What's Happening in YOUR Randomly-generated Apocalypse?

KA101 · 2014-06-05T23:21:40.000Z

Medical serum uses a syringe. And results may be …mixed.

system · 2014-06-06T00:05:25.000Z

KA101:

Medical serum uses a syringe. And results may be …mixed.

Really? Huh the times I’ve used it, ( probably around, 4 times maybe?) I’ve gotten positives with negligible bad effects.

Womble · 2014-06-06T01:23:45.000Z

After a few learn to plays, I set to a serious playthrough. My Martials Arts Novice - “Bruce Li”, who had finally given in to the constant pressure from his father to learn martials arts - started coming down with a cold on day one and spent most of week 1 coughing in the evac shelter and getting addicted to night-time cough suppressant.

I consider this to be a positive gameplay experience.

yonsisac · 2014-06-06T01:35:50.000Z

mi guy is really depreast and i dont now how to fix it im using prozac so thats wy low

kilozombie · 2014-06-06T02:03:25.000Z

Your character accidentally committed double homicide, one person of which was their good friend. Give xym some time.

yonsisac · 2014-06-06T02:36:39.000Z

call that a 4 homicide all of them were stealing mi stufe and tryd to kill me with mi guns

AseaHeru · 2014-06-06T12:05:22.000Z

Why would you not want your friend to be armed?

yonsisac · 2014-06-06T12:53:12.000Z

he was alredy armde i gave him 3 pistols 2 rifels with ammo each and he went to mi wepon stockpile and took all of the ammo and guns and explosivs then he took all mi food and all mi fire starting suplys and all mi medical items

AseaHeru · 2014-06-06T14:18:59.000Z

Allrighty then.
Perhaps he did it because of your spelling?

yonsisac · 2014-06-06T14:22:06.000Z

yea maybe but i dont care but …now that in the topic how do i get rid of it

AseaHeru · 2014-06-06T14:25:38.000Z

Theres a remove button, next to edit and quote.

Weyrling · 2014-06-06T14:35:47.000Z

I accidentally equipped a grenade launcher instead of my rifle, and proceeded to shoot the engine off my truck while driving through a horde, I was then swarmed by shockers before getting a game over screen…
I’ve failed in a very similar way before but with an M72 LAW into my windshield (I was ‘trying’ to shoot it out the door), atleast that character died very quickly, in this case I was wearing powered armor so it took half an hour of being electrocuted and dogpiled by zombies for the end to come.

My best plan going forward might be to stop trying to shoot things from inside a vehicle anymore, or possibly put all of my explosive weaponry under the seat or something first.
On the bright side, I haven’t inadvertently lit myself (or the building I’m in) on fire for several versions, which is a new personal record.

AseaHeru · 2014-06-06T14:46:27.000Z

[spoiler=The logs of Charles Herendeen, fast food cook.]Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead version 1dd0515 memorial file

In memory of: Charles Herendeen
"God DABM."

He was a male Fast Food Cook when the apocalypse began.
He died on Spring of year 1, day 7, at 7:51:06 AM.
He was killed in a hospital in the wilderness.

Cash on hand: $0

Final HP:
Head: 25/75
Torso: 0/75
L Arm: 0/75
R Arm: 0/75
L Leg: 0/75
R Leg: 0/75

Final Stats:
Str 0 Dex 0 Int 5 Per 4
Base Stats:
Str 5 Dex 8 Int 9 Per 8

Final Messages:
7:47:00 AM From the southwest you hear whump! x2
7:47:06 AM From the west you hear whump!
7:47:12 AM Your body strains under the weight!
7:47:18 AM From the southwest you hear whump!
7:47:24 AM From the west you hear whump!
7:47:48 AM From the southwest you hear whump! x3
7:48:00 AM Even your eyes feel dry…
7:49:00 AM From the southwest you hear whump! x6
7:49:12 AM Your body strains under the weight! x2
7:49:48 AM From the southwest you hear whump! x6
7:50:00 AM Even your eyes feel dry…
7:50:00 AM yawn You should really get some sleep.
7:50:00 AM You are too tired to function well.
7:50:42 AM From the southwest you hear whump! x6
7:50:48 AM You feel feverish and nauseous.
7:50:48 AM You throw up heavily!
7:51:00 AM From the southwest you hear whump! x2
7:51:00 AM You feel feverish and nauseous, your right leg wound has begun to turn green.
7:51:00 AM You throw up heavily!
7:51:06 AM You have died of dehydration.

