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=UD Terms=
{{sub|Terminology}}
*'''How the heck you rape some one on UD?'''
*'''Harmans'''

=Revivification=
'''{{sub|Revivification}}'''
*'''Rot Revive in Ruined NTs?'''
*'''How do Revivification Points work?'''

=External Tools/Sites=
{{sub|External Tools}}

*'''Firefox'''
*'''Forums'''
*'''How do you find a profile by username?'''
*'''What are "Home Bases"?'''
*'''Are the Firefox extensions broken?'''
*'''Are there any dedicated roleplaying areas/forums?'''
*'''How Do You Get a Screenshot?'''
*'''Where did these graphics come from?'''

=Game Mechanics=
{{sub|Mechanics}}

*'''Damage to Barricade'''
*'''Rhodenbank'''
*'''External Military Reports'''
*'''Is there a maximum inventory limit?'''
*'''Someone healed me.  How did they know I was hurt?'''
*'''When does the 160-limit reset?'''
*'''A Gritty Detail of the 5-day Idle Thing'''
*'''What order are characters listed in, in a location?'''
*'''Do search percentages vary between individual buildings?
*'''How far away can flares be seen from?'''
*'''How do Survivors have higher levels than Zombies?'''
*'''Is Brain Rot reversible?'''
*'''Why does it cost AP to stand when revived?'''
*'''What do the name colors mean on the map?'''
*'''Can I spend XP gained as a survivor when I'm a zombie?'''
*'''Can I choose which zombie to attack/revive?'''
*'''Do worn flak jackets show up in inventory?'''
*''' ...And Again'''
*''' Contact List Limit'''
*''' Large Negative AP'''
*''' Will Ankle Grab be of use to a survivor?'''
*'''Maximum characters for speaking?
*'''You can't attack yourself.'''
*'''DNA extractors, Revive Syringes and Zombie stacks
*'''Sharing Items'''
*'''Infection Kill'''
*'''Flak Jackets'''
*'''?rise'''
*'''What are the ways to heal?'''
*'''How do I edit my character's profile?'''
*'''Official Stats'''
*'''Infection question'''
*'''I started with a book. Why?'''
*'''Dropping items'''
*'''Using feeding drag'''
*''' Lv 41...'''
*''' How can view another player's HP?'''
*''' How do you see your own profile URL?'''
*'''Adding Zombie profiles'''
*'''Is a headbutt the same as a bite?'''
*'''What skills are avialible when you're dead?'''
*'''Question on radio messages'''
*'''Question on strange Zombie Attack Message'''
*'''Message log'''
*''' Can an infection be cured while you're a zombie?'''
*'''Bite not causing infection'''
*''' I am running out of pistol bullets what do I do'''
*''' The Stack'''
*'''Reviving?'''
*'''Groups?'''
*'''Delete account?'''

=Technical Problem=
{{sub|Tech}}

*'''I can't play?'''
*'''How was I attacked for 72 damage?'''
*'''I was "teleported" - was I hacked?'''
*'''Syringes counts infinity against IP hits?'''
*'''Does Kevan ever post in the wiki/play the game?'''
*'''Changing Real Name/Web Page in game profile?'''
*'''Reporting Inappropriate Links'''
*'''Text set on Unicode when you want it on cyrillic'''
*'''Selling characters'''
*'''IP Hit limit'''
*'''What do I do?, Game says I have hit my IP limit'''
*'''What time does the count reset?'''
*'''Banned for abuse'''
*'''Offensive usernames'''
*'''HELP!!!!'''

=Map=
{{sub|Map}}

*'''Where are the armouries?'''


