Crooketon/News Archive

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2018

June

June 4^th

25.96 MHz: "... flying over Crooketon, it's looking empty ... a few buildings with lights on ... some minor structural damage ..." -- LABIA on the INTERNET ^{Dunell Hills Corpseman} #24 - |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ^TMG 07:33, 4 June 2018 (UTC)

February

February 3^rd

In my survey I spotted three (3) lit buildings, all clustered near the Grigg Heights border; three (3) buildings with cades less than VSB, zero (0) of which were ruins; and two (2) zombies. A prototypical intact suburb. Danger Updater ^MDU•DC 17:18, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

2014

August

August 21^st

25.96 MHz: "... flying over Crooketon, it's looking empty ... several buildings with power ... infrastructure looks intact ..." -- Jen ^{T | SFHNAS | PK} 14:47, 21 August 2014 (UTC)

August 20^th

On-ground scout: 11 occupied, 3 ruined, 33 intact & unoccupied, 6 unscouted; few standing zombies. Survivor-held ghost town. -- Jen ^{T | SFHNAS | PK} 11:42, 20 August 2014 (UTC)

2013

October

23^rd October

The Great Suburb Group Massacre 2013 is in full swing! If your group is listed in this suburb's infobox, you should have received a message detailing how to confirm your activity. Please see this page for more information.

2012

May

May 2

Vast majority of Crooketon is in ruins. Lack of human presence has given the undead population free-range over the majority of the buildings. Buildings that are repaired are ruined shortly there-after. It's a losing battle. -- TheBardofOld 16:29, 2 May 2012 (BST)

March

March 6^th

25.96 MHz: "... looking quiet in Crooketon ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 10:48, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

2011

December

December 20^th

25.96 MHz: "... minimal activity in Crooketon ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." →Son of Sin← 04:27, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

September

September 26^th

peaceful...a few survivors are outside...some buildings have power →Son of Sin←^(T) 07:41, 26 September 2011 (BST)

June

June 14^th

"... reporting from Crooketon, I've got nearly two hundred active ... a few big groups, but they're spread out ... several buildings with power ... serious collateral damage ..." --Fyybj 19:04, 14 June 2011 (BST)(fyybj)

June 12^th

Ran rings around Crooketon, 2 ruined buildings and 16 zombies in the entire suburb. Almost all buildings are extremely well barricaded. The suburb is now safe.--Waaagh Gonads001 12:22, 12 June 2011 (BST)

May

May 28^th

Someone's run through and repaired a good half of the buildings but the suburb's empty of both survivor and zed. --Polymphus 12:22, 29 May 2011 (BST)

May 14^th

"... crossing Crooketon now, can see about sixty down there ... a few big groups, but they're spread out ... several buildings with power ... serious collateral damage ..." Sukyanti 13:32, 14 May 2011 (BST)

May 11^th

"... reporting from Crooketon, I've got about forty active ... they're just wandering around ... only one building with lights on ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." Sukyanti 11:11, 11 May 2011 (BST)

April

April 9^th

Entire area is filled with dead, counting roaming hordes of twenty strong. Its too late for me, I'm going down with my beloved town, get out whilst you can! I can only hope the DHPD can attone for this and push back those god damn dead.

March

March 19^th

25.96 MHz: "... crossing Crooketon now, can see twenty or so down there ... mostly just small groups ... lights are on across the suburb ... only a few buildings damaged though ..."

25.96 MHz: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got twenty or so active ... all stragglers, no groups ... lights are on across the suburb ... only a few buildings damaged though ..."

Two broadcasts, one hour apart, reporting that the suburb is doing well. -- Kittithaj 08:49, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

February

February 5^th

The great suburb group massacre has been completed for this suburb. As such, Crooketon Survivor Corps have been removed from the suburb listing. -- Spiderzed▋ 14:06, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

January

January 21^st

The Great Suburb Group Massacre has commenced. Check your group talk page to confirm what suburbs you are active in.-- Spiderzed▋ 22:59, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

2010

December

December 9^th

The entire southern corridor is ruined, but most buildings are empty and repair costs are low. Survivor numbers continue to be sparse. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 06:23, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

December 7^th

The Jefferson Square RP is very busy as fighting escalates for the southern portion of the suburb. Those awaiting a revive are asked to be patient. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 06:26, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

December 5^th

More or less equal numbers of zombies and survivors fighting over Mores Lane Police Department and Methodius General Hospital. Buildings changing hands every couple of days. Jefferson Square RP seeing plenty of activity. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 13:12, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

December 1^st

Roughly half of the suburb in good repair, although few buildings with power. Both survivor and zombie numbers are very small. Keeping suburb status at Ghost Town. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 07:30, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

October

October 25^th

1. 25.96 MHz: "... leaving Crooketon, counted twenty or so outside ... mostly just small groups ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." --XelNaga 20:22, October 2010 (EST)

