[quote=“Zioko, post:3003, topic:42”]1. I find myself relying on my CQB skills, purely, for fighting anything. Having amassed a decent amount of every resource for combat (Fighting styles, melee weapons, ammo/weaponry), I was wondering what the best method would be for dispatching the zombified-ursines and undead I find meandering about my city.
- On the topic of vehicles, now, I have a choice between a rather powerful sports car engine or a large electric motor/whatever other electric motors I can fins. Would it be better to simply put up with noise and gas cost for mobility, or be (nearly) silent and be only reasonably mobile? I have heard about the sheer annoyingness of solar panels and such, though I’m not entirely sure on all of the details.[/quote]
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When considering massive creatures such as zombie bears, zombie moose, jabberwocks and the like, I try to have a shotgun near at hand, if the first shot hits but doesn’t take them out I’ll finish them off with a melee weapon, alternatively I run away as fast as my legs can carry me, depending on how much damage I do.
If you’re planning to clear out a city, I find that close quarters combat is almost always the most convenient method, my strategy is to make some noise and then lure a horde of zombies to a nearby chokepoint and start slicing or bashing them apart, I try to have some kind of ranged weapon (a bow, crossbow, or pistol works great) to take out boomers and bloated zombies, but in a pinch you can just throw a few rocks at them. This method has the benefit of having all of the corpses in a small area so they’re easy to loot and dispose of.
My vehicle designs follow one of two basic designs, the first is a giant, loud, fast, armored death mobile covered in spiked armor, spikes, blades, and is very difficult to destroy, I might use V12 engines or large electric motors, depending on my supplies.
The second design functions off regular electric motors (with a muffler each), I can drive a multi-ton vehicle into town at night and silently roll right up to a store to block the entrance, this allows me to loot everything with hardly any risk at all as long as it’s night time. Note that you should have good driving skill before trying this, if you hit anything every zombie within a mile will immediately converge on your location, so drive safely.
