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Quarantine 2019: Round 3 - The Actual Fightening

FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal MadmanRegistered User regular
edited August 2009 in MMO Extravaganza
Quarantine 2019

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Attention! A new round is starting imminently! Keep logging in as the same character and all shall go on as normal, with a level roll back across the board! We have always been at war with Eurasia!

In the nine district city of Betaville, the worst case scenario that nerds everywhere have been preparing for ineffectually has finally come to pass. Break out the katanas and trenchcoats you irredeemable weeaboos, the Zombie Apocalypse is here!

Quarantine 2019, much like the game it was based off of Urban Dead, is a browser game about the zombie apocalypse. The basic premise is that there are zombies and there are survivors, and that within the zombie ravaged city of Betaville everyone has a pool of 50 EP by which they can take actions such as moving and attacking, as well as skills that can be bought to enhance your ability to eat brains or survive. Sounds exactly like Urban Dead so far yeah? Well there are a number of things that set Q2019 apart from its ancient cousin, such as...

Key Features:
-Q2019 is a game that you can win! Unlike Urban Dead, each side has an objective that can be genuinely obtained. The game is played in rounds that can last months, with survivors attempting to secure buildings in which to conduct research for a cure while the zombies attempt to overwhelm the survivors in a tide of brain eating. At the end of each round, everyone goes back to level zero.

-EP Regen Rate. EP regenerates at an enormously faster rate than Urban Deads Action Points. In Quarantine 2019 you regenerate 1 EP per 7 minutes and 12 seconds, adding up to the full 50 EP every 6 hours or so. With this in mind, each player can have about 2 to 3 big activity bursts per day.

-Teamwork emphasized! You can't learn every skill in Quarantine 2019. Once you branch into a specialized class, the other specializations are sealed to you. Both zombie and survivor alike need to diversify their roles if they are to succeed. Further details on classes below.

-Developer Activity! The developers are still actively tweaking and improving this game, unlike Urban Dead which is rather...dead in that regard. This is a game where we can and expect to see the game evolve in the near future and beyond.

-Resource Management. Buildings can be "picked clean", as each building has a maximum of 100 Resource Points, lower if it's been ransacked by zombies. When you scavenge a building for resources, you are taking away RP from that building. RP gradually regenerate over time.
-Edit: It's been brought to my attention that this is sometimes not in effect in certain rounds? Unconfirmed.

-Infection! Being killed by a zombie and becoming a zombie are not one and the same thing. Zombies have an infection chance per attack that goes higher and higher as they buy specific skills. When a zombie or a citizen is killed without being converted, they can get back up by spending a minimum of 10 EP. The more EP you spend, the more HP you get back up with.


Class Overview:

Citizens

The Basic Citizen: Everyone starts out as this. This is the "not-class class" that covers all your basic skills that everyone can get. At least functional proficiency with melee weapons and guns, resistance to infection, climbing skills, and so forth. As a basic citizen, you are merely on your way to becoming something more specialized such as...

The Warrior: This is the class to become if you want to kick ass and chew bubblegum and really not do a whole hell of a lot else. Advanced melee and gun skills are found here. As well, Warriors are burlier and can get back up from being killed easier.

The Medic: Do I really need to explain what this class does? Do I really? Oh fine. Only the Medic can see exact HP values on fellow citizens and are best at un-hurting you.

The Engineer: Crucial to the citizens survival. The Engineer is the only one who can raise a barricade to the highest levels, and is the only one who can repair a whole shlew of mission critical devices. Including generators, radios, and more.

The Scientist: Also slightly critical. Scientists are the only ones who can use Brain Samplers, devices which take samples from zombies and are in turn hooked up to computers to be processed in the search for a cure. They're also the ones who can create Jet Injectors, which can return a zombie to its human state, and have the best chance of not botching the use of said Injectors.

Zombies!

The Basic Zombie: Analogue to the Basic Citizen. Contains the basic skills that are important to all. Health regeneration, claw and bite proficiency, feeding groans, and increased infection rate. Just waiting to mutate into a more advanced flesh eating monstrosity.