October 10^th

25.96 MHz: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got a couple of dozen active ... they're just wandering around ... only one building with lights on ... serious collateral damage ..." --Immortal 17:28, 10 October 2010 (BST)

September

September 29^th

25.96 MHz: "... about forty in Crooketon ... they're just wandering around ... only one building with lights on ... the whole suburb's wrecked ..." --Immortal 08:59, 29 September 2010 (BST)

August

August 24^th

25.96 MHz: "... can see twenty or so on the streets of Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... several buildings with power ... some minor structural damage ..." --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 01:05, 24 August 2010 (BST)

August 21^st

25.96 MHz: "... can see twenty or so on the streets of Crooketon ... they're just wandering around ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." -- Kittithaj 07:02, 22 August 2010 (BST)

July

July 26^th

25.96 MHz: "... twenty or so in Crooketon ... they're just wandering around ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." -- Kittithaj 16:38, 27 July 2010 (BST)

July 18^th

25.96 MHz: "... streets are looking clear in Crooketon ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." -- Kittithaj 04:19, 19 July 2010 (BST)

July 11^th

25.96 MHz: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got twenty or so active ... they're just wandering around ... only one building with lights on ... heavy structural damage ..."

The exact same information was repeated 4 hours later. -- Kittithaj 13:04, 11 July 2010 (BST)

July 9^th

The Big Prick is in the area. They don't see too many Z's wandering around, and have been able to do suicide-revives and suicide-repairs without molestation. Asheets 19:54, 9 July 2010 (BST)

June

June 27^th

25.96 MHz: "... can see maybe a dozen on the streets of Crooketon ... they're just wandering around ... only one building with lights on ... the whole suburb's wrecked ..." -- Kittithaj 20:15, 27 June 2010 (BST)

June 23^rd

External Military (25.96): "... flying over Crooketon, can see twenty or so on the streets ... all stragglers, no groups ... can't see any signs of life ... the whole suburb's wrecked ..." --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ ^{#nerftemplatedsigs} 03:12, 23 June 2010 (BST)

June 10^th

25.96 MHz: "... leaving Crooketon, counted about sixty outside ... mostly just small groups ... several buildings with power ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." --X664x 18:55, 10 June 2010 (BST)

May

May 16^th

25.96 MHz: "... leaving Crooketon, counted maybe a dozen outside ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... several buildings with power ... some minor structural damage ..." -- Kittithaj 20:51, 16 May 2010 (BST)

May 5^th

25.96 MHz: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got a couple of dozen active ... mostly just small groups ... a lot of buildings with lights on ... infrastructure looks intact ..." --Ryan Rocksmith 13:22, 5 May 2010 (BST)

May 2^nd

25.96 MHz: "... crossing Crooketon now, can see thirty or so down there ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... a lot of buildings with lights on ... infrastructure looks intact ..." -- Kittithaj 22:25, 2 May 2010 (BST)

March

March 27^th

25.96 MHz: "... can see twenty or so on the streets of Crooketon ... they're just wandering around ... several buildings with power ... only a few buildings damaged ..." --Ryan Rocksmith 22:54, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

February

February 17^th

After several weeks with no sightings, A.A.C. Survivors and the DEM have been removed from this suburb. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 09:00, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

February 9^th

External Military: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got maybe seventy active ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... can't see any signs of life ... the whole suburb's wrecked ..." Laitaine 14:15, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

February 5^th

External Military: "... leaving Crooketon, counted about forty outside ... mostly just small groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... serious collateral damage ..." Laitaine 13:18, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

February 2^nd

The suburb is still a mess, but much better than even a couple days after MOB left. Lowering danger level to Dangerous. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 06:30, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

January

January 29^th

External Military Report: "... crossing Crooketon now, can see thirty or so down there ... mostly just stragglers, no organized groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... heavy structural damage ..." -- [[User:Rahmoon 16:23, 29 January 2010 (UTC)]]

January 22^nd

MOB is in town. Some lights still on, but a good number of buildings already ruined. Increasing danger level. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 08:22, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

January 10^th

25.96 MHz: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got twenty or so active ... they're just wandering around ... power's on across most of the area ... can't see a single ruined building either ..." -- Kittithaj 19:25, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

2006 - 2009 archived news

2009

December

December 31^st

External Military: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got twenty or so active ... they're just wandering around ... lights are on across the suburb ... infrastructure looks intact too ..." Laitaine 15:22, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

December 14^th

25.96 MHz: "... flying over Crooketon, it's looking empty ... a lot of buildings with lights on ... only a few buildings damaged ..." --Ryan Rocksmith 15:48, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

December 10^th

The Order of the Black Rose has proposed a change to the existing barricade plan. Discussion of the changes can be found on the barricade plan talk page. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 20:15, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

December 4^th

Few survivors or zombies in Crooketon based on a quick scouting of the suburb. Few ruins and some powered buildings as well. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 01:01, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

