So, while I’m waiting for the new stable to come out, I’m attempting to see if it’s possible to survive a “Really Bad Day” start at 1.5 spawn. It’s…not been good. For the purposes of this test, I consider “surviving” to be finding a place to sleep, curing the infection, making some basic weapons/armor, and getting to the edge of town. At that point, you’re basically at the same point as a regular evacuee start. I’ve been having okay luck with the regular scenario lately, but at 1.5 it’s been impossible to find a place to hide.
On my last attempt, I ran down a hallway away from the fire , opened a window to escape the starting house, and was rather startled to see a brute immediately on the other side. The brute managed to punch me backwards through the air and into the fire. I think 1.5 spawn may be too much.