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Miscellaneous => General Chat => Topic started by: Forest Guy on November 09, 2008, 09:03:40 PM
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In this topic, we discuss the various techniques or strategies we would employ in the event of a zombie holocaust. It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
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I'd try to negotiate with them before doing anything too rash. I've read I Am Legend.
Yes, those were technically vampires, but it was basically the same thing.
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See attachment for ultimate unstoppable plan.
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Aw heeeeeel yeeuh.
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I'd take advantage of my family and friends and have them do most of the work. Once they are infected, I'll kick them out of the fort.
Oh yeah, for weapons, I'd probably just use a torch because the idea of a burning zombie is hilarious.
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Buy all the guns and ammo I can (or just pick it up off the shelves if the stores are abandoned), same with food, barricade myself in one of the above stores, and go out in a blaze of glory, if I must indeed go out.
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I regret to say I haven't considered extensively my plan for a zombie apocalypse, but I do know this: Best weapon=A shotgun. Grenades will send zombie-shrapnel everywhere and flamethrowers/torches... well, now you've got a flaming zombie running around.
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Mind you, I would also want a reliable sword or other melee weapon for when the ammo runs out.
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We take Pete's car, go round Mum's, go in, deal with Philip, grab Mum, go to Liz's, pick her up, bring her back here, have a cup of tea and wait for this whole thing to blow over.
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Mind you, I would also want a reliable sword or other melee weapon for when the ammo runs out.
Stabbing weapons won't do much good against the undead since they have no blood, and hacking off their limbs may slow them a little but they will still be going. You should look into various blunt weapons (hammers, maces, and the like) for maximum brain-crushage.
Of course, by the time you're in melee range, the zombie swarm will take you down unless you can get them separated.
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Oh and before I forget to mention, we're talking about REAL zombies, not rage zombies. The ones that hobble around and can't perform semi-complex functions like using a doorknob. (I'm looking at you, Dawn of the Dead Remake...)
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Glorb, that won't work. How long do you think we'll be safe here?
Did I ever tell you guys about the bokken my brother bought at Wizard World last year? What about the non-working GameCube and keyboard (and its stand, and the working keyboard), or the music stands, or the heavy toolbox-like thing I made in shop back in sophomore year? I keep these bludgeons and more around my desk in case of zombie uprisings, so that I can hopefully keep chatting with the survivors while I'm smashing brains.
Next year I start adding proper weaponry, plus maybe a chain flail, and definitely a cricket bat (plus an aluminum baseball bat, which should also be much easier to obtain). Hopefully it won't be too late by then.
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Well, here's my official plan:
1) Phone/text/email my friend and see if he's alive/if it's safe where he lives/if it'd be possible to drive over without getting eaten (his house is much more zombie-proof than mine).
a) Assuming the criteria are met, I go over, help him barricade the place, and then travel using the rooftops of the nearby houses to get supplies and such. Then we'd signal for help to the National Guard dudes that inevitably come.
b) If my friend is dead/whatever, I'd find the nearest easily-barricaded commercial building, clear out any zombies inside, team up with any still-sane survivors, barricade the place, and carry out the plan as usual.
Of course, this doesn't take into account things like the government pulling a Half-Life (sending in army dudes to silence all survivors).
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See attachment for ultimate unstoppable plan.
Forget that! I'm not hanging my brain out the window!
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You did not seriously just say that.
...or did you?
Anyway, I don't have any specific plans, but I do plan on reading the "Ultimate Zombie Survival Guide" in the near future, so that'll help.
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You know, I didn't think that many people actually believed that the dead are gonna start getting up and trying to kill us at some point. I figured the martians would try it first.
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Most people I know seem to think the zombie apocalypse is going to happen. I've never been a fan of zombies so I just cast Fire1 on them.
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I actually do own the "Ultimate Zombie Survival Guide". It has a lot of good advice in there. I strongly recommend it to all of you.
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Well, here's my plan:
- Go to the store and steal a shotgun and some ammo.
- My family and I will find a safe house to hide in (a relative's house if they're available)
- Once our neighbourhood is mostly free of zombies, I'll drive to the neighbourhood and surrounding area to find a Laptop with a working wireless internet connection.
- I'd use the internet to find places with large concentrations of civilization, as well as survival tips and updates on the outbreak. I'd have to work fast, or else the bills would kick in and leave us disconnected (unless I was also able to steal a credit card and I could pay my bills online)
- Find the population center and live there with my family
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- Use our towns helicopters (which we do have) to scout for survivors, then move there together.
