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Post by Yellow Dot on Aug 1, 2008 20:33:09 GMT -5
Putting this in General Discussion because it doesn't just pertain to Resident Evil, but rather in actual life. This time, it's a serious "what if" question. Answer logically. Running like a bat out of hell isn't logical. 
I think it would be harder to survive in a heavily populated area [cities], yet easier in areas that don't have a high density of people [rural areas and small towns]. I live in a little neighborhood, so I can't really imagine it being highly difficult to be prepared when the infected start invading.
Assuming that you may have been lucky enough to gather supplies in preparation for the attack, what would you have gathered? I would have gotten two handguns, a shotgun, ammo [of course], two cases of bottled water, canned goods, a flashlight, batteries, maybe a gas can for my vehicle, can opener, a radio, and some good clothes.
I'd probably drive around until I could find a place that could be barricaded, or if possible, a place that broadcasted on the survivor's channel.
Discuss.
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Post by Drew on Aug 1, 2008 20:38:06 GMT -5
yea citys are no nos if ur traversing durng an outbreak, rural or contry areas are the best. but the best place to barracadeup in is ur own house bcause u know it the best its exit its entrences and its weaknesses
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Post by Sniper Fox on Aug 2, 2008 0:33:34 GMT -5
I would probably barricade myself in my house at first, in my basement. I don't have guns but I would use whatever I could get my hands on that might be effective maybe a bat or something. I live close to a Dillions so I would probably wait it out a couple days and *try* to get water, food and supplies. Cus I never have a lot of stuff at my house just bare minimum. After a while if nothing happened I'd probably try to travel to the country and find a good hideaway.
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Post by Abusive Owl Җ on Aug 2, 2008 6:30:51 GMT -5
Well, it all depends on whether or not they're Resident Evil zombies (Slow moving, easy to avoid, lumber around) or Dawn of The Dead Remake zombies (Fast moving, hard to avoid, etc.)
I'll just go ahead and assume we're dealing with the slow movers.
On day one, I would probably gather all supplies I deem necessary, and probably skip town with a few people I know. I live on the edge of town, near a Safeway, and a Wal-Mart, so finding supplies should be easy, I'll get the food from Safeway, and a gun, or whatever weapon I can find at Wal-Mart. I have several gasoline tanks in the garage, so fuel for a vehicle won't be a problem. (If you're wondering why, we have a gas mower and up until I moved recently, we had a large yard.)
Once on the road, I will stop at a gas station every so often, get fuel and supplies and stay on the road until I find a military base, or other highly guarded outpost that I am satisfied with.
I will, hopefully get all the supply gathering done and be on the road within a day, because I feel that the longer you wait, the less chance of survival there is. Barricading, for me, is not an option.
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Post by Teh Chez on Aug 2, 2008 11:55:30 GMT -5
Holy hell... I thought I was going to have to type "Congrats. You are all dead." I think it would be harder to survive in a heavily populated area [cities], yet easier in areas that don't have a high density of people [rural areas and small towns].
Assuming that you may have been lucky enough to gather supplies in preparation for the attack, what would you have gathered? I would have gotten two handguns, a shotgun, ammo [of course], two cases of bottled water, canned goods, a flashlight, batteries, maybe a gas can for my vehicle, can opener, a radio, and some good clothes.
I'd probably drive around until I could find a place that could be barricaded, or if possible, a place that broadcasted on the survivor's channel.
Discuss. Only harder if you make it harder. Small list. A little more information/detail would've recieved a great deal of praise. And then you failed. yea citys are no nos if ur traversing durng an outbreak, rural or contry areas are the best. but the best place to barracadeup in is ur own house bcause u know it the best its exit its entrences and its weaknesses Probably the most useful thing posted so far. At least the second part of it. Rural areas are the best if you have a place to go with things you need that are already under your control or under the control of someone you trust with your life. Same applies to urban areas.
Well, it all depends on whether or not they're Resident Evil zombies (Slow moving, easy to avoid, lumber around) or Dawn of The Dead Remake zombies (Fast moving, hard to avoid, etc.)
On day one, I would probably gather all supplies I deem necessary, and probably skip town with a few people I know.
I live on the edge of town, near a Safeway, and a Wal-Mart, so finding supplies should be easy, I'll get the food from Safeway, and a gun, or whatever weapon I can find at Wal-Mart.
I have several gasoline tanks in the garage, so fuel for a vehicle won't be a problem. (If you're wondering why, we have a gas mower and up until I moved recently, we had a large yard.)
Once on the road, I will stop at a gas station every so often, get fuel and supplies and stay on the road until I find a military base, or other highly guarded outpost that I am satisfied with.
I will, hopefully get all the supply gathering done and be on the road within a day, because I feel that the longer you wait, the less chance of survival there is.
Barricading, for me, is not an option.
No matter what kind they are the basics for preparation NEVER change.
Congrats. You are now dead.
Let's go over why?
You got enough cash on hand to cover the cost of said supplies? No way you're just going to waltz in and take whatever you want. Not without getting your hind quarters stomped/shot/arrested/etc. Sorry. That's how the real world works.
