Okay, this is hilarious. Of all the ways to die...
So, can anyone tell me what they make the benches in the shelter out of? Alternatively, what they make the whiskey out of?
The death was by burning up. The burning up was the result of an attempt at starting a fire.
Some background: the earlier game, where I found the military helicopter and some neat gear, ended poorly. By which I mean it either crashed or I accidentally closed it, and autosaves weren't on. I did save after leaving the shelter though, so the starting conditions were the same.
The other conditions weren't, as the chopper wasn't there. Sadface. The zombies were still there en masse though, so after a few encounters and the only source of food - a restaurant - being overrun, I retreated through the night and the rain to the shelter. I found a different batch of scientists though, which yielded me a raincoat. Neat. So it's pitch dark (since it's raining and the clouds obscure the moon), I barely stumble across the road again, and just happen to run smack into the shelter. Tried to sleep, but the cold woke me up. This is despite having a decent amount of warm - although mostly wet - clothing. But no matter. Way to combat cold - fire! Going out into the raining night to find sticks in minimal visibility isn't an option. But there are the benches. Made of wood, presumably. Using Logictm, I assumed a bench isn't going to just catch fire with a lighter. So I poured some whiskey on it, and lit a fire.
Now, apparently I was wrong about the benches. Apparently they were made of C4. Because I only took a few steps away towards the terminal, and then the bench exploded. Rubble everywhere. Smoke everywhere. A broken support beam with nails in it nearly hits me in the head. Fire spreading. The windows are closed and curtained. The two turns required to open them again are enough for something else to explode and for the fire to catch up to me. Note - the benches were on the other side of the shelter from me. What the actual heck.
Anyway, that was fun. ^_^
Now, let's try that again...