Zombie Apocolypse - With a Twist.

[kenji8055]

I suppose that ideally I'd go with a lightsaber. Something light, easy to use and would burn as well as slice so as to avoid being infected from blood spraying from attacks.


Before you being screaming (but lightsabers don't exist dumbass) allow me to explain via a youtube video

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Granted strictly this is a plasma cutter but the technology does exist. Hell you can use water to cut steel if you can get the pressure high enough

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Just saying, the tech is out there. Provide some cash to fund a project and you could have a zombie killing super machine powered by nature ^_^

 

[The SettingSun]

Sensitive to noise? I'd grab a load of knives and my electric guitar (leads and pick included). Quickly run to a few friends houses and then peg it to my guitar teachers house cos I know he has massive amps. We'd hole up into a room and have play the guitar conitously and hope that the sound attracts a rescue helicopter.

 

[loc978]

Oh good. An elaboration on the post I made in the other thread:

This [http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n182/loc978/Photos/DSC01160.jpg], this [http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n182/loc978/Photos/DSC01162.jpg], and this [http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n182/loc978/Photos/0603081544.jpg]. All within easy reach right now.

...on top of that would be my bug-out bag. It's a fair sized rucksack with two 1qt canteens (so, a little under 2L of water), 6 MREs, a change of outerwear and several changes of underwear, 200 rounds (4 unopened boxes) of .45ACP, 100 shells of 12gauge buckshot (5 unopened boxes), some gun oil, a small cleaning kit and a few rags. It's actually a little lighter than the ruck I used to carry on active duty. I'd take that to my local national guard base. Hopefully they'd be in a state of emergency and taking experienced volunteers.
(I'm about 30 miles from the nearest urban area, by the way... and a little better than 10 miles out from the nearest suburb)

If they were in a state of disarray, I'd just steal one of their 5-ton trucks, chuck all the supplies i could find into it (more MREs, water, blankets, et cetera) and head for the mountains via country roads (If I knew I had time, I'd also take the truck home first and get the rest of my arsenal, ammo and camping gear). Hopefully I'd be able to steal supplies from convenience stores and gas stations along the way... and hopefully I'd be able to operate the pumps at said gas stations to refill my big ol' diesel hog. If not, that's why I rode my bicycle to the Guard base and threw it in the truck with the rest of the supplies.

Oh, and my destination is a ski lodge on the summit of a nearby(ish) mountain. Another place I hope already has active survivors to join up with. Hopefully we (or just I) would be able to raid nearby towns for more food supplies and diesel... and we'd(I'd) be able to utilize the place's solar panels and greenhouse rooms to keep ourselves (myself) warm and fed for a few months at least... after that, if there's no rescue forthcoming (I'd be keeping tabs on TV and radio broadcasts), I'd take my truck and anyone who wanted to come with me and head northeast into rural Washington. Hopefully the estate I've had my eyes on for being a fair-sized subsistence farm with 10-foot wrought-iron fencing is available...

 

[Roland07]

I live in Florida, and my current zombie plan is to use the standardized architecture of all Walgreens (not including those in shopping centers) to my advantage. They all have ladders leading to the roof in the back room, so I can hold out up there for a few days running down for food when I need it. I'll wait until there's less pandemonium and the zombies are in a more-or-less predictable pattern, then I'll move out to the river near my house. I easily find a small boat or canoe on one of the docks, which I will use to follow the river down to my local marina. They have keys to the rental-boats on premise, I'll grab one, and siphon the gas out of all the others, and grab all the fishing gear I can. Then I'll sail south to the Florida keys where there are islands with no bridges, connected to them in very low population zones (wildlife preserves ftw). I'll fish for food and live happily as a hermit until the zombies or I die. There's only one road in and out of the Florida Keys too, so I easily monitor human/zombie traffic. Water will be a problem, but I can make do by distilling sea water. Its surprisingly simple on a small scale, and I can keep it going perpetually, which will probably be enough, especially when supplemented with rain water. Things I'd like to add to my plan is a stop by a garden store, so I can get a bunch of edible plants to grow, (although island soil sucks) and a reliable source of ammo, in case I ever run out, so I can hunt as well as fish. As for weaponry I am lucky enough to have a fairly serious hunter in my house, and therefore more than sufficient weaponry, especially for the slow type of zombie. My preferred loadout would be a machete (partially for clearing brush on my island), a semi-automatic hand gun, and a Mosin Nagat bolt action rifle with detachable scope and extended mag, all of which I own. Since I'll be travelling almost exclusively by boat as well, I may be able to take more guns than I usually would. All in all I'd say I have about two duffel bags worth of weaponry, which I couldn't freight around on my back, but could manage to get to a boat with relative ease.

