Why this game can't be 100% realistic even if it tried

[LunaVTF.bsp]

Rotting. It is a major factor.
In your first week as a Zombie you would be a sprinter. All zombies really. Fatigue doesn't apply to someone without a functional cardiovascular system.
After that you are a fast shambler for one month .
And then a shambler for another.
Then doomed to be a crawler for 2-3 months.
Then you are completely immobilized.

Just because you are undead doesn't mean your muscles and flesh won't rot away. Which they are guaranteed to do without blood supply and nutrients. No muscles? Immobilization.

Because of having to keep a fun and threat factor implementation of this would be a bad idea.

[★Rainmaker★]

For the love of Lord George A Romero here's part 782384729347 of someone trying to logic their way through a fictional magic event.

No one cares.

A NASA probe returning from Venus carrying space radiation re-animates the dead and creates a global zombie apocalypse. That's Night of the Living Dead and I'm perfectly fine with it. :D

After two decades and beyond the corpses are still moving because they didn't rot away. Why? Magic. Deal with it.

[Pripyat Lizard 🦎]

dude.. it's zombies.. it'll never be realistic. You can make florida man on bathsalts epidemic the video game maybe.. idk

[Beltneck]

Publicado originalmente por maeharaprojekt:

Publicado originalmente por d.pras bling-bling:

The topic is interesting.
Can anyone explain the fallout version of zombies?

In the Fallout setting, ghouls are humans that have certain genes or have taken drugs that causes them mutate upon exposure to intense radiation, or many years of exposure to lesser amounts of radiation.

Over time, sometimes hundreds of years, ghouls usually became insane from further genetic damage and even more extreme mutations that cause them to see regular humans as mere food.

FEV is what made ghouls possible in the Fallout Universe. Even regular humans surviving on the surface after a nuclear war was only made possible by FEV. Thats why generations of people could survive drinking radioactive water, eating radioactive food, and breathing radioactive dust their whole lives; instead of dying a few weeks later from radiation sickness.

FEV was spread over North America by planes shortly before the bombs dropped. So even the people who retreated to vaults were enhanced by it. It was meant to protect the general population from Chinese bio-weapons, but it also gave everyone the ability to heal after being radiated instead of it just accumulating in their system until it kills them. Some mutated further and developed a symbiosis with it.

They also developed better drugs to treat and protect from radiation, but not everyone had access to them once civilization collapsed.

[ProtecTron]

Publicado originalmente por tonyzur:

the zomboids are pretty clearly based off of romero zombies. stiff corpses reanimated by supernatural forces. this kind of reanimation is not advanced necromancy (by that i mean a restoration of vital functions, or in the case of an exceptionally skilled necromancer, maybe even that of consciousness). it's the crudest raising of the dead you could imagine. strings are pulled, limbs are lifted, flesh is eaten. supernatural forces, though potentially infinitely powerful, must still follow the rules that affect matter in this world when they decide to play with it. a dead thing walking couldn't be quick due to rigor mortis. the zombie doesn't move with its muscles, it is being moved. it's all dead tissue anyway, how could it move itself? it wouldn't be affected by rot, hunger, thirst, fatigue, toxic fumes, poisoning or in any meaningful way. the flesh may rot off, but it would continue to walk until its bones turn to dust. the only natural phenomenon that would slow them down or prevent them completely from advancing is the cold. corpses are cold to begin with, temperatures below zero would freeze a zombie and most likely slow its movement, perhaps immobilise it. getting rid of a zombie is simple on the surface but can be deceptively complex. destroy the body. prevent the string-pulling. fire works best, but butchery is a good option too. immunity doesn't need to be explained. you didn't turn and there's no good reason why. maybe you were more resilient against intrusions from the otherworld than the rest of the species, or maybe you just got lucky. maybe this is all part of the plan. what good would it be to invade a world only to do it quickly and without any resistance? why waste such a good opportunity for entertainment? look at it like this: you could burn an ant colony and risk no harm. safe entertainment. destroy something without risking anything. or you could set fire to a hornet nest and fight the incoming horde of angry bugs with a fly-swatter. destroy a stronger lifeform, face opposition and injury. risk: high. entertainment value: higher.

