Experimental Features: Zombie slave derail

Jarlaxle · 2014-07-26T16:51:59.000Z

Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Stupid question for you.
Is this included in version 3d47f9d?

kevin.granade · 2014-07-26T17:44:45.000Z

Not stupid at all. Yes it is in that version. You need a knife, a zombie corpse, and a LOT of survival and first aid skill (5/4)

Vanigo · 2014-07-26T18:13:02.000Z

[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:2, topic:6900”]Not stupid at all. Yes it is in that version. You need a knife, a zombie corpse, and a LOT of survival and first aid skill (5/4)[/quote]Do they have a tendency to regenerate eventually? Seems like a temporary situation, what with all the bullshit the goo gets up to.

kevin.granade · 2014-07-26T19:23:12.000Z

Vanigo:

[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:2, topic:6900”]Not stupid at all. Yes it is in that version. You need a knife, a zombie corpse, and a LOT of survival and first aid skill (5/4)[/quote]Do they have a tendency to regenerate eventually? Seems like a temporary situation, what with all the bullshit the goo gets up to.

Sort of, if you manage to lose your zombie slave (get more than ~60 squares away from it) it will revert to a regular zombie. That’s an implementation issue though, and will be fixed at some point.

Creamy_Goodness · 2014-07-26T19:52:30.000Z

couldn’t a zombie slave still bite you even if you remove his arms. or is there now an option to smash zombies teeth out

Rivet · 2014-07-26T20:21:17.000Z

Creamy Goodness:

couldn’t a zombie slave still bite you even if you remove his arms. or is there now an option to smash zombies teeth out

Josef Heiter:

I’ll explain this spectacular operation only once. We start with cutting the ligamentum patellae, the ligaments of the kneecaps, so knee extension is no longer possible. Pulling from “B” and “C” the central incisors, lateral incisors and canines from the upper and lower jaws…

[spoiler]

The undead centipede, first sequence. [/spoiler]

Pip · 2014-07-26T20:23:56.000Z

Those were some weird movies …

Giga_Retro_Kumquat · 2014-07-26T20:24:13.000Z

Hahahaha that’s awesome, zombie centipede

kevin.granade · 2014-07-26T20:31:13.000Z

The more complete answer is that we don’t exactly specify what you’re doing, just that you’re doing whatever it takes so that the zombie can’t attack you.

In reality, this would probably include:
Removing lower jaw and upper teeth or wiring jaw shut.
Removing or securing arms.
Removing or severing neck muscles or tendons necessary for rapid head movement.
Partially crippling the legs to avoid quick movement so that body-checks and kicks are out of the question.

vultures · 2014-07-26T20:36:04.000Z

…and not bear cavaRLy?
I’m utterly dissapointed.

jimboblordofeskimos · 2014-07-26T20:45:44.000Z

Latest experimental features

Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Are you serious?

Edit: Damn, you are serious. Ummmm, ok then.

Giga_Retro_Kumquat · 2014-07-26T21:33:11.000Z

Can I look forward to a stylish leash to keep my zombie on? preferably something that jingles while hes eating his morning fancy feast

bubbadoo14 · 2014-07-27T04:07:49.000Z

Latest experimental features

Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Sweet! Not only that but we can have an easier zombie pen to keep zombies for RP purposes!

Turtlicious · 2014-07-27T06:42:51.000Z

Latest experimental features

Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Does it have to be called a Zlave? Was this made by the gimp suit guy?

KA101 · 2014-07-27T06:55:19.000Z

Turtlicious:

[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:140, topic:5582”]Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Does it have to be called a Zlave? Was this made by the gimp suit guy?[/quote]

Got a better name?
HuXTUS is behind the zlaves, and Rivet made the bondage gear almost 11 months ago now. So no, this wasn’t made by the gimp suit guy, largely because there is no gimp suit guy. Rivet is the gimp suit gal.

Turtlicious · 2014-07-27T08:30:02.000Z

KA101:

[quote=“Turtlicious, post:14, topic:6900”][quote=“Kevin Granade, post:140, topic:5582”]Latest cool feature, surgically remove a zombie’s ability to attack you while it’s downed, then when it revives it follows you around, but can’t attack. Throw a backpack on that sucker.

Does it have to be called a Zlave? Was this made by the gimp suit guy?[/quote]

Got a better name?
HuXTUS is behind the zlaves, and Rivet made the bondage gear almost 11 months ago now. So no, this wasn’t made by the gimp suit guy, largely because there is no gimp suit guy. Rivet is the gimp suit gal.[/quote]
“Walking Suitcase” “Chester” “Zombutler” the Zlave thing seemed odd to me, but it’s mostly symantics. I personally am made a little uncomfortable by chopping a things arms off and calling it my slave. Obviously I’ve been on the internet too long though, and I have to realize everything isn’t for masturbatory purposes.

Also, yeah sorry gal!

I was more making a point the name has a weird connotation that I’m personally not comfortable with, but can totally why some people would think it’s harmless.

Pthalocy · 2014-07-27T18:20:51.000Z

Okay “Chester” made me laugh pretty damn good!
Part of me considers that in reality we’d probably find the zombie carrying a wallet with some former-life ID, but I suspect horrendous morale hits isn’t the goal here. Stupid balancing realism and gameplay.

KA101 · 2014-07-27T18:45:50.000Z

[quote=“Pthalocy, post:17, topic:6900”]Okay “Chester” made me laugh pretty damn good!
Part of me considers that in reality we’d probably find the zombie carrying a wallet with some former-life ID, but I suspect horrendous morale hits isn’t the goal here. Stupid balancing realism and gameplay.[/quote]

Making a zlave was originally intended to have some morale implications. Not sure if that’s still the case.

kevin.granade · 2014-07-27T21:06:26.000Z

Giga Retro Kumquat:

Can I look forward to a stylish leash to keep my zombie on? preferably something that jingles while hes eating his morning fancy feast

I’m not sure about the jingly bit, but a leash is definitely in the cards, I’m not sure if it’s going to be straightforward to implement though.

Turtlicious:

[quote=“KA101, post:15, topic:6900”][quote=“Turtlicious, post:14, topic:6900”]Does it have to be called a Zlave? Was this made by the gimp suit guy?

Got a better name?[/quote]
“Walking Suitcase” “Chester” “Zombutler”[/quote]
None of those are better names IMO, feel free to keep trying though.

Turtlicious:

I personally am made a little uncomfortable by chopping a things arms off and calling it my slave.

Good, it’s supposed to make you feel uncomfortable. You are mutilating a pseudo-living creature that used to be human so you can use it as a pet and/or beast of burden, and it’s the name that you have problems with?

Turtlicious:

Obviously I’ve been on the internet too long though, and I have to realize everything isn’t for masturbatory purposes.

What the fuck? What about this is in any way sexual?

Turtlicious:

I was more making a point the name has a weird connotation that I’m personally not comfortable with, but can totally why some people would think it’s harmless.

It’s absolutely not harmless, and it’s also totally serious. You are making a slave out of a zombie. This has serious moral (and morale, heh) implications, and I’d prefer to treat it seriously within the game instead of giving it a cutesy name like “zombutler”. If you have a problem with it, the easy solution is to not do it, but of course you’re denying yourself a very valuable resource if you make that decision.

kilozombie · 2014-07-27T22:06:04.000Z

Can you actually put a backpack on said zombie slave?