December 1^st

25.96 MHz: "... Crooketon is still active, twenty or so on the streets ... all stragglers, no groups ... several buildings with power ... serious collateral damage ..." --Ryan Rocksmith 06:04, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

November

November 3^rd

Most of the buildings in the central area are in ruins, including the hospitals, the fire station and the phone mast Theobald building, where somebody has spraypainted Happy Halloween on a wall. Groups of zombies are drifting around and are inside or outside most buildings, and few if any survivors can be found. This Halloween, it seems the dead really did rise from their graves to terrify the living... Alarion 23:06, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

October

October 11^th

25.96 MHz: "... about forty in Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... several buildings with power ... serious collateral damage ..." --Ryan Rocksmith 16:06, 11 October 2009 (BST)

September

No report during this month. The suburb was considered Moderately Dangerous during the time, with 40 zombies shambling around.

August

August 3^rd

25.96 MHz: "... Crooketon is still active, thirty or so on the streets ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... several buildings with power ... serious collateral damage ..." --Rat of Steel 10:09, 3 August 2009 (BST)

July

July 27^th

25.96 MHz: "... about forty in Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... serious collateral damage ..." --Rat of Steel 03:57, 27 July 2009 (BST)

July 26^th

25.96 MHz: "... a couple of dozen in Crooketon ... they're just wandering around ... a few buildings with lights on ... serious collateral damage ..." -- Kittithaj 09:35, 26 July 2009 (BST)

July 25^th

25.96 MHz: "... twenty or so in Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... serious collateral damage ..." --Rat of Steel 21:25, 25 July 2009 (BST)

July 21^st

25.96 MHz: "... Crooketon is still active, about forty on the streets ... mostly just small groups ... can't see any signs of life ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." --Rat of Steel 08:37, 21 July 2009 (BST)

Based on recent External Military data, the danger level of Crooketon has been upgraded from Very Dangerous to A Ghost Town. --Rat of Steel 08:37, 21 July 2009 (BST)

June

June 15^th

25.96 MHz: "... can see about forty on the streets of Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... several buildings with power ... serious collateral damage ..." --Rat of Steel 05:44, 15 June 2009 (BST)

May

May 22

Crooketon is completley overrun and ruined. ~Extinction~ 03:18, 23 May 2009 (BST)

May 20^th

Several zombies were seen entering the suburb through the border with recently-ruined Mornington. Strikes have already commenced. --FLZombie 03:24, 20 May 2009 (BST)

Mores Lane Police Department has fallen to Zeds along with most of the other TRP, the suburb is done for. --Knife Of Honor 16:15, 20 May 2009 (BST)

May 19^th

25.96 MHz: "... maybe seventy in Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... heavy structural damage ..." --Eve Amedeus 21:42, 19 May 2009 (BST)

May 15^th

Some zombies moving into the area, small portions of the northern area being overrun and ransacked. Most attacks being carried out by tourists. Still relatively safe overall. --User:ManofBlueSteel/sig 22:01, 15 May 2009 (BST)

May 9^th

Aside from a lot of buildings in the suburb being 'caded higher than recommended by the local barricade plan, Crooketon is safe as she's gonna get. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 18:15, 9 May 2009 (BST)

May 5^th

25.96 MHz: "... flying over Crooketon, can see twenty or so on the streets ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... a lot of buildings with lights on ... infrastructure looks intact ..." --Eve Amedeus 02:22, 6 May 2009 (BST)

May 2^nd

NecroWatch reported in from The Antell Building. There were 5 zombies within scouting range, none posing any real threat except to the survivors who were loitering outside. 2 at Jefferson Sq, 1 @ Methodius General & one at The Theobald Building. There was also a zombie and survivor out front of Kirby's Auto.--Dr Mycroft Chris 22:59, 2 May 2009 (BST)

NecroWatch has long been aware that your suburb lacked NecroNet access. To remedy this, we are instituting a scout report for your suburb. Click on the photo below to review the scout report. Thank You, NecroWatch Technician--Dr Mycroft Chris 22:59, 2 May 2009 (BST)

April

April 02^th

The Big Prick has evaluated the suburb, and after finding no zombies to needle has upgraded the 'burb status to "safe/green". Asheets 16:29, 2 April 2009 (BST)

March

March 03^rd

• Lebende Tote

This group has been removed from the Suburb Listing. Feel free to re-add it if you know it's still active. --Janus ^talk 14:19, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

February

February 15^th

Most of the suburb is repaired and/or powered, and plenty of survivors in the area. No longer a ghost town. --Maverick ^{Talk - OBR 404} 20:22, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

January

January 29^th

The suburb seems mostly repaired, many buildings are powered and zombie presence is very sparse. Most buildings remain devoid of life, though. Crooketon is now a tidy ghost suburb, instead of a ruined ghost suburb. --Doc Groucho 00:58, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