The Strong Zombie: Analogue to the Warrior. Gains damage increases to Bite and Claw attack alike, becomes burlier, more accurate, and are the only zombies who can ruin buildings! Important to denying citizens the resources they so badly crave.

The Smart Zombie: Leader of the bunch. They can speak, understands radios and spraypainted messages, open doors...and have the highest infection rate of any of the zombies. Crucial to coordinating the horde and increasing conversion rate.

The Fast Zombie: Climbs in windows and eats your face. That's it. Not as accurate and damaging as the Strong, not as infectious as the Smart, but you are never safe from the Fast Zombie. Gonna getcha.

Quarantine 2019 Wiki
For additional information and details.

Quarantine 2019 Rules: Important

My fellow Penny Arcadians!

The simple fact about this game right now, is that the current round is severely in favor of the Citizens. The zombies are losing and losing hard, and it's inevitable that this round go to the Citizens. So what I ask you is:

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He wants you dammit! I want you! The zombies are losing because they've lost sight of what really matters, it's not just about the brains! It's about those pretty little torsos! I propose we join the zombie side as the Fleshreapers zombie group and lend what aid we can in the District of Laurierville! The odds are low and the citizens well armed, but those torsos aren't going to collect themselves damn it! Who's with me?

Zombie Horde Members:
-Dapper Dan (Fiaryn)
-Dora Gustav (Gong-00) [Founded Group]
-Tildryn (Acratia)
-Rick O'Shea (Zen Vulgarity)
-The Squid (theSquid)
-DCSig240 (Acoustic)
-Payday Loan (Bigity)
-Aiserou (Aiserou)
-Mrhfio (Mifio)
-Sir Wilford Higgensbotham-Smith (Blikblok)
-Zevrut (Seg)
-Ashley G Williams (Ash-Housewares)
-Zephyr (Beoulve)
-Erich Zahn (Erich Zahn)
-BAAAAAER (Neaden)
-Avynte (Avynte)
-Autarch (Trevor Goodchild)
-Burnage (Burnage)
-Lustoragia (KaL_YoshiKa)
-Crazy Zombie Bob (Cheeseliker)
-Corpsefire (marty_0001)
-Gary Busey (wet cardboard)
-Bert Dead (Zero Cow)
-Velmeran (Velmeran)
-Claude Brains (Witch Doctor DBM)
-Sonelan (Sonelan)
-Zombie Jesus (Kelor)
-Teriferin (Teriferin)
-molebrrrains (moleface)
-Legless Zombie (Ultros64)
-Shensbrains (Shens)
-Channukah Zombie (Maddoc)
-Mr Zed (Cyber Jackal)

IRC Channel For the Pursuit of Better Brains:
We are using #Q2019 on Darkmyst server to coordinate eating of brains! Join in the shenanigans!
irc://irc.darkmyst.org/Q2019
The channel is now passworded! It's the usual. You do know the usual password don't you spy?

Manitool
This handy program only works if you're in a group, ideally ours. It lets you see a map of the city that members of the group can add markers to to indicate areas of important (or danger).

Sonelan's Google Spreadsheet OCD Adventure
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=ckdCTUlIajUtV0dCRFZ2d085dkVtYVE6MA to input
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rGBMIHj5-WGBDVvwO9vEmaQ&hl=en to view

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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I will be making the Fleshreapers an official official group in game as soon as possible. Regrettably it costs 100 Skill Points to make a group. D:

    On the other hand, groups in this game aren't something you can join without approval so it makes a bit of sense.

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  • ShensShens Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I signed up as a zombie. Every time I run out of AP to rest, I get killed by sledgehammers. Is there a decent place to go when you need to wait 6 hours? Are all of us PA people trying to flock (shamble) to a single area?

    Shens on
  • BigityBigity Lubbock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm down, just because there can never been too many zombie games.

