My First Day in the Z

[Johnggernaut 5]

So, I've been watching videos of this mod for a while now, but no one I knew wanted to play at the time, so I decided not to buy the game and get the mod. Yesterday, though, an old friend came back to our vent community and mentioned it and next thing you know, a few of us are DLing it.

The others won't be able to play until later today or tomorrow, but I decided to begin solo to get a feel for it. At first, I thought "How impossible is this game?" I came across a small town with many zeds, as you call them. With no weapons or any means of survival, really, I decided to try running into open homes to find equipment. This did not work out well for me.

I soon realized there was no means of melee fighting (punch, kick) and when a zed got stuck in a doorway, you're pretty much done. Having accepted this, I allowed myself to be slain and started again.

This time, I decided to crawl into town, which worked fine until a hopper was right around a corner lol. I jumped up and ran, realizing I could run as fast as the zeds. I ran until I didn't hear any more noises and then went prone. I had lost them!

Deciding that town was lost, I went north and came across a barn. In the lower area I found a winchester rifle and some ammo for a 45. Well, no more crawling for me! These zombies were GOING DOWN!

I killed the zombies at the barn and saw that my thirst was changing color. I had to find water. Continuing North some more, I came across a large town-like area and a small pool of water! I WAS SAVED! But then I couldn't drink from it so I started flashing, I couldn't aim the rifle any more. I felt like a child who'd had his toy taken away and been banished into the scary woods.

I love this game. I've died two or three times and I'm gonna die a bunch more. Haven't had any player interaction yet, but I look forward to it. I read about how most players shoot first and ask questions later and we'll just have to see who's a better shot if that's the case. But with my upcoming pack of friends strafing me, well, we'll see how things go. :)