January 24^th

The northern side is mostly repaired, though a few zombie groups are attacking the northern Dewberry Building, Margaret General and Matheos General Hospital.--Doc Groucho 13:28, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

January 14^th

Zombies seem to be coordinating to sleep one in each ruined building, hampering any reconstruction effort. A great commitment of a few heavy-duty survivors is required to reclaim each building. --Doc Groucho 15:51, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

January 12^th

St. Dorotheus Church, one of the few safehouses in the area, was lost over night, after some clever zombies figured out where the people was coming from. The amount of ruins and lack of a regularly working hospital is making life harder for infected survivors. This morning a couple more zombies were seen standing at the revive point. Antheros General Hospital was recovered by midday, though it isn't expected to last. --Doc Groucho 15:17, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Update: It didn't last.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Doc Groucho (talk • contribs) 19:28, 12 January 2009 (UTC).

January 10^th

The status in SE Crooketon is grey. Repair work is progressing slowly. --Doc Groucho 22:00, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

January 8^th

Update: Mores is EHB, unlit, and empty, and the hospital next door (Methodius) is lit, EHB, and also empty. The immediate area is somewhat well caded, though breakins are frequent. --BobBoberton 02:41, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Mores Lane PD is lost. Hungry stragglers are strafing all kinds of buildings, making the suburb unsuitable for anybody that doesn't sleep with one eye open and the backpack on. Finding a peaceful neighborhood requires some walking and tools for repairing shelters are a must. --Doc Groucho 15:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

January 7^th

Update: Almost all buildings have zombies outside, and there are at least six groups of five or more zombies. Overall zombie count is likely to be over 60, which is quite a feat for this ghost version of a forgotten suburb. It seems that any interesting building will be ruined, again, in a couple days.

Damage at the center of Crooketon is speeding up as a combined mob of twenty zombies pushes against a couple survivor pockets. Margaret General Hospital was ruined during the night. Scouting found one dead corpse, possibly from a victim, though the facility has been kept empty most of the time. As the sun set the 6th, the local revive point was still occupied by five standing zombies. Shortage of generators and transmitters is keeping the suburb silent, dark and cold, just a bit more than usual --Doc Groucho 03:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

January 6^th

Margaret hospital has been up and powered for several days, and zombies from the surrounding area have gathered outside of it and are trying to shut it down. Although survivor resistance is dauntingly small, their skill and experience have prevented the fall of the suburb into complete ruin. --Doc Groucho 15:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

January 4^th

The northern factory and the surrounding buildings have been overrun and the remaining survivors are leaving the last safehouse. Most buildings were empty and few casualties are expected. --Doc Groucho 20:35, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

January 1^st

Feral zombies are slowly ravaging the center of Crooketon. It looks like what ever survivor presence that was here has vanished. Within a week this suburb is probably gonna fall back into ghosttown status. If you are gonna sleep here, check your surroundings. The break ins are slow, but they do happen.--Slavic 22:07, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

2008

December

December 30^th

External Military 25.96 MHz:"... crossing Crooketon now, can see about forty down there ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... several buildings with power ... heavy structural damage ..."--Slavic 02:12, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

December 28^th

Zombies are slowly laying waste to the northeastern quarter of the suburb. Resistance from a handful of survivors is barely enough to slow their progress. --Doc Groucho 20:30, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

December 26^th

There are few ruins in the northern side, and the factory there is powered, but survivor presence there is extremely scarce. A group of five zombies is attacking the Dewberry building. Even though it's still a ghost suburb, sleeping safely is possible if you check what's going on outside and keep barricades up. --Doc Groucho 14:10, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

December 25^th

The center of the suburb isn't ruined, though it remains unpopulated. Feral Survivors have powered up the SE factory and the phone mast. The radio transceiver at Bees Building is still operative. Most zombies are solitary wanderers. --Doc Groucho 16:02, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

December 24^th

Southern Crooketon is recovering and looks a bit less like a ghost town. Jefferson Square revivification point is clear. A radio station is running and broadcasting information in the district frequency (26.12). Methodius General Hospital and Mores Lane Police Department have been barricaded and powered during the last days, despite the efforts of 6-10 local zombies. There aren't news from the northern side of the suburb yet. --Doc Groucho 13:24, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

December 23^rd

Very small pockets of daring survivors are working in the area while dodging a roughly equal number of zombies. Power and other services are very patchy. Nobody should sleep in a building without checking how many zombies are outside. --Doc Groucho 21:10, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

December 20^th

Traveling through the western part of the suburb most of the buildings encountered are in ruin. I've yet to travel east to see if any of the resource buildings are up and manned. The zombie population seems to be just a sporadic amount of ferals, nothing to series; that is of course in the west. Scarbrow's report is accurate.--Slavic 07:04, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

December 19^th

External Military 25.96 MHz: "... leaving Crooketon, counted thirty or so outside ... all stragglers, no groups ... only one building with lights on ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." (1 hour and 14 minutes ago)--Slavic 02:03, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

December 14^th

Most of the suburb is still ruined, but there are pockets of resistance here and there. Testing the Revive Point. This could be the spear point to retake the Northern Western section of Malton, that is almost completely taken by Extinction. Scarbrow 12:47, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

November

No report during this month. The suburb was a Ghost Town with about 50 zombies shambling around. Perhaps there was no survivor alive to report anything.

