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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:44 am

Honest, you won't look slutty in those boots. Would I lie about such a thing? Oh yeah and to practice, can you demonstrate how you would quickly put out a small fire?

TS it will be looting in the beginning. True later it won't be but in the first few days there is going to be mass hysteria, looting, and rioting. All the stuff that one comes to expect in an Armageddon. The worst things in the bible as the man said in the movie... um... what was the name... oh yeah... Armageddon Laughing

Whether zombies will allow for looting is the questions. Best to be stocked before hand regardless.

I'll only go out to get Ima. Watch Planet terror and you'll see why. The movie was designed to have the old "drive in" movie feel if that has any meaning to anyone. I think in the first few minutes the sounds was purposely off by a second. Anyone remember those days? I don't because I was a child.

I'm kidding. We had a drive in around here up till 94, maybe. Before I had kids because the wife and I use to take the dogs with us. A great dane and a mix between a lab and a cow Very Happy

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:33 am

The first thing people with stocked supplies are going to want to do is throw a whole bunch of crap on your lawn. Make your house look as if it was already looted. Especially if you don't have weapons to defend yourself. You can pretty much guarantee there will be gangs of people going door to door looking for supplies.

As for your supplies, you are obviously going to want to ration. Just remember to save a little extra when you have to eventually hit the road. Antibiotics is also something you really can't stock up on before hand but is going to be super important. A simple infection left untreated can end badly.

If you live in a small enough town you might be well off banding together. Block the roads, don't let anyone in. It's mean I know, but it's about staying alive. Human nature however can be surprisingly kind and generous but expect a lot of cruelty. The person who controls the food, water and medicine is king. Expect thieves to be dealt with swiftly and without due process. Hopefully there will be a doctor there. Someone who can set a broken arm. Be sure to take care of you feet and your teeth. Can you imagine having a tooth infection with no medicine or someone who knows how to properly remove it if necessary?

A militia will be formed to keep the peace and go door to door to make sure no one is keeping any zombie relatives tied up in their basements. Someone is going to need to keep watch to make sure no wondering zombies sneak in. Zombies that move slow are sneaky.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

I thought I met a zombie in our hall this morning but it was only daughter 1 before her morning cup of coffee.
Oh there's something to stock up on, coffee.

I have put in an order for more Doc Martens, don't think hubby was impressed by my explanation of " in case of zombie attack"
Much as the lady with the gun leg has been admired I do wonder about the practicality of that. It must be liable to getting stuck in gratings. A stout pair of Docs make it more likely you could out run and invasion or kick bits off the zombies if needs be.

But what if we've got the undead all wrong and all they really want is equal rites?
We may end up being picketed by Reg Shoe and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork Fresh Start Club

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:42 am

Put a plate of fresh brain on the table at breakfast time. If she goes past the Coco-Pops and reaches for the brain... She's safe to axe.

One of the main issues I see here is that it's more possible for a virus/infected style zombie is more likely than the mystically resurrected dead. If the latter is the case, according to the facts, the current population are only at risk of turning zombie if they are dead. As mystically re-animated flesh we are in trouble because body parts act independently from the whole. Burning is the only way to tackle these types.

Not that I care which ones we have. My rolling fortress of Zombie Doom is perfect for this situation. Anyone sticking with me, you're also lucky I know how to weld and oxy cut.

We also have the option of aerial fuel bombing Fiji and just move in.

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:36 pm

I would just like to take time to point out these 2 announcements...

The boston police will warn its citizens that the zombie invasion has begon. Or so they say.
http://failbooking.com/2010/01/07/funny-facebook-unless-forbidden-to-by-their-superiors/

I've also found pictures of a certain squirrel trying to raise the undead kind of zombies, probably in an attempt to try get ahead of the game and exterminate the virus kind of zombies...
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2010/01/12/funny-pictures-my-army-rise/

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

^ I think that Slightly disco dancing
Yes, I can hear the Bee Gees refrain <staying alive, staying alive, staying aliiiive>

@ NN
I live in Scotland
Where will I find any brains around here?

Would a vegetarian eat brains if turned into a zombie?

Remember the problems Duckula had ( the vegetarian vampire duck )

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:59 pm

^^I was always a fan of Bunnicula in grade school. He was a vampire bunny that sucked the juice out of vegetables at night.

