Sunday 30 June 2013

Rant 1153 / New Recycling System


















My cold's lasting a very long time. I just went back to the doctor, after finishing my antibiotics last night, and he prescribed more and stronger antibiotics plus this special decongestion spray that can't be used for more than 5 days and can only be used again in 2-3 months after that.

Looks like I can't exercise nor go out for work for at least the rest of this week and maybe the following week. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle the P90 after this.

















Since it's only a few more months before my 3D printer arrives (says "Oct 2013" but I'm betting on November-December due to whatever last minute delays and shipping), I'm looking into stuff I can print with it.

The first was of course a casing for my Lumia 520. Turns out there is already a customizable model that I can use but later decided against printing one at all. I wanted one with a cover and something softer than hard plastic so that it's more comfortable to hold.

In the end, I bought one from Ebay instead. It was only about S$9-10 anyway.

The next interesting object I found on the Thingiverse was the bicycle generator. There already is a blueprint for building a 3-phase generator, although it requires a lot of metal parts that had to be bought. With the semi-printed generator, the bicycle generator can be assembled.

After that, all I would need is an inverter to control the voltage and current and convert it to AC.

Also, there are so many iPhone casings on Thingiverse it's insane. They might as well create a new website dedicated to them to reduce the clutter on Thingiverse.








































Been playing some Tomb Raider and the quick time events (QTEs) are just... horribly frustrating.

The latest was the one in the wolf's den. Apparently, I was mashing my A and D keys too fast!

Too fast! What. The. Fuck.

I tried it like 10 times mashing like crazy and it never worked, so I googled and found the solution: mash it slowly and deliberately.

It's an oxymoron, really, "mashing slowly". According to various comments, it's because mashing them too rapidly makes the game think I'm holding them down.

Well, I think the playtesters need to be sacked and never hired again.

That wasn't the first bad experience, but the second. The first was the QTE with the Russian guy where the game didn't tell me what key that frigging hand symbol was about. I kept thinking it was F (since it was used before) or spacebar (since that's the most common key in most games).

Turned out to be E, which I learnt only after I gave up after about 20 attempts (I think I'm a patient man) and googled it instead.

How the feck was I supposed to know the hand meant E? Was it shown earlier in the tutorial section? What makes them think every player plays large sections of the game each time? For all they knew, we could be playing just the tutorial on one day, then the first area 5 days later. I can't remember what each symbol meant after that amount of time after 10 minutes of playing.

I have nothing against QTEs per se, especially since they were pretty exciting in Telltale's Walking Dead, but those in Tomb Raider were badly executed. How could this mashing key issue not have been resolved when it has never been an issue in any other games that I've played? How could they tell the player to mash the keys when they actually meant tap each key clearly?

As for the other problem, instead of that ambiguous hand symbol, they could have just given me the image of the E key! What's so hard about that?

Oh, and the instruction for the mashing was at the centre bottom of the screen - half of it covered by the subtitles. Thank goodness I didn't need to read to understand the blinking left and right arrows, but the instruction placement was still ridiculous regardless.

I only noticed it when I stopped mashing in one attempt and just stared at the screen to see if my mashing had been making any difference, which it clearly didn't.

So much money poured into the graphics (oooh, nice hair there) and the gameplay's like that?

What on earth were they thinking?

One more frustrating QTE and I'm turning the difficulty down to easy and treat it as an interactive movie.

To be fair, the rest of the game's pretty enjoyable.


















Organ Trail was a really easy game. As long as I focused on accumulating ammo and fuel in every settlement, I'm fine. I guess it's because it's easy to aim in the game since it's just dragging the mouse from each zombie to myself. With plenty of food and scraps, it's not too hard to trade for fuel. Regardless, it got somewhat monotonous after a few playthroughs so I'm glad I didn't pledge any money to its KS campaign. $2.50 was kinda worth it, but not more.


Also, the best music in the game:

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Rant 1152 / Omni, Rift, Hydra And Kinect.

So after Oculus Rift got big, now we have Omni.

The Rift is a pair of virtual reality goggles that gamers will be able to wear instead of looking at a monitor.

But that's not what I want to talk about here.

The Omni is what's exciting now.



It's a device in which gamers can move in to control movement in the game instead of using the keyboard and mouse. Together with the Kinect, it can detect walking, running, crouching, jumping and etc.

Without the Kinect, probably just walking and running.

That's the big issue I see despite the hype - it's very pointless without other devices like the Kinect and a virtual gun. Imagine just walking while trying to aim with a mouse! I'm not even going to talk about running!

And even with the Kinect, leaping is going to be dangerous. Since it can support up to 130kg with only a safety factor of 2, after a few years when it gets old, a heavy guy of perhaps 100kg leaping forward may just break the belt assembly. Just look at the legs - they don't look that sturdy.

Also, crouching here means simply bending forward.

As for the weapon, there is the Hydra but it looks very difficult to aim with atm.

But the most important point about this is that the Omni is just the latest step towards a new generation of gaming controllers. Using this together with the Oculus Rift, the Kinect and the Hydra, gaming is going to be changed forever.

I'm not excited about these machines per se; I'm excited about what they are pioneering because they all have huge flaws.


























This run in Zafehouse: Diaries really taught me a valuable lesson: it's possible to clear less infested buildings with just one good person. In the following diary, I used the final survivor for a suicide run just because I didn't feel like quitting after the other four died. She ended up lasting far longer than I had anticipated.

Monday, June 24

6:00am

House, 4 William Drive

We made it.
Among our fragile group, we have a firefighter, a cleaner, a musician, a carpenter and a mechanic.
We arrived with a few weapons, some tools, some food and a few medical supplies.
The five of us are wary of each other. Fernando isn't adjusting well to the group, but Erik might be able to hold everyone together.
We found a note saying that a rescue operation was underway and a chopper will arrive soon, but we don't know where or when. We should scour the town to discover as much information as possible.
An address was scrawled on the back of the note: 5 Villa Place. It might be worth investigating.

7:00am

Factory, 4 Lenox Road

The factory at 4 Lenox Road is a large building with around 11 rooms. It has nine doors and 15 windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of medical supplies and tools.
Phillip says it might be a good place to modify equipment.
Phillip scouted around the perimeter of the factory. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw one zombie inside.

The diner

The diner at 16 Candlewood Street is a tiny building with around five rooms. It has three doors and four windows leading in from the outside.
Holly is looking forward to preparing a hearty meal.
Holly assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, she saw three zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the diner so Holly retreated back to the house.
As Holly left, she noticed one zombie shamble out of the diner. It came out of the dining area.

House, 4 William Drive

Phillip returned from his recon of the factory at 4 Lenox Road.
Fernando found 3 cooking ingredients and 4 snacks in the kitchen.
Erik returned from his recon of the house at 2 Eagle Drive.
Holly returned from her assault on the diner at 16 Candlewood Street.
Fernando found 2 snacks in the kitchen.
Bethany prepared a small meal.
Fernando notes there are two showers at the house.
A quarter of the rooms in the house have now been searched.
Erik found a snack while exploring.

House, 2 Eagle Drive

The house at 2 Eagle Drive is a small building with around six rooms. It has three doors and nine windows leading in from the outside.
Erik scouted around the perimeter of the house. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw one zombie inside.

8:00am

House, 3 Villa Place

The house at 3 Villa Place is a small building with around seven rooms. It has two doors and eight windows leading in from the outside.
Erik scouted around the perimeter of the house. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw one zombie inside.

The diner

Holly assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, she saw three zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the diner so Holly retreated back to the house.

House, 4 William Drive

Erik returned from his recon of the house at 3 Villa Place.
Phillip took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Holly returned from her assault on the diner at 16 Candlewood Street.
Phillip was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. He took care of them. He struck a zombie in its head with a hammer, killing it instantly. Phillip received small cuts and tears.
Phillip stopped his patrol because of the attack.
Bethany prepared a small meal. She stopped preparing meals because she ran out of ingredients.
Erik found a snack while exploring.

9:00am

The diner

Holly assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, she saw two zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the diner so Holly retreated back to the house.

House, 4 William Drive

Holly returned from her assault on the diner at 16 Candlewood Street.
Erik and Bethany found a cooking ingredient and a snack in the kitchen.

10:00am

The diner

Erik and Holly approached the diner with the intention of breaking in. It was a difficult place to get into with few accessible entrances, so they had to spend a very long time finding a good entry point.
They headed straight through the front door leading to the storeroom. Once they got closer it proved very easy to access.
We cleared the room, taking down three zombies.
Holly received a concussion and small cuts and tears.
It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the diner.

House, 4 William Drive

Bethany ate a snack.

11:00am

The diner

Holly and Erik were still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the diner. There were few zombies outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the storeroom... Erik clobbered two zombies with a baseball bat.
They got them all.

12:00pm

The diner

Holly and Erik scavenged a .223R round, a 12ga shell, a 9mm round, a bandage, 2 doses of antibiotics, a packet of painkillers, 2 quarrels and a splint while cleaning up corpses.
Holly and Erik are getting along better after cleaning up corpses.

House, 4 William Drive

Bethany and Phillip found a screwdriver in the basement.

1:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Fernando said he saw Phillip steal and hide some painkillers while searching the house.
We confronted him about it and he said he'd been using them to cope with chronic pain.
We didn't believe him.
We took the pills from him and he lashed out and struck Fernando, giving him a broken leg.
But it's doubtful the injury would be worse than the withdrawal symptoms.
Fernando took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Fernando was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. He took care of them. He struck a zombie in its skull with a hammer, killing it instantly.
Fernando stopped his patrol because of the attack.