Once more applies to what is above. Not to mention it goes back to what other people do. Back when we were getting really harsh winters the first three things to be sold out was milk, bread, and fuel. Seems to happen anywhere there is a bad winter. Now it applies to different disasters, but different stuff is bought. So it's going to be a mad house in any store you go to and what you need might not be there.
How much fuel exactly and what might your vehicle be? I'm assuming gasoline.
Goes back to cost and what other people do. You don't want to try to steal liquid gold these days. I refer to fuel as that since a few people around here have been shot at, shot, and/or killed trying to do so. And that's while there is some form of law and order.
Military installation has to be the dumbest idea I've heard countless times. Due to what soldiers will probably be going through, FEMA/Homeland Security plans, and other whatknot here's what you should do. Get out a map, draw a circle around every hospital/police station/military base that is the equivalent of half a mile, and do not enter these areas unless you have absolutely no other choice. If you do you can count on being turned away, conscripted, or being shot. Either way you lose all your stuff and your chances of survival go down quite a bit. Going back to the possibility of being conscripted. You're not going to be given a weapon or asked to fight. You're going to get the crappiest job(s) no on base personnel have time (or want) to do.
Yes and no. Jumping into something without proper information/planning is always a bad idea.
Care to explain why?
Myself? I've got a good bit of stuff squirreled away just in case things go crazy for a little while (economic meltdown). Not enough as I'd like, but that should be taken care of in the next year. Of course the kind of threats I'm worried about are a whole lot worse than zombies.
I would probably barricade myself in my house at first, in my basement. I live close to a Dillions so I would probably wait it out a couple days and *try* to get water, food and supplies. Cus I never have a lot of stuff at my house just bare minimum. After a while if nothing happened I'd probably try to travel to the country and find a good hideaway.
And how would you do that?
Goes back to the response I posted concerning other dude's post.
Then what? Also response to other posts.
I'm a big proponent of "Prepare first. Survive later." I can't help it. That's the closest to a guarantee of survival as you can get (and there really is no guarantee). Cost, time, and other household residents isn't an excuse. I know dudes/dudettes that are dirt sh*t poor, working a majority of the time, and living in someone else's home who can still pull it off.
Also the whole thing concerning broad casting your location or searching for other survivors is.... While noble.... Dumb.... Real world ain't music, flowers, and white girls named Debbie. Otherwise this chicano would be in heaven.
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Post by lucrecia on Aug 2, 2008 14:36:51 GMT -5
let's see what would i do if there's a zombie attack?
hhmmm...since I live near LA, in a apartment building,near a super market, and a pharmacy.
during a riot I would loot the pharmacy and the super market.. (my morals went down since I read death note) but before that I would train myself to handle a gun.. there's a gun store where they give lessons on the sat.it's near costco soo... I know how to get there.I would also take a radio with me for any news or any broadcast that anyone might make for help.learn how to hot wire a car.
if I don't learn theses things I'll just learn on the fly! I'll also look for another survivors and meet in a barred warehouse.
if by any chance that I get bitten I'll just shot myself.
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Post by Sniper Fox on Aug 2, 2008 17:15:32 GMT -5
I would probably barricade myself in my house at first, in my basement. I live close to a Dillions so I would probably wait it out a couple days and *try* to get water, food and supplies. Cus I never have a lot of stuff at my house just bare minimum. After a while if nothing happened I'd probably try to travel to the country and find a good hideaway. And how would you do that? Goes back to the response I posted concerning other dude's post. Then what? Also response to other posts. I'm a big proponent of "Prepare first. Survive later." I can't help it. That's the closest to a guarantee of survival as you can get (and there really is no guarantee). Cost, time, and other household residents isn't an excuse. I know dudes/dudettes that are dirt sh*t poor, working a majority of the time, and living in someone else's home who can still pull it off. Also the whole thing concerning broad casting your location or searching for other survivors is.... While noble.... Dumb.... Real world ain't music, flowers, and white girls named Debbie. Otherwise this chicano would be in heaven. Drive? Unless the roads were too extremely bad, but I don't live in a hugely populated area. I didn't say out of the country, I said to the country (meaning outside of the city in the farms and hills and what not, I live in the Midwest). It would probably be safer outside of city limits. I'd probably try to find other survivors and travel to other small towns. |
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Post by Yellow Dot on Aug 2, 2008 17:44:03 GMT -5
No one failed. Brainstorm. No one is a master of survival, especially in a situation that has never happened. So none of us know what to expect, and Resident Evil or any survival horror sites are going to tell you everything you need to know.
