The Infection

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The Infection is an up and coming server set in the modern times in an alternative reality in the zombie genre that has a planned beginning, middle and ending. The server will begin just before the outbreak truly takes root and disrupts everyday life forever and will progress all the way into the infection, through the fall of the major urban centers and to a planned ending that will play out depending upon the groups that manage to flourish and take control as all the events play out on server.

The duration of this server is expected to be around 6-8 months from start to finish give or take some leeway on either side. It will specifically detail the fall of human civilization and the communities that spring up in the aftermath. As with all post apocalyptic tropes these days zombies are not technically the focal point but the ever present danger. Antagonist groups are to be expected but moderated so as not to be over saturated.

The server will launch on a slightly edited version of current modern TRP CC that more or less takes care of everything we need it to. Release date to be estimated soon. This server will fill up the time leading up to post half life 2 RP and the continuation of our previous story lines there.

No epic reveal or IC thread, kind of already did that with the RR. Just wanted to make the announcement official so people know that it IS happening. Feel free to reply, discuss and ask questions that I may or may not answer.

P.S I don't know if I will keep the name The Infection but unfortunately all the atypical zombie trope names have been scooped up at this point in time so fuck knows what I'll call it when we actually release.
 
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there's no one on the admin team atm because i want to keep the spirit of separate teams between each server going. going by default the hl2 admins have access to the planning board with one or two others but when the time comes to choose admins i'll be a bit picky, there'll definitely be cross over considering the lull we're in at the moment as a community but i still want the server to have its own dedicated core even if the server isn't planned to last beyond a year
 
I know I kind of asked this question via a PM already but will there be some form of 'official' faction for government/authority agencies ie the NYPD, City Council, National Guard etc - or is this something more going to be on a "If you want to play a cop, give us a decent background and explanation etc and we'll toss you an auth"
 
Staten Island is a shitty place for Zombie Survival. Queens and Brooklyn have the intricacies of Manhattan without being as recognizable from scratch. For example, Queens has a massive train line running directly through it(but this can easily be omitted as there are more parts of Queens than is connected via Queensboro Ave) Brooklyn has landmarks like Prospect Park, or Barclays Center. Staten Island would probably have the least infected out of all five boroughs, cause, the only way to get there is a ferry ride, and the government probably shut that shit down.
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Being on Long Island could probably make for a more dire situation. You're trapped on a skinny landmass, and the only way to get to the US mainland is to go through a urban hellhole borough filled with zombies, or through dark, treacherous tunnels.
 
You're trapped on a skinny landmass, and the only way to get to the US mainland is to go through a urban hellhole borough filled with zombies, or through dark, treacherous tunnels.
I would love for this to be a major choice when shit hits the fan and it kinda dictates which maps you go through, the risks, that sort of thing.

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Even for me having lived a short 30 minute drive from NYC my entire life, seeing the skyline any time I drive near the Hudson, any urban-type map could fool me into thinking it's based in the city. Actual NYC natives might get picky and complain but fuck, who cares? By that I mean if a map is being made for this, great; if not, we'll be more than okay. I won't underestimate the power of constructing our own scene building through props which can replicate the congested, claustrophobic feel we might be after.

Long Island sounds great for this.
 
You already can't have a handgun in NYC whatsoever. The law is as strict as it can be yet it's ineffective. For there to be less illegal weapons, there would have to be better law enforcement, not more laws.
no bennets saying that in this alternative universe he uses to cheat there are no guns because all new yorkers are going to have an irrational fear of any weapon that uses a projectile and therefore all gangs are only equipped with knives and baseball bats. Anyone who uses a bow and arrow or a gun would get summarily executed in the streets of The Bronx.
 
no bennets saying that in this alternative universe he uses to cheat there are no guns because all new yorkers are going to have an irrational fear of any weapon that uses a projectile and therefore all gangs are only equipped with knives and baseball bats. Anyone who uses a bow and arrow or a gun would get summarily executed in the streets of The Bronx.

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Ye, but what about makeshift weapons? You can’t forget the bats with nails, or bats with a ragged blade at the top, etc. Make it a little medievil if we’re going as far as melee only and irrational fear of projectile weapons, only to be given an opportunity a little later on.

I’d love a situation where everyone meets a stranger in a store who pillaged a gun, and enter a situation where it could be life or death for some of those people. The person holding the gun would most likely be scared, shakey. Never killed anyone before, practically weeping with the trembling weight he bears in his palms.
 
overly dependent rpers still haven't figured out that if you want to have a weapon just /me has a ak47 and anyone that disputes it just dont rp with them. cmon we figured this out 5 years ago.


literally only a problem if you want to have weapons for reasons other than rp like as symbol of power to leverage your will over other players.
 
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