The diner

Holly took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Erik found a butter knife, a carving knife, a cooking ingredient, a saucepan and a wooden spoon in the kitchen.
Erik found a frying pan in the kitchen.
Holly removed all corpses from the storeroom.
All corpses have been removed from the diner.
Erik notes there is only one shower at the diner.
Half the rooms in the diner have now been searched.

2:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Phillip ate a snack.
Bethany and Phillip found a silenced handgun in the basement.

The diner

Holly stopped tinkering so she could be treated.

4:00pm

The diner

Erik ate a snack.
Erik found a bottle of spirits, a deck of playing cards, 2 snacks and a stereo in the dining area.
Erik found a can of gasoline in the dining area.
Almost all rooms in the diner have now been searched.

House, 4 William Drive

Fernando was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. He took care of them. Using a hammer, he struck down two of them.
Fernando stopped his patrol because of the attack.

5:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Bethany ate a snack.
Bethany and Phillip found an angle grinder and a pair of binoculars in the basement.

The diner

Erik and Holly found a packet of painkillers in the bathroom.
All rooms in the diner have now been searched.

6:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Phillip and Fernando ate a small meal and a snack.
It's getting dark outside. We'll need to be more vigilant.
Phillip found a spanner in the basement.

The diner

Bethany is feeling slightly fit after doing some exercise.

7:00pm

The diner

Phillip and Erik played a game of chess. As expected, Phillip won. Both are feeling sharper after the game.

House, 4 William Drive

Fernando was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. He took care of them. He struck a zombie in its head with a hammer, killing it instantly.
Fernando stopped his patrol because of the attack.

8:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Holly took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Fernando stopped exploring so he could be treated.
Holly is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.
Erik found a deck of playing cards while exploring.

9:00pm

The diner

Bethany reported that there are no zombies outside the diner. She added that the noise level at the diner is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.

House, 4 William Drive

Holly is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.
Erik found a bandage while exploring.

10:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Bethany and Phillip left Fernando behind on the way to the house because he couldn't keep up.
Erik ate a snack.
Holly found a flashlight in the garage.
Erik reported that the house is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.

11:00pm

House, 4 William Drive

Holly ate a snack.
Phillip stopped preparing a meal so he could be treated.
Holly found a cricket bat in the garage.
Holly found a screwdriver in the garage.
Bethany is still trying to treat Phillip's injuries.

Tuesday, June 25

12:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Bethany ate a snack.
Bethany is still trying to treat Phillip's injuries.

1:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Erik ate a snack.
Erik found a chess set and a snack in the living room.
Erik found a flashlight in the basement.
Almost all rooms in the house have now been searched.
Bethany treated Phillip's lacerations with a bandage.
Phillip is all patched up.

2:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Fernando is modifying a silenced handgun.
Erik, Phillip and Holly ate 3 snacks.
Erik found a bandage in the second bathroom.
We were ready for a fight.
Holly rushed back inside from her patrol, saying she killed one on the way.
A zombie burst through a window leading to the living room.
Erik took command of the fight and lead Bethany and Holly into the basement.
Fernando and Phillip were unimpressed with Erik's plan and did not follow him, instead seeking refuge in the main bedroom.
Most of the fighting took place in the kitchen... Holly smashed a zombie's head with a cricket bat, after clobbering its right leg.
They got them all.

3:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Erik found a packet of painkillers in the first bathroom.
Fernando and Bethany's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Holly took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Fernando removed all corpses from the kitchen.
All corpses have been removed from the house.
All rooms in the house have now been searched.
Bethany prepared 3 small meals. She stopped preparing meals because she ran out of ingredients.
Holly was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. She took care of them. Using a baseball bat, she struck down two of them. Holly received some bruising.
Holly stopped her patrol because of the attack.

4:00am

Factory, 4 Lenox Road

Phillip assaulted the location.
He didn't have any long range weapons, so he moved in for some close combat around the perimeter, wiping out one of them. Two zombies still lurk outside.
Phillip received some bruising
Looking through windows, he saw one zombie inside.
There are still zombies inside the factory so Phillip retreated back to the house.

House, 4 William Drive

Phillip returned from his assault on the factory at 4 Lenox Road.
Erik and Holly ate 2 snacks.
Fernando stopped showering so he could be treated.
Holly was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. She took care of them. She struck a zombie in its head with a cricket bat, killing it instantly.
Holly stopped her patrol because of the attack.
Bethany is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.
Phillip washed himself in the shower in the first bathroom. He is grateful for the soap.

5:00am

House, 4 William Drive

A firework and net trap has been set in the living room. It deals a low amount of damage and will slow a zombie down. It has 2 uses.
Bethany ate a small meal.
Fernando stopped barricading entrances so he could be treated.
Bethany is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.
We broke a bed into 3 wood barricades.

6:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Erik ate a small meal.
Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Erik was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. He took care of them. Using a baseball bat, he struck down four of them. Erik received some bruising.
Erik stopped his patrol because of the attack.
Bethany is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.
Holly reported that there are no zombies outside the house. She added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Holly thinks she heard people whispering somewhere nearby.

7:00am

House, 4 William Drive

A block and net trap has been set in the living room. It deals a low amount of damage and will slow a zombie down. It has 2 uses.
Bethany is modifying a crowbar.
Phillip ate a small meal.
Fernando stopped barricading entrances so he could be treated.
We secured a door leading to the living room.
Erik is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.

8:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Bethany has made some progress on the modifications to the crowbar.
Erik is still trying to treat Fernando's injuries.

9:00am

House, 4 William Drive

Fernando ate a small meal.
Bethany is halfway through modifying the crowbar.
Erik treated Fernando's broken left leg with a splint.
Fernando is all patched up.

10:00am

House, 4 William Drive

A block and fishing line trap has been set in the living room. It deals a low amount of damage and will slightly slow a zombie down. It has 2 uses.
A large group of armed men surrounded the house. They promised to leave us alone if we handed over Bethany.
We refused.
We concentrated our attack on a few of them, trying to thin them out as they entered the house.
Fernando was the hero of the moment, causing more damage to the mob than anyone else. He then led the charge, attacking the rest of them with his handgun. Erik distracted the mob, but it was Phillip who felt the brunt of the attack.
The mob soon had the upperhand and Erik and Bethany fled the house, leaving everything behind.
There might be something useful we can scavenge from the enemy corpses.
We should tend to Bethany's injuries.

Store, 7 Candlewood Street

The store at 7 Candlewood Street is a tiny building with around five rooms. It has two doors and six windows leading in from the outside.
Holly scouted around the perimeter of the store. Using a pair of binoculars, she counted one zombie outside. Peering through windows, she saw eight zombies inside.

11:00am

Factory, 4 Lenox Road

Erik approached the factory with the intention of breaking in. It was an easy place to get access to, so he didn't have to spend much time finding a way inside.
He headed to a side door leading to the garage. Once he got closer it proved simple to access.
There were no zombies inside the garage. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the factory.

House, 3 Villa Place

It's been a while since we heard from Bethany. She must have died trying to breach the house.

House, 4 William Drive

Holly returned from her recon of the store at 7 Candlewood Street.

12:00pm

Factory, 4 Lenox Road

Erik was still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the factory. There were few zombies outside the place.
All the fighting took place in the garage.
Erik was killed after two zombies trampled and gored him.

1:00pm

Factory, 4 Lenox Road

Holly approached the factory with the intention of breaking in. It was an easy place to get access to, so she didn't have to spend much time finding a way inside.
She headed to a side door leading to the first loading dock. Once she got closer it required some effort to access.
There were no zombies inside the first loading dock. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the factory.

2:00pm

Factory, 4 Lenox Road

Holly ate a snack.
Holly took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Holly was still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the factory. There were few zombies outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the first loading dock... Holly blasted four zombies with a handgun.
She got them all.

3:00pm

House, 5 Villa Place

The house at 5 Villa Place is a small building with around eight rooms. It has two doors and eight windows leading in from the outside.
Holly approached the house with the intention of breaking in. She had to spend some time trying to find a way in, increasing the risk of a confrontation.
She headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the first bathroom. Once she got closer it proved tricky to access.
There were no zombies inside the first bathroom. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
A large mob is gathering outside the house.

4:00pm

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Holly was still trying to clear out the one remaining zombie inside the house. A large mob had gathered outside the place.
They poured into the living room, second bathroom, first bathroom and main bedroom. All up, we faced nine zombies...
Most of the fighting took place in the living room... Holly blasted and struck five zombies with a handgun and pistol butt.
Meanwhile in the first bathroom... Holly blasted a zombie's head with a handgun, after blasting its torso, left arm, right leg and left leg.
She killed six of them, but there are at least three still inside.

5:00pm

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly was still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the house. A small mob had gathered outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the first bathroom... Holly clobbered three zombies with a pistol butt.
She got them all.

7:00pm

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
It's getting dark outside. We'll need to be more vigilant.

8:00pm

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.

10:00pm

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Holly removed all corpses from the living room. She is now cleaning up the first bathroom.

Wednesday, June 26

12:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly removed all corpses from the first bathroom.
All corpses have been removed from the house.
Holly washed herself in the shower in the first bathroom. She is grateful for the soap.

1:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly found a note pinned to the door. It contains information about a rescue operation. She tore out the relevant details.
Holly found a carving knife, 2 cooking ingredients and 4 snacks in the kitchen.
Holly found a cooking ingredient, 2 snacks and a sponge in the kitchen.
Holly notes there are two showers at the house.
Half the rooms in the house have now been searched.

2:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Holly found a baseball bat and a sponge in the basement.
Holly found a wrench in the basement.

3:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly found a flashlight in the basement.
Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Three zombies burst through two doors leading to the living room.
Most of the fighting took place in the basement... Holly shot three zombies with a handgun.
She got them all.

4:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.

5:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Holly found a crowbar in the basement.

6:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Holly found a baseball bat in the main bedroom.
Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
They poured into the living room, second bedroom, second bathroom and main bedroom. All up, we faced six zombies...
Most of the fighting took place in the basement... Holly smashed six zombies with a baseball bat.
She got them all.

7:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Holly found a packet of painkillers in the second bathroom.
Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Two doors leading to the living room were breached by two zombies.
Most of the fighting took place in the living room... Holly struck two zombies with a baseball bat.
She got them all.

8:00am

House, 5 Villa Place

Holly ate a snack.
Holly took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Holly prepared a small meal. She stopped preparing meals because she ran out of ingredients.

9:00am

House, 7 Lenox Road

The house at 7 Lenox Road is a small building with around seven rooms. It has three doors and nine windows leading in from the outside.
Holly approached the house with the intention of breaking in. She had to spend some time trying to find a way in, increasing the risk of a confrontation.
She headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the second bathroom. Once she got closer it proved tricky to access.
She cleared the room, taking down one zombie. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the house.

10:00am

House, 7 Lenox Road

Holly ate a snack.
Holly was still trying to clear out the one remaining zombie inside the house. A small mob had gathered outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the second bathroom... Holly clobbered a zombie's head with a baseball bat, after smashing its right leg.
She got them all.

11:00am

House, 7 Lenox Road

A small meal has been spoiled. It's probably due to the number of corpses lying around.
Holly found 3 cooking ingredients and a snack in the kitchen.
Holly found a cooking ingredient and 2 snacks in the kitchen.
Holly notes there is only one shower at the house.
A quarter of the rooms in the house have now been searched.

12:00pm

House, 7 Lenox Road

Holly ate a snack.
Holly found a cooking ingredient in the kitchen.
Holly found a baseball bat, a screwdriver and a wrench in the basement.

1:00pm

House, 7 Lenox Road

It's starting to rain. It'll be harder to move around and our visibility is limited, but at least the rain will dampen the noise from the house.
Holly found a flashlight in the basement.

2:00pm

House, 7 Lenox Road

Holly ate a snack.
Holly took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Holly found a pair of pliers in the basement.
Holly found a snack in the living room.

3:00pm

House, 7 Lenox Road

Holly ate a snack.
Holly found a deck of playing cards in the living room.
Holly found a can of gasoline and a chess set in the living room.
Almost all rooms in the house have now been searched.

4:00pm

House, 7 Lenox Road

Holly prepared a small meal.

5:00pm

House, 7 Lenox Road

Holly prepared a small meal. She stopped preparing meals because she ran out of ingredients.

7:00pm

The police station

A storm is coming. Zombies won't care, but hopefully it'll dissuade others from attacking us.

House, 4 Nanette Drive

The house at 4 Nanette Drive is a small building with around eight rooms. It has one door and eight windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of weapons.
Holly approached the house with the intention of breaking in. She had to spend some time trying to find a way in, increasing the risk of a confrontation.
She headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the second bathroom. Once she got closer it proved tricky to access.
There were no zombies inside the second bathroom. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
A large mob is gathering outside the house.

8:00pm

House, 4 Nanette Drive

Holly was still trying to clear out the one remaining zombie inside the house. A large mob had gathered outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the second bathroom... Holly struck a zombie's head with a baseball bat.
She got them all.

9:00pm

House, 4 Nanette Drive

Holly ate a snack.
Holly found a note pinned to the door. It contains information about a rescue operation. She tore out the relevant details.
Holly found 3 cooking ingredients and 5 snacks in the kitchen.
Holly found a cooking ingredient and a snack in the kitchen.
Holly notes there are two showers at the house.
A quarter of the rooms in the house have now been searched.

10:00pm

House, 4 Nanette Drive

Holly found a cricket bat, a crowbar, 3 golf clubs, a hammer, a hand axe, a screwdriver and a switchblade in the basement.
Holly found a flashlight in the basement.

11:00pm

House, 4 Nanette Drive

Holly found a flashlight, a hacksaw, a machete, a pair of pliers, a screwdriver and a silenced handgun in the attic.
Holly found a bar of soap in the second bathroom.
Holly says almost all rooms have now been searched.

Thursday, June 27

3:00am

The police station

The rain is easing up. It'll be easier to move around now.

House, 3 Palo Alto Drive

The house at 3 Palo Alto Drive is a small building with around eight rooms. It has two doors and nine windows leading in from the outside.
Holly approached the house with the intention of breaking in. She had to spend some time trying to find a way in, increasing the risk of a confrontation.
She headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the third bedroom. Once she got closer it proved tricky to access.
There were no zombies inside the third bedroom. The whole location is silent.
A large mob is gathering outside the house.
Holly washed herself in the shower in the first bathroom. She is grateful for the soap.

4:00am

House, 3 Palo Alto Drive

Holly ate a small meal.
Holly found 5 cooking ingredients and 4 snacks in the kitchen.
Holly found a cooking ingredient in the kitchen.
Holly notes there are two showers at the house.
Half the rooms in the house have now been searched.

5:00am

House, 3 Palo Alto Drive

Holly found a crossbow, a crowbar, a dumbbell, a pair of binoculars, a screwdriver and a wrench in the basement.
Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Two zombies burst through a door leading to the living room.
Most of the fighting took place in the third bedroom... Holly hacked two zombies with a machete.
She got them all.

6:00am

House, 3 Palo Alto Drive

Holly found 6 9mm rounds and a golf club in the basement.
Holly found a baseball bat, a cricket bat, a crowbar and a flashlight in the attic.
Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
They poured into the living room, third bedroom, second bathroom and main bedroom. All up, we faced eight zombies...
Most of the fighting took place in the first bathroom... Holly chopped two zombies with a machete.
She killed two of them, but there are at least six still inside.

7:00am

House, 3 Palo Alto Drive

Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
They poured into the living room, third bedroom and kitchen. All up, we faced 12 zombies...
All the fighting took place in the first bathroom.
Holly was killed after five zombies trampled, gored her and smashed her hand. Before she died, Holly chopped a zombie's head with a machete.








Despite not knowing the time and location, this is the closest I have ever been to winning the game.

Now I know what to do: breach an easy building with one or two people better suited for it, then send in the rest to search each place while the attack party moves on to the next building.
























Just remembered I also bought Organ Trail. Derp.

...

Organ Trail is an interesting game. It's mostly about surviving through your journey but has a lot of 2D shooting, mainly because scavenging for resources requires the player to enter zombie-infested areas. Fortunately, it's 2D so it's quite simple.

Also kinda humourous. Probably would have been funnier if I had actually played the Oregon Trail before.

Monday 24 June 2013

Rant 1151 / Operation Ajax Explains A Lot

So it's a major cold. Not a flu because I don't have a fever as far as I can tell. The doctor took my temperature this morning and it was fine, but I did not take my temperature after that even though my symptoms had worsened by adding "blocked nose" to the list.

He asked me if I wanted antibiotics because he was not sure if that was necessary. Having light green mucus by the second day is not enough to tell if it's an infection, but I said yes anyway.

...

Couldn't sleep with the nasal congestion but it got better at some point during the night. I remember the pleasant surprise at being able to breathe again before I fell asleep because I had expected to get no sleep last night.

...

The haze may be gone but I'm still sick. The phlegm and runny nose are still there and I can't find my thermometer. Looks like I'm going to have to buy one or two the next time I visit a pharmacy. Not good to have no thermometer at home.

...


The comic app "Operation Ajax" on the iPad was epic. It was meant to be a comic but the developers added in music, video clips, sound effects and simple animation and turned it into some kind of film or documentary.

This, I'm sure, is the next step in the evolution of comics.

Anyway the story is based on actual CIA documents and it's mostly accurate from what I've read from other sources (some conversations were probably added to dramatise the story).

While I have said that problems in the Middle East started when the Americans stuck their hands into what the British had started, I did not know the Operation Ajax was how they did it. Through it, they replaced the pro-Western democratically elected Mossadegh with brutal dictator Shah Reza Pahlavi for the sake of Iranian oil and the ambitions of a few men. The pro-American Shah was later replaced by an anti-Western government led by Ayatollah Khomeini.

The worst thing about it is that all the villains lived happily ever after. The Americans behind the coup prospered while the British got back 20% control of Iran's oil (they used to control 100% before Mossadegh), and Eisenhower and Churchill are now great historical figures in our history books. However, Mossadegh, Iran's first democratically elected leader, was jailed for three years and placed under house arrest until his death. Since he was pro-Western and friendly with the US, he probably never saw it coming.

The methods the CIA used were also interesting in that they kinda explain certain seemingly paranoid measures employed by various governments. For example, the CIA paid the local media to print propaganda, and hired locals to pretend to be part of the local Communist party and supported Mossadegh at the same time, causing others to believe that Mossadegh was pro-Communist.

No wonder most, if not all, anti-American countries have control of their own mainstream media. After details of Operation Ajax got out, who wouldn't? And since it also showed how the US is willing to betray friendly countries for its own gains, it's not surprising Singapore does not allow our media to be free.

State-controlled media is not a sign of paranoia, not after Operation Ajax.

Sunday 23 June 2013

Rant 1150 / Is It Even Possible To Win In Zafehouse: Diaries?