Kills:
C - 2 cougars
Z - 13 zombies
Z - 1 hazmat zombie
Z - 1 tough zombie
Total kills: 17

Skills:
bartering: 0 (0%)
computers: 2 (6%)
construction: 0 (0%)
cooking: 2 (11%)
driving: 2 (0%)
electronics: 2 (0%)
fabrication: 4 (38%)
first aid: 0 (49%)
mechanics: 2 (0%)
speaking: 0 (0%)
survival: 2 (74%)
swimming: 0 (0%)
tailoring: 4 (40%)
trapping: 0 (19%)
archery: 1 (1%)
bashing weapons: 1 (36%)
cutting weapons: 0 (0%)
dodging: 2 (81%)
marksmanship: 0 (87%)
launchers: 0 (0%)
melee: 4 (37%)
piercing weapons: 0 (17%)
throwing: 0 (0%)
unarmed combat: 1 (44%)
handguns: 0 (0%)
rifles: 0 (0%)
shotguns: 0 (0%)
submachine guns: 0 (0%)

Traits:
Fast Learner
Fast Reader
Near-Sighted
Outdoorsman
Self-aware
Slow Runner
Strong Scent

Ongoing Effects:
Badly Infected - Left Leg
Badly Infected - Right Leg
Recovering From Infection
Lacking Sleep
Cold legs!
Pain (45)
Bionics:
No bionics were installed.
Power: 0/0

Weapon:
- crossbow

Equipment:
g - scratched pair of eyeglasses
c - reinforced pair of sneakers (fits)
j - MBR vest (ceramic plates)
m - helmet liner (fits)
k - scratched gas mask
s - scratched leather backpack
i - ripped duffel bag
E - torn backpack
t - reinforced backpack
V - reinforced pair of leather armor gauntlets (fits)

Inventory:
a - sawn-off shotgun (2)
Q - shotgun slug (23)
! - cash card (4028)
n - steak knife
M - matchbook (20)
y - screwdriver

- plastic bottle

Lifetime Stats
Distance Walked: 10767 Squares
Damage Taken: 556 Damage
Damage Healed: 208 Damage
Headshots: 0

So, long log short. Found a base, lived there for a while, headed north in search of loot. On the way back ran into a tough zombie who DEMOLISHED me. After killing him and his friend via traps (and a crossbow from one of them) I headed into the hospital, where I slowly succumbed to infection and dehydration brought on by the same whilst trying to find medical supplies.
Stemcell comps are assholes.

yonsisac · 2014-06-06T15:01:33.000Z

i dint ment to remove a post i ment to remove that depresion

Datanazush · 2014-06-06T16:04:31.000Z

yonsisac:

i dint ment to remove a post i ment to remove that depresion

Power through it, Chug prozac or xanax or whichever one it is. Those are the only two non-cheating options.

VonCrunchhausen · 2014-06-07T11:47:20.000Z

Started a new game after my last guy died due to a self-induced explosion. Wandered southwards grabbing whatever I could cram onto myself, leading to a very annoying weight problem. Then, when I’m looking for a place to spend the night, I run into an NPC named Nick “Havoc” Parker. Apparently the GDI exists in this universe. He is willing to chat when I put away my weapon, but that changes due to the quirkiness of NPCs. Well, I’m sure my character didn’t mind killing him what with his psychopath trait and all.

Kyriolexical_Dino · 2014-06-07T17:27:55.000Z

So, raided a Strange temple and got 2 artifacts. A helm of forgotten shadows and The gloves of forgotten abyss.
Both are ridicously bad, the helm gives radiation, teleports me and causes random mutations, It also makes me immune to eletricity but that’s not the point. The gloves give me -3 INT and -3 STR and summon acid rains. Have I done something wrong to RNGod?

Weyrling · 2014-06-07T17:43:53.000Z

[quote=“Kyriolexical Dino, post:2737, topic:47”]So, raided a Strange temple and got 2 artifacts. A helm of forgotten shadows and The gloves of forgotten abyss.
Both are ridicously bad, the helm gives radiation, teleports me and causes random mutations, It also makes me immune to eletricity but that’s not the point. The gloves give me -3 INT and -3 STR and summon acid rains. Have I done something wrong to RNGod?[/quote]
Acid rains are actually pretty useful, you can make batteries out of concentrated acid, and they can help thin hordes down if you have a secure place to hole up in.

system · 2014-06-07T19:08:41.000Z

Well, my apocalypse in a nutshell.

tip to the wise, don’t turn spawn rate up to 15.

Even a small town has more zombies than 2 hordes.

Weyrling · 2014-06-07T19:57:53.000Z

[quote=“sovietspyder, post:2739, topic:47”]Well, my apocalypse in a nutshell.

tip to the wise, don’t turn spawn rate up to 15.

Even a small town has more zombies than 2 hordes.[/quote]
Actually afaik, spawn rate also effects hordes, so a single horde might overcome an entire city.