Zombie apocalypse???

[Socialist Federative Republic of Sornia]

so...I've just read there's this apocalypse that happens every halloween in the game...will it decrease my population? O_O

[Sacara]

so...I've just read there's this apocalypse that happens every halloween in the game...will it decrease my population? O_O

It will be returned after Halloween hopefully..

[Flyover]

Not if you count zombies as people and make them pay taxes.

They'll be normal after Halloween.

[Kavamkao]

so...I've just read there's this apocalypse that happens every halloween in the game...will it decrease my population? O_O

Yes. If you lose your entire population, your IP is banned from this website and you nation is deleted. We lost 32'000 nations last year.

[Quaxoglia]

I don't believe in those things. It isn't possible. it's FICTION.

[Mefpan]

It was an April Fools joke the first time, then it returned for Halloween with a few features. Any population decreases during these times have temporary and solely for entertainment or immersion purposes. In both cases, a special subforum was opened in which players could discuss, coordinate or play out their reactions to the zombies.

Generally speaking it's safe to assume you're all safe and sound unless you sit in a place with a lot of inactive nations left to rot by their owners like for example the Feeder regions or perhaps the Rejected Realms. Most regions will generally sort their stuff out by establishing an uniform policy to counter the Zombie menace.

Or spread the undead love. We also have those who regularly side with the Undead. I like to call them NecRomancers. Capitalization mandatory.

[Abserdia]

I'm new here as well, so do i have a right to be afraid of this apocalypse?
I'm in Iwaku, which is a very active and large region.

[Jute]

I'm new here as well, so do i have a right to be afraid of this apocalypse?
I'm in Iwaku, which is a very active and large region.

It's just temporarily.

[Mefpan]

I'm new here as well, so do i have a right to be afraid of this apocalypse?
I'm in Iwaku, which is a very active and large region.

If I recall, Iwaku responded pretty well to the riders of the Apocalypse the last times.

[Socialist Federative Republic of Sornia]

It was an April Fools joke the first time, then it returned for Halloween with a few features. Any population decreases during these times have temporary and solely for entertainment or immersion purposes. In both cases, a special subforum was opened in which players could discuss, coordinate or play out their reactions to the zombies.

Generally speaking it's safe to assume you're all safe and sound unless you sit in a place with a lot of inactive nations left to rot by their owners like for example the Feeder regions or perhaps the Rejected Realms. Most regions will generally sort their stuff out by establishing an uniform policy to counter the Zombie menace.

Or spread the undead love. We also have those who regularly side with the Undead. I like to call them NecRomancers. Capitalization mandatory.

I have some puppets...so does that mean they'll all die? Also, what do you mean it's safe to ASSUME I'll be safe? What could happen? Is there any way I can completely avoid the apocalypse?

[Freedom Planita 2]

It was an April Fools joke the first time, then it returned for Halloween with a few features. Any population decreases during these times have temporary and solely for entertainment or immersion purposes. In both cases, a special subforum was opened in which players could discuss, coordinate or play out their reactions to the zombies.

Generally speaking it's safe to assume you're all safe and sound unless you sit in a place with a lot of inactive nations left to rot by their owners like for example the Feeder regions or perhaps the Rejected Realms. Most regions will generally sort their stuff out by establishing an uniform policy to counter the Zombie menace.

Or spread the undead love. We also have those who regularly side with the Undead. I like to call them NecRomancers. Capitalization mandatory.

I have some puppets...so does that mean they'll all die? Also, what do you mean it's safe to ASSUME I'll be safe? What could happen? Is there any way I can completely avoid the apocalypse?

you can use your puppets to help fight

[Kringalia]

Your nation page will display the number of zombies next to your population. That is only for the day, and all your nations will be back to normal after that.

[Planita]

The archives
April 2013: http://www.nationstates.net/page=zday_tally_April_2013
October 2013: http://www.nationstates.net/page=zday_tally

[Nouveau Geneva]

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[Nouveau Geneva]

Check the news thingy if you haven't heard yet.

How did this post here?? I didnt mean to post this.

[Kalbana]

How exactly does the apocalypse work?

[Valrifell]

How exactly does the apocalypse work?

Well...
On a specific date, temporary features are unlocked that are meant to simulate a real zombie outbreak, your population will slowly turn into infected, then into dead. That rate of alive to infected will get faster as more nations in your region get infected as well as rising infection rates in your nation. You have three options while this is happening, embrace the horde and spread zombie love (increases your infection rates and allows you to send hordes to other nations in yer region) ZES (Zombie Extermination Squads, allows you to turn infected into dead in other nations) and a cure missile (turns infected into normal in target nation in region)

Now, your nations spending will have an impact on the speed the aforementioned abilities are unlocked, education allows you to research the cure missile faster, military spending the ZES, and if you lack either of those, I think hordes take the same amount of time to research for everyone no matter what.

Oh, and here http://www.nationstates.net/page=news

[AbobomyNation]

How does the zombie invasion work? Does your population actually go down?

[Soselo]

Only by a small mark, mate.

[Wisconsin9]

How does the zombie invasion work? Does your population actually go down?

Yes, but it comes back once the event ends.

[Nord Amour]

How does the zombie invasion work? Does your population actually go down?

Yes, but the effects disappear after the event.

[Sebtopiaris]

Don't listen to them. The results are permanent. I've seen people's populations go into the negatives and stay that way. It's all a trick and a sham.

[Neo Umbrella Corporation]

I don't believe in those things. It isn't possible. it's FICTION.

You should keep on believing that. Your nation is totally safe.

[Prumia]

I was in Balder the last two times. My nation was okay-ish at a 12% survival rate the first time and a 22% the second time. I choose to eradicate them, by the way. The region of Balder as a whole was not so lucky. I believe they were among the hardest hit, if not thee hardest.

Thankfully, everything resets after the fact so it is all in good fun. If you like watching hundreds of millions of your people die every hour fun, anyway.

[Syrixia]

so...I've just read there's this apocalypse that happens every halloween in the game...will it decrease my population? O_O

Yes. If you lose your entire population, your IP is banned from this website and you nation is deleted. We lost 32'000 nations last year.

Stop scaring people with fake information, you cyka.