One more thing to add is that most houses in Florida are made to withstand hurricanes, which means emergency supplies, generators, and houses designed to be boarded up are common. I can't rely on that, but it's good to know I live in an area where most houses can be entirely boarded up within about 30 minutes, with plenty of emergency supplies to boot.

 

[whitewolf35]

Get access to a bunch of melee weapons (swords, knifes, wood axes etc.), several guns that can be strapped to limbs, slow-burning firecrackers for distraction, and hole myself up in a supermarket or convience store for food, water and any other supplies already present for me.

 

[Oneirius]

Holy shit, am I supposed to be feeling afraid that apperantly everybody on the Escapist is a huge survival nut with a veritable arsenal in their house?
I live in Israel! One of our country's selling points is "Everybody is a Soldier", and it seems like I have less weapons in my house than your cat has in it's litterbox. (My only hopes are either that will somehow get fucked up by the desert weather, or driving to Jerusalem hoping for divine protection)
Do you represent a sizable percent of the American population?

 

[The_Fezz]

I would tape two axes and a sledgehammer together...

And then hide in a skip full of rusty needles because I am a massive coward.

That or start head to the countryside with barbed wire in the neighbour's camper van, comandeer what used to be Grandparent's farm until some git bought it off them and place barbed wire around it.

They've got enough sheep to keep me in food for months.

Unless they're now zombie sheep in which case I'll go with plan A.

 

[Lord Devius]

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[sub]This is assuming my pets are already lost to me, because those little bastards would start barking at any noises outside the house and kill us all. For the sake of this being more likely to work, my parents are also out of town, or not home when the infection hits.[/sub]

My town has a population of 5000, 6000 at most. That means it'll likely be less than 10 survivors, and if I get to be a survivor, I know at least one family that will be prepared for this shitstorm. My first goal should be to get to their house.

...Finally, being a con-goer has some benefits. Grab the gas mask I was going to use for a costume, cut off this ridiculous bunch of hair I have, make sure gas mask fits properly. Turn off all electronic devices, cover windows (making sure there's a lookout spot on each end of the house).

If it's early enough in the outbreak, there shouldn't be any zombies in my back yard. Make sure there isn't, sneak out and get some tools and all the scrap metal I can carry from my back deck. Draft some designs for a naginata [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata], making sure the metal I brought is sturdy enough to function as a blade when cut/welded properly. Make a naginata, trying to keep the noise to a minimum.

Gear up with gas mask, make sure to put on multiple shirts and thick jeans, then cover it all with leather. Shoes are standard cheap athletic stuff. Pack backpack with hard drives from desktop, and my laptop. Make sure my water bottle is full, stick that in my backpack. Bring two small rechargeable flashlights, and the flashlight charging station I have. Pack as much non-perishable food into the remaining space in my backpack as possible.

There are zombies outside by now, and night has fallen. Put backpack on, make sure I have my asthma medication (don't ever forget that. don't want zombies to hear my wheezing.), and slowly move outside, avoiding the creaky spots of my front porch. Even if the entire population of my street were standing outside my door, that's only about 15 zombies. If necessary, climb over fence into next-door neighbor's yard, then walk (or run, if they know of me) up my street, one street over, a couple houses down, and I've found my sanctuary. If I encounter any zombies that I can't run/sneak past, decapitate with the naginata and continue on.

They're gun fanatics, they love zombie movies, and their son is one of my good friends. At least three of them are military-trained, and they have a room filled with ammunition, knives, and stuff that we could make explosives out of. I think we can take on our town, at least.

 

[Zorg Machine]

Dude, slow zombies are boring. My weapon would be a pair of comfortable walking shoes.

Imagine that you are facing 50 or more zombies.

Easy as cake, I'll just speedwalk away from them.
(after a few hours) I think I'll set up camp and sleep for a while
(some point in the night) what's that sound...OH SHIT! (runs away from zombies following you)

copy paste over a week and add other zombies in front of you that you have to avoid or risk having a bigger group following you. You wil be left an emotional wreak and eventually make a misstake or get cornered while staying in a "safe"house.

oh wait, you're in an urban area where you have truly secure places? this means that the ability of you walking around safely is dependent on luck as a single zombie spotting you will alert hundreds of ghouls to your presence and even if you get back to your safehouse, you won't be able to get out again to get provisions.

/end "zombies will rape the universe speech"

when anyone says zombie I assume that they mean the solanum kind.
full zombie plan: as soon as outbreak is confirmed, get all the axes and stuf from the shed and stock up on food (we have a private well).
I live in a secluded area by a relatively small town so the only real threat comes from people and zombie hordes wandering from bigger cities.
once first objectives are complete, go to the nearby shooting range and steal/buy guns (presuming this is before I get my weapon license in a year)

third objective, ready plan B and C. Plan B is in case of a prolonged situation and consists of moving into the nearby (hopefully abandoned) prison as it is the safest thing I can get my hands on.
plan C is in case shit hits the fan and consists of running to my boat (the water, prison and shooting range are all within short walking distance btw) and driving of to find a safer place.

fourth objective, go over to a friend on the other side of town and grab his substantial selection of medieval weaponry (the mans basement could be a small museum)

fith and final objective, in case things REALLY goes shit side up, occupy the local medieval castle. due to the immense risk this is fith objective.