=Tactical Advice=
{{sub|Tactics}}

*'''I've been killed, now what?'''
*'''Revive point killers'''
*'''How do I get into a mall?'''
*'''Cannibal Zombies'''
*'''How Do I create a group'''
*'''Survivors with Zombie skills'''
*'''Is there a specific best class?'''
*'''After Level 41'''

=Suggestions=
{{sub|Suggestions}}

*'''What will Kevan implement next?'''
*'''Multiple Floors'''
*'''Rifle?'''
*'''I wonder what Kevan will do for Halloween?'''
*'''Contact List'''

=Experience Points=
{{sub|XP}}

*'''Do zombies gain XP from Infectious Bites?'''
*'''How do you get ranks?'''
*'''Getting XP'''

=Alt Accounts=
{{sub|Alts}}

*'''Are separate multiple characters penalised?'''
*'''A (Mostly) Definitive Answer'''
*'''Character Deletion?'''
*'''Zerg flags'''
*'''Old accounts'''
*'''Radio broadcasts with alts'''
*'''Zerging flag and similar names?'''
*'''Sharing accounts'''
*'''Is this Zerging - PLEASE HELP'''
*'''Character interaction'''
*'''What if two characters once used the same computer?'''

=Skills=
{{sub|Skills}}

*'''Will there be further Zombie Hunter skills?'''
*'''Class Only Skills'''
*'''Zombie Skills'''

=Wiki=
{{sub|Wiki}}

*'''how do you post pics on the wiki'''
*'''Historical Events'''
*'''Urban Dead News'''
*'''How Do You Use Pre-made Templates?'''
*'''Confirming a group'''
*'''How is the suburbs map updated?'''
*'''How Do I Update the Dangermap?'''
*'''Offensive group name'''
*'''Some questions'''

=New Questions=
==Zombie dead and got 0exp?==
I was a zombie, got around 30EXP, another zombie killed me and I now have 0EXP? --[[User:Lailai|Lailai]] 04:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

==Programming language?==
What server side programming language / database has been used by Kevan to create the game? --[[User:APebble|APebble]] 13:32, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
:CGI [[User:Darkvengance|Darkvengance]] 03:47, 1 May 2009 (BST)
::[[wikipedia:Common_Gateway_Interface|CGI]] is not a programming language or a database. --[[User:Midianian|Midianian]]<small><sup>¦[[User talk:Midianian|T]]¦[[Developing Suggestions|DS]]¦[[Suggestions|SP]]¦</sup></small> 09:29, 1 May 2009 (BST)
:::Well, what is the answer then? The conversation died out and I am hanging to know myself. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig}} 16:32, 12 May 2009 (BST)
::::Based on [[User_talk:Kevan/Archive#Technical_question|this]], I'd say perl. --[[User:Midianian|Midianian]]<small><sup>¦[[User talk:Midianian|T]]¦[[Developing Suggestions|DS]]¦[[Suggestions|SP]]¦</sup></small> 17:50, 12 May 2009 (BST)

==What if two characters once used the same computer?==
Some of the guys at school and I all made our characters on the same computer. We don't use the same computer anymore, but we want to interact. Are we safe to start working together now as long as we stay off the same computer or can we still be penalized? Also, if we use different library computers in the same library, will we be penalized or are those different IPs?  --[[User:OmarJXII|OmarJXII]] 19:01, 27 Feb 2009 (EST)
:It should be alright to start interacting, as long as you don't use the same computer network/IP to access it at any time in the future. And yes, if you use the same library, it's likely that they will have the same IP and you may be penalised <small>-- [[User:Boxy|<span style="color: Red">boxy</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Boxy|<span style="color: Red">talk</span>]] • [[The Rules|teh rulz]]</sup> 01:35 28 February 2009 (BST)</small>
Okay, I'm with you so far, but now what about this. The other day at school I maxed out the 160 hits per day (since I only use two characters I assume someone else at school used the same computer) so I tried to finish the one character from another computer, and it worked. Does that mean that these are seperate IP addresses? If so does that mean my friends and I can be on a team together? --[[User:OmarJXII|OmarJXII]] 17:52, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
:That could mean either the two computers are on separate IPs in which case you can work together, one on each machine, without penalty OR it could just have been weird timing and the machines are on the same IP but the reset time came round during your change over from one to the other. Maybe not very likely but it is possible.--[[User:DI Marc Sweeny|DI Sweeny]] 17:59, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
:First of all, back to your homework! :P I wouldn't suggest working together, especially if you have a tendency to swap computers. But there are plenty of web sites around that will tell you the IP address you are accessing the net with. Google IP Checker (or similar), or perhaps someone else here has a link to one in the favourites <small>-- [[User:Boxy|<span style="color: Red">boxy</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Boxy|<span style="color: Red">talk</span>]] • [[The Rules|teh rulz]]</sup> 01:06 18 March 2009 (BST)</small>
:Yeah, I would suggest doing what Boxy said and check the IPs of your computers, just to clarify if the computers ''do'' have the same IP, but by the sounds of it, they all have different IPs. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig}} 01:41, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

