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[[Image:Dark.PNG|frame|right|An artist's impression of the inside of a dark building.]]

As per the 28 May, 2008 Update:

''As the moss and lichens spread across the final few skylights, several types of buildings are now dark without a generator hooked up, reducing search and attack rates until power can be restored.''

===In Game Effects===
*When the building is '''powered''' there are '''no effects.'''  It is not dark.


*When the building is '''unpowered''' the following is added to the building description: {{udspan|With the lights out, you can hardly see anything.}}
:In addition to this, when the building is dark (unpowered):
:*Any '''[[graffiti]]''' inside the building cannot be seen.
:*'''[[Decorative Items|Decorative items]]''' cannot be seen.
:*'''[[Dead body|Dead Bodies]]''' inside the building cannot be seen or dumped.
:*'''Search rates''' are halved.
::This is a factor in Fort Armories; other dark buildings currently contain no tactical resources
:*'''Attack percentages''' are halved. This affects all players, [[survivors]] and [[zombies]] alike.
::In all situations (not just dark buildings) attack rates shown to players do not include the bonus for [[Tangling Grasp]]. Tangling Grasp confers its full 10% bonus in the dark,  for a maximum 35% to hit with a claw when in the dark, or 25% with a bite. 
::Attacks made with a [[newspaper]], which are normally at 100% to hit, are reduced to 50%.  This is not reflected in the attack menu.
:*'''[[Useful Items#NecroTech Revivification Syringe|Revivification syringes]]''' have a 50% chance to fail when used inside dark buildings. 
::A failed revive attempt gives the message: {{udspan|While priming the needle, you happen to lose track of the zombie in the dark.}}
::Such a failed attempt costs only 1 AP and does not consume a needle.
:*'''A [[ruined]] dark building cannot be [[repair]]ed'''.
::In order to repair a dark building that has been ruined the dark effect must be negated first, requiring a [[generator]] with [[fuel]].
::Generators and [[radio transmitters]] cannot be repaired. <sub>6th August 2008</sub>
::If you try to repair a dark building that is not ransacked or [[ruined]], you get the message: {{udspan|The building is in good shape, it's just very dark.}}
:*'''[[Barricading]]''' is affected by dark, and may fail for the normal reasons (no place to put an item found, with the normal failure message given) or because the darkness makes it more difficult to find items.
::Examples of flavor text change when barricading:
::*Failed barricade attempt due to darkness: {{udspan|You spend a while searching through the darkness for something to barricade the doors with, but can find nothing.}}
::*Successful barricade attempt in darkness: {{udspan|You manage to find some seats in the darkness, and reinforce the barricade}}
:*'''[[Diagnosis]]''' is ineffective in the dark, meaning survivors cannot see each others' hit points.{{ref|1}}

===Buildings Affected===
[[Image:DarkMap.PNG|frame|right|A screenshot showing the darkened interior of a building on the urban dead map.]]
*[[Banks]], [[Cinemas]], [[Clubs]], and [[Fort]] Armouries are all dark in [[Malton]].
*In [[Monroeville]], all of the above are dark (except fort armories, which are not found in Monroeville.)  Additionally, [[Monroeville/Location Types Unique to Monroeville#Barn|Barns]] and [[Building_Types#Public House|Pubs]] are dark in Monroeville.
*[[Borehamwood]] follows the same basic rules as Monroeville, except that Pubs are not dark.  Also, the runs (a section of the [[Big Brother House]]) are dark.

===[[Minimap]] Effect===
A player inside a darkened building will see a very dark grey background inside the building.

The building appears as normal from the outside or if inside a neighboring building E.G. the standard building colour.

===Distribution of Dark Buildings===
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|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Dakerstown|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Jensentown|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Quarlesbank|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[West Boundwood|10]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[East Boundwood|10]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Lamport Hills|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Chancelwood|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Earletown|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Rhodenbank|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Dulston|6]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Roywood|10]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Judgewood|1]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Gatcombeton|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Shuttlebank|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Yagoton|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Millen Hills|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Raines Hills|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Pashenton|11]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Rolt Heights|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Pescodside|3]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Peddlesden Village|5]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Chudleyton|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Darvall Heights|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Eastonwood|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Brooke Hills|3]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Shearbank|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Huntley Heights|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Santlerville|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Gibsonton|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Dunningwood|1]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Dunell Hills|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[West Becktown|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[East Becktown|3]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Richmond Hills|11]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Ketchelbank|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Roachtown|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Randallbank|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Heytown|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Spracklingbank|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Paynterton|7]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Owsleybank|3]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Molebank|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Lukinswood|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Havercroft|11]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Absent}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Barrville|3]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Ridleybank|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Pimbank|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Peppardville|10]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Pitneybank|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Starlingtown|8]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Grigg Heights|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Reganbank|4]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Lerwill Heights|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Shore Hills|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Galbraith Hills|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Stanbury Village|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Roftwood|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Edgecombe|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Pegton|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Dentonside|5]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Crooketon|6]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Mornington|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[North Blythville|5]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Brooksville|7]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Mockridge Heights|4]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Shackleville|9]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Tollyton|4]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Crowbank|9]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Vinetown|8]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Houldenbank|5]] 
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Nixbank|8]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Wykewood|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[South Blythville|12]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Greentown|5]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Tapton|6]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Kempsterbank|9]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Wray Heights|10]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Gulsonside|7]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Osmondville|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Penny Heights|6]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Foulkes Village|7]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Ruddlebank|10]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Lockettside|4]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Dartside|7]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Kinch Heights|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[West Grayside|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[East Grayside|7]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Scarletwood|6]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Pennville|10]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Moderate}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Fryerbank|7]]
|-
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[New Arkham|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Old Arkham|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Spicer Hills|8]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Williamsville|9]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Buttonville|9]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Wyke Hills|4]] 
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Strong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Hollomstown|8]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/Weak}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Danversbank|5]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Whittenside|10]]
| style="{{InfluenceMapColors/VeryStrong}}" align=center width=10% height=10% | [[Miltown|10]] 
|-
|}

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