 

[fatmrbunko]

get a crap tonne of vegetable seeds and any animals i can get hold off. find an empty building high up disable any and all stairwells and place metal sheeting on roof where i will plant vegetables for rain and sun whilst keeping animals on roof for sustainable living until help arrives or the zombies starve in god knows how long

alternatively do same thing to my house with roof leaving my room and roofing above untouched- unfortunately this means no animals or meat as zombies will hear

 

[Nickompoop]

I'd hole myself up in a Costco with a baseball bat. Why Costco? They have backup generators (which I can build a wall around to prevent zombies) and I can fuel the generator with gas from the Costco gas station. Assuming there's gas left, of course.
Also, let's examine what Costco sells: mattresses, food, gas barbecues, flashlights, some camping gear, knives, batteries; you name it, Costco has it. Except guns, and that sucks.

 

[Azure Sky]

I guess it's about time to throw my own into the mix.

Weapons:
.50 AE Desert Eagle, half a dozen/a dozen boxes of ammo with manually modified tips. (Which hold about 24 each?)
-Very big, very loud, will make exit points the size of a melon (With the modified/filed dimple in the top, causing it to explode/split on impact.)
-Last resort only/dire situation that requires range. Hence not much ammo.
(Note: I know such ammo modification is dangerous, but I don't know if that type of ammo naturally comes in .50 AE)

6-foot Staff.
-If you are not planning on staying in the one place, killing every zombie you meet is probably going to be a profound waste of energy as well as time, I mean the last thing you want to happen is the noise of you killing one to attract any that are nearby.
-Quietly push them over as you move, if you can get away with knocking them down they will take a few moments to get back up, letting you continue unhindered. With luck, the noise of the zombie might make other zombies take interest in it rather than you.

Katana
-As cliche and overused as it is, the high density, length and weight makes it perfect for the main thing I would use it for: Decapitating zombies.
(Before anyone pipes up, bone density of the upper spine is quite thin. Even if you hit the thickest point it is still hollow to allow the spinal cord through. it would leave no more ware on the blade than say... An inch thick branch?)

Clothing
A decent jacket with reasonable coverage.
Decent pants that extend past the ankle. Probably denim.
Boots. Steelcap.
Gloves. Probably some form of thin but dense work gloves. Waterproof
Headgear. Most likely fashioned out of helmet of some form, goggles/skimask and a protective mask to cover any remaining exposed skin.
Duct-Tape. All exterior clothing is coated in 3~ layers of duct tape to provide blood-splash proofing as well as rendering it highly resistant to tears not to mention bite punctures.

Other
Pack of some form containing plenty of water, a little bit of food, first aid kit, map, compass, a multitool, a lighter and a knife.
Also several spare rolls of duct tape.

Strategy
Lay low until any chaos subsides, panicking humans are unpredictable and dangerous.
After about 2-4 days head out to assess the damage and to see if anything worth salvaging is in an accessible location.
Travel through semi populated locations on foot, allows for greater opportunity for finding supplies as well as stronger shelter.
Continue as above until rescue arrives, a self sustaining human pocket is found, or until the zombies get the better of me.

=3

 

[Roland07]

Holy shit, am I supposed to be feeling afraid that apperantly everybody on the Escapist is a huge survival nut with a veritable arsenal in their house?
I live in Israel! One of our country's selling points is "Everybody is a Soldier", and it seems like I have less weapons in my house than your cat has in it's litterbox. (My only hopes are either that will somehow get fucked up by the desert weather, or driving to Jerusalem hoping for divine protection)
Do you represent a sizable percent of the American population?

Gun ownership in the United States. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/health/interactives/guns/ownership.html]

According to that about 1/3 of American homes have guns, so we're not exactly armed to the teeth, but a good amount of people at least have some self defense gun. Adult gamers may actually own a disproportionate amount of guns because we were raised on shooters, and firmly believe guns make you cooler.

Coincidently, about as many people people are obese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States#Prevalence_by_state] as own guns, so that ought to balance out the average survival rate for Americans.

 

[MikeOfThunder]

well i live in Canada, guns aren't just lying around, although i do have a 3 foot kitchen knife.

I think when a 'kitchen knife' is 3 foot it stops being a 'kitchen knife'.