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:11 pm

Nanny Ogg wrote:

I live in Scotland - Where will I find any brains around here?

simple. try ordering a deep-fried brain supper at your local chip shop - i'd be confident they could do it for you.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

^ eew

I think I'll stick to ordering a white pudding supper, or deep fried pizza, or deep fried Mars Bar

@ OoK I'd better not let our rabbit hear about that!

For those who hadn't heard about him, Count Duckula theme on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VthsQVsXwEg

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:18 pm

@Nanny Ogg - I thought is was only in my region that people deep fried EVERYTHING. Now I know Scotland is a great place to visit!

To add and peak the intrest...another recent delicacy of my region is chocolate dipped bacon. Anyone ever had in their area? The chocolate is not drippy but solidified. Don't worry about enticing zombies with chocolate covered brains.

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:12 am

^^A county fair thing?

I know you can also get deep fried bacon that weighs a 3rd of a lb. I like bacon probably a little more than the next guy but enough is enough. I would like to live to actually fight in the zombie Armageddon.

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:50 am

The squirrel is definitely at training.
I have proofs!
Look!

Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:54 pm

Nurse Nasty wrote:

We also have the option of aerial fuel bombing Fiji and just move in.

Should we do that now just in case? No harm in being ready. And if you would like a security and surveillance system on that rolling fortress of doom, thats my area of expertise. I'm sure we could rig those sensors to set of things far more exciting than alarms.

Say.....flame throwers Twisted Evil

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 2628

Can zombies work boats?
I suspect not, in that case Scotland will be safe ,we have lots of islands

@ Badgerbait, the Scots will try and deep fry anything, even haggis.
Yes we're a hardy nation, hard men, hard women, hard arteries. Wink

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:56 am

@NN - You know if you get bit and become a zombie I am going to tie you up in the backyard and throw tomatoes at you. Don't get me wrong, I like you, I just think it would be fun to throw tomatoes at you. Just tomatoes though. I won't throw rocks or bricks or anything like that at you. That's cool, right?

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:53 am

In the unlikely event I am infected I've had a claymore surgically implanted in my rib cage. You can throw tomatoes at whatever's left. Very Happy

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:41 pm

Zombie thread is best for my 666th post. I think throwing cabbages would be more appropriate.

Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:59 pm

You both realise that would be a terrible waste a fresh produce. Remember there are no farmers any more. No fresh milk, no fresh bread, no butter. No perishables. It's tinned food and jerky. Which reminds me, it would be a good idea to learn how to make fresh jerky. As long as the zombie strain isn't cross species we should be fine.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:21 am

By the time you end up infected we will be back to growing produce. At some point that will have to happen. I'll plant and extra tomato plant just for you. Lastly, I thought it would be a given that the tomatoes I'd be trowing would be rotten.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:24 am

Even rotten tomatoes will grow new trees. I think you should just stick with throwing bricks.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:40 pm

^^Alright, I'll just put a dress on you and shoot you with paint balls.

Okay I found a game a little better then the one auguste posted HERE

Like the one auguste posted it requires steam and the game Half-life (the first one). It's better because you can play single person and you don't have to be a stinking zombie.

For those who don't have Half life you can buy it and download it from steam for $10.00. The game is worth that you cheapskates.

Actually, there are a bunch of games adapted to the half life engine. I found three based on the Resident Evil games.

Here's the site the games are found on http://www.svencoop.com/

Okay you have to download and install v4.0b then updated to v4.07

A list of places where it can be found is below

http://www.svencoop.com/mirrors.php

Yes, it's an exe file but it has been around for a while and I scanned it and it's clean.

From the above list, I'd would choose the one below because it downloads at about 700 KBs. Regardless, you have to choose a link from below "Sven Co-op v4.0b Full Install (409MB)." because you have to download and install the full version before you can update it.

http://goannasvencoop.com/my%20maps/svencoop40b.exe

**when installing, it's going to say you don't have the half life folder even when you do. Just tell it to go ahead anyway and it will work fine*

After you download and install v4.0b you have to install the updater to get it to v4.07. There are several links to choose from on the same page Sven Co-op v4.0b Full Install (409MB) is found. Look under "Sven Co-op v4.07 Update Install (6.7MB)" located on the top portion of the page and see the note that reads NOTE: You must install Sven Co-op 4.0B before this update (see below). The link I used is below.

http://goannasvencoop.com/BMT/svencoop407update.exe

Okay so install the updater and you will have the game Sven Co-op on your steam account.

