Zombies! What are you going to do when... - Page 2

GoldenRivet · 04-30-10, 04:29 PM

Im going to grab all my firearms and go to my dads ranch home.

Between the two of us we have two bullets for every individual in the county. (approx)

so assuming everyone in the county went Zombie - we would at least be able to hold out for a while - if not permanently.

Oberon · 04-30-10, 04:49 PM

Flamethrowers are good, but would probably only work after a period of time, during which the burning zombie has set fire to everything around it. Bullets are good, but what will you do when ammo runs low? Likewise, once the petrol runs out for the flamethrower, all you have is a rather large paperweight. After all, there won't be any arms factories or oil producers around for a while. It's a tricky one since blunt force trauma has minimal affect to the undead, so things like grenades, missiles and concussion based weaponry will have no effect, except perhaps the removal of the odd limb through shrapnel.
Water, likewise, won't do anything because they'll just walk underwater to get at you once they find you. The extreme cold helps, their bodies will freeze up, probably one of the safest places would be far far up north in the Canadian extremes...but of course you'd have to make sure you had PLENTY of provisions and fuel to keep yourself warm, fed and watered.
I do have some concerns about my castle, one of them is weathering sieges, and the other is trust. After all, just because there is a zombie apocalypse, it doesn't mean that the person you think you can trust isn't going to leave you to get eaten so he or her can keep more supplies for him or herself. Like Raptor said, gangs and marauders will become more dangerous than the zombies after time and decay sets in.

Oberon · 04-30-10, 04:55 PM

*facedesk*

Of course! I forgot one transportation option! A Horse!

Ok, it's not very well armoured, but if you're charging into a zombie horde like a medieval knight you're just asking to get bitten. But a horse is quieter than a car, and doesn't need petrol or diesel. Horses will suddenly become veeery valuable post-apocalypse. So I think one of my first provisions would be to grab a few of them.

Fashioning some form of anti-bite system out of old chainmail or a similar form of metal or plastic, would probably also be a good idea, and a face shield against saliva and blood entering the mouth, nose or eyes.

Task Force · 04-30-10, 04:56 PM

But wouldnt the gangs and marauders be eventualy eaten by the zombies...

The best idea would to find a nice castle/bunker and hide, till the zombies have all done there thing, the gangs and stuff have all been eaten, and the world is... well, less strange.

@ obi, even better armor the horse. lol

Oberon · 04-30-10, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

But wouldnt the gangs and marauders be eventualy eaten by the zombies...

The best idea would to find a nice castle/bunker and hide, till the zombies have all done there thing, the gangs and stuff have all been eaten, and the world is... well, less strange.

You underestimate survival instinct. If anything the gangs and the marauders would probably stand a better chance of survival, after all, they don't have to do much in the way of effort, they just wait for ethical survivors to gather the provisions and then raid them. The gangs would probably last longer than the zombies, because eventually over the period of a few years, the zombies would decompose (I presume) while the gangs would found bases (probably around old military bases or castles too) and sortee out from those to raid the surrounding areas, much like the ethical survivors would do, only the raiders would take from the living and not from the dead.

Armouring the horse is an idea but probably too much effort to be able to be undertaken with such limited resources. Like I said though, you're not taking the horse into combat, the horse would be hidden away and used to carry supplies. If you take a horse into a zombie horde then not only is the horse going to be bitten somewhere (because you can't armour the whole creature) but you're probably going to get pulled off and eaten alive. If an area is known to be infested, then park up outside and sneak in the best you can and get the heck out of dodge asap. Avoiding combat wherever possible is the surest way to live longer.

Task Force · 04-30-10, 05:05 PM

lol... we need to make a game like this. (kinda like the werewolf hunt.) see who survives the longest.

Oberon · 04-30-10, 05:08 PM

I'd get John Locke out again!

Seriously though, if you ever fancy reading some good stuff about this kinda thing then World War Z and Day by Day Armageddon are what you want to read.

August · 04-30-10, 05:19 PM

Well assuming they are the slow and stupid zombies my plan would be to locate an island off the coast that had a decent amount of game and edible plants on it, clear it of zombies if any, haul in a few years worth of mre's, weapons, ammo and other supplies, set up camp and wait it out.

Fr8monkey · 04-30-10, 05:51 PM

Task Force · 04-30-10, 09:09 PM

If there was a zombie outbreak thingy, Id want one of these... with armor plates and stuff.

August · 04-30-10, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fr8monkey

They don't stand a chance because he's a US Paratrooper.