October

October 28^th

All hospitals and PDs ruined. No power. Zombies all over. Borderline Danger/Very Danger. -- Grogh 02:22, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

October 5^th

At least 31 zombies on the streets. Breakdown of the Tactical Resource Points:

• 1 Police dept & 4 hospitals: ruined.
• 2 factories: 1 ruined, 1 without power.
• 3 auto repairs: 1 ruined, 2 without power.

Much of the suburb is in ruins, although there are a few signs of survivor occupation. As there are no powered TRPs, and most are ruined, upgraded to Dangerous. --Funt Solo ^QT 19:59, 5 October 2008 (BST)

September

September 22^nd

SE of the suburb is ruined.. no survivors, few zombies. -Janus Abernathy

September 4^th

Thanks to efforts by local survivors and the Malton Rangers Crooketon is largely restored. Most resource buildings are in survivor hands and very few ruins remain in the suburb, zed numbers are also relatively low. Not such a bad place at the moment.--Lord Wulfgar 06:51, 4 September 2008 (BST)

August

August 22^nd

Most buildings still ruined... only a small population of zeds... Methodius General Hospital is at VSB.

August 8^th

After recent requests solicited no response, the following group links have been removed from the suburb.

• Dead On Arrival
• Lebende Tote

If any of these groups are still active, please add them again.

--Adavastor 19:47, 8 August 2008 (BST)

Lebende Tote still active. Doc Smith

August 2^nd

External Military: "... Crooketon is still active, about forty on the streets ... mostly just small groups ... no lights on down there ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." Laitaine 16:13, 2 August 2008 (BST)

July

July 30^th

External Military: "... crossing Crooketon now, can see maybe fifty down there ... they're just wandering around ... only one building with lights on ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." Laitaine 19:23, 30 July 2008 (BST)

July 11^th

External Military: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got about sixty active ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... can't see any signs of life ... the whole suburb's wrecked ..." Laitaine 17:38, 11 July 2008 (BST)

July 7^th

External Military report: "... leaving Crooketon, counted about sixty outside ... a few big groups, but they're spread out ... several buildings with power ... heavy structural damage ..." --WanYao 08:11, 7 July 2008 (BST)

June

The suburb was safe and quiet during this month. Probably too quiet, because no one had ever reported anything.

May

May 20^th

It appears that most zed forces have moved on. The lone surviving stragglers and those that came into the suburb to help rebuild have been able to repair most of the ransacked buildings and regain operational control over most resource buildings. There are still a few zeds roaming around but things are quiet...for now.
TickTak

April

April 28^th

External Military Report: 19:06, 28 April 2008 (BST) "... flying over Crooketon, can see about eighty on the streets ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... no lights on down there ... serious collateral damage ..." --Dr Cory Bjornson 20:33, 28 April 2008 (BST)

April 17^th

Last I saw as I retreated to Nixbank was all the resource buildings near Hayce-Margaret-Theobald fallen, I guess 40 or so zeds who were moving south. I'm now seeing Nixbank fall...--Lorosidiotas 06:07, 18 April 2008 (BST)

April 11^th

A very preliminary scout revealed a genuine survivor presence in the north and central regions. A number of TRPs have been claimed, and most buildings are barricaded. However, most of the buildings scouted were VSB or lower. Danger level adjusted to Dangerous for the moment: this suburb is not a Ghost Town, but neither is it Safe, as some recent reports have suggested. Further investigation is encouraged! --WanYao 13:40, 11 April 2008 (BST)

March

March 21^st

I'd say there are more than 40 zombies here. My zombie alt just cracked open a school, infected and ate the half-dead survivor inside, and ruined the place. Most of the buildings are ruined, and the ones that are not have at most 3 survivors inside based on previous break-ins. There's more life here than there is in the south, but the living are still outnumbered. --TerminalFailure 13:23, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

March 18^th

This suburb is emptier than grigg heights, no more than 40 zombies in total, thats for sure. The man 19:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

February

Februrary 26^th

Common, this suburb is directly south of a horde of 1000 zombies and it lacks any NTs. I'm upgrading this to VeryDanger. The man 10:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Thats a bad reason to upgrade the danger level, upgrade when it is on that level, not when you expect it migth become becuase of zombies in the nearby. Then greater ridleybank area should be all red... -- Wisuguya 22:52 26 february 2008 (UTC)