I live relatively close to New York City and Toronto, and it's possible for both of them to have survived (especially New York, with all their recent safety measures after 9/11)
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I can't be the only one who doesn't believe this is going to happen.
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I like how all you wannabe zombie-survivors assume that you'd be capable of:
a) using a shotgun effectively, as you'd probably be crazy-inaccurate and/or break your arm from the recoil and/or go deaf from the blast
b) using helicopters/tanks/whatever without crashing instantly
c) killing hordes of reanimated corpses without breaking down from fear/nausea
just because you see people do it in games and movies.
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In the actual event of a zombie uprising, I doubt that the zombies would even be able to find my house, considering that living people who have been told where it is often fail to find it, and zombie uprisings are statistically more likely to occur during the summer, when my house is surrounded by crops on all sides.
Also, I'm totally going to visit Chupperson and get him to teach me how to use Fire1 (though wouldn't multi-targeting and/or area-of-effect fire spells be more effective?).
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By the way, something I'd like to know: Is this a zombie virus we're talking about (i.e., you only become a zombie if you get bitten by one), or a zombie apocalypse (wherein anyone who dies comes back as a zombie as long as their brains are intact)? 'Cause the latter option would suck a lot more.
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Well Warp, I was mainly thinking of the zombies in "Final Fantasy II" (IV) in the Cave of Mist. Where all you have is "Fire1" (Fire).
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I can't be the only one who doesn't believe this is going to happen.
You're not alone. I have a very hard time believing the reanimated dead will attack us for any reason.
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(I hope you guys are counting me in with the disbelievers)
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I highly doubt anyone actually believes any type of zombie disaster will happen. There's no such disease/chemical/what-have-you for such a belief to be based on. It's just a fun team work oriented fantasy and it let's folks vent their inner anarchist by musing over how they would fare in a post-apocalypse setting.
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Like a "if you were stranded on a desert isle" scenario...
I think if the Fungi Forums had a subtitle, it should be "Your Safe Place During Zombie Infestations."
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It needs a new random subtitle that we vote on every month, that's what!
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NO
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It needs a new random subtitle that we vote on every month, that's what!
How would that be random?
I highly doubt anyone actually believes any type of zombie disaster will happen. There's no such disease/chemical/what-have-you for such a belief to be based on.
Are you sure? (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/12/09/1260445.htm?site=science/greatmomentsinscience)
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I don't believe a zombie uprising will happen. The robot revolt is definitely more believable.
But if it did and we're talking slow zombies, zombies that can't open doors, then I could just hang out in here and watch them. We have glass doors. Burning them sounds like fun, and if they were in a mob it would spread and destroy them quickly, but that might burn the house as well. I live far from town so it'd take a while for them to get here if they picked up on the existence of human out here to begin with.
As for a bashing weapon, I'd go with the cracked aluminum bat. But I'd be more into shooting them from afar to get rid of them. Of course, I don't really know how to use a shotgun so my dad would handle that.
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I'd like to try the chainsaw method, but I'd have to learn how to use one first.
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I don't like the idea of getting up close and personal with sharp devices. Rotting flesh tends to fly around easily.
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How would that be random?
Alas, I typed that in a fit of whimsy...
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I'd stay indoors until the government send in the Army and blast them all to hell.
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"National Guard? Feh. Kid, I'm in the National Guard."
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Download, put in your own pictures and repost it. Remember: it's only interesting if some of the stuff is funny.
Edit: Who ever makes the coolest collection of things using this template gets 5TEM Points.
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Yo.
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Meh.
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Zombies, hmm...Now THAT'S an idea.
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I mean - Yes, We must act and stop the threat of the zombie invasions with affirmative action...and, of course, Count Bleck shall personally ensure that not one of you feels much pain during the process. BLEHEHEHE...Bleck!
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Chef, Chup, TEM, and Wiggles, you guys have no sense of imagination. I can only wish that when the zombie apocalypse happens, you're the first ones to be eaten.
And yeah, I'm talking about zombie virus zombies, not apocalyptic curse zombies. (The latter just isn't fair.)
To all you nay-sayers: http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html (http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html)
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I imagine a lot of stuff better than zombies, mister.
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My plan:
Wake up and realize that I was just dreaming that zombies were attacking us.
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New picture edit thing. First picture is the template, second is my edit.
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That only works in two dimensions though.
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Because everyone knows zombies can't jump that high.
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Meh again.