But what if THE DEAD RISE?

[Shannow]

in the event of strange reports of people being attacked suddenly start flooding the news, and it becomes all to clear the THE AGE OF ZOMBIES hasd begun, what survival plans do you have?

k, ive had this planned out for the day the dead do actually rise for quite some time now. assuming were dealing with 'classic' zombies that arent very fast and are pretty dim, anyway. firstly, get myself a large butchers knife/cleaver/sword of something of that description, and possibly a good sturdy baseball bat as a backup. blades and bats are are good because they dont need reloading/or fuel like a gun or a chainsaw would. i would, however, being doing my damndest to secure a pump action shotgun and as many shells as i could comfrtably carry on my person (id hopefuly have a decent sized backpack)
now, id have to be getting in with some other survivors, and id be picking them wisely, no namby pamby recuing of the old or very ill or anyone thats gonan slow me down, as we all know what happens to them, and anyne thats been bitten can fuck right off.
once i had a team of fairly decent individuals, wed hve to decide to either be continually on the move, or hole ourselves up somewhere.. however, each of these has thir dwnsides. holing yourself up, you could easily go mad, or just become so complacent that theyr e gonna get in and munch you because of somethig stupid, whereas the continually on the move idea is fraught with more danger, as you never know if your gonna find somewhere same to sleep the next night, but it would keep you on your toes, and weed out any feeble members of your group till your left with only the strongest and fastest.
i think, id have to go with the setting up camp somewhere same idea, now a shopping mall (dawn of the dead core) is a good idea in theory, but the labyrinthe design of such paces makes it nearly to ensure that youve secured the area completely, and i dont think many places here have much in the way od bulletproof glass.. id fear weight of number would have them crashing through, however, if theres a second or third floor, you can easilly barricade the escalators and elevators and not have to worry to much about them getting into the building, though i think the smell might start to drive you crazy. the problem you have here though is if they do get in, you ain gonna have many places to run as your not at ground level.

the idea i think is perhaps more viable involves getting hold of a large truck/articulated lorry for you and your posse of survivors and as much food(tinned, long life/non perishable stuff/ammunition and other assorted supplies you can find , and getting yourself to something like a castle thats been refusbvished and has a good solid door on the front. once your in there, your pretty safe as those things arwere built to withstand battering rams, and no crew of shambling undead is gonna make a dent in your defences.

what then i hear you ask? well, the fatal mistake the dawn of the dead crew made was to decide to make a run for it from their place of safety. this is a mistake. zombies they may be, but they are still dead bodies, and they are decomposing. after a few weeks, there aint gonna be enough of the left to be a threat to you, sure therell still be a few kicking about but after the initial wave have rotted to piles of stinking flesh, picking off the straglers isnt gonna be too ahrd and you should be able to move about safely after say 2 months or so, and claim lordship over your country AND THE NEW AGE SHALL COMMENCE or something equally idiotic.

this plan does equally apply in the eent of 28 days later/new school dawn of the dead zombies, however, obviously fraught with more peril and heavier reliance on firearms is on order.


give me your undead survival plan.

[mini_dez]

i hope you get lots of rep just for having all this planned out.... ill start.

[mini_dez]

not until i spread some around apparently.

[JZY]

fucking beast of a thread, top marks.

I actually have a book i purchased in forbidden planet called "the zombie survival guide" and describes in detail, (for many, many chapters) and in all seriousness, what steps to take if the dead begin to rise.

So my first steps would really be to read that book, phone my mates and get them down to my house, and get geared up. Id probably prefer to locate somewhere and barricade it up rather than be on the run all the time, but itd be ineviatable that thered be some panick stricken times of legging it about the streets anyway. Weapons wise id pack baseball bats, sticks, swords, shit like that. But i would try and stray from any combat as much as i could, fuck knows where id get guns from.

Question ive got to ponder is, wheres a good place to make into a base? Could always just board up windows and barricade the door to my own house, means that food-wise we'd be sorted for long term stay as long as we get supplies, since theres a kitchen etc, and at least running water for a while. My rooms also in the attic, so its 3 floors they undead would have to come up to get to me.

[Semprini]

My survival plan? Sacrifice.

You DO bring the old / sick / needy along with you, as excess ballast, if you will, to be fed to the zombies when you need to buy some time.

[TragicHero]

ill just deal with it when it happens

[JZY]

Also, i wouldnt do any of this 'picking an elite team of the strongest/fastest to survive' shit, i mean- i wouldnt want to be kicking about with someone thats been bitten, fair enough. But id want to stay home and protect my family, not just leg it off somewhere with a bunch of mercenaries. Id also think that if im gonna die eventually (admist a seige of the undead), i might as well die with the people i care about.

[mini_dez]

use a secret nuclear bunker for a base jizzy, i hear they're easy to walk into and take over these days.

[Shannow]

i was utterly enraged when i saw that survival guide book, as its something i planned to write myself one day .


semps ballast idea is good, though you have to hope the other members of your team are as uncaring as you about using the weaker ones as bait.

and i wouldnt necearrily be looking for the strongest/fastest folk i could find, jsut ones that werent twitchy fuckers that id have to worry about going fucking loopy, deciding were all fucked anyway and opening the dors to our safe location while laughing maniacally.

obviously of course, its just commonsense to get some decent women with you, as your gonna need to do some repopulation at some point.

[JZY]

Haha, i might use Wessy Library. Its got a good flat roof to shoot zombies from, narrow windows that are easy to board up, and 2 sets of doors, with a big foyer we could fill with traps n shit. The books would also keep us occupied, to pass time etc, and in the undead winter we could burn them to keep warm. What you think dez?

[JZY]

Originally Posted by Shannow

and i wouldnt necearrily be looking for the strongest/fastest folk i could find, jsut ones that werent twitchy fuckers that id have to worry about going fucking loopy, deciding were all fucked anyway and opening the dors to our safe location while laughing maniacally.

This is why i reckon id be with my friends/family for the surviving part, since i know them all and theres no crazy fuckers that'll go loopy among them. Id also feel more comfortable whilst fighting the undead if i knew they had my back over other random ppl. Mind you, one of us could just crack under the strain of it all and go nuts, it could even happen to me, you dont really know with shit like this.

[cinamon*spider*]

my plan, stick with shannow

[The Trooper]

i'd personally let myself be bitten and become a zombie. zombie's aren't evil, they just dislike humans. they never fight amoungst themselves and seem happy just to wander around aimlessly, never harrassing any other zombies on their way. they only attack because they need to be fed. it seems such a peaceful lifestyle so that's my plan of action: become a zombie.

[Warped]

If you can get hold of a sturdy car. hummer would be ideal. fill up with petrol if possible. drive to an unpopulated area. or steal a boat with supplies. anchor a few miles of shore. and pray for help.

[Dyno]

Locate an intact Samurai warrior suit of arms, 1 katana, 1 kata...and destroy anything that came in my way, all the while having the most brutal of music blaring in my ears to keep me as agressive and alert as possible.