February 23^rd

Almost all buildings are in ruin a few are Very Heavily and Heavily barricaded there is not much hope here... all police buildings are in ruins around 100 zombies scattered and in groups around the street also alot of them are in buildings i barricaded some buildings that survivors can get in 6/10 are already taken down Also i recruit people for the Crooketon Combat Squad we need to rebuild Crooketon and get the zombies away! - Ralazo 09:50, 23 February 2008

An up-to-date External Military report seems to contradict the above post. It reads: "... Crooketon is still active, maybe fifty on the streets ... mostly just small groups ... a lot of buildings with lights on ... infrastructure looks intact ..." Not quiet, but not "hopeless" for survuvors by any means. Anyone else wanna pipe in with some information? --WanYao 11:27, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

February 11^th

The police station next door has been taken down too. I have no AP at all, only enough to get away to Nixbank. I counted 5 zombies inside. - Ken Hodgkins 10:02, 11 February 2008

February 11^th

I have explored the area and I have counted at least 30 but probably 40 roam the area. There are some ruined buildings, 2 which I have repaired and barricaded. Most buildings have no lights. This is very close to becoming dangerous. I will leave it at moderate for now. --ChiaPet 23:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

February 10^th

The Methodious General hospital barricade has been taken down, and they are currently 5 zombies in the building - Ken Hodgkins 23:45 (CMT)

January

January 10^th

External Military 25.96 MHz: "... leaving Crooketon, counted about sixty outside ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... serious collateral damage ..." --Tohrurokuno 19:53, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

January 2^nd

Suburb almost entirely secure with a healthy balance of VSB and EHB buildings throughout. Survivor presence is low but slowly increasing. Few Zombies still seen in the streets in no greater groups then 3 although there have been no break ins for several days. The only visible survivor group is the Malton Defense Corporation. Consider downgrading to Safe or Ghost town in near future. User: Template:Valantine 19:29 (GMT)

2007

December

December 30^th

Almost no survivor presence seen, occasional zeds. no large crowds.

December 18^th

Slowly the West of the suburb is being retaken almost single handedly by the Malton Defense Corporation. Antheros General Hospital is powered and several buildings are at EHB with a couple of VSB points for lower levellers. The zombie presence is quite low although they still remain a considerable threat and are regularly breaching safehouses. --User:Valantine 17:12 (GMT)

December 14^th

External Military: "... Crooketon is still active, maybe fifty on the streets ... mostly just small groups ... no lights on down there ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." --_LH779 02:31, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

December 11^th

Scouted around Crooktown with my zombie alt and found that almost every building, including all resource points, have been ruined and those buildings that are not ruined have been found to be empty. The only places I could find that were barricaded were three buildings in the last row in the south of the suburb. Unless I am missing something this suburb should have it's danger level upgraded to very dangerous as most buildings have been left wide open.--Srg Shawn 05:04, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

November

November 15^th

Mores Lane Police Department has fallen and is wrecked, and neighbouring Methodius General Hospital has been broken into by a horde and is about to collapse as well. Interestingly, many of the zeds I saw there before I left were level one, so you can draw your own conclusions from this.

00:24, 15 November 2007 (GMT)

Due to this; the suburb's Danger Level has been updated from 'Moderate' to 'Dangerous'. Stoj 06:27, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

November 14^th

Mores Lane Police Department has been attacked again and again. There are significant survivor casualties. Barricades don't stay up for long. There are about 12 zombies outside the station as of this moment. Madmonkey24^{Talk CPM User Profile} 00:31, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

November 13^th

Zombies continue to break into Mores Lane Police Department, and the barricades are not holding up for long after they are built. Number of zombies inside the Police Department fluctuates as more are either killed or break in. Assistance in clearing the police station is needed. Madmonkey24^{Talk CPM User Profile} 00:41, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

November 12^th

Zombie presence felt, not overwhelming however. Zombies have broken into Mores Lane Police Department, but the barricades were set up behind them and they are being dealt with. Have not seen rest of suburb, please complete report if you have extra information. Madmonkey24^{Talk CPM User Profile} 22:03, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

November 10^th

Buildings are barricaded, though survivors don't seem to have increased as much as the amount of barricaded buildings. Feral zombies roam around as usual, breaking into buildings every now and then. It's not completely safe, but the suburb is far from being reasonably dangerous. Stoj 02:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

November 2^nd

The suburb is fairly safe, especially in the more populated regions. Small groups of feral zombies have been spotted at the hospitals towards the north (Antheros, Margaret), and the adjacent ruined buildings show that their intentions aren't friendly. There are quite a few barricaded, yet empty buildings. - Stoj 04:50, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

October

October 29^th

Military Report on 25.96 MHz: "... leaving Crooketon, counted about forty outside ... mostly just stragglers, no organised groups ... can't see any signs of life ... serious collateral damage ..." --External Military

October 23^rd

Military Report on 25.96 MHz: "... reporting from Crooketon, I've got maybe fifty active ... all stragglers, no groups ... only one building with lights on ... heavy structural damage ..." --External Military

