Plague Inc: Evolved

Plague Inc: Evolved

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The Knox Infection
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The Knox Infection

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// This scenario is based on the infection in the video-game "Project Zomboid". //
Back in 1993, something was brewing in Kentucky, USA. A few reports of severe air pollution, together with a foul smell in the air, got dismissed at first. And then? It was too late. Way too late. Just a couple of weeks after the first report, the entire area was in chaos: Military blockades, the making of the "exclusion zone", and heavy fire shot at civilians. It didn't take long until the whole world was infected.
What about you? Can you do it as well?
- Spoilers / User's Manual -
1. The cure-resisting stuff is really strong. You can use it to stop cure development fast and effectively.
2. In order to unlock the zombies option, you need to go down the path of Insomnia, Paranoia, Anxiety, Insanty AND all of the symptoms branch, It'll open the option for the zombies.
3. After evolving all of the air transmission options, you can unlock spores in the symptoms menu. You don't have to start over if Greenland's close!
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- It's my first ever scenario! I've had the idea of combining PZ and Plague Inc. for quite a while now. I have may or may not removed a lot of the "Necroa Virus" traits and symptoms to make the game really remind of "Project Zomboid". Please keep that in mind and Email me if you think the scenario is not winnable with the configurations I've made. You can Email me for suggestions, as well as new scenarios you'd want me to make. -
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29 Comments
Mythblade Nexia 21 Sep, 2024 @ 10:22pm 
I redid it, and it was a decent challenge, but once you pop that last cure prevention, it goes from hard to easy.
Mythblade Nexia 21 Sep, 2024 @ 10:21pm 
Nah, it wasn't too hard. I just was a bit of a troll with it, and committed to the bit.
Caistrophytum  [author] 21 Sep, 2024 @ 1:08am 
Thanks, I guess..? It is always nice to receive a 10/10, but oh boy... the dedication! Was it too hard to reach the zombie stage? Maybe unneeded? Should I tweak the game-play so it'll be a must?
Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:42am 
Final Part

Final date: 11-7-2068. Humanity has been eradicated. It's currently 6:30 AM. This has taken 3.5 real life hours to complete. Roommate believes I need a psychiatric evaluation. I agree, only if he's footing the bill. He reevaluated his diagnosis to me getting sleep and touching grass. I am inclined to agree with this as well.

Last few humans were in Canada and New Zealand.

Canada had the last laugh when the New Zealanders died first.

Zombie plague; without zombies. Somehow worked.

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10/10, would play again and actually do zombies this time.
Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:42am 
Part 5

Left to use bathroom. Returned. Year 2023. No further progress.

Roommate has since left to go to sleep; claiming I should 'not be up playing a stupid game at 5:00 AM when I got work in the morning.'

Refuse.

I will see this through. I will kill the world without using a single zombie in a simulation about killing the world with zombies.

It is present day. Only a billion and some change humans remain alive. I wait for their inevitable carnage-less slaughter as I stare at this dead husk of a world, waiting for it to crumble and fall from the Knox County Virus, one which never turned into a plague of undeath.'

Go take a shower

The year is 2034. I've been at this for almost 2 hours. 600,000,000 people remain, and dropping slowly. At this rate, they could repopulate. Start to root for their survival in this post apocalyptic hellscape I created for them.
Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:41am 
Part 4

Look to roommate to confirm that I didn't hallucinate that.

He confirms what my Dyslexia saw as true.

Begin 21 minute discussion on how Angola could approve human experimentation without a government to approve it.

Eventually go into the logs after agreeing that this couldn't be right.

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Wait a while longer, looking at memes.

Return. Year is 2019. Cure is still 17%. Last news update was in 2008. Only 3/5ths of the world population dead.

New Zealand finally turned off the mobile lines. Internet still remains, however, despite New Zealand government collapse.

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Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:40am 
Part 3

Decide to read through the news logs.

Notes that ever country has gone into martial law, closed all forgein communication, blocked the internet, removed mobile connections and has started human experimentation, and more... except New Zealand.

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Year 2007. Angola falls into Anarchy first. Waiting for the others to follow suit.

Watch the wave of 'X goverment has fallen' scroll across the news feed.

Roommate is pleased, he likes the chaos from mass anarchy.

New Zealand hasn't fallen yet.

Sees 'Algeria has approved human experimentation' float across the news feed.

Dyslexia read that as 'Angola has approved human experimentation'.

Look to roommate to confirm that I didn't hallucinate that.

He confirms what my Dyslexia saw as true.

Begin 21 minute discussion on how Angola could approve human experimentation without a government to approve it.
Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:39am 
Part 3

Realize the cure is going at a snails pace, so I decide to wait it out. I'm nothing but patient.
The year is 2005. I finally got enough points to get Insanity and max the mental infection tree to get zombies. Look to see how many people are dead.

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Look over at the cure progress. Has stopped at 17%, and hasn't moved since 2001.

Shrugs shoulders and decides to go get a drink and some snacks, and wait it out. No zombies for me.

Returns 12 minutes later. Infection still going strong, and cure progress is moving slower than grass growth.
Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:38am 
Part 2.

Want to get all the islands under my belt. Even with an airport, Greenland is still the bane to my existence.

Wait till I get Greenland. Year is 1998, nearing 1999. Every country but Morocco and Greenland are infected with at least 10000 individuals at this point.

Have a bet going with my roommate to see which will be infected first. He bets Morocco. I bet Greenland.

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Finally get Greenland; start pressing all the buttons. Focus on preventing cure from ever being gotten, and mutation. Get a bit of cold resistance so I can speed up Greenlands infection. Still not fast enough for my taste; Get water and blood maxed as well and one into air.

Remember I have to max mental infection in order to get zombies. I have nothing in it, and no points. FML.
Mythblade Nexia 20 Sep, 2024 @ 4:37am 
Be me: a random guy who unleashed the Knox Virus on the world.

Have a vague idea of how I should play this out, but never actually played this scenario before.

Go stealth mode, cause I am not a risk taker, and any infection is decent infection. Decide to not take the freebie in the Transmissions menu yet.

Infect all of America without getting any symptom, transmission, or abilities. Year is 1994.

Decide to say say 'screw it, I'll get to 1B infected before I start actually doing things.'

Accumulate 127 points over the course of 2 years, finally reaching 1B infected. Decide that I should play it safe still, and decide to not open the Infection Menu till I'm satisfied.

Part 1