Jesus, you went from supernatural all the way to aliens or supreme beeings playing with us... I couldn't agree more, simply put by our lack of explanations to existance: zombies are ruled by magic, from who?!

[maeharaprojekt]

Publicado originalmente por Beltneck:

Publicado originalmente por maeharaprojekt:

In the Fallout setting, ghouls are humans that have certain genes or have taken drugs that causes them mutate upon exposure to intense radiation, or many years of exposure to lesser amounts of radiation.

Over time, sometimes hundreds of years, ghouls usually became insane from further genetic damage and even more extreme mutations that cause them to see regular humans as mere food.

FEV is what made ghouls possible in the Fallout Universe. Even regular humans surviving on the surface after a nuclear war was only made possible by FEV. Thats why generations of people could survive drinking radioactive water, eating radioactive food, and breathing radioactive dust their whole lives; instead of dying a few weeks later from radiation sickness.

FEV was spread over North America by planes shortly before the bombs dropped. So even the people who retreated to vaults were enhanced by it. It was meant to protect the general population from Chinese bio-weapons, but it also gave everyone the ability to heal from radiation instead of it just accumulating in their system.

They also developed better drugs to treat and protect from radiation, but not everyone had access to them once civilization collapsed.

I did state that genetics -and- drugs were involved and was vague on purpose. What is it with being overly specific to the point of spoiling trivia for newbloods? Let folks find the details like proper lore-hounds.

[Beltneck]

Publicado originalmente por maeharaprojekt:

I did state that genetics -and- drugs were involved and was vague on purpose. What is it with being overly specific to the point of spoiling trivia for newbloods? Let folks find the details like proper lore-hounds.

Doubtful anyone would find that nugget these days. They'd have to play a 26 year old game to get that info, or really dig around in a wiki.

[maeharaprojekt]

Publicado originalmente por Beltneck:

Publicado originalmente por maeharaprojekt:

I did state that genetics -and- drugs were involved and was vague on purpose. What is it with being overly specific to the point of spoiling trivia for newbloods? Let folks find the details like proper lore-hounds.

Doubtful anyone would find that nugget these days. They'd have to play a 26 year old game to get that info, or really dig around in a wiki.

I feel that if they actually care, then they will dig. As I see it, we can afford to give extremely broad details since there are a great many lore-tubers.

We even have a few who are going back and producing errata as shorts or completely new video essays with the latest canonical information in order to replace or add to work they filmed five years to a decade ago, and there are various other, easily accessible sources.

[★Rainmaker★]

Vader is Luke's dad yall.

[maeharaprojekt]

Publicado originalmente por ★Rainmaker★:

Vader is Luke's dad yall.

Snape totally wanded Dumbledore to death!

[Kaia]

I read this thread and i would like my time back.

[Nordil(Hun)]

Publicado originalmente por Kaia:

I read this thread and i would like my time back.

It was your decision to read it:) Reflect upon it:P

[Khergit Horse Archer]

where do zombies come from and where do they go

[★Rainmaker★]

Publicado originalmente por Khergit Horse Archer:

where do zombies come from and where do they go

Where did the zombies come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

[Nordil(Hun)]

Publicado originalmente por ★Rainmaker★:

Publicado originalmente por Khergit Horse Archer:

where do zombies come from and where do they go

Where did the zombies come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

From the secret gate of Dagon. Southeast of Lville, where there is a very narrow path edging far into the water. (Not shown on PZ map)
It takes about 4 screens of walk on that narrow path to reach a bigger area where you can see the gate.

[Winblows]

Idk if it was actually explained but the t-virus in the resident evil movie makes sense. the virus is constantly healing you.

also movies only need to suspend you disbelief they dont even really need you to have an explanation just for you to go with things or give a some Quasi explanation that doesnt actually hold up to scrutiny.

the average person doesnt know how guns and martial arts in movies work, but every gun nut and martial artist is trying to no vomit in their seats when they watch john wick.

its been said before multiple times yah zombies dont make sense and are either best explained with no explanation or magic, or you just go with what ever explanation they were trying to give you with out thinking too much

only bio scientist should be vomiting in their seats