Zombies

[WoodlandWarrior]

Anyone like zombie movies or fiction?

I just bought a new game called State of Decay...awesome survival game.

[Redwaller]

I've watched bits of Resident Evil. Quite good if you skip some parts.

[W0NWILL]

Does anyone here know the science behind non-fiction zombies?

Rising from the dead isn't so likely, but it would be possible for a virus, starting at the nasal area, to travel to the Ventromedial Hypothalamus, which tells you you're full, the Amygdala, which controls emotions and memory, and the frontal cortex, which is in charge of memory, morality, and prohibiting impulsive actions. This would create a super-hungry, brain-dead being unable to recognise friends or family nor control their own actions, except to feed. And think. All someone would have to do to be infected is breathe. Have fun.

[phoenixfoden]

Does anyone here know the science behind non-fiction zombies?

Rising from the dead isn't so likely, but it would be possible for a virus, starting at the nasal area, to travel to the Ventromedial Hypothalamus, which tells you you're full, the Amygdala, which controls emotions and memory, and the frontal cortex, which is in charge of memory, morality, and prohibiting impulsive actions. This would create a super-hungry, brain-dead being unable to recognise friends or family nor control their own actions, except to feed. And think. All someone would have to do to be infected is breathe. Have fun.

*looks suspiciously at people with colds*
Well im playing gears of war judgement and it has "lambent humans" they have caught an infection from lumolsion exposier (lumosion is a type of fuel in the game) and they are slowly taken over by the infection causing them to kill any thing that moves,and when they die they explode!
In preivios games there has been lambent locust (the enemy in the game)lambent dogs,cats and plants.

[WoodlandWarrior]

I love the Gears series and Resident Evil.  I've been a zombie fan ever since the early 80s.  I grew up with Romero and Fulci movies.

My top 5 favorites are as follows:

5. Day of the Dead 1985
4. Return of the Living Dead 1985
3. Zombie 1979
2. Night of the Living Dead 1968
1. Dawn of the Dead 1978

As for books and comics, I love the Walking Dead comic and enjoy the Day by Day Armageddon series.

As for "real life" zombies...the game Last of Us is based off of a real fungus that effects ants turning them into mindless machines.  The game talks about the impact if it jumped species.

[phoenixfoden]

I love the Gears series and Resident Evil.  I've been a zombie fan ever since the early 80s.  I grew up with Romero and Fulci movies.

My top 5 favorites are as follows:

5. Day of the Dead 1985
4. Return of the Living Dead 1985
3. Zombie 1979
2. Night of the Living Dead 1968
1. Dawn of the Dead 1978

As for books and comics, I love the Walking Dead comic and enjoy the Day by Day Armageddon series.

As for "real life" zombies...the game Last of Us is based off of a real fungus that effects ants turning them into mindless machines.  The game talks about the impact if it jumped species.

do you play gears judgement? I need a good team for survival mode

[WoodlandWarrior]

I haven't gotten Judgement yet!  How is it??!  I just got around to picking up Assassin's Creed 3.  I am really enjoying it so far.

[phoenixfoden]

I haven't gotten Judgement yet!  How is it??!  I just got around to picking up Assassin's Creed 3.  I am really enjoying it so far.

its pretty cool, you get some uir weapons (pendulim war enimies) like the boshooka and mazuka.
Theres also the breechshot and the ability to use any weapon with the boomsheild.
It has a new "overrun" mode were locusts have to destroy objetives protected by the cog (i got up to leavel 9) you can play as locust or cog

[WoodlandWarrior]

I haven't gotten Judgement yet!  How is it??!  I just got around to picking up Assassin's Creed 3.  I am really enjoying it so far.

its pretty cool, you get some uir weapons (pendulim war enimies) like the boshooka and mazuka.
Theres also the breechshot and the ability to use any weapon with the boomsheild.
It has a new "overrun" mode were locusts have to destroy objetives protected by the cog (i got up to leavel 9) you can play as locust or cog

I'll get to it one of these days!   Anyone plan on seeing World War Z when it comes out?

[phoenixfoden]

Ive only just heard of it,does it look good?

[WoodlandWarrior]

Ive only just heard of it,does it look good?

Well to be honest I don't know yet!    Every time I see the preview my mind changes.   Sometimes I'm like "That looks awesome!" and other times I am like, "Well, we shall see..."  Heh, so I'm not much help there!

I enjoyed the book for the most part, there were some sections I didn't care for.  But the preview for the movie, from the one I keep seeing, makes it seem like it can really go either way...I know for sure there are some crazy fast zombies....so if fast zombies don't float your boat it might be a no!

[phoenixfoden]

Fast zombies! *attaches bayonet the end of my shotgun*

[WoodlandWarrior]

Fast zombies! *attaches bayonet the end of my shotgun*

Hahaha!

My friends and I often talk, proposing what if scenarios for zombies.  Such as what we  would do, where we would go, etc.  And the one thing that comes up is if the zombie apocalypse happened and it turn out to be fast zombies....we wouldn't make it very far!

[phoenixfoden]

Id hate being stuck in a small building full of zombies,that scears me more

[W0NWILL]

Won's Guide to surviving a zombie apocalypse:

1) You know your plans for camping out in a mall, cutting down zombies with a sword, and living on a diet of pizza? Ditch 'em. Find people that can garden. Natural foods is a better way to go, you'll last longer. And if all else fails, you can drop a pumpkin on a zombie's head.

2) Clean water, clean water, clean water! Nothing is more important. In retrospect, I should of made this number one. If you can, get a water bottle with a built-in filter. Another way you can filter water is to strain it through a dishcloth.

3) To be added.