Suggestion talk:20101002 Zombie Moan
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Moaning Zombies
Timestamp:  Swiers 16:13, 1 October 2010 (BST)
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| Type: Improvement |
| Scope: Zombies outside buildings they are "drawn to enter" |
| Description: Moaning would be somewhat like groaning, but is not a voluntary act, and doesn't carry past the immediate location. When viewing a scene, the description for any zombies present would be changed to reflect how many of the zombies present were "drawn to enter" the building they are standing outside, by describing them as "moaning". IE, you might see something like "There is a lone zombie here. It is moaning." or "There is a mob of fifteen other zombies here. Ten of them are moaning." |
Discussion (Moaning Zombies)
An outgrowth of my barricade frenzy idea. Not sure its technologically feasible, and it seems like zombie players are often twitchy about having thier zombies give off any information. Still, it seems like a good feral communication method. Swiers 16:22, 1 October 2010 (BST)
- Hmm. How would this work with multiple groans at the same location? --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 16:24, 1 October 2010 (BST)
- It's not based of groans, its based off the "You feel drawn to enter this location" indicator for the individual zombies at that location. That being the case, all zombies who were outside at the same location as the groan(s) would begin moaning (as they then get that location set as where they are drawn to) and would keep doing so until: they heard a groan form another location; they moved elsewhere (including entering the building)(I think they might start groaning again if they returned to that location); they somehow picked up a scent trail for a survivor who moved to another block; they were revived; they died (though they might begin moaning again when the stand up).
One effect of this is it would, for example, potentially make groaning more worthwhile when there is only a couple survivors present. Any zombie standing outside that location would then begin moaning, meaning that any zombie that walked by (say coming in from a different suburb)and saw the moaning would know something interesting was going on, even though they had been to far away to hear the groans themselves. In a way, its a bit like gesturing to the building, except you do it all the time, passively.
Swiers 19:46, 1 October 2010 (BST)
- Ah, I kept saying to myself "now why would that be useful", but yeah I see what you mean now. It could defeat itself, though. If too many rely on it to find a meal then there would be fewer break ins and thus fewer groans. --~
20:07, 1 October 2010 (BST)
- I like this quite a bit. And I don't see it as being a cure-all used constantly, but something definitely usable by ferals who want as much info as they can get.--Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 20:44, 1 October 2010 (BST)
- Ah, I kept saying to myself "now why would that be useful", but yeah I see what you mean now. It could defeat itself, though. If too many rely on it to find a meal then there would be fewer break ins and thus fewer groans. --~
- It's not based of groans, its based off the "You feel drawn to enter this location" indicator for the individual zombies at that location. That being the case, all zombies who were outside at the same location as the groan(s) would begin moaning (as they then get that location set as where they are drawn to) and would keep doing so until: they heard a groan form another location; they moved elsewhere (including entering the building)(I think they might start groaning again if they returned to that location); they somehow picked up a scent trail for a survivor who moved to another block; they were revived; they died (though they might begin moaning again when the stand up).