    Zombie name: 'Payday Loan' because what really is more terrifying and causes such a sick feel of dread

    Bigity on
  • BigityBigity Lubbock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shens wrote: »
    I signed up as a zombie. Every time I run out of AP to rest, I get killed by sledgehammers. Is there a decent place to go when you need to wait 6 hours? Are all of us PA people trying to flock (shamble) to a single area?

    From OP:

    "...Fleshreapers zombie group and lend what aid we can in the District of Laurierville..."

    Bigity on
  • AcousticAcoustic Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shens wrote: »
    I signed up as a zombie. Every time I run out of AP to rest, I get killed by sledgehammers. Is there a decent place to go when you need to wait 6 hours? Are all of us PA people trying to flock (shamble) to a single area?

    You're going to die a lot.

    I did overhear in the QIRC that they are looking into implementing SEWERS whereby Zombies can move under and around the city.

    It would be the sort of "safe haven" for zombies, and a place to coordinate attacks from.

    Acoustic on
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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Expect to die a lot. This round is not going in the zombies favor. Death however, isn't that much of an inconvenience. Realistically what I do is just spend 10 EP to stand up when I die, as survivors tend to be able to kill me from full health if they really want to, then use the other 40 EP to wreak as much havoc as possible. If we focus our efforts on specific sections of Laurier Ville we can get some stuff done.

    Also: Developers are kicking around the idea of some kind of sewers area that's Zombies only, or at least something to that effect.

    Fiaryn on
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  • ShensShens Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Alrighty. When I get full AP, I will revive with 10 and move my way up to you guys. I will try and claw everything along the way. Someone tried to inject me with something and failed. If a Jet Injector is successful on me, will I turn into a survivor and essentially start at level 1 again?

    Shens on
  • BigityBigity Lubbock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm just south in Monktown, found some human wandering around and munched on his face a little before he ran off. Then I started whacking on barricades.

    Bigity on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shens wrote: »
    Alrighty. When I get full AP, I will revive with 10 and move my way up to you guys. I will try and claw everything along the way. Someone tried to inject me with something and failed. If a Jet Injector is successful on me, will I turn into a survivor and essentially start at level 1 again?

    Pretty much yes. Your zombie self is "frozen" while you're a survivor. You also get 25% of the SP you gathered while a zombie when you turn into a survivor to do whatever with.

    Edit: Don't forget to list your names if you join the zombie horde people, that I might add you to the list for future referencing. Also, I recommend we start in the southeast corner of Laurier and work our way out from there doing as much damage as we can.

    Fiaryn on
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  • BigityBigity Lubbock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I've already encountered like 2 'live' players, doing moves within just a few seconds or minutes of mine. Already feels alot faster paced that UD, but UD reminds me more of the old turn-based games from BBSs and stuff.

    Bigity on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I just added a link to the Rules beneath the Wiki link.

    Fiaryn on
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  • GONG-00GONG-00 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Running around Cartierville as a citizen with the same name as my UD character. If you are able to, go ahead and pick at my brains if you can.

    GONG-00 on
    Black lives matter.
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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    GONG-00 wrote: »
    Running around Cartierville as a citizen with the same name as my UD character. If you are able to, go ahead and pick at my brains if you can.

    If you happen towards Laurier ville where we're starting to gather, I'll definitely bite your skull off :V

    Fiaryn on
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  • AiserouAiserou Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Sign me up(Aiserou).

    I'm currently down in Snowdon plinking away at the computer in the lab but I'm out of EP. Once I'm done here I'll make my way back to LV.

    Also seconding the idea of only using 10 ep to stand up, survivors are going to kill you if they find you anyways, this way they get less xp for hitting you, and you get more ep to hit them with. Of course, it makes you slightly more vulnerable to injection, so it may not be as good an idea if they get a lot of scientists. Once we get more smarts we can mitigate that better.

    Aiserou on
  • MifioMifio MrrlendRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Zombie Name is Mrhfio, Lets get cracking shall we >:)

    Mifio on
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  • GONG-00GONG-00 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    From what I've seen, zombies require alot more organization and timing to be successful than our WANG mob rule. At the very least, is there someone willing to designate target buildings to be ruined?

    GONG-00 on
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  • blikbokblikbok Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm in as the inestimable Sir Wilford Higgensbotham-Smith, unfortunate mercantilist of humble but sufficient means. Quite upset at the general state of rabble-rousing and uncouth behavior. His insistence that the lower classes cease this uproar at once before he summons the constable led to his infection and transition to the undead masses. He shambles upright, with dignity and chews with his mouth closed. He may be undead, but he's a gentleman, not some pitiful animal controlled by savage lusts.

    Where are we meeting in Laurierville?

    blikbok on
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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    GONG-00 wrote: »
    From what I've seen, zombies require alot more organization and timing to be successful than our WANG mob rule. At the very least, is there someone willing to designate target buildings to be ruined?

    Thing is, we need Strong zombies to even begin to start ruining. They're the only Zombie class capable of it. Stage one is getting the exp to class into Strongs and Smarts. I'm not opposed to keeping a priority target list in the OP. Also, once we form a group there's a tool we can use called Manitool specifically for Quarantine 2019. It tracks the movements of all members in a group, letting you record data on barricade levels of buildings on Manitools Map. Everyone in the group can view these markers you've placed.

    An IRC channel also might be useful, but I know very little of that.

    Edit: As for where in Laurierville, I recommend the southeast quadrant at present. I'm dead outside the Plane History Museum, as is Tildryn.

    Fiaryn on
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  • GONG-00GONG-00 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Around 6:30 eastern time, I will be having a picnic at Laurierville's Sleepwell Cemetery. Save your AP and come hungry.

    GONG-00 on
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  • SegSeg Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Decided to give this a try, characters name is Zevrut.

    Seg on
  • Edith UpwardsEdith Upwards Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Alright, getting my zomb on, thankfully there are no handy firefox plugins for this game that allow you to sockpuppet without being banned.

    Edith Upwards on
  • Edith UpwardsEdith Upwards Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Get Pack Call soon so we won't need to discuss important things here.

    EDIT:Add "May, depending on the round" to the Resource point thing.

    Edith Upwards on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Erich Zahn wrote: »
    Get Pack Call soon so we won't need to discuss important things here.

    EDIT:Add "May, depending on the round" to the Resource point thing.

    An IRC channel would be generally more ideal than Pack Call. Pack Call strikes me more as something to bring together zombies with no other prior knowledge of each other.

    Fiaryn on
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  • BigityBigity Lubbock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    blikbok wrote: »
    I'm in as the inestimable Sir Wilford Higgensbotham-Smith, unfortunate mercantilist of humble but sufficient means. Quite upset at the general state of rabble-rousing and uncouth behavior. His insistence that the lower classes cease this uproar at once before he summons the constable led to his infection and transition to the undead masses. He shambles upright, with dignity and chews with his mouth closed. He may be undead, but he's a gentleman, not some pitiful animal controlled by savage lusts.

    Where are we meeting in Laurierville?

    +nominate

    Bigity on
  • GONG-00GONG-00 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    *Rings the dinner bell*

    Edit1: Come on, plenty more to go around, no need to save me for the others DCSig240 and Tildryn

    Edit2: You call those bites? It feels like a kitten is licking me

    Edit3: Zombie Ashley G Williams must brush and floss before each meal

    GONG-00 on
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  • Ash-HousewaresAsh-Housewares TARDIS Hunter Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shambling dead reporting for bbrrraaiinnss

    In as 'Ashley G Williams'

    Ash-Housewares on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Shambling dead reporting for bbrrraaiinnss

    In as 'Ashley G Williams'

    I recommend investigating the southwest side of Laurierville. Remember: It's ideal to upgrade Bite as much as you can, as it has the highest chance of infection and higher damage.

    Fiaryn on
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  • Edith UpwardsEdith Upwards Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Going to go reg a slashnet chan soon, fiaryn PM me with potential passwords.

