Friends killed by zombies turned into zombies

[Hitback 2]

I am curious if the following could be somehow implemented: If friends/ other players who have been killed by zombies could be turned into zombies which could then attack you/other players. It would add to the atmosphere but I have no idea how it could be implemented, what do you other fine people think of this idea?

[paradox87 4]

I like it a lot, not sure if it's possible with arma 2s engine though.

[Gruelius 16]

it would be cool if it happened like 5-10 minutes after, or 20 minutes after, so if looting a body they become a Z.. but i think the whole idea is that the survivors are immune to the virus, just not immune to the bashing/biting or AKM rounds

[Captain Q 3]

I like it a lot' date=' not sure if it's possible with arma 2s engine though.

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It's possible. I've seen it done in a different zombie mod. Works fine.

[Kave Man 0]

The "zombies" are infected humans. They aren't really dead in the first place, they just have an infection.

[Combine (DayZ) 247]

More complex feature to add, rather expect that in later versions, if at all.

I guess the delayed action could work, but would also defeat logic somehow, since survivors seem to be fine regarding being bitten / attacked (where you possibly transmit infected tissue / saliva / blood etc).

Thus, you could add it in a different manner, perhaps when you're sick and weakened, then you could end up as one upon dying (NPC), or so. *shrug*

[Crazysteve6547 3]

Not sure if a suggestion of not, but if it is, it needs to go in the DayZ suggestions forum.

[XAM 48]

Since there's already a system in the game which allows zombies to infect you. That system could be worked on to allow players to "die", and an AI would take over that player body like a regular zombie.

The only way to counter this would be to take antibiotics, which is how it's working at the moment. That would be much more interesting than the current "infected" status you can get.

[opticalshadow 27]

Theres another Zombie game out there called No More Room In hell, it emphizies avoiding zombies then fightign them, as ammo is scarce, and you are vastly out numbered. the one feature about this game i do love, is you can be beaten to death by the zombies, BUT a single scratch or bite from them could infect you, once infected you will slowly subcome to the dieses and die, then your corpse rises to eat your friends.

there is medication you can take, that will dely this from happening, but no cure, and its rare to find, and rarely does enough spawn for more then one person to survive infected till the end of the level.

i think something to this effect would be a fun addition to Day Z, HOWEVER not until other bugs are fixed. a single bite causeing infection in the current game would be toxic, as teh current bugs associated with zombies would make playing near pointless.

[deviantdigi 22]

I am curious if the following could be somehow implemented: If friends/ other players who have been killed by zombies could be turned into zombies which could then attack you/other players. It would add to the atmosphere but I have no idea how it could be implemented, what do you other fine people think of this idea?

+1 Would be cool. Reanimation. Though I wouldn't have a hint of guilt shooting them in the face.

[keefehb 17]

I think the "zombies" in DayZ are actually alive just riddled with some virus that makes them mental, like 28 Days Later. I'd like to see a "survivor" or "bandit" type zombie thrown in to the mix, maybe make them rare with some random kit on them.

[Deadly7 2]

That would be a awesome feature, say you die you become a zed for 30 minutes or kill a human to regain your form. it would just add a extra layer of difficulty to this game.

[gnasirator 0]

Love the idea, I just had the same one!

It would be the perfect end game content, having npc zombie hordes cooperating in some way with player zombies.

This would be a solution to so many intelligence related zombie problems.

Example:

Player gets infected and slowly over time turns into a zombie. He has to stay alive, though as zombies can die, too. There is no cure out there, only medication to delay this progress.

1) After 20 minutes the first effects appear. Increased hunger, player has to start eating like a berzerk. Thirst fades away.

2) Vision sometimes goes crazy.

3) Player can eat dead player bodies but still counts as a survivor and is attacked by other zombies.

4) Outer appearance fades into zombie look.

and so on.

finally: Player becomes a full zombie and gains some basic controls over other zombies which fortunately is already implemented in arma2. Players get a zombie squad!

New Objective: Eat human! Player zombies can only feast on survivor bodies and therefore have to track them to get food. If player zombies don't eat, they die.

This would create a total game changing feeling because now suddenly survivors are never save anymore! Even in the woods they could be surprised by a horde of zombies which is controled by a human player zombie. The survivor won't know which zombie is the human because they all look identical and he really is in trouble now.

This would spread survivor players more over the map, away from the few hot zones because the zombie players of course KNOW where to find fresh, tasty human flesh (Elektro)!

The overall effect is that we now have two rivalling parties playing against each other, each one struggling to survive on the other's cost. Like two factions fighting each other but with members changing sides fluently due to infection.

And I don't see a problem with the initial game logic of survivors being immune to infection. They don't have to be 100% immune. They could just have survived by chance or the zombie virus mutated. No problem to explain this one.

And the whole feature is totally immersive.

This would also bring survivors closer to another enabling more teamwork (common enemy). Right now I only experience other survivors as threats and shooting on sight is usual behavior.

So if this feature comes, I'm sure it will be THE breakthrough of this mod into a full stand alone game.

cheers!

btw can some admin please move this thread into the suggestions area? It doesn't belong here.

Edited July 11, 2012 by gnasirator