October 16^th

Military Report on 25.96 MHz: "... about forty in Crooketon ... mostly just small groups ... a few buildings with lights on ... most of the buildings are ruined ..." --External Military

October 11^th

After a relatively long period of quiet, small groups of feral zeds are making their presence known by breaking in to some of the resource buildings in the suburb. Due to these break-ins and wreckings the suburb level is back to Moderate. That having been said, they present little more than a nuisance for the moment, and their current levels are managable for now. --Vladimir Kosenko 22:53, 11th October 2007 (BST)

September

September 16^th

Survivors have regained most of the suburb but there are still a fair number of ferals out on the streets. For zombies who wish to be revived be advised that the Antell Building is not a revive point and they risk being mistaken for hostile zeds and shot. Instead proceed to the recognised RP at Jefferson Square and wait for the next available Necro-tech employee. --Rober e killer 11:43, 16 September 2007 (BST)

September 13^th

Survivour groups have increased alot, and zombies seemed to have left... Except for the odd ferals that occupy the few ruined buildings and streets. Suburb status should be changed from 'orange' to 'yellow'.

September 9^th

Theres not a lot of zombies... But the same can be said for survivors. Apart from the odd group or two, most buildings remain ruined, and unoccupied (even by zombies). This place is a ghost town.

September 1^st

Most of the suburb remains ruined, though the zombie hordes have diminished in quite a few places.

August

August 28^th

St. Matheos's and Margaret General Hospitals were both attacked and ruined today by advance squads of Extinction zombie troops on their way down from their recent mauling of Grigg Heights and its Merson NT. It is not known as yet whether this latest incursion by Extinction is the precursor to a long term presence in the suburb but residents are advised to batten down the hatches as a large number of feral zombies who have been following the organized horde's path of destruction since the aftermath of LUE's Caiger Mall rampage could follow shortly. --Zeug 16:21, 28 August 2007 (BST)

August 26^th

The general synopsis is that although there are still a high number of zombies in the suburb, almost all of them are feral, and the situation seems a lot more stable than it has been in recent days.--Vladimir Kosenko 15:25, 17 July 2007 (BST)

August 19^th

Passed through Crooketon today and saw a large number of resource buildings sacked. Jefferson Square had a queue of nine zombies. While there seem to be no large mobs (think the largest was of nine outside a hospital), the buildings in central Crooketon are pretty well trashed. Didn't check the inside of the buildings, but it's a fair bet there are zombies inside. As for the cemetary RP...given that the church and closest building (Dewberry Building) are both trashed, it might be inactive. This 'burb is no longer yellow. -- NeenerNeener 19 August 2007

August 7^th

Drama Club staged a special performance of "Army of Darkness" for zombies at Coffin Park as part of their Border Tour of Malton. The group is traveling clockwise around the border suburbs of Malton with one show in each suburb. Today they performed for the 2 zombies and one very gutsy survivor here as part of this tour. See their group page for performing groups and schedules.

July

July 17^th

The suburb is fairly safe, though there are the odd pairs (or small groups) of zombies wandering around. There are very few buildings at risk (Cherington Drive Fire Station, The Pasker Building and the Wenslydale Arms are a few exceptions). Other than that, most buildings are either VSB or higher, and the strategic Methodius General Hospital and it's surrounding buildings are free from turmoil or any sort of panic.

Danger level should be changed from 'Dangerous' to 'Moderate'. -- Stoja 06:22, 17 July 2007 (BST)

June

June 20^th

The Methodius General Hosptial has been heavily barricaded. Multiple survivors and zombies are positioned outside.

June 13^th

Increased zombie presence has been seen throughout the suburb. Danger level has been updated to reflect this.

June 4^th

Not such a bad place, really. Barricades tend to stay up reasonably well even with survivors in short supply. C'mon down and visit.

May

May 8^th

Crooketon is a ghost town. A few scattered survivors maintain safehouses, and lone zombies mill about the streets.

February

February 8^th

Goodness how the time flies. Dears, please do come for a cup of tea and some barricading at St Mattheos. a votre service, --LaDoc 19:38, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

2006

October

October 26^th

Methodeus Hospital now has 3 zeds in and 2 out. Noob humans holed up nearby awaiting APs.

September

September 24^th

This area of Malton is very dangerous at this time. Almost every single safe house in the area has had its barricades completely or almost completely torn down, and for some reason, the ones that are barricaded are houseing zombies. It is possible that PKers might have swept the area and killed everyone, traveling by means of free running. (feel free to edit this to make it sound better, I'm not exactly a journalist)

July

July 12^th

The coordinated attacks by the Dead on Arrival, Lebende Tote and the Crimson Crusaders have cleared the suburb of survivors. The (not quite so) Invisibles, fighting valiantly for almost 2 weeks, were forced to evacuate the suburb after the unrelenting mass of undead eventually washed over them.--Doc smith 13:10, 12 July 2006 (BST)

July 4^th

The (not quite so) Invisibles are hunkering down and going for the long haul, with the fall of the Merson Building revives are now being saved for Invisibles members only for the time being. Those awaiting revives are regretfully informed of this and advised to head for safer climes to get revived. Currently The (not quite so) Invisible Academy remains mostly in our hands, and our Secondary and Tertiary HQ's are undiscovered.

