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[animeweedlord420]

Well there was a recent thread regarding the zombie apocalypse opened but that was closed due to it being a more comical thing rather than a serious discussion, so allow me to bring this topic to light.

Basically, this: What are your thoughts on it? Is it possible? Where would you hide? What kind of zombies do you expect? Do you have a back up plan? Could you kill someone whom you were close with? Do you have any plan?

This is not a topic for roleplaying or satirical insights. This is a serious topic, and if you don't believe in this, do not post, and that includes something along the lines of 'lol this is epic xDD!!!'. Keep it clean.

Is it possible? Yes. Two things are needed. Dead people, and crazy scientific advancement that goes against nature.

Here's my take. If the zombies can run we are screwed and you should just kill yourself to avoid being eaten. Granted, the possibility of that is slim, seeing as how they are the undead so their energy and metabolic rate must be retardedly slow. Honestly out of all the backup plans that I've heard a lot of them fail to encompass one thing: rioting. Sure you can hide out in your house, assuming it isn't going to be burned down by people in a craze. A shelter is the only solid way to survive something like this.

Surviving alone is your best bet, in my opinion anyway. Having someone else in your group means another mouth to feed, someone to look out for, and a possible zombie candidate. Now discuss! To arms!!

[Shablo5]

One topic gets closed, so another opens up. You may say "Serious Topic" but this will never happen. It's a hollywood myth, so I don't see how I Can take your thread seriously. It just seems like another comical thread that should go the route of the last one.

Edited by Shablo5, 14 June 2012 - 08:01 PM.

[Lunarea]

I found it interesting that the idea of zombie infestation is so prevalent that the CDC actually released a plan.

I'd like to think that I'd survive a zombie apocalypse, but it's a tough one. We have a basic disaster kit here at home (canned food, bottled water, blankets, flashlights, radio, batteries, med kit), so we would probably be alright with barricades and stuff. Though my house has HUGE windows. We'd probably have to board them up or something.

[Nathanial B.]

If this avoids the way the last thread went, and is general discussion...

Then I am clearing this thread to exist for the mean time

Shablo5, this thread was clearly not the same as the previous. If you read this thread, and the other thread, you would realize the difference between the two. You already reported this post, there is no need to mini mod.

[Lunarea]

One topic gets closed, so another opens up.

The other topic didn't get closed over the content. It was closed because it was formatted like a forum game (even if it was unintentional) and we have a rule against forum games. The topic of zombie apocalypse and such is fine. It could make for some fun conversation.

[Mon Dez]

Hmmm...zombies though I am not totally prepared I do know where I can hide that would have a ton of water and food that could keep myself alive for months.
BWI Airport
Reason: I work there and I pretty much know the whole airport layout and also the area I work in is a stockroom with big heavy doors and a ton of food and
water. The bad part is if it gets swarmed, I am screwed.
Weapon of choice: Silencer because it is deadly and zombies won't be attracted that much to the sound.

Running zombies aren't the main problem...zombie animals and super-zombies are the main problem because they are scary as hell.

[Shablo5]

I don't have a plan.

Provided this actually happens, you have to take it out of the hollywood setting and reevaulate how smart they are. What if they are just as smart but lost all of 'what it means to be human/Animal' (Affection, compassion, etc) then we wouldn't win, would we? They'd be able to open a door, or look in the freezer for meat. They'd be able to climb ladders, or look for something to climb up.
I think it'd be a sad day for humanity, especially if everything just spread. And what could we do to them? Probably behead them or find a cure, or set them on fire, all of these things these sentient beings would be able to see coming.

[animeweedlord420]

It just seems like another comical thread that should go the route of the last one.

Yes. The bolded and size 24 font "leave the comical part out of this" in the OP clearly indicates that I want it to turn comical. If you "can't take my thread seriously" then.

Um.

Don't post in it.

Edited by Crimson, 14 June 2012 - 08:36 PM.

[Nathanial B.]

I don't have a plan.

Provided this actually happens, you have to take it out of the hollywood setting and reevaulate how smart they are. What if they are just as smart but lost all of 'what it means to be human/Animal' (Affection, compassion, etc) then we wouldn't win, would we? They'd be able to open a door, or look in the freezer for meat. They'd be able to climb ladders, or look for something to climb up.
I think it'd be a sad day for humanity, especially if everything just spread. And what could we do to them? Probably behead them or find a cure, or set them on fire, all of these things these sentient beings would be able to see coming.

You're assuming everyone's definition of a zombie is Romero's zombie. In a real world situation, I believe zombies to some extent, are possible. Does it mean I'm planning for it? No. Is it possible people could get so sick from a virus, or SOMETHING like that where.. they are rabid and attack other humans? Yes. Yes that is quite possible. Do I think it's Resident Evil T-Virus style.. nah.

As for what I would do, I read a good thread on Roamer's and Lurker's where a guy had built this really cool fortress. I'm going to try to find it and post the link

Here it is:
http://www.roamersan...h__1#entry54670

[animeweedlord420]

You're assuming everyone's definition of a zombie is Romero's zombie. In a real world situation, I believe zombies to some extent, are possible. Does it mean I'm planning for it? No. Is it possible people could get so sick from a virus, or SOMETHING like that where.. they are rabid and attack other humans? Yes. Yes that is quite possible. Do I think it's Resident Evil T-Virus style.. nah.