==Bad Hearing?==
Can dead bodies hear other s talking? What about the radio? I was pretty sure that at least in the first case they can't... --[[User:Alexander Abramov|Alexander Abramov]] 15:46, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
:Dead bodies cannot hear talking, but they can still hear radio broadcasts. --[[User:Johnny Bass|Johnny Bass]] 16:01, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

==Zombies==
I dont know what the zombie words mean, I cant communicate that I need a health pack!!! {{unsigned|Maxy123}}
:Give [[Zombie Speech Translators]] a go. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig}} 13:37, 29 June 2009 (BST)

==New Characters==
Whenever I make a new character it always starts at a VSB building appropriate for the characters chosen class.  I want to know why the building is always VSB, is it a coincidence?  Do new characters only appear in VSB buildings?  --[[User:Dazaras|Dazaras]] 00:49, 10 July 2009 (BST)
:It would be pretty funny if new zombie characters popped into existence inside VSB buildings ;) Seriously though, I don't know. But it is a good place for a newbie to start, especially if they're not a scout <small>-- [[User:Boxy|<span style="color: Red">boxy</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Boxy|<span style="color: Red">talk</span>]] • [[The Rules|teh rulz]]</sup> 14:07 10 July 2009 (BST)</small>
:Yes, it is automatic. This is so newbies start in a safe location, but they don't start in Heavily Barricaded buildings, so they always know where a safe place to sleep is. {{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sig}} 16:38, 10 July 2009 (BST)

==Radio==
While I was playing Urban Dead, my radio broadcasted this, 

25.96 MHz: *crash* *static* *silence*

What does this mean? Has the activity on this frequency been changed or moved or what? [[Degree7]] 21:56, 8/8/09 (EST)

:How odd. Normally it just means someone has destroyed a radio transmitter that was broadcasting on the frequency you were listening to. I guess someone had a radio transmitter listening in on the military report frequency, and that despite not being able to broadcast on that frequency, we still get the destruction of transmitter messages. - [[User:Whitehouse]] 03:22, 9 August 2009 (BST)

==Radio Transmitter==

I recently took off to the mall to look for a Radio transmitter in the tech store. Apparently it has an 8% search probability rate. But so far I've spent about 100 AP looking for one in the tech store and my search has been fruitless. I just want to make sure it's possible to find one in the tech store, and that I didn't read wrong on where to find them while wasting AP.--[[User:Degree7|Degree7]] 04:24, 15 August 2009 (BST)
:You should be fine, friend. We all just have unlucky streaks sometimes. <small><span style="border:0px solid LavenderBlush;"><big><small><span style="background:WhiteSmoke">[[User:DanceDanceRevolution|<span style="color:SlateBlue">DanceDanceRevolution</span>]] ([[User talk:DanceDanceRevolution|<span style="color:Purple">Talk</span>]] | [[Special:Contributions/DanceDanceRevolution|<span style="color:Purple">Contribs</span>]])</span></small></big></span></small> 11:40, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

==Some Questions==
...and by all means PK me if I've asked in the wrong section.

-How does one do one of those HEART signs when tagging? 

-Is UD ever gonna be a FB-app like that stupid Mafia game?

x --{{User:Lady Clitoria/Sig}} 09:30, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
:Sorry, I was going to answer this straight away but I had to wait for my ban time to run out.
:Basically, 1. ♥. copy and paste it at will. 2. No, I highly doubt it. it gets suggested on [[DS]] once a fortnight, gets shot down every time, and Kevan has had FB for over 3 years so I'll be stumped if he hasn't thought about it at one point of another. --{{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sigcode|DimGray|Crimson}}-- 13:44, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
::And stick the Q's at the bottom next time, hon ;D --{{User:DanceDanceRevolution/sigcode|DimGray|Crimson}}-- 13:44, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
Thank you DDR xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --{{User:Lady Clitoria/Sig}} 14:05, 1 December 2009 (UTC)