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Post by Abusive Owl Җ on Aug 2, 2008 20:56:13 GMT -5
Congrats. You are now dead.Let's go over why? You got enough cash on hand to cover the cost of said supplies? No way you're just going to waltz in and take whatever you want. Not without getting your hind quarters stomped/shot/arrested/etc. Sorry. That's how the real world works. Once more applies to what is above. Not to mention it goes back to what other people do. Back when we were getting really harsh winters the first three things to be sold out was milk, bread, and fuel. Seems to happen anywhere there is a bad winter. Now it applies to different disasters, but different stuff is bought. So it's going to be a mad house in any store you go to and what you need might not be there. How much fuel exactly and what might your vehicle be? I'm assuming gasoline. Goes back to cost and what other people do. You don't want to try to steal liquid gold these days. I refer to fuel as that since a few people around here have been shot at, shot, and/or killed trying to do so. And that's while there is some form of law and order. Military installation has to be the dumbest idea I've heard countless times. Due to what soldiers will probably be going through, FEMA/Homeland Security plans, and other whatknot here's what you should do. Get out a map, draw a circle around every hospital/police station/military base that is the equivalent of half a mile, and do not enter these areas unless you have absolutely no other choice. If you do you can count on being turned away, conscripted, or being shot. Either way you lose all your stuff and your chances of survival go down quite a bit. Going back to the possibility of being conscripted. You're not going to be given a weapon or asked to fight. You're going to get the crappiest job(s) no on base personnel have time (or want) to do.
I always have a moderate to large amount of non perishable foods on hand, things like canned vegetables, beans, chile etc. As far as gasoline goes, I've already stated that we have a decent amount stored away, due in part to my shitty mower.
All of this, is without having bought a single thing. A gun would cost me around $500. (For a decent pistol) And a shopping cart filled halfway with canned foods, would cost me around $100, assuming there is still food at one of the three grocerie stores I live near.
In the event that I cannot afford a new gun, I can use the one I already own, and just buy ammo for it.
I also said I would go to a military base or highly guarded outpost that I am satasfied with,(I'm picky when it comes to survival.) consisting of survivors. This will probably be after a week or two, because I will have been on the road for a while, gathering food and supplies from small rural gas stations. Given the fact that a lot of people in rural areas have one or more guns on hand and plenty of ammo, it may be secure enough for me to just stop there.
And my vehicle would be a Honda Civic XL, that gets about 30 MPG.
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Post by Teh Chez on Aug 2, 2008 21:16:07 GMT -5
during a riot I would loot the pharmacy and the super market.. (my morals went down since I read death note) I would also take a radio with me for any news or any broadcast that anyone might make for help.learn how to hot wire a car. if I don't learn theses things I'll just learn on the fly! I'll also look for another survivors and meet in a barred warehouse. Yep. You're dead. Looting is always bad. Because if you try it odds are you're going to be shot by the business owner (if said businesses are privately owned by a person or family) or other people from the neighborhood. Why other people? That business is important to them. Goes back to a story a picked up from an older friend. Back during the 60s when all this radical change was going on an unsavory group decided they were going to burn down a local store as a political statement. The local yokels picked up the information somehow. This particular business was the only one around for about forty or fifty miles. So it was very important to people living in the area. There was no way they were going to let anything happen to it. So a few of them got together and sat outside waiting for said unsavory group to show up. Of course this being Georgia they didn't go unarmed. Any way the unsavory group got out with a few jerry cans of kerosine, look around, got back in their vehicle, and left. That's a very good idea. And that's a bad idea. Drive? I didn't say out of the country, I said to the country (meaning outside of the city in the farms and hills and what not, I live in the Midwest). It would probably be safer outside of city limits. I'd probably try to find other survivors and travel to other small towns. I was talking about barricading your basement. I didn't say anything about being out of the country. What I said applies to any area. It's only safer if you've actually got a place to go, you're actually welcome at said place (in other words under your control or the control of someone you trust with your life), and there is stuff you need that you are welcome to. Once again. Bad idea. No one failed. Brainstorm. No one is a master of survival, especially in a situation that has never happened. So none of us know what to expect, and Resident Evil or any survival horror sites are going to tell you everything you need to know.
Sorry. No matter what kind of disaster you're faced with (zombies or no zombies) a lot of things do not change. If you attempt to loot and steal stuff chances are you die. If you attempt to do anything that results in contact with something under control of .gov you die. Travel to a place where you are not welcome, travel to a place where you cannot survive, try to make contact with other people (chances are...), make decisions [do stuff] without proper information/thought... All results in the same thing no matter what the disaster may be. Although with the second situation described there is less of a chance of dying. However there were a couple deaths (and a few cases of not so nice things happening) when people in New Orleans were forced to stay in that stadium. Can't remember the causes exactly. Heat stroke, dehydration, or something. |
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Post by Yellow Dot on Aug 2, 2008 21:21:04 GMT -5
Once again, where's your master plan, genius?
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Post by Teh Chez on Aug 2, 2008 21:48:36 GMT -5
Once again, where's your master plan, genius? Third desk drawer underneath the box of .270 cartridges. |
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Post by Wesker_fan on Aug 2, 2008 21:57:05 GMT -5
So everyone else is dead but you can just shoot everyone and be alright?
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Post by Teh Chez on Aug 2, 2008 21:58:55 GMT -5
So everyone else is dead but you can just shoot everyone and be alright? English please. |
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Post by Abusive Owl Җ on Aug 2, 2008 22:32:06 GMT -5
Because one does not have a perfect plan, does not mean they are dead, it's called improvisation. There is no such thing as perfect, in the world we live in. Even if you came up with the best plan ever devised, all it would take to kill you is one zombie jumping out of the bushes, and mauling your ass.
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