After an unforunate incident of Combat Reviving by a new(ish) member, all Invisibles are reminded of our No Combat Reviving policy.

Sorry DOA/Totes don't expect to see too many of us, except when you crack our safehouses.

We plan on waiting you out, not removing you by force (with the exception of certain sentimental buildings here and there.

Nicely done on killing off our abortive Griggs strike before it really started btw! --Jakeweber 14:14, 4 July 2006 (BST)

July 1^st

Dead On Arrival Kicks off its campaign in the south by blitzing through a series of poorly defended safehouses. Sadly, the Invisibles live up to thier name and the rank and file of DDAR find only a few confused breathers to munch upon. -- Spritefire 11:07, 1 July 2006 (BST)

• In a daring midnight raid, members of The (not quite so) Invisibles, ambushed several visiting tourist Lebende Tote. When asked for a sitrep, Carl Panzram stated the following "Right now we're all dead. The Invisibles hit us with our pants down." At this time, reports of Totes stumbling about Crooketon sans trousers have not been confirmed. --Doc smith 14:22, 1 July 2006 (BST)

June

June 30^th

In a daring morning raid, 3 members of the Lebende Tote GMT/Alpha strike team found 3 members of The (not quite so) Invisibles resting in a cracked safehouse. A blaze of gunfire and gnashing of teeth left 2 Totes pumped and dumped, while 1 Invisible sacrificed himself in order for his comrades to escape. The Totes realized that they were not chewing on n00bs in Griggs anymore. Good show! Cheers! --Doc smith 13:23, 29 June 2006 (BST).

In a daring afternoon raid, 5 Members of the Lebende Tote EST/Alpha strike team found 2 members of The (not quite so) Invisibles resting in a cracked safehouse. A hot blaze of Doc's cursing followed. "Encouraged" by Doc's words, the Totes devoured both Invisibles. The Totes suffered several broken nails. --Doc smith 01:40, 30 June 2006 (BST)

In a daring evening raid, 2 members of the Lebende Tote EST/Bravo srike team found a member of The (not quite so) Invisibles resting in a cracked safehouse. The Invisible was quickly put out of his misery. Doc lurched over and watched. 2 EST/Bravo Totes missed the fun. One Tote was looking for a vest, the other Tote was graarrhing with a North Gunner. --Doc smith 06:18, 30 June 2006 (BST)

April

April 15^th

The Bees Building in the southeast sector is currently being occupied by four zombies. The factory to the east of St. Dorotheus's (That is how it is spelled in-game, even know it is incorrect punctuation) church has only one zomb in currently and another factory directly two spaces to the first's south has three zombies.

February

February 24^th

The St. Matheos and Margaret General Hospitals have groups of cca 5 zombies in front of them and only doors closed.

January

January 27^th

The large hordes have moved on to suburbs further East and North. However, conditions remain quite dangerous as zombie numbers have climbed dramatically after the attacks and resource buildings and many surrounding buildings are occupied by at least one guard zombie. Experiments removing zombies and barricading the buildings has resulted in rapid, organized strikes by zombies from surrounding buildings that quickly remove the barricades and reestablish the zombie guard. It's recommended that you DO NOT sleep in resource buildings and set up safehouses at least a couple blocks away to avoid their attention. --Impetus 07:39, 13 Jan 2006 (GMT)

January 3^rd

Methodius General Hospital (6,68) seems safe, no undead for a few blocks and none inside.

We warn fellow travelers to stock up on supplies and AP before venturing into the hot zone. We also suggest that travelers scout for multiple safe houses before bedding down. We strongly urge that travelers have the Free Running skill. If travelers have the construction skill, strengthen the current safehouse barricades to extremely heavily barricaded.

There are large coordinated zombie hordes in Crooketon. Members of MotA (confirmed sightings) and the Undying Scourge have parked 40 zombies inside Mores Lane Police Dept. 5, 68. Antheros General Hospital, Margaret General Hospital, Furneaux Square Fire Station and the Theobald Building (Mobile Phone Mast) have fallen to the zombie menace (confirmed).

The Undying Scourge has recently moved into the suburbs of Crooketon and Mornington causing much panic and devastation to primary structures in the area. --Impetus 00:24, 29 Dec 2005 (GMT)

January 2^nd

The conditions at St. Matheos's Hospital (7,61) - Methodius General Hospital (6,68) - Cherington Drive Fire Station (0,68) are unknown and considered unsafe until scouted.