As for what I would do, I read a good thread on Roamer's and Lurker's where a guy had built this really cool fortress. I'm going to try to find it and post the link

Yeah, that is a good point. A zombie doesn't have to necessary correlate directly to the ones we see in video games or movies, at all actually. A virus that degenerates the flesh, lowers your metabolic cycle and causes you to lose your mind and become rabid is entirely possible however. Again, I believe that the possibility is there, but that doesn't mean it WILL happen.

[Shablo5]

Here it is:
http://www.roamersan...h__1#entry54670

That's neat and all, but I don't put much faith in anything above ground that could be tackled by anything/anyone. A fortress that still relies on the outside is realistic, but still not a very good limiter.

[Nathanial B.]

That's neat and all, but I don't put much faith in anything above ground that could be tackled by anything/anyone. A fortress that still relies on the outside is realistic, but still not a very good limiter.

Did you even read it? It's not above ground.

[Νύξ]

weld a cage to the bead of a big truck one guy sits in the cage with a gun reading material maby a radio blanket and pilow.while the other drives and colects with his own fire arm the guy in the cage provides a sort of home coverage.like a mobile home base covering the forager while he colects what is needed to survive or is gassing up the truck.another idea i had was a tube thats welded around the gass tank for safer refule and caped off so all youd have to do is fill up the jugs keep them in the back and the guy could refule at anny given time thus minamizing gass stops.as for the driver id recomend paded sports gear or a swat suit.light armor to avoid a bite.why risk your tail.i got the sports gear a mess of fire arms and a truck with the means to add a cage if needed.i believe a method was tried in dawn of the dead.but the zombies were a bit smarter and the truck thing was overly complicated.and the chainsaw atachment wasen a great idea.if i could id add like a mini snow plow to my tuck to make plowing through zombies eazier and maby if i feel the urge a few modifacations could be made along the road if the need should arize.

[Shablo5]

Did you even read it? It's not above ground.

He said solar panels, exhaust pipe for the furnace and wind turbines would be above ground.
Did you even read it?

EDIT: Destroy the exhaust, no smoke can escape, no use using the wood stove. Destroy the panels/turbine, no electricity. Reliance on above ground. He even went as far as to say he has 8000 movies on his computer, thus he's expecting to have reliance on Electricity.

Edited by Shablo5, 14 June 2012 - 08:47 PM.

[Nathanial B.]

So you're assuming the zombies know you're underground away from society and to know exactly what to destroy, correct? The point was it was a neat idea. I'm not saying I would carbon copy it

[Shablo5]

So you're assuming the zombies know you're underground away from society to know exactly what to destroy, correct? The point was it was a neat idea. I'm not saying I would carbon copy it

No, I was just saying it's a neat idea, but decay and destruction are things that happen. Needing to go outside for repairs when we're discussing a zombie apocalypse thread seems a bit unsafe to me, thus I am not a fan of his idea.
Reliance on anything outside of a shelter is a bad idea. If you have a differing opinion, that's A-OK Point being, this was my opinion, in a post about opinions in a zombie apocalypse, so I posted it.

[Νύξ]

You're assuming everyone's definition of a zombie is Romero's zombie. In a real world situation, I believe zombies to some extent, are possible. Does it mean I'm planning for it? No. Is it possible people could get so sick from a virus, or SOMETHING like that where.. they are rabid and attack other humans? Yes. Yes that is quite possible. Do I think it's Resident Evil T-Virus style.. nah.

it couldent be a virus viruses eat and destroy the host.so i doubt the epidemic would be virous related.it would have to be some other form of dezeas like maby a hybrid that first reacts"like" a virous for the shuting down of the bodie and then reacts some other way for rebuting the bodie.and since a virous dies with the bodie only leaving its own corps within the corps for ferinzics to find latter whatever
it is would have to survive long enough to find the metaphorical reboot button.and if thats the case in some victme cases the infection or whatever would only result in killing minous the rebuit.and if its caused by biteing that means its in the saliva wich also eans its in the blood so youd have to stay clean as well as alive or you could cross contaminate yourself.

[Lunarea]

You know what would suck? If you made some kind of safehouse to keep everything from coming in, only to have one of the people inside turn and not be able to get out because of the barricades ...

[Nathanial B.]

Let's be realistic, if a zombie outbreak happened, sooner or later, you're going to need to go outside. Unless you manage to stuff an entire lifetimes supply of food in the shelter with you... But really, food in cans even have an expiration date.
So you'd need to leave eventually for food. What's going out in the woods outside to do some repair going to do to ya? Going out for food would probably cause you to go out in the city, where they would be in large numbers.. Not on a large acre of land that you own. You know what i mean?

You know what would suck? If you made some kind of safehouse to keep everything from coming in, only to have one of the people inside turn and not be able to get out because of the barricades ...

That's why you have the standard "check for bites, anything suspicious, you get shot, or you're not welcome in" routine. If it's airborne, God have mercy on you.

[animeweedlord420]

You know what would suck? If you made some kind of safehouse to keep everything from coming in, only to have one of the people inside turn and not be able to get out because of the barricades ...

One of the big things I always imagined would be the prisons. People locked in with other people. One of your cellmates turn...Wouldn't want to be in that situation. It all depends on how the outbreak is caused though, assuming it is manifested through a virus, since that really is the only probably cause.

And don't forget your enemies aren't just zombies, it's other people. My best bet would be to stay away from everyone, whether living or dead.

Edited by Crimson, 14 June 2012 - 09:00 PM.