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Hello !

Zombies spread in town. Nuke them from space or infect them with bioengineered viruses.

EDIT : v 1.3 released (06/12/2012)

Working on hardcorepawn's code, I have improved a small java "Atom Zombie Smasher" like game : http://www.flap.fr/Zombie/ or www.indiedb.com/games/zombie-infection-control-center

(picture in spoiler) :

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Your task is to control a zombie infection with 20 various weapons and devices :
- nuke : destroy everything in a relatively small area
- train soldiers : turn some humans into soldiers who will shoot at zombies (but these can be turned into zomies too)
- troops supply : gives ammo to troops (each soldier is limited to 8 shots)
- group troops : have soldiers to stay relatively close to de signated place
- disband : soldiers will go away from the place
- headquarter : every turn will turn close humans inot soldiers, have them to stay close to the place and give them ammo
- quick bomb : after 1/4 of a turn, will explode  with a medium sized radius
- bomb : after 1/2 of a turn, will explode
- big bomb : after 3/4 of a turn will explode with a large radius
- mine : will explode when a zombie gets close
- big mine : wil explode when a zombie gets close (relatively large radius)
- mine field : drops many mines in the area
- drop dirt : drops material similar to walls (zombies can dig it)
- pour concrete : drops material in a small area, harder for the zombies to dig.
- meeting point : humans will gather around on place.
- forbidden area : humans will flee the area
- zombie bait : zombies will be attracted
- zombie repellent : zombies should flee the area
- inoculate humans : will turn humans into short lived zombies that will attack both humans and zombies (every new generation is weaker, so after a while they all die)
- bioweapon : will turn zombies into short lived zombies, attacking only usual zombies.

And there are 5 different challenges, including eradicating human population (mad scientist that you are...)

Feel free to comment !

[Virroken]

Hey, Processing! Internet fist bump for using obscure things.

[flap]

Ha ! That's what it takes to use someone else's code... But processing was easy enough to learn.

However, I apologize in advance for your poor eyes (especially in turn based mode)
(next update is very likely to focus on drawing things twice bigger.)

Weapon and behaviour suggestions are welcome.

[mainiac]

Sometimes when I place soldiers no soldiers appear.  Am I placing too close to zombies or something?

[Xotes]

The soldier description says that it turns humans into soldiers, so you can't just will more soldiers into existence out of nothing.

The last time I played something made in Processing was years ago, so thanks for the nostalgia-bomb, Flap.

[flap]

Sometimes when I place soldiers no soldiers appear.  Am I placing too close to zombies or something?

Xotes replied correctly. (hey, first steps with processing for me...)

But, once that I would have done more work (understand "made weapons"), I will try to provide better explanations about what is happening (for example light pink dots are panicked humans who saw a zombie, or saw someone who saw one. Light green zombies are zombies who saw a human and are running to eat it. Those 2 parts had already been implemented when I took the code.
You might also spot that soldiers sometimes turn lighter : it is when they shot a zombie, and they now retreat, still facing the zombies)

[alamoes]

sorry for incompetence, but how do you play this game?

I've downloaded the processing thing and see that it has some sort of window to compile and play in or something (I still, have very little computer sense, and anything that does not do what *I think it should* baffles me)

My main question is can I copy the stuff in the source code and paste it in the window and then press play?
I will try it and pray it works. 

*Constitutes downloading and double clicking some icon to run the program*

Update: It did not work. 

[flap]

Ha. When you load the web page, it should start straight away. But you need to have java installed and activated in your browser (you might try reinstalling java if it doesn't work...).
The code is not required, and only for those who wish to build on it...

EDIT :
Version V1.1 released.The display is now twice bigger, that's less eyes bleeding...
Also if anyone whishes to follow the game, there is an indieDb page.

[alamoes]

I got it to work in google chrome.  I still don't know why it won't work in internet explorer.  All of the other zombie sims work.  I pinpointed the problem to my browser, I guess. 

[ardesh]

Ha. When you load the web page, it should start straight away. But you need to have java installed and activated in your browser (you might try reinstalling java if it doesn't work...).
The code is not required, and only for those who wish to build on it...

EDIT :
Version V1.1 released.The display is now twice bigger, that's less eyes bleeding...
Also if anyone whishes to follow the game, there is an indieDb page.

pity... your game says i dont have java... but im using openjdk7

[flap]

I got it to work in google chrome.  I still don't know why it won't work in internet explorer.  All of the other zombie sims work.  I pinpointed the problem to my browser, I guess.

Hmm. I have tried with IE at home too, and had the same problem. I will investigate that issue. @ardesh, well, I often found java applications not that reliable at finding java in the computer... I don't know if I can do much about that. I'll investigate (a standalone version would be cool)

Just for info, development is still going. So far I have have implemented :
- timed bombs,
- mines,
- attractors (attracts or repulse humans, zombies,...),
- and a special infection that you can inoculate to the humans, and create weaker short lived zombies (cheap, but ugly fire break. Gagnark gnark gnark)

[alamoes]

I've found that it does not work in safari either. 
I'll also test fire fox. 

Edit: even the original ones don't work.  [In safari] I get an error box that says: "The Java Runtime Environment cannot be loaded from <C:\PROGRA~2\Oracle\JAVAFX~1.1RU\bin\server\jvm.dll>"

It seems as though java was put in a non-standard spot and I should put it in a "normaler" folder area.  Am I correct?

It works in chrome, so I really have nothing to complain about.   
I just want to know what's what and make sure I'm not being too incompetent with my computer. 

[flap]

I have uploaded a new version, with stand alone application (it might partially solve the issue with those who can't play the online version)

There now are 20 different weapons ! Including modified viruses, minefield, or military headquarter. Comments are welcome...

I don't know when will next release be, but it probably mostly focus on interface and stats display (such as how many zombies were killed by your soldiers, number of people you walled alive, people killed by the virus you inoculated,...)

[Dariush]

Pressing escape breaks the game.

Is there any description of what all the different weapons do?

[LibidoMax]

I wish Zed were aggressive. They just seem to bump into civilians with no real targeting. They need to crowd around civilians that there attacking for a few seconds and follow them around. Soldiers also need to be nerfed.