    Edith Upwards on
  • BeoulveBeoulve Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Going to try this out, my zombie's name is Zephyr.

    Beoulve on
  • Ash-HousewaresAsh-Housewares TARDIS Hunter Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    GONG-00 wrote: »
    *Rings the dinner bell*

    Edit1: Come on, plenty more to go around, no need to save me for the others DCSig240 and Tildryn

    Edit2: You call those bites? It feels like a kitten is licking me


    NOM NOM NOM

    So we need Strong zombies?

    Edit: These humans keep coming back up! Oh shit man.

    Edit2: Aight, I'll setup G to be a Strong Zombie

    Ash-Housewares on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    GONG-00 wrote: »
    *Rings the dinner bell*

    Edit1: Come on, plenty more to go around, no need to save me for the others DCSig240 and Tildryn

    Edit2: You call those bites? It feels like a kitten is licking me

    Yeah we kind of got...locked in a building while dead and had no EP by the time we got to you. :lol:

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  • NeadenNeaden Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'm in as BAAAAAER

    Neaden on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    GONG-00 wrote: »
    *Rings the dinner bell*

    Edit1: Come on, plenty more to go around, no need to save me for the others DCSig240 and Tildryn

    Edit2: You call those bites? It feels like a kitten is licking me


    NOM NOM NOM

    So we need Strong zombies?

    Edit: These humans keep coming back up! Oh shit man.

    Yeah, everyone can get back up from death in this game. Conversion on the other hand is a big deal.

    Strong and Smart zombies are both pretty crucial, though arguably we might need slightly more Strong Zombies if we're to make progress in ruining buildings.

    Fiaryn on
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  • MifioMifio MrrlendRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Ok. I rolled regular zombie, but I'm rerolling to be a strong zombie, since that is what we seem to need. name will be Mrrhfio.

    Edit: I can't seem to log out of Mrhfio to create Mrrhfio, any tips?

    Mifio on
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  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    For the last time people, you don't need to "re-roll". You don't start as a Strong or Smart or Fast Zombie, you buy into them with Skill Points later thereby sealing the other options. :P

    It's even in the OP do you know how much time I spent on that :<

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  • SegSeg Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Mifio wrote: »
    Ok. I rolled regular zombie, but I'm rerolling to be a strong zombie, since that is what we seem to need. name will be Mrrhfio.

    Edit: I can't seem to log out of Mrhfio to create Mrrhfio, any tips?

    When you have saved up 250 Skill Points you can buy Death Machine (Strong Zombie), Smart brain (Smart Zombie or Fast Zombie. Every one starts as regular.

    Seg on
  • BrigadeBrigade Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    heya folks!

    Been a while since I've played these here browser games. I have a little break for the summer, so I'd love to join you all again. I'm already in UD, but if you could add "Brigade" in 2019, I'll make my way over.

    See you soon!

    Brigade on
  • Edith UpwardsEdith Upwards Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    For the last time people, you don't need to "re-roll". You don't start as a Strong or Smart or Fast Zombie, you buy into them with Skill Points later thereby sealing the other options. :P

    It's even in the OP do you know how much time I spent on that :<

    Move the link somewhere other than the totp

    Edith Upwards on
  • Ash-HousewaresAsh-Housewares TARDIS Hunter Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Well Dora is now all zombied up. I see a few of us in Laurierville, Sleepwell's Cemetery should we just gather around here?

    Ash-Housewares on
  • FiarynFiaryn Omnicidal Madman Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Erich Zahn wrote: »
    Fiaryn wrote: »
    For the last time people, you don't need to "re-roll". You don't start as a Strong or Smart or Fast Zombie, you buy into them with Skill Points later thereby sealing the other options. :P

    It's even in the OP do you know how much time I spent on that :<

    Move the link somewhere other than the totp

    You're not really being very clear on what you're asking for, and possibly misunderstanding me. I was referring to mere text within the OP, not any link.

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