 08:09 AM

roflmao ageing

OddjobAbe 05-20-2010 08:30 AM

You fucking bastards.

MeechMunchie 05-20-2010 08:36 AM

Be quiet or we'll put you in a home.

Bullet Magnet 05-20-2010 09:38 AM

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Well I think I can find gas somewhere to get the generators running.

How long do you think that will last? How can you drain gas from stations without power for the pump? And even finding a way, you'll have to do it without alerting the zombies and compete with living humans who won't be worried about killing you for it.

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What If a group of people settled in a Nuclear powerplant so that there would be electricity in the nearby town. Raid every gunshop etc.
Running a nuclear power plant is not something you can do untrained. Besides, it is likely to run by itself to a certain degree until fuel runs out, which you won't be able to replace. In addition, adapting the grid to be localised so that the town can be run on the single station is no easy task, even for an expert. Imagine a non-expert trying to do it among thousands of zombies. As for raiding gun shops, you won't be the first to try. Most would probably have been taken in the panic preceding social meltdown, any still with stock are likely to be holed up by their owners or squatters and surrounded by the remains of would-be looters, attracted ghouls for miles. In addition, it's one thing to acquire a gun, but quite another to use it. They are not easy, you need practice with the specific model and rounds. And even an expert marksman is going to have trouble hitting advancing zombies as the primal terror takes hold.

PalezQkkeli 05-21-2010 04:59 AM

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How long do you think that will last? How can you drain gas from stations without power for the pump? And even finding a way, you'll have to do it without alerting the zombies and compete with living humans who won't be worried about killing you for it.



Running a nuclear power plant is not something you can do untrained. Besides, it is likely to run by itself to a certain degree until fuel runs out, which you won't be able to replace. In addition, adapting the grid to be localised so that the town can be run on the single station is no easy task, even for an expert. Imagine a non-expert trying to do it among thousands of zombies. As for raiding gun shops, you won't be the first to try. Most would probably have been taken in the panic preceding social meltdown, any still with stock are likely to be holed up by their owners or squatters and surrounded by the remains of would-be looters, attracted ghouls for miles. In addition, it's one thing to acquire a gun, but quite another to use it. They are not easy, you need practice with the specific model and rounds. And even an expert marksman is going to have trouble hitting advancing zombies as the primal terror takes hold.

It's all in the practice before anything starts. Thank god it hasn't started yet.. Hmm should I buy a gun while I still can.. And stock up on gas :o?

Grieva 05-21-2010 05:15 AM

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It's all in the practice before anything starts. Thank god it hasn't started yet.. Hmm should I buy a gun while I still can.. And stock up on gas

Not a bad idea! We should start shooting people in the head too, to kill the zombies in advance. :evil:

MA 05-21-2010 08:06 AM

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It's all in the practice before anything starts. Thank god it hasn't started yet.. Hmm should I buy a gun while I still can.. And stock up on gas :o?

and i thought i was paranoid!


MeechMunchie 05-21-2010 10:09 AM

That thing pops the wrong way.

STM 05-21-2010 11:51 AM

I can operate a nuclear power plant since I played fallout 2!!!! You need a hydro magnetosphere and a Mr. handy robot with functioning logic circuits preferably!!!

Nate 05-21-2010 04:44 PM

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That thing pops the wrong way.

Nah, it's just that the light source is on the bottom right.

MeechMunchie 05-22-2010 09:13 AM

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Nah, it's just that the light source is on the bottom right.

Yeah, I guess we're not used to that in this world of overhead lighting.

enchilado 05-22-2010 09:47 AM

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Nah, it's just that the light source is on the bottom right.

Well, yes... but the shading is all stuffed up - even if the light was from the bottom right the shadows would still be wrong. And hold the button down to get a good look at it depressed - that thing's not going either way.

Sekto Springs 05-22-2010 10:12 AM

Ench is right. The lighting doesn't actually change when you push it down, the whole thing just gets slightly darker. What sloppy graphics.

MeechMunchie 05-23-2010 04:42 AM

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Ench is right. The lighting doesn't actually change when you push it down, the whole thing just gets slightly darker. What sloppy graphics.

What about when you click on it?

PalezQkkeli 05-23-2010 05:42 AM

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Not a bad idea! We should start shooting people in the head too, to kill the zombies in advance. :evil:

Not a bad idea! Let's get started!

MA 05-23-2010 06:33 AM

GET ON TOPIC. we're talking about the most interesting thing on the forums at the moment. that rimshot button.

i'll write up a detailed analysis on it later on.

Wings of Fire 05-23-2010 06:50 AM

I'll rimshot your...

no, nevermind.

PalezQkkeli 05-24-2010 05:01 AM

If the whole world was in chaos, would you survive by moving in some lone island. You'd get your food by fishing or something. How did people survive before the new technology?

Ridg3 05-24-2010 06:22 AM

Back in the day they didn't have to contend with flesh eating monsters...

Bullet Magnet 05-24-2010 08:18 AM

Back in the day, people had the skills needed to live off the land without advanced technology. Who here can start a fire using only what he can find in the woods? Anyone?

OANST 05-24-2010 08:24 AM

Shit. All you have to do is bang a rock on a leaf.

MA 05-24-2010 08:25 AM

right? this bird man thinks he's got all the answers.

OANST 05-24-2010 08:30 AM

I forget, though. Do I need the tablecloth for the banquet to appear after the fire is started or does it appear regardless?

MA 05-24-2010 08:35 AM

you're getting rusty. i'm sure it appears after you shout "where's my dinner, woman?".

OANST 05-24-2010 08:43 AM

I remember now. If the banquet doesn't appear after yelling that then you just eat the woman. It's all coming back.