So I woke up at 8.30am to this:



3-hour PSI average was 292 at 8am. 24-hour PM2.5 concentration at 8am was 238-304ug/m^3. It did not get better at all.

Although my throat is slightly better now, I have more phlegm than before. Not sure if this is good, bad or temporary.

...

3-hour PSI at 323 at 9am. Oh well, mask on! This is so farked up, I wonder if I should just spend the money to go overseas for a while, maybe just go to Thailand for a couple of days. Heard these places are cheap right now.

...

Ok, it's a cold. Probably from the a/c even though I had set it to 26 degrees and lowest fan speed.



...



Looks like things are getting better now in the afternoon. Almost back to normal now.



The PSI also looks pretty good at 122 at 3pm. But since I have a cold, I can't go for RT, so no exercise again today. I think the health benefits of the ICT should be almost all gone by now, so I'm uncertain as to whether I will be able to handle even half of the next P90X session.

Maybe I should just reset the schedule since I've only done one so far.





















Zafehouse Diaries is hard! The biggest challenge in this game is the interpersonal relationship. With 5 survivors, that's 20 relations to juggle. With people being people, some relationships are hard to improve.

Like in one of my games, I had a gay man and 2 people who don't like gays. Well, fuck. And you can't just tell them to STFU because this isn't a dictatorship. The few things I can do is make them do something together that they're both good at or start a rumour.

Both of these can backfire and this makes the game much harder. Basically, there is no direct surefire way of resolving relationship conflicts, so when possible, I try to split them into groups so that they don't stay close to each other. However this gets really difficult when people start dying, which they can easily do even on the very first day.

That was what happened on my first run, even though I was trying to go for the slow and cautious approach. Apparently, like some other zombie games I've played, shit happens in this game too. I sent all five people to try to take an empty building with 5 zombies inside and I lost 2 people in the process.

It kinda makes sense but it's felt unlikely to me. I mean, I did send a few of them to scout the place and thin out the numbers inside, so they must have known where every zombie was. Yet clearly they were surprised.

Worse still, none of the remaining three liked each other very well. At most the relationships were lukewarm if not outright disdain for each other. At that point, I decided to try out the option of starting a rumour.

Fortunately, it didn't backfire. Unfortunately, nobody gave a damn about it.

Then they started getting into fights because I could not spare the manpower to send them apart without searching the place and building traps. Those fights led to broken limbs that made things even worse.

One would have thought the common goal of surviving this disaster would have banded them together, but clearly this isn't the case in the game. What douchebags!

In the end, they all died, one by one. The first one died in a patrol, because I had to have a patrol at some point. Second and third died when zombies entered the building because no one was left who was good at watching out for zombies or patrolling.




Sometimes, other kinds of shit would happen. In another run, the scout spotted two inside a store and none outside. An hour later, I sent two men to take the place with a baseball bat and golf club.

Should be easy, right?

One got killed by 4 zombies while the other was killed by 5.

In that run, I had two guys who weren't particularly good at anything, and those two weren't among the two who died. Hence I quit the game. Not much of a chance of winning there anyway, with just one athlete, a cleaner and a musician.

Well, I might have a chance if that musician was in some kind of rock band that smashed their guitars like those on TV, but he was probably some kind of sissy flute player or something because he wasn't very good at combat.



Here's my 4th run. I don't know if they're just bad shots because the last time I fired a gun standing up, I had plenty of time to aim. Near the end, I really couldn't do anything. With 2 guys, I needed one sentry and the other to do whatever. Both clearing the corpses and barricading felt important and while barricading the place took priority under most circumstances, the guys' lack of skill at that made it a less efficient use of time.

After the second last death, there really wasn't anything I could do with just one guy.








Saturday, June 22

6:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


We made it.
Among our fragile group, we have a cleaner, a bartender, a priest, a carpenter and a surgeon.
We arrived with a few weapons, a few tools, barely enough food and a few medical supplies.
The five of us are wary of each other. Dana isn't adjusting well to the group, but Karen might be able to hold everyone together.
We found a note saying that a rescue operation was underway and a chopper will arrive soon, but we don't know where or when. We should scour the town to discover as much information as possible.
An address was scrawled on the back of the note: 4 Helen Court. It might be worth investigating.

7:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive


The store at 9 Silver Oak Drive is a tiny building with around four rooms. It has three doors and three windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of medical supplies and weapons.
Mario scouted around the perimeter of the store. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw two zombies inside.

The library


The library at 2 Jerry Way is a medium-sized building with around 11 rooms. It has two doors and seven windows leading in from the outside.
Hopefully there are some good books lying around that we can study.
Dana scouted around the perimeter of the library. She counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, she saw nine zombies inside.

The school


The school at 4 Door Place is a large building with around 12 rooms. It has seven doors and 51 windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of medical supplies.
Karen says she heard someone laughing. She must be hearing things.
Karen scouted around the perimeter of the school. She counted zero zombies outside. She looked through windows but did not spot any inside.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce is modifying a baseball bat.
Mario returned from his recon of the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Karen returned from her recon of the school at 4 Door Place.
Valerie found 3 cooking ingredients and 3 snacks in the kitchen.
Dana returned from her recon of the library at 2 Jerry Way.
Valerie found 2 cooking ingredients, a snack and a sponge in the kitchen.
Valerie notes there are two showers at the house.
A quarter of the rooms in the house have now been searched.

8:00am

The school

Mario scouted around the perimeter of the school. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw eight zombies inside.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce created a hardened baseball bat. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Karen tried to play a game of chess but no-one else was interested. She is annoyed at Bruce, Valerie and Dana.
Mario returned from his recon of the school at 4 Door Place.
Mario stumbled on a zombie while exploring the first bathroom. He grabbed a handgun and blasted it in the skull.
Valerie found 2 snacks in the kitchen.
Bruce is modifying a handgun.
Valerie found a snack in the kitchen.
Dana prepared 2 small meals. She stopped preparing meals because she ran out of ingredients.

9:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario scouted around the perimeter of the store. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw one zombie inside.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


Mario returned from his recon of the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Valerie found a snack in the kitchen.
Dana removed all corpses from the first bathroom.
All corpses have been removed from the house.
Bruce created a recoilless handgun. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Valerie found 12 9mm rounds, a drill, a fire axe and a screwdriver in the basement.
Mario and Dana are feeling slightly fit after doing some exercise.

10:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Dana assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, she saw five zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so Dana retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


Bruce is modifying a drill.
Bruce is trying to scrap some furniture.
Dana returned from her assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Valerie found a flashlight and a sponge in the basement.
Bruce turned a bed into scrap.
Valerie found a baseball bat and a crowbar in the basement.
Mario was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. He took care of them. He struck a zombie in its head with a fire axe, killing it instantly.
Mario stopped his patrol because of the attack.
Dana found a bottle of spirits while exploring.

11:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Dana assaulted the location. They didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, they saw four zombies inside. They shot through the windows and took out one of them.
There are still zombies inside the store so the team retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Dana returned from their assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Dana ate a snack.
Valerie found a hand axe, a pair of brass knuckles, a screwdriver and a sponge in the garage.
Bruce created a powerful drill. It is now better at building barricades.
Valerie found a flashlight in the garage.

12:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Dana and Mario assaulted the location. They didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, they saw four zombies inside. They tried to shoot at them through the windows, but didn't hit anything inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so the team retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


Bruce is modifying a pair of brass knuckles.
Dana and Mario returned from their assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Valerie found a crowbar in the garage.
Almost all rooms in the house have now been searched.
Mario found a packet of painkillers while exploring.

1:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Valerie found a bar of soap in the first bathroom.
Karen reported that the house is surrounded by a small number of zombies. She added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Bruce is making good progress on the modifications to the pair of brass knuckles.

2:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Dana assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, she saw three zombies inside. She shot through the windows and took out one of them.
There are still zombies inside the store so Dana retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


Bruce created a spiked pair of brass knuckles. It is now better at close quarters combat.
Dana returned from her assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Mario and Karen ate 2 snacks.
Valerie found a packet of painkillers in the first bathroom.
Bruce is modifying a baseball bat.
Valerie found a can of gasoline in the living room.

3:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Dana scouted around the perimeter of the store. She counted one zombie outside. Peering through windows, she saw six zombies inside.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Dana returned from her recon of the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Valerie found a deck of playing cards in the living room.
Bruce created a hardened baseball bat. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Bruce is modifying a hand axe.
Bruce turned a table into scrap.
All rooms in the house have now been searched.

4:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce is modifying a butter knife.
Karen and Bruce have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Valerie tried to play a game of chess but no-one else was interested. She is annoyed at Mario, Dana, Bruce and Karen.

5:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Dana assaulted the location.
Looking through windows, she saw three zombies inside. She shot through the windows and took out one of them.
There are still zombies inside the store so Dana retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Dana returned from her assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Dana and Karen ate 2 snacks.
Mario reported that the house is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Bruce has made some progress on the modifications to the butter knife.

6:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Dana assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, she saw three zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so Dana retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Dana returned from her assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Bruce ate a snack.
It's getting dark outside. We'll need to be more vigilant.
Bruce created a devastating butter knife. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Valerie gave up playing solitaire.

7:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce is modifying a hand axe.

8:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce created a devastating hand axe. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Karen and Mario ate 2 snacks.
Bruce is modifying a sponge.
Bruce is trying to scrap some furniture.
Dana hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

9:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce is trying to scrap some furniture.
A block and blanket trap has been set in the living room. It deals a low amount of damage and will slightly slow a zombie down. It has 2 uses.
Karen and Bruce have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Mario ate a snack.
Bruce turned a table into scrap.
Mario reported that the house is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Bruce is still getting started on the sponge.

10:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Dana hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.
Bruce is halfway through modifying the sponge.

11:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Dana ate a small meal.
Bruce created a sparkling sponge. It is now better at cleaning up corpses.
Bruce is modifying a crowbar.
Dana secured a door leading to the living room.

Sunday, June 23

12:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce ate a small meal.
Bruce has almost finished modifying the crowbar.

1:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce created a powerful crowbar. It is now better at building barricades.
A firework and fishing line trap has been set in the living room. It deals a low amount of damage and will slightly slow a zombie down. It can strike 2 targets at once.
Bruce is modifying a crowbar.
Mario reported that the house is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Dana hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

2:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce and Karen have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Bruce created a powerful crowbar. It is now better at building barricades.
Dana secured a window leading to the first bathroom.

3:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce is modifying a screwdriver.
Dana secured a window leading to the kitchen.

4:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Karen and Bruce have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Bruce created a devastating screwdriver. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Bruce is modifying a screwdriver.
Bruce is trying to scrap some furniture.
Dana secured a window leading to the main bedroom.

5:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce is trying to scrap some furniture.
A cutlery and fishing line trap has been set in the living room. It deals a low amount of damage and will slightly slow a zombie down. It has 2 uses.
Bruce turned a lounge into scrap.
Dana was attacked by a zombie while on patrol. She took care of them. Using a spiked pair of brass knuckles, she struck down three of them. Dana received some bruising.
Dana stopped her patrol because of the attack.
Valerie and Mario secured a window leading to the living room.
Bruce is still getting started on the screwdriver.

6:00am

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Dana stopped playing chess so she could be treated.
Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Valerie and Mario secured a window leading to the living room.

7:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Valerie and Dana assaulted the location.
They didn't have any long range weapons, so they moved in for some close combat around the perimeter, wiping out two of them. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
They couldn't see any zombies through the windows, but they could hear groaning and shuffling.
There are still zombies inside the store so the team retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


Bruce is modifying a flashlight.
Valerie and Dana returned from their assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
A man arrived saying he's been hunting some kind of super zombie. We agreed to help him - how dangerous could one zombie be?
Right on cue, a zombie appeared. It was faster and stronger than any we've seen. It tore a hole right through our defences.
It went straight for our new companion, who couldn't limp away fast enough. It pulled him apart like a rag doll.
We beat the thing eventually, but we lost Dana and Valerie. While it was focusing its attention on Valerie the zombie left itself open to attack. The real hero was Mario. Wielding a devastating hand axe, he caused major damage to the zombie's right foot.
The stranger was packing some useful equipment: a rifle and a motion sensor.
Karen was saddened after Dana's death and is blaming Bruce and Mario. Bruce and Mario didn't much like her anyway.
Mario was saddened after Valerie's death and is blaming Bruce and Karen. Bruce and Karen didn't much like her anyway.

8:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce assaulted the location. Bruce opened fire on the three zombies lurking around outside. He took down one of them.
The remaining two zombies outside were wiped out after they moved in for some close combat. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
Looking through windows, they saw one zombie inside. They tried to shoot at them through the windows, but didn't hit anything inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so the team retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce returned from their assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Mario is feeling slightly fit after doing some exercise.
Karen stopped working and is resting.

9:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario assaulted the location. Mario opened fire on the three zombies lurking around outside. He took down one of them.
The remaining two zombies outside were wiped out after he moved in for some close combat. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
Looking through windows, he saw two zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so Mario retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Mario returned from his assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.

10:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario assaulted the location. Mario opened fire on the three zombies lurking around outside. He took down one of them.
The remaining two zombies outside were wiped out after he moved in for some close combat. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
Looking through windows, he saw three zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so Mario retreated back to the house.
As Mario left, he noticed one zombie shamble out of the store. It came out of the aisles.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Mario returned from his assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Mario washed himself in the shower in the first bathroom. He is grateful for the soap.

11:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce assaulted the location. Bruce opened fire on the two zombies lurking around outside. He didn't hit a single zombie.
The remaining two zombies outside were wiped out after he moved in for some close combat. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
Looking through windows, he saw two zombies inside.
There are still zombies inside the store so Bruce retreated back to the house.

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce returned from his assault on the store at 9 Silver Oak Drive.
Mario removed all corpses from the living room.
All corpses have been removed from the house.

12:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce reported that the house is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the house is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Mario secured a window leading to the second bathroom.

1:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce, Karen and Mario approached the store with the intention of breaking in. They had to spend some time trying to find a way in, increasing the risk of a confrontation.
They headed straight through the front door leading to the storeroom. While the powerful drill didn't help much with breaking in, it made life easier.
We cleared the room, taking down one zombie. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
A small mob is gathering outside the store.
Karen says she heard a chopper in the distance. We've no idea when it will arrive, but it must be soon.
Karen ate a snack.

2:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Karen ate a snack.
Karen, Bruce and Mario were still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the store. A small mob had gathered outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the storeroom... Bruce blasted two zombies with a high-powered rifle. Mario bashed a zombie's head with a hardened baseball bat, after bashing its torso, right arm and right leg.
They got them all.

3:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Karen and Mario's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Karen, Mario and Bruce ate 3 snacks.
Karen tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

4:00pm

The hotel


The hotel at 4 Helen Court is a large building with around 15 rooms. It has four doors and 15 windows leading in from the outside.
Karen says she's looking forward to a good rest.
Karen scouted around the perimeter of the hotel. She counted one zombie outside. Peering through windows, she saw one zombie inside.

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Karen returned from her recon of the hotel at 4 Helen Court.
Mario and Karen's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Mario ate a snack.
Mario removed all corpses from the aisles. He is now cleaning up the storeroom.
Mario scavenged a bandage, 2 doses of antibiotics and a splint while cleaning up corpses.

5:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive

Karen approached the house with the intention of breaking in. She had to spend some time trying to find a way in, increasing the risk of a confrontation.
She headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the first bathroom. Once she got closer it proved tricky to access.
She cleared the room, taking down one zombie.
Karen received a concussion, small cuts and tears and some bruising.
It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the house.

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario ate a snack.
Mario scavenged 3 .223R rounds, 3 12ga shells, 4 9mm rounds and 5 quarrels while cleaning up corpses.
Bruce prepared 2 small meals.

6:00pm

House, 6 Silver Oak Drive


Karen was still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the house. There were few zombies outside the place.
All the fighting took place in the first bathroom.
Karen was killed after three zombies mutilated and trampled her. Before she died, Karen clobbered a zombie's head with a spiked pair of brass knuckles, after striking its head.

7:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce prepared 2 small meals. He stopped preparing meals because he ran out of ingredients.

8:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce found a bandage, a baseball bat, a chess set, 2 cooking ingredients, a cricket bat, a golf club, 3 packets of painkillers and 5 snacks in the aisles.
Mario removed all corpses from the storeroom.
All corpses have been removed from the store.
Bruce found a bandage, a packet of painkillers and a snack in the aisles.
Bruce notes there is only one shower at the store.
Bruce says a quarter of the rooms have now been searched.

9:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce had an argument in the aisles. Mario threw a chair at Bruce but he missed and it smashed to pieces. It won't even be useful for scraps.
Bruce ate a small meal.
Bruce found a bandage in the aisles.

10:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce and Mario arguing has escalated into a fight. Bruce ended up with a broken leg.
Mario ate a small meal.
Bruce took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Bruce found a snack in the aisles.
We were prepared for battle.
Mario was watching for zombies at the time and moved a shelf in front of the storeroom entrance, giving us more time to get into position.
A door leading to the aisles was breached by a zombie.
Bruce headed to the office, saying it would be the easiest room to defend from.
Mario was unimpressed with Bruce's plan and did not follow him, instead seeking refuge in the storeroom.
Most of the fighting took place in the bathroom... Mario clobbered a zombie's head with a baseball bat, after smashing its left leg, torso and left foot.
They got them all.

11:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce and Mario's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Mario reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the store. He added that the noise level at the store is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.

Monday, June 24

12:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce removed all corpses from the bathroom.
Bruce scavenged 4 .223R rounds, 2 12ga shells and 2 9mm rounds while cleaning up corpses.
All corpses have been removed from the store.

1:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

2:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

We were ready for a fight.
Mario was watching for zombies at the time and moved a shelf in front of the storeroom entrance, giving us more time to get into position.
Two doors and two windows leading to the aisles were breached by six zombies.
Bruce headed to the office, saying it would be the easiest room to defend from.
Mario was unimpressed with Bruce's plan and did not follow him, instead seeking refuge in the storeroom.
Most of the fighting took place in the aisles... Mario bashed four zombies with a baseball bat.
Meanwhile in the bathroom... Mario blasted a zombie's throat with a recoilless handgun.
They killed five of them, but there is at least one still inside and there's a small mob outside waiting to come in.
Mario received some bruising, small cuts and tears and a concussion.

3:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
We saw them coming.
Mario was watching for zombies at the time and moved a shelf in front of the storeroom entrance, giving us more time to get into position.
Three zombies burst through two doors leading to the aisles.
Most of the fighting took place in the aisles... Bruce struck two zombies with a baseball bat. Mario clobbered two zombies with a baseball bat.
They got them all.

4:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

A small meal has been spoiled. It's probably due to the number of corpses lying around.
Bruce took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Mario stopped watching for zombies so he could be treated.

5:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Mario is removing corpses from the aisles.
Mario scavenged a .223R round, 5 12ga shells, 2 9mm rounds, 2 bandages, a dose of antibiotics, 4 quarrels and a splint while cleaning up corpses.
Bruce tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

6:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario scavenged 2 bandages and 2 packets of painkillers while cleaning up corpses.
Bruce broke a desk into 4 wood and 1 metal barricades.

7:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.

8:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce and Mario ate 2 snacks.
Mario removed all corpses from the aisles and bathroom.
All corpses have been removed from the store.
Bruce hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.
Mario washed himself in the shower in the bathroom. He is grateful for the soap.

9:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce and Mario's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Mario found 20 .223r rounds in the storeroom.

10:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive


Mario and Bruce's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Bruce took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Mario found a handgun in the storeroom.
Bruce hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

11:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.

12:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario ate a snack.
Bruce hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

1:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

A barricade blocking the aisles was attacked, but it held firm.

2:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Barricades leading to the aisles and storeroom were attacked, but they held firm.
Bruce hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

3:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce ate 2 snacks.

4:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Bruce and Mario ate 2 snacks.
Bruce took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Mario says he heard a chopper in the distance. We've no idea when it will arrive, but it must be soon.
It's been a few hours since any progress was made on the barricading job.
Bruce stopped working and is resting.

5:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce ate a small meal.
Mario took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Zombie numbers have grown quickly around the store. Mario reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the store. He adds that the noise level at the store is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.

6:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Zombie numbers have shrunk significantly around the store. Mario reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the store. He adds that the noise level at the store is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.

7:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

It's getting dark outside. We'll need to be more vigilant.

8:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce washed himself in the shower in the bathroom. He is grateful for the soap.

9:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the store. He added that the noise level at the store is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Mario stopped working and is resting.

10:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce broke a shower into 3 glass and 1 plastic barricades.

Tuesday, June 25

12:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

A barricade blocking the aisles was attacked, but it held firm.
Bruce hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

1:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario and Bruce's constant bickering is getting everyone down.

2:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

3:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

4:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario tried unsuccessfully to convince others to relax and have a drink. He is disappointed with everyone.
Bruce tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

5:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive


Mario found 35 9mm rounds and a bolt action rifle in the storeroom.
Mario says almost all rooms have now been searched.
Bruce broke a lamp into 1 wood barricade.

6:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive


Bruce and Mario's constant bickering is getting everyone down.
Mario found a packet of painkillers in the bathroom.
A young girl arrived at the store.
We were reckless - the girl had been bitten and turned on us. We killed her before anyone else was bitten.
We searched her bag and found a walkie talkie. We can use this to contact the rescue chopper when it arrives.
All rooms in the store have now been searched.
Mario couldn't find a shower so he splashed water on himself. At least he's clean. He is grateful for the soap.

7:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Mario took painkillers to deal with his injuries. He will be able to function better for six hours.
Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Mario returned from his recon of the hotel at 4 Helen Court.

The hotel

Mario scouted around the perimeter of the hotel. Using a flashlight, he counted one zombie outside. Peering through windows, he saw six zombies inside.

8:00am

The hotel

Mario approached the hotel with the intention of breaking in. It was an easy place to get access to, so he didn't have to spend much time finding a way inside.
He headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the first bathroom. Once he got closer it proved tricky to access. He had to take out one zombie before he could break in.
He cleared the room, taking down one zombie. But the hotel is swarming with them. We could be overwhelmed at any time.
A large mob is gathering outside the hotel.

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce created a minor distraction at the store. It will probably attract some zombies from neighbouring locations, but it wasn't as effective as it could have been.

9:00am

The hotel


Mario ate a small meal.
Mario was still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the hotel. Zombies were massing outside the place, waiting to swarm in.
They poured into the kitchen, third suite, second bathroom and 8th suite. All up, we faced 18 zombies...
All the fighting took place in the first bathroom.
Mario was killed after two zombies gored and crushed him. Before he died, Mario shot a zombie's head with a high-powered rifle.

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Bruce was ready for a fight.
Three windows leading to the aisles were breached by three zombies.
Most of the fighting took place in the storeroom... Bruce blasted three zombies with a handgun.
He got them all but there's a small mob gathering outside.
A barricade covering a door leading to the storeroom received some minor damage and barricades covering two doors leading to the aisles received some minor damage.

10:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Three windows leading to the aisles were breached by three zombies.
Most of the fighting took place in the office... Bruce shot three zombies with a handgun.
He got them all but there's a small mob gathering outside.
Barricades covering a door leading to the storeroom took massive damage during the attack and barricades covering a door leading to the aisles took massive damage during the attack.
Bruce received some bruising.

11:00am

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Three windows leading to the aisles were breached by three zombies.
Most of the fighting took place in the office... Bruce shot three zombies with a handgun.
He got them all but there's a small mob gathering outside.
A barricade covering a door leading to the storeroom received some minor damage.

12:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive

Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Three windows leading to the aisles were breached by three zombies.
Most of the fighting took place in the bathroom... Bruce shot three zombies with a handgun.
He got them all but there's a small mob gathering outside.

1:00pm

Store, 9 Silver Oak Drive


Without any spotters to warn us, we were caught off guard.
Three windows leading to the aisles were breached by three zombies.
All the fighting took place in the storeroom.
Bruce was killed after three zombies crushed and mutilated him.



















 5th run:


Well, fuck...


This run totally didn't end the way I thought it would.

Saturday, June 22

6:00am

House, 13 Wade Street

We made it.
Among our fragile group, we have a musician, a firefighter, an athlete, a police officer and a carpenter.
We arrived with a weapon, a few tools, some food and a few medical supplies.
The five of us are wary of each other. Frank isn't adjusting well to the group, but Wendy might be able to hold everyone together.
We found a note saying that a rescue operation was underway and a chopper will arrive soon, but we don't know where or when. We should scour the town to discover as much information as possible.
An address was scrawled on the back of the note: 7 Wade Street. It might be worth investigating.

7:00am

House, 10 Wade Street

The house at 10 Wade Street is a small building with around eight rooms. It has three doors and eight windows leading in from the outside.
Frank scouted around the perimeter of the house. He counted zero zombies outside. He looked through windows but did not spot any inside.

House, 13 Wade Street

Frank returned from his recon of the house at 10 Wade Street.
Wendy returned from her recon of the factory at 7 Wade Street.
Anna and Tracy found 4 snacks in the kitchen.
Gina returned from her recon of the school at 3 Shadow Street.
Anna and Tracy found a snack in the kitchen.
Anna notes there is only one shower at the house.
Wendy is feeling slightly fit after doing some exercise.

Factory, 7 Wade Street

The factory at 7 Wade Street is a medium-sized building with around eight rooms. It has five doors and 16 windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of medical supplies.
Wendy says it might be a good place to modify equipment.
Wendy scouted around the perimeter of the factory. She counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, she saw one zombie inside.

The school

The school at 3 Shadow Street is a large building with around 13 rooms. It has six doors and 63 windows leading in from the outside.
Gina says she heard someone laughing. She must be hearing things.
Gina scouted around the perimeter of the school. She counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, she saw 11 zombies inside.

8:00am

House, 10 Wade Street

Wendy scouted around the perimeter of the house. She counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, she saw two zombies inside.

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Tracy scouted around the perimeter of the factory. She counted one zombie outside. Peering through windows, she saw two zombies inside.

House, 13 Wade Street

Wendy returned from her recon of the house at 10 Wade Street.
Gina returned from her recon of the store at 3 District Place.
Tracy returned from her recon of the factory at 7 Wade Street.
Frank returned from his recon of the house at 8 Nutwood Way.
Anna found a snack in the kitchen.
Anna says a quarter of the rooms have now been searched.
Tracy found a chess set while exploring.

Store, 3 District Place

The store at 3 District Place is a tiny building with around five rooms. It has three doors and five windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of medical supplies and weapons.
Gina scouted around the perimeter of the store. She counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, she saw six zombies inside.

House, 8 Nutwood Way

The house at 8 Nutwood Way is a small building with around eight rooms. It has three doors and 11 windows leading in from the outside.
Frank scouted around the perimeter of the house. He counted zero zombies outside. Peering through windows, he saw one zombie inside.

9:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Wendy and Tracy assaulted the location.
The remaining one zombie outside were wiped out after they moved in for some close combat. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
Looking through windows, they saw one zombie inside. They tried to shoot at them through the windows, but didn't hit anything inside.
There are still zombies inside the factory so the team retreated back to the house.

House, 13 Wade Street

Frank is modifying a handgun.
Frank is trying to scrap some furniture.
Wendy and Tracy returned from their assault on the factory at 7 Wade Street.
Frank turned a refrigerator into scrap.
Anna and Gina found a can of gasoline and a snack in the living room.
Tracy found a baseball bat while exploring.

10:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Wendy and Tracy assaulted the location. They didn't spot any zombies outside.
Looking through windows, they saw two zombies inside. They tried to shoot at them through the windows, but didn't hit anything inside.
There are still zombies inside the factory so the team retreated back to the house.

House, 13 Wade Street

Frank could not find an item to modify.
Wendy and Tracy returned from their assault on the factory at 7 Wade Street.
Anna and Gina found a packet of painkillers in the bathroom.
Frank and Wendy played a game of chess. As expected, Frank won. Both are feeling sharper after the game.
All rooms in the house have now been searched.

11:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Tracy, Gina, Wendy, Anna and Frank approached the factory with the intention of breaking in. It was an easy place to get access to, so they didn't have to spend much time finding a way inside.
They headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the loading dock. Once they got closer it proved tricky to access.
There were no zombies inside the loading dock. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the factory.

12:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Gina, Tracy, Anna, Wendy and Frank were still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the factory. There were few zombies outside the place.
Most of the fighting took place in the loading dock... Tracy struck a zombie's skull with a baseball bat, after striking its torso. Wendy smashed a zombie's head with a frying pan.
They got them all.

1:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Wendy found a radio in the loading dock. If we have the right frequency, we can use this to contact the rescue team when we get to the evac point. Wendy, Tracy, Frank, Gina and Anna are getting along better after the discovery.
Wendy found 13 frying pans, a hacksaw, a mop, a sledgehammer, a spanner and 11 wooden spoons in the storeroom.
A knife and chain trap has been set in the loading dock. It deals a medium amount of damage and will considerably slow a zombie down. It can strike 2 targets at once.
We were prepared for battle.
Tracy was watching for zombies at the time and moved a shelf in front of the garage entrance, giving us more time to get into position.
Two zombies burst through a door and a window leading to the loading dock.
Wendy headed to the loading dock, saying it would be the easiest room to defend from.
Frank, Anna, Tracy and Gina were unimpressed with Wendy's plan and did not follow her, instead seeking refuge in the storeroom.
Most of the fighting took place in the loading dock... Frank struck two zombies with a spanner.
They got them all.

2:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Wendy found a flashlight, 2 frying pans and a wooden spoon in the storeroom.
Anna scavenged 3 .223R rounds, 6 9mm rounds and a quarrel while cleaning up corpses.
A stake and piano wire trap has been set in the loading dock. It deals a medium amount of damage and will considerably slow a zombie down. It can strike 2 targets at once.
Tracy, Wendy, Frank and Anna ate 4 snacks.
Wendy found 2 frying pans and 2 wooden spoons in the storeroom.
A stake and chain trap has been set in the loading dock. It deals a medium amount of damage and will considerably slow a zombie down. It can strike 2 targets at once.
Wendy notes there is only one shower at the factory.
Wendy says a quarter of the rooms have now been searched.
Gina broke 2 desks and a refrigerator into 15 barricades. She secured three entrances.

3:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Wendy found a wooden spoon in the storeroom.
Anna scavenged 3 .223R rounds, 3 12ga shells, 5 9mm rounds and 4 quarrels while cleaning up corpses.
Anna ate a snack.
A cutlery and net trap has been set in the assembly floor. It deals a low amount of damage and will slow a zombie down. It has 2 uses.
Gina broke a microwave oven into 2 plastic and 1 metal barricades. She secured a door leading to the assembly floor.

4:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Wendy found a mop in the storeroom.
Anna removed all corpses from the loading dock.
All corpses have been removed from the factory.
Wendy and Tracy ate 2 snacks.
Gina broke a lamp and a shower into ten barricades. She secured a door leading to the garage.

5:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Anna and Wendy found a wooden spoon in the storeroom.
Frank is modifying a handgun.
Gina ate a snack.
Barricades blocking the loading dock were attacked, but they held firm.
Tracy reported that the factory is surrounded by a small number of zombies. She added that the noise level at the factory is going to draw zombies here.
Gina broke 2 lamps into ten barricades.

6:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

It's getting dark outside. We'll need to be more vigilant.
A barricade covering a window leading to the loading dock received some minor damage.
Frank has made some progress on the modifications to the handgun.
Gina broke a chair and 2 stools into 15 barricades. She secured three entrances.

7:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Anna found a screwdriver in the storeroom.
Gina and Tracy have been getting along so well that everyone at the factory is feeling closer.
Frank and Gina ate 2 snacks.
Anna found a bolt action rifle and a hand axe in the garage.
Frank created a recoilless handgun. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Frank is modifying a bolt action rifle.
Barricades leading to the loading dock and assembly floor were attacked, but they held firm.
Gina and Wendy secured a window leading to the assembly floor.

8:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Anna found a circular saw, a flashlight and a handgun in the garage.
Anna and Wendy have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Barricades leading to the loading dock and assembly floor were attacked, but they held firm.
Frank is halfway through modifying the bolt action rifle.
Gina and Wendy broke a chair into 4 wood barricades. They secured a window leading to the assembly floor.

9:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

A spike and cage trap has been set in the assembly floor. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It has 4 uses.
A spike and cage trap has been set in the assembly floor. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A spike and cage trap has been set in the garage. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It has 4 uses.
Barricades leading to the loading dock, assembly floor and garage were attacked, but they held firm.
Tracy reported that the factory is surrounded by a small number of zombies. She added that the noise level at the factory is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Gina and Wendy broke a chair into 2 wood barricades. They secured a window leading to the assembly floor.

10:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

A spike and cage trap has been set in the garage. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A spike and cage trap has been set in the garage. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
Gina and Wendy broke a chair into 2 wood barricades. They secured a window leading to the loading dock.

11:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

A guillotine and cage trap has been set in the storeroom. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A spike and cage trap has been set in the storeroom. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A barricade covering a window leading to the assembly floor received some minor damage.
Frank is making good progress on the modifications to the bolt action rifle.
Gina and Wendy broke a chair into 4 wood barricades. They secured a window leading to the assembly floor.

Sunday, June 23

12:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

A guillotine and cage trap has been set in the storeroom. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
Frank created a recoilless bolt action rifle. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
A guillotine and cage trap has been set in the sick bay. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It has 4 uses.
Gina and Wendy have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Frank is modifying a baseball bat.
A spike and cage trap has been set in the cafeteria. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A barricade blocking the assembly floor was attacked, but it held firm.
Gina and Wendy secured a window leading to the loading dock.

1:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

A guillotine and cage trap has been set in the cafeteria. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A spike and cage trap has been set in the main office. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
A barricade covering a door leading to the loading dock received some minor damage and a barricade covering a door leading to the assembly floor received some minor damage.
Frank is halfway through modifying the baseball bat.
Tracy reported that the factory is surrounded by a small number of zombies. She added that the noise level at the factory is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.

2:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

A spike and cage trap has been set in the main office. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
Anna and Wendy have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
A guillotine and cage trap has been set in the bathroom. It deals a high amount of damage and will make a zombie immobile. It can strike 4 targets at once.
Barricades leading to the assembly floor and garage were attacked, but they held firm.
The location is now fully trapped.
Frank has almost finished modifying the baseball bat.
Gina and Wendy broke a chair into 2 wood barricades. They secured a door leading to the assembly floor.

3:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Frank created a reinforced baseball bat. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Anna found an angle grinder, a drill, a hand axe, a screwdriver and a spanner in the assembly floor.
Frank is modifying a handgun.
Anna found 3 snacks in the cafeteria.
A barricade covering a window leading to the assembly floor received some minor damage.
Gina and Wendy broke a shelf into 6 wood barricades. They secured a door leading to the loading dock.

4:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Gina, Anna and Wendy ate 3 snacks.
Anna found 2 snacks in the cafeteria.
Anna found a bandage and a packet of painkillers in the sick bay.
A barricade covering a door leading to the loading dock received some minor damage.
Frank is making good progress on the modifications to the handgun.

5:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Tracy and Frank ate 2 snacks.
Anna found a bandage and a splint in the sick bay.
Frank created a recoilless handgun. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Anna found a packet of painkillers in the bathroom.
Frank is modifying a wooden spoon.
Barricades leading to the assembly floor, garage and loading dock were attacked, but they held firm.
Almost all rooms in the factory have now been searched.
Tracy reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the factory. She added that the noise level at the factory is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Gina and Wendy secured a door leading to the loading dock.

6:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Frank is modifying an angle grinder.
Gina and Wendy have been discussing tactics. They're both feeling smarter.
Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Anna found a sledgehammer in the garage.
A barricade covering a window leading to the garage received some minor damage.
All rooms in the factory have now been searched.
Gina and Wendy secured a window leading to the assembly floor.

7:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Seven barricaded entrances leading to the factory took some damage.
Frank is halfway through modifying the angle grinder.
Gina and Wendy broke a shelf into 5 wood barricades. They partially blocked a door leading to the assembly floor.
Anna couldn't find a shower so she splashed water on herself. At least she's clean.

8:00am

House, 8 Nutwood Way

Anna assaulted the location. Anna opened fire on the two zombies lurking around outside. She didn't hit a single zombie.
She moved in for some close combat around the perimeter to mop up after the sniping attempt. One zombie still lurks outside.
Looking through windows, she saw two zombies inside. She tried to shoot at them through the windows, but didn't hit anything inside.
There are still zombies inside the house so Anna retreated back to the factory.

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Anna returned from her assault on the house at 8 Nutwood Way.
Frank created a deadly angle grinder. It is now better at assaulting and breaching locations.
Seven barricaded entrances leading to the factory took some damage.
Gina and Wendy secured a door leading to the assembly floor.

9:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Anna wounded a zombie with a shot to its right arm.
Frank is modifying a frying pan.
Six barricaded entrances leading to the factory took some damage.
Tracy reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the factory. She added that the noise level at the factory is going to draw zombies here.
Tracy thinks she saw someone spying on the factory.
Gina and Wendy secured a door leading to the loading dock.

10:00am

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Frank is modifying a frying pan.
Anna returned from her assault on the warehouse at 3 Wade Street.
Ten barricaded entrances leading to the factory took some damage.
Gina and Tracy broke a chair into 3 wood barricades. They partially blocked a door leading to the assembly floor.
Anna is feeling slightly fit after doing some exercise. Wendy provided some useful tips.

