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Muster up remaining strength and complete the current chapter. Bring the game to a logical close, then reboot it.

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Same as 1, but a whole new game will be started instead, still Multiworld, but no longer Madness.

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Get just this last turn done and reboot the game. No point wasting energy if updating takes so long.

31 (36%)

Get the last turn done and start a new game project.

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Total Members Voted: 86

[korora]

Yes, but it sounds like we just reset to this turn if the nuke hits.

[Sean Mirrsen]

For most intents and purposes, yes. Knocking it out of the sky will result in detonation, as will trying to short its electronics unless you get a 5 for luck. Shielding... out of the question at this magnitude, even if you manage to hold the shockwave you'll be burned to a crisp. More or less, this imposes a time limit on you, but it's the only world with such a timer. Unlike DF, there's hardly a reason to loiter here.

And if you die - you die. If the key is destroyed or everyone dies the world is reset and whoever is left or comes in gets another try, from the cube, without keeping items or abilities but keeping wounds. A tiny bit unfair, but this is supposed to be a challenge.

[korora]

I nominate JKL to lead us quickly through this world, since he seems to know it well.  (I've never seen any of the movies or played any of the games.)

[Sean Mirrsen]

Don't worry, I don't remember it all that well either. I'll just use the same quantum map as I did last time.

[Frelock]

Alright then, I'll make a slight change in my action (edited previous post).

[neo1096]

I think for my action I will try to transform my fur into flat steel plates and create +steel fur-mail+.

[Zako]

Ahhh shit.... Nukes are bad...

Could I redirect the nuke with air flows pushing it far away enough from the city?

For my action I look for stuff that will be suitable for armor. Boski, could you make some metal armor from the earth? That would be great!

I just thought of another thing, zombies. They bite. And thats bad cause then you turn into one! We need anti-infection abilities! NOW!!! Perhaps Frelock could learn them from his experience in healing people?

[neo1096]

For most intents and purposes, yes. Knocking it out of the sky will result in detonation, as will trying to short its electronics unless you get a 5 for luck. Shielding... out of the question at this magnitude, even if you manage to hold the shockwave you'll be burned to a crisp. More or less, this imposes a time limit on you, but it's the only world with such a timer. Unlike DF, there's hardly a reason to loiter here.

And if you die - you die. If the key is destroyed or everyone dies the world is reset and whoever is left or comes in gets another try, from the cube, without keeping items or abilities but keeping wounds. A tiny bit unfair, but this is supposed to be a challenge.

Actually a nuke has a special detonation sequence that prevents accidental detonation. If this doesn't go off EXACTLY correctly it will either not explode, or do a dirty-bomb style explosion. Even if struck by lightning it would simply set off the conventional explosives, spreading radiation over a wide area but not actually achieving fusion or fission depending on the type of bomb. This is what makes nuclear reactor accidents generally more dangerous than nuclear weapons accidents involving a single bomb, as Chernobyl will attest.

[Sean Mirrsen]

In this case, the nuke will be set to fail deadly if tampered with. I know the usual processes that need to happen for the nuke to go off, but I also know that in this case Umbrella wouldn't risk not destroying the city for any random mishaps and would set the missile's program to fly armed and detonate at the slightest provocation. But, like I said, you have a chance if you just fry the missile's electronics. Then it'll just fail to explode in any way.
Blowing it out of the way might work, but you'd need some heavy winds to deviate a guided cruise missile like the one they were using.

[neo1096]

Umbrella wouldn't risk not destroying the city for any random mishaps and would set the missile's program to fly armed and detonate at the slightest provocation.

Then the micro-asteroids missiles hit in orbit, or the Van Allen belts are gonna kill it, but w/e just saying. I simply find such a thing improbable because of the many things, like hail, ice and wind, missiles encounter on their trips, and the potential fallout of a catastrophic detonation due to hitting one of those hazards over a populated area, as well as the risks involved in getting more nuclear missiles. They're also not expecting the powers that have suddenly come to the area and the switch is not one that can simply be disabled unless they build the missile themselves as trying to disable it probably would set it off and blow their base to hell... (Forgive my rambling: I have a relative who works with these weapons.)
P.S. Is it waterproof? If not, what if the water in the atmosphere shorts out the circuits?
P.P.S. What about exploding it far away from the city?

[Sean Mirrsen]

Umbrella can build just about anything themselves, methinks. And they'd do anything to cover up the zombie outbreak, but eventually even the nuke was insufficient, so... so yeah, I think they'd go for these kind of risks. At the very least, the missile would arm itself as soon as it entered city limits, and that's where you'll see it first. Considering the risks involved, I think the off chance of the missile detonating off-target is a lesser threat than the missile not detonating at all.

And you'd all need to become immune to radiation (beta and gamma mostly, I don't think alpha would get to you from a large distance away) or you'll suffer damage, and I don't mean mutating into freaks, but realistic radiation damage, as would be in this world.

[neo1096]

I know, I was just pointing out the risks involved. Will we get a turn tonight?

[Sean Mirrsen]

Maybe. I'm still in search of a copy of the film, but I don't really need it for this turn.

[neo1096]

Which film is it? If you can name it I can probably find it playable on an online player. As long as you want it in Spanish, English or Japanese, my three languages.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Resident Evil:Apocalypse. And thankee-you, but I pay for my traffic.

Now that I think of it, screw groundhog day. It won't be interesting to do the same things over and over again. If you fail, you fail - you will be purged from the world, and a new world will be added instead of it. I think it'll be better that way.