GoldenRivet · 04-30-10, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by August

They don't stand a chance because he's a US Paratrooper.

hope the chainsaw is gassed...

cause he aint about to shoot at anyone.

August · 04-30-10, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

hope the chainsaw is gassed...

cause he aint about to shoot at anyone.

You mean the weapon he's holding? Oh that's just for show. He don't need it to get the job done if you know what I mean...

TLAM Strike · 04-30-10, 11:28 PM

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Plan: Sit on a mountain and vaporize the zombie hordes with my phasers set to wide beam. I have a power generator to recharge them so I can't run out of ammo. I got a portable transport to move around the globe to gather what I need and escape attack.

Fr8monkey · 04-30-10, 11:56 PM

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04-30-10, 04:29 PM	#16
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Im going to grab all my firearms and go to my dads ranch home. Between the two of us we have two bullets for every individual in the county. (approx) so assuming everyone in the county went Zombie - we would at least be able to hold out for a while - if not permanently. __________________

04-30-10, 04:56 PM	#19
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	But wouldnt the gangs and marauders be eventualy eaten by the zombies... The best idea would to find a nice castle/bunker and hide, till the zombies have all done there thing, the gangs and stuff have all been eaten, and the world is... well, less strange. @ obi, even better armor the horse. lol __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

04-30-10, 05:05 PM	#21
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	lol... we need to make a game like this. (kinda like the werewolf hunt.) see who survives the longest. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

04-30-10, 05:19 PM	#23
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well assuming they are the slow and stupid zombies my plan would be to locate an island off the coast that had a decent amount of game and edible plants on it, clear it of zombies if any, haul in a few years worth of mre's, weapons, ammo and other supplies, set up camp and wait it out. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-30-10, 05:51 PM	#24
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04-30-10, 04:49 PM	#17
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Flamethrowers are good, but would probably only work after a period of time, during which the burning zombie has set fire to everything around it. Bullets are good, but what will you do when ammo runs low? Likewise, once the petrol runs out for the flamethrower, all you have is a rather large paperweight. After all, there won't be any arms factories or oil producers around for a while. It's a tricky one since blunt force trauma has minimal affect to the undead, so things like grenades, missiles and concussion based weaponry will have no effect, except perhaps the removal of the odd limb through shrapnel. Water, likewise, won't do anything because they'll just walk underwater to get at you once they find you. The extreme cold helps, their bodies will freeze up, probably one of the safest places would be far far up north in the Canadian extremes...but of course you'd have to make sure you had PLENTY of provisions and fuel to keep yourself warm, fed and watered. I do have some concerns about my castle, one of them is weathering sieges, and the other is trust. After all, just because there is a zombie apocalypse, it doesn't mean that the person you think you can trust isn't going to leave you to get eaten so he or her can keep more supplies for him or herself. Like Raptor said, gangs and marauders will become more dangerous than the zombies after time and decay sets in.

04-30-10, 04:55 PM	#18
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	facedesk Of course! I forgot one transportation option! A Horse! Ok, it's not very well armoured, but if you're charging into a zombie horde like a medieval knight you're just asking to get bitten. But a horse is quieter than a car, and doesn't need petrol or diesel. Horses will suddenly become veeery valuable post-apocalypse. So I think one of my first provisions would be to grab a few of them. Fashioning some form of anti-bite system out of old chainmail or a similar form of metal or plastic, would probably also be a good idea, and a face shield against saliva and blood entering the mouth, nose or eyes.

04-30-10, 05:08 PM	#22
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I'd get John Locke out again! Seriously though, if you ever fancy reading some good stuff about this kinda thing then World War Z and Day by Day Armageddon are what you want to read.

04-30-10, 09:09 PM	#25
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	If there was a zombie outbreak thingy, Id want one of these... with armor plates and stuff. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

04-30-10, 11:28 PM	#29
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Item of Value: Gold pressed Latinum, 8 bars, 200 strips, 1,000 slips. Luxury Item: Portable Mk. XII Naquadah Generator Melee Weapon: Klingon Bat'leth Weapon#1: Star Fleet Type II Phaser circa 2293 Weapon#2: Star Fleet Type III Phaser Rifle circa 2370 Transport: Hand held portable site to site transporter Plan: Sit on a mountain and vaporize the zombie hordes with my phasers set to wide beam. I have a power generator to recharge them so I can't run out of ammo. I got a portable transport to move around the globe to gather what I need and escape attack. __________________

04-30-10, 11:56 PM	#30
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	What a geek, TLAM. I love it. Here is what I need Made... __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.