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

The warehouse at 3 Wade Street is a small building with around seven rooms. It has five doors and ten windows leading in from the outside. This place should contain a cache of tools.
Anna assaulted the location. She didn't spot any zombies outside.
She couldn't see any zombies through the windows, but she could hear groaning and shuffling.
There are still zombies inside the warehouse so Anna retreated back to the factory.

11:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy and Anna assaulted the location. Anna opened fire on the two zombies lurking around outside. She didn't hit a single zombie.
The remaining two zombies outside were wiped out after they moved in for some close combat. There are no more zombies lurking around outside.
Looking through windows, they saw one zombie inside.
There are still zombies inside the warehouse so the team retreated back to the factory.

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Tracy and Anna returned from their assault on the warehouse at 3 Wade Street.
Frank created a vicious frying pan. It is now better at close quarters combat.
A large group of armed men surrounded the factory. They promised to leave us alone if we handed over Wendy.
We refused.
The mob were attacked by zombies as they got closer. They quickly put down six zombies, but lost two of their own.
We concentrated our attack on a few of them, trying to thin them out as they entered the factory. Two of them got caught in our traps.
Wendy was the hero of the moment, causing more damage to the mob than anyone else. She then led the charge, attacking the rest of them with her sledgehammer. Anna distracted the mob, but it was Gina who felt the brunt of the attack.
We eventually beat them, but we lost Gina and Wendy. And this isn't over - three managed to escape.
We scavenged 22 9mm rounds, a golf club and a handgun from the corpses.
Tracy and Anna need their wounds treated.
Entrances leading to the assembly floor and loading dock took some damage.

12:00pm

Factory, 7 Wade Street

Anna took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Tracy stopped showering so she could be treated.
A barricade covering a door leading to the loading dock received some minor damage.
Zombie numbers have shrunk significantly around the factory. Frank reported that a large mob of zombies is outside the factory. He adds that the noise level at the factory is going to draw zombies here.
Anna treated her contusions and contusions with a packet of painkillers and packet of painkillers. It will offer temporary relief only, but at least she will be able to function better.

1:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Frank, Anna and Tracy approached the warehouse with the intention of breaking in. It was an easy place to get access to, so they didn't have to spend much time finding a way inside.
They headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the main storeroom. It took no time at all to get inside using the sledgehammer the group brought along.
We cleared the room, taking down one zombie. We can hear half a dozen, maybe more, shambling outside the room.
A small mob is gathering outside the warehouse.

2:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Frank, Tracy and Anna were still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the warehouse. A small mob had gathered outside the place.
Our defenses didn't hold. Seven zombies found a way inside...
Most of the fighting took place in the main storeroom... Frank shot and bashed three zombies with a recoilless handgun and pistol butt. Anna blasted a zombie's neck with a recoilless handgun. Tracy smashed two zombies with a reinforced baseball bat.
Meanwhile in the loading dock... Tracy smashed a zombie's head with a reinforced baseball bat, after striking its right hand.
They got them all.
Tracy received small cuts and tears.

3:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

We were prepared for battle.
Frank was watching for zombies at the time and moved a shelf in front of the loading dock entrance, giving us more time to get into position.
A window leading to the main storeroom was breached by a zombie.
Anna took command of the fight and lead Tracy and Frank into the third storeroom.
Most of the fighting took place in the office... Tracy shot a zombie's head with a recoilless handgun.
They got them all.

4:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy scavenged 4 .223R rounds, 5 12ga shells, 5 9mm rounds and a quarrel while cleaning up corpses.
Anna broke a desk into 7 wood and 1 metal barricades.

5:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy scavenged a .223R round, 3 12ga shells, 2 9mm rounds and 4 quarrels while cleaning up corpses.
Anna secured a door leading to the main storeroom.

6:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy removed all corpses from the main storeroom, office and loading dock.
Tracy scavenged 4 .223R rounds, a 12ga shell, 3 9mm rounds and 2 quarrels while cleaning up corpses.
All corpses have been removed from the warehouse.
Anna took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
It's getting dark outside. We'll need to be more vigilant.
A barricade blocking the main storeroom was attacked, but it held firm.
Tracy washed herself in the shower in the bathroom.

7:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Frank reported that the warehouse is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the warehouse is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Anna hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

8:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.
Tracy is feeling slightly fit after doing some exercise.

9:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

10:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy, Frank and Anna were so hungry they hastily prepared and ate a meal using whatever ingredients they could find.
Anna broke a shower into 3 metal barricades.

11:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Frank ate a small meal.
Tracy prepared 2 small meals.
Frank reported that the warehouse is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the warehouse is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Frank stopped working and is resting.

Monday, June 24

12:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy ate a small meal.
Anna took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Tracy hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

1:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna ate a small meal.
Tracy took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Tracy prepared a small meal. She stopped preparing meals because she ran out of ingredients.

3:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.
Anna reported that the warehouse is surrounded by a small number of zombies. She added that the noise level at the warehouse is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Frank couldn't find a shower so he splashed water on himself. At least he's clean.

4:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna found a note pinned to the door. It contains information about a rescue operation. She tore out the relevant details. Anna, Frank and Tracy are getting along better after the discovery.
Anna found 23 9mm rounds, a bolt action rifle, 14 carving knives, a crowbar, a hammer, a hand axe, a mop, a pair of pliers and a spanner in the second storeroom.
Anna found a carving knife, a drill and a hacksaw in the second storeroom.
Barricades leading to the main storeroom and loading dock were attacked, but they held firm.
Anna notes there are no working showers at the warehouse.
Anna says a quarter of the rooms have now been searched.

5:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna found a carving knife in the second storeroom.
Anna found a bolt action rifle, 12 frying pans, a hammer, a hand axe, a spanner, a welder and a wrench in the main storeroom.
A barricade blocking the main storeroom was attacked, but it held firm.
Tracy hasn't made any progress on barricading for a few hours.

6:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Anna found 2 frying pans in the main storeroom.
Sun's coming up. It will be easier to spot zombies.
Anna found a frying pan and a mop in the main storeroom.

7:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Tracy took painkillers to deal with her injuries. She will be able to function better for six hours.
Anna found 22 9mm rounds, a fire axe, a flashlight, a hacksaw, 2 mops, 7 quarrels and a screwdriver in the loading dock.
Anna found an angle grinder, a bolt action rifle, a drill, a sledgehammer and a spanner in the loading dock.
A barricade blocking the main storeroom was attacked, but it held firm.
Frank reported that the warehouse is surrounded by a small number of zombies. He added that the noise level at the warehouse is low. Hopefully zombies won't be interested.
Tracy secured a door leading to the loading dock.

8:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna found a hammer in the loading dock.
Anna found 4 cooking ingredients, a fire axe, a hammer, a mop, 7 quarrels, a sledgehammer and a welder in the third storeroom.
A battered, injured man arrived saying he's been hunting some kind of super zombie. He wanted us to help, but we refused.
A barricade blocking the main storeroom was attacked, but it held firm.
Tracy tried unsuccessfully to break furniture down into barricades.

9:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna found 2 cooking ingredients and a mop in the third storeroom.
We were prepared for battle.
Frank was watching for zombies at the time and moved a shelf in front of the main storeroom entrance, giving us more time to get into position.
A zombie burst through a window leading to the main storeroom.
Anna took command of the fight and lead Tracy into the third storeroom.
Frank was unimpressed with Anna's plan and did not follow her, instead seeking refuge in the office.
Most of the fighting took place in the office... Tracy blasted a zombie's head with a bolt action rifle.
They got them all.

10:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna found 15 .223r rounds in the third storeroom.
Anna found 16 .223r rounds, an angle grinder, a crowbar, a drill and a screwdriver in the first storeroom.
A barricade covering a door leading to the main storeroom received some minor damage.
Anna says almost all rooms have now been searched.
Tracy broke a lamp into 2 plastic barricades.

11:00am

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna found a flashlight in the first storeroom.
A barricade blocking the main storeroom was attacked, but it held firm.
All rooms in the warehouse have now been searched.
Tracy secured a door leading to the main storeroom.

12:00pm

Warehouse, 3 Wade Street

Anna removed all corpses from the office.
All corpses have been removed from the warehouse.
A very large group of armed men surrounded the warehouse. They promised to leave us alone if we handed over Frank.
We refused.
The mob were attacked by zombies as they got closer. They quickly put down two zombies.
We concentrated our attack on a few of them, trying to thin them out as they entered the warehouse.
Frank was the hero of the moment, causing more damage to the mob than anyone else. He then led the charge, attacking the rest of them with his recoilless handgun. Frank distracted the mob, but it was Tracy who felt the brunt of the attack.
The mob soon had the upperhand and Frank fled the warehouse, leaving everything behind.
There might be something useful we can scavenge from the enemy corpse.

1:00pm

House, 8 Nutwood Way

Frank approached the house with the intention of breaking in. It was an easy place to get access to, so he didn't have to spend much time finding a way inside.
He headed to a small, second-storey window leading to the garage. Once he got closer it proved tricky to access.
There were no zombies inside the garage. It sounds like there are only a handful of zombies wandering around in here.
It doesn't look like there are any zombies outside the house.

2:00pm

House, 8 Nutwood Way

Frank was still trying to clear out the remaining zombies inside the house. There were few zombies outside the place.
All the fighting took place in the garage.
Frank was killed after three zombies crushed and gored him.



Not only was the cause of this loss not due to interpersonal conflicts, Frank, of all people, was the final survivor.

What?!




....


After two more runs, I realized that sometimes, some buildings are really empty. Another thing is that sending more guys to take over a building does not make a 0-death success more likely.