How longe since the event?

[William Sternritter 449]

So, pardon the noob question, but this is something I did not find a clear answer to over the years.

How long is it supposed to be since the event? 

I think we can safely assume it wasn't a sudden event and it took a while for infected to take over. Most of the world to me suggests that it is not that long since, it's a world that looks lived in and where development stopped. However, there are also quite a few elements which would suggest that the world is abandoned for years if not longer. These would of course naturally occur without the event just as well, people abandon some areas and thing. Or did the event take so much time, that some parts of the world and items were abandoned for longer than others before finally the infected took over? 

I take it that the infected are not immortal, therefore it should not really be a timespan of decades. Also us, the survivors, are adults so we were either escaping or traveled in from another part of the world? Though being local makes more sense to me due to the lack of items. I always presumed it's people who run away in panic before coming back to their senses.

Let me know your thoughts 🙂

 

[William Sternritter 449]

I'm sorry, this is not supposed to be in modding. Lack of coffee in the morning. If admins can move this to general general ... 🙄