1. Grab large backpack.
2. fill backpack with food, water and tools, such as a crow-bar, map and compass etc.
3. Get keys for my friends Defender.
4. Drive to Blackpool, next to the beach and my home. (there will easily be enough petrol)

I'm working on stuff I actually have here in this house. So I would get a scarf and wrap it around my mouth and nose, protecting (to an extent) possibility of infection by them coughing or whatever. Also I would wearing glasses (As all i have are Aviators... Oh no! What a shame )to cover my eyes.

 

[HentMas]

Ok, here is the map of my town:

Spoiler

I live exactly next to a super market, so i would take down the swords that are hanging in my wall and i would make them sharp (we have a workshop in my house and i know how to treat metal) after that, well, we live in mexico, and we are not allowed to own guns, but my dad haves a .45 locked in a drawer, i would take it along with the 4 small boxes of ammo (the boxes have about 20 bullets) then i would take my leather coat, wear it, and put on some pants, 3 or 4 sets of pants at once, wear my leather gloves and go to take control the supermarket, strengthen the entrances with the shopping carts and some chains, i asumme i would be working with my dad and/or my friends whom i have called the exact same momment i noticed the Zombie apocalipse was comming, so me and a friend would go into the sports store next street and steal some more stuff (protection), here is the map of the area:

Spoiler

after that struggle, we would be in need of medical attention, but i know the perfect place, we are near 2 hospitals, whichever i go first doesnt matter, but it haves to be fast, so that i can save a nurse and/or a doctor, someone trained to deal with injuries, also, i would steal an ambulance, its the best way to keep close a resuscitator and a respirator, they are built into the ambulance, also, there are farmacies around that i could go and rob for supplies, here is the map with some routes and the marked farmacies:

Spoiler

after that, i would worry about fire power, so i would need to make a trip into the 41st mechanized infantry head quarters (or however you call it, i think its called that) in there there is bound to be better weapons and ammo, so i would take my car (or whichever car is in the parking lot) and ask a friend to come with me with a rifle (they sell low caliber one shot rifles, but they are enough to shoot one into a Zombies brain.

here is the route and the zones i shall visit.

Spoiler

i would gather gas from the gas station, and fill some galons with it too, then proceed to the military headquarters, after that, go back the same way but make a little detour to pick up more weapons in a nearby police station...

and thats about it...

what do you think???

 

[moosek]

Two people have quoted me trying to correct my 'fast zombies are better' way of thinking. "Escaping them wouldn't be very easy because these moaning, shuffling monsters that are retarded in every literal way can get the jump on you. What if there are fifty of them?"

So the fuck what? It's not that hard to find seclusion, especially in my area. Slow zombies were interestingly dangerous because of their one-hit kill method of taking people down. Fast-zombies offer that same kind of danger, but at a much more intense pace. But even that kind of threat becomes stale after long. "Special" zombies have been added more recently. Notably by Left 4 Dead's 5 bosses (and the extra three in L4D2). We're Alive (audio drama-cast) has a few special types that reflect who the person was before they turned.

 

[Ben Legend]

Pass me my wii remote and playstation move controller. They can be anything I want them too. I need nothing more!

 

[interspark]

sensitive to noise? then i'll bring a sterio and a sack of batteries! duh, then i'd find a town square, crank the music up to maximum and dance while laughing at the hungry zombies crowding around at a safe distance... and then, knowing my luck, the speakers would break

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

It seems like some people are forgetting that they need food and sleep to survive. Knives aren't going to be very effective in a crowd of zombies, who happen to be horribly strong and durable,as they would probably rip you to shreds unless you're a world class knife-fighter.

I would use a .22 rimfire rifle, a 9mm handgun, and try to move from town-to-town as best I can.

 

[Azure Sky]

Two people have quoted me trying to correct my 'fast zombies are better' way of thinking. "Escaping them wouldn't be very easy because these moaning, shuffling monsters that are retarded in every literal way can get the jump on you. What if there are fifty of them?"

So the fuck what? It's not that hard to find seclusion, especially in my area. Slow zombies were interestingly dangerous because of their one-hit kill method of taking people down. Fast-zombies offer that same kind of danger, but at a much more intense pace. But even that kind of threat becomes stale after long. "Special" zombies have been added more recently. Notably by Left 4 Dead's 5 bosses (and the extra three in L4D2). We're Alive (audio drama-cast) has a few special types that reflect who the person was before they turned.

It's more the case of that while the fast ones are like to do more damage in the first outbreak, they would be noticed faster. That and those are the types of zombies that are likely to starve themselves out due to the energy required to move in such a manner.

Slow zombies on the other hand don't stop, they just keep going and going for a very long time. =3
Need to rest? Too bad. Sleep? Food.

As for any form of special rare mutations, bah.
The L4D S.I. are more a throwback to Resident Evil T/G virus mutations. And are probably not going to happen randomly without a large helping hand.