Scavenging In a City, is it possible?

[garthaman]

We all know that you can probably get away with scrounging the country side, digging into some old farm owner's house to get some food. But what if your stuck in a city? Even better, what if your stuck in a huge "planed community", with at least 500,000 people who all turn into zombies? I personally believe that your best bet is to just hope your rations last the initial outbreak, and let some of the zeds dissapate until you can move out from the city, and away from all the zeds.

If this trip is to far, or you are completely out of rations and need to get food, I would hope that you lived in an apartment building, or close to one at least. Apartment buildings allow controled contact with the infected. You only have to bust down a door and take on at most 3 at once, which you can filter down to one by standing in the doorway.

If you don't even have an apartment building nearby, you should always try roof jumping, if they are close enough. Most buildings in cities are built connected to each other, making it very easy to just walk the roofs. The only obsticle is large drops.

If worst comes to worst, your best bet is to just put your head between your knees and kiss your ass good bye!

Tell me what you think

[Cenobite]

Originally Posted by garthaman

We all know that you can probably get away with scrounging the country side, digging into some old farm owner's house to get some food. But what if your stuck in a city? Even better, what if your stuck in a huge "planed community", with at least 500,000 people who all turn into zombies? I personally believe that your best bet is to just hope your rations last the initial outbreak, and let some of the zeds dissapate until you can move out from the city, and away from all the zeds.

If this trip is to far, or you are completely out of rations and need to get food, I would hope that you lived in an apartment building, or close to one at least. Apartment buildings allow controled contact with the infected. You only have to bust down a door and take on at most 3 at once, which you can filter down to one by standing in the doorway.

If you don't even have an apartment building nearby, you should always try roof jumping, if they are close enough. Most buildings in cities are built connected to each other, making it very easy to just walk the roofs. The only obsticle is large drops.

If worst comes to worst, your best bet is to just put your head between your knees and kiss your ass good bye!

Tell me what you think

I would actually preffer staying in the city when hell gets loose. If you know what youre doing and youre alone or with people who are fit and able to jump and climb and pull themselves up then city is the way to go. Lots of fences, roofs, doors, hallways, obstacles.

Its a maze, if you can master that maze youre set...cause the city has everything in large portions....well that includes the Zs too.

[DemonChild]

Think about it, though. Zeds aren't exactly stationary. In fact, my research indicates that they're quite mobile.:D With so many around, even after some go away, you're going to need a quick and quiet way to neutralize them without attracting attention. Something simple, not too elegant. Best bet, imo, is a katana that you keep really, really, really, really sharp.

[mattifikation]

Scavenging anywhere is possible, as long as there's stuff there. I would imagine the cities would threaten you with the biggest risk of infection, but they would obviously also reward you with the biggest yield of supplies.

You just have to ask yourself, is it worth the risk? Sure, you'll find more food there than anywhere... but will you make it out alive? I would personally not try it unless I had lots of ammo and a way to get out of town FAST if the zombies realized I was there. And of course, if I knew that my scavenging was going to turn up replacement lots-of-ammo and fuel for that escape vehicle.

I think those free running/parkour guys would have it made in a zombie outbreak. Their skills would definitely increase the chances of getting into and out of a city full of zombies safely. If I were going to have a team of survivors, I'd want somebody like that in it for the "quick missions."

Ideally, I'd prefer to look to small villages for supplies. You know the kind: One road, one light, one convenience store/gas station, and one hundred people or less.

[DemonChild]

RE3 style. Hopefully you won't run into the whole L.J. situation and all... But regardless of that, I think smaller towns would be better targets in the long run unless you've got one hell of a un-deathwish.

[Umbrela]

Depending on what point of an outbreak it is, it could be possible but hazardous.

[DemonChild]

Well, in a world where the dead are returning to life and EATING people, I really think that everywhere is hazardous to some extent.

[mattifikation]

Everywhere is hazardous now, to "some extent." The idea is to not go places where you have almost no chance. Sure, you could get hit by a car anytime you walk down the street. That hardly justifies running out into the track during a Nascar race because there's a hot dog in the road.

[Umbrela]

The question wasn't whether or not it was a good idea, it was whether or not it is possible.

[DemonChild]

good point. but I mean it'd be more hazardous than already is.

[Umbrela]

Originally Posted by DemonChild

good point. but I mean it'd be more hazardous than already is.

Naturally. They're zombies, after all.

[DemonChild]

Tru dat, man.

[Jimmy]

Of course it's possible.

I wouldn't recommend going at it by yourself unless you have a pretty good talent for survival. In my opinion you should have a small group of 4-6 people and absolutly no stragglers. Anyone that isn't physically/emotionally able to keepup and "kill" the zombies without hesitation shouldn't tag along into the city. ._.

[Darkness]

"Ok, you guys! The discussion about general fortification is in another thread. Get back to discussing whether or not you think it's possible to scavenge in a city, as opposed to the country, or I'm gonna come back with the axe."


(If your still lost, let me refer to the index, at the top of the main US&D page.)
http://www.allthingszombie.com/forum...ad.php?t=15744

[Iron Knuckles]

I think it would be possible. But not my first plan of action to say the least.