Now you can download any of several games found on the "essential maps" page below

http://www.svencoop.com/files.php

The following are resident evil zombie games

Resident Evil Outbreak 1

RE: The Awakening part 1

RE: Covert Operations

I don't know what the other games are but some sound fun as well. As for the RE games I only played Resident Evil Outbreak and my son had to join in to help me.

Anyway, two of the above links are 7z files. You will need winzip or winwar to extract the files. They will be extracted to a folder named "SvenCoop" and note in your half life folder you will already have a folder named the same thing because of the v40b and V407 installations.

Just drag and drop the folder containing the extracted files into your half lie folder. You will get the message the folder named SvenCoop already exists and do you want to replace it. Select yes to all.

Repeat the same process for the other 7z file.

Your half life folder should be found at c:>Program Files>Steam>SteamApps>whatever your steam unsername is>half-life

The third (RE: The Awakening part 1) file which is second on the resident evil list is an exe (it's clean you foil hat wearing weirdos). Just double click on the exe icon, make sure the path to your half life folder is correct (by default it's not so you'll have to browse to the correct path to your half life folder) and install.

Open steam and find Sven coop listed in the game section. Start a new game and choose any of the downloads you put in to play. I'd recommend ticking the box next to LAN and naming a sever in case you want to invite friends to help you.

The beginning of the game is hard and a bit confusing. I cheated by bringing down the console (press ~) then type in SV_cheats 1 (to enable cheating) and clicked submit then I typed in impulse 101 and clicked submit and was given all weapons. I just did that so I could figure out what I needed to do. There is a simpler cheat that will give only the weapons you ask for. Type in give weapon_glock for the Glock hand gun. Type in give weapon_shotgun for the shotgun and so forth. Or if you just want to walk around to figure out what to do with out dying every ten seconds the simply type in god. If that doesn't work try /god or /impulse 101. Just plain impulse 101 worked for me.

One last thing I recommend but just for fun. Download and install the below

SC4 Player Model Pack

It allows you to select from many different characters. Male and female. This is a zip file. So just do the same thing you did with the 7z files. Actually, the rest of the games on the page are zip files.

Have fun with this <strike>game</strike> training simulator Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:37 pm

That's a helluva lot of screwing about to play a simulator.
By the time I've sorted that out, the real Zombie Armageddon will probably have arrived anyway.

Back to the subject of NN getting bitten:
If it happens, I volunteer to be the one to put him out of his misery.

If I get bitten I'd rather I wasn't killed though. Being a zombie could be fun. Just keep me in the yard and feed me every now and again.
By the way, I like to be fed brains that remind me of the women in my life. Warm, unattached and moist.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:15 pm

My son set it up for me. It took him about 10 minutes to set up all the games on the page. The ten minutes including the time it took to download the files. Once the files were downloaded he set it up in about 3 minutes. It's really simple to set up and either set up or the games comes with a manual. My son is 14 years old so by default he is a moron. If he can set it up, I am sure you can too.

Try SOOI, if you get stuck I will walk you though it or I'll have my son make a tutorial for you. What are pals for?

Even though it's a single player game it supports multiplayers. It could be me, you, Jose, and NN against the zombies.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:29 pm

I'm doing live fire training. It is a bit difficult to adjust to dealing with zombies as opposed to your garden variety hoodlum, tout, or psychopath.

With the latter (which has been the primary focus of my training for many years) it's two in the chest and one in the head. With zombies the chest shots do nothing but waste ammo.

Also I am a bit concerned about the ethics of a double tap to the head of a zombie. On the one hand the second shot seals the deal but on the other hand it could be just a senseless waste of ammo and cause an otherwise unnecessary tactical reload.

Discuss.

Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:43 pm

I am in favor of double taps to the head, generally. Ammo is cheaper than getting bitten by a zombie. Hollow points in small calibers like 9mm or .380 should be all you need.

I think we are overlooking the advantage of using zombies to compost and help our gardens grow more veggies, and perhaps to raise hogs, or, if properly composted, makes great feed for raising black soldier fly maggots for chickens.

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