The Cold v. Turned

[Pork]

Now, I know lots of people have made posts tackling how temperature will work; but they only list how this will affect the player.

This post will not deal with that however, I was much more interested in how Coldness will affect the Turned.

The Turned

For the undead, freezing temperatures will impact them in several ways:

• Frozen tissue is slightly tougher

• Frozen tissue also reduces the speed at which the Turned can move

Those will affect the basic “zombies” while the mutants of the world will also be impacted.

• The mutants will tend to hide in buildings to try and maintain some assemblance of heat.

• Pack hunting might also be possible for the mutants.

• Mutants will also be attracted to fires and torches, as they too want to stay warm.

Thoughts?

[NarcolepticHound]

Hopefully cold maps will be more popular in the second iteration of the game. I like this idea.

[RedCo]

The way your phrased it I thought you were suggesting the “Cold” as a new type of enemy, sortof like a Predator vs. Alien

[Pork]

I wasn’t sure how to phrase it, “The Coldness” certainly didn’t roll off the tongue.

[GreatHeroJ]

This is so simple yet so necessary.

It makes sense both balance-wise and immersion-wise. Good job

[ReallyAR]

The coldness and the way it affects the turned depends on the infection type virus , fungus or bacteria will behave diffrent at diffrent temperatures

[Pork]

I generally use Yarr’s post as a reference; he states it to be a sort of parasite.

The Turned (Huge list of ideas)

This is my massive suggestion for the new Turