Exterminating with Military Force?

[Beta Test]

So I've gone with the military option, mostly because it worked well for me last time.

However, I have noticed that curing is a much, much more popular this time round. Is curing faster or more effective? Should I switch to that?

[Lionsmarchk]

With curing all of your citizens can become infected, but as long as you make it to safe zone and are bombarded with cure misseles they all come back whereas if you kill them they are dead. In others, with the cure option even if your citizens are infected you haven't lost them yet.

[Beta Test]

With curing all of your citizens can become infected, but as long as you make it to safe zone and are bombarded with cure misseles they all come back whereas if you kill them they are dead. In others, with the cure option even if your citizens are infected you haven't lost them yet.

My dead is still at zero, so that isn't a problem yet.

[The Valmese Empire]

If you choose the military option, some zombies in your nation will begin to die, and you will be able to launch Tactical Zombie Elimination Squads. Eventually, the rate of zombification will slow down to a stop.

If you choose cure, you'll be able to launch cure missiles. However, you can't heal your own nation, so you'll need support from other nations to restore your citizens as the zombie spread continues unabated.

[Tatooene]

With curing all of your citizens can become infected, but as long as you make it to safe zone and are bombarded with cure misseles they all come back whereas if you kill them they are dead. In others, with the cure option even if your citizens are infected you haven't lost them yet.

My dead is still at zero, so that isn't a problem yet.

I suggest researching the cure if you expect help from others in your region and military force if you don't. The cure seems to develop a lot faster in regions where several nations are researching it.

[Lionsmarchk]

You're mostly zombies though and your region is in bad shape. Curing is only a really awesome strategy if you are in a good region that can revive your infected but if you are not its better to try and use military force to make sure you do not become completely overrun although if your region's infection rating is high you will lose everyone eventually no matter what.

[Beta Test]

You're mostly zombies though and your region is in bad shape. Curing is only a really awesome strategy if you are in a good region that can revive your infected but if you are not its better to try and use military force to make sure you do not become completely overrun although if your region's infection rating is high you will lose everyone eventually no matter what.

My region did much better last time, but it was more active then.

I'll keep the military option.

[Renewed Dissonance]

If you choose cure, you'll be able to launch cure missiles. However, you can't heal your own nation, so you'll need support from other nations to restore your citizens as the zombie spread continues unabated.

Renewed Dissonance is in complete regional isolation (the only winning strategy) with the "research cure" option. It's infected population peaked at 18 million and is falling, with a "-41.8 Under Control" infection status. Self-cure is possible and viable.

[Anacasppia]

Exterminating is pretty much good only if you are working with region-mates who are going to use cure and will bombard you with cure missiles to make you infection-free so that you can focus on a cure thereafter...

[Beta Test]

Exterminating is pretty much good only if you are working with region-mates who are going to use cure and will bombard you with cure missiles to make you infection-free so that you can focus on a cure thereafter...

Which is exactly my situation.

[Massena]

Massena has enacted our own version of the Redeker Plan, and have begun offensively moving to corral and exterminate zombies. Thus far, millions have died, but the majority remain alive.

[Beta Test]

I have decided to switch to cure for the time being as the military affect was rather limited.

[Qoria]

I can't get more then 1 million dead with a T.Z.E.S. Is that supposed to be the case?

[Beta Test]

I can't get more then 1 million dead with a T.Z.E.S. Is that supposed to be the case?

I've seen more.

[Greater Mackonia]

Nope.

In my region most of those who went for the cure quickly found themselves overrun while those who went for extermination were soon free of zombies, and the nations that chose to cure were some pretty big ones.

[Darkona]

The military option is much easier for individuals, but acting as a region the cure is more beneficial. Out of my region of three countries, I was the first to rid myself of infection because I chose to take the military path. I do have 300 million dead, however. The other two took around eight hours to complete, and I did have to help out and kill around 150 million.

Overall, I'd say if you're in the situation where you really only care about yourself and you have the population, kill them off with the military. The cure is much better for nations supporting each other.

[Greater Mackonia]

I can't get more then 1 million dead with a T.Z.E.S. Is that supposed to be the case?

It depends on how large the zombie population is, I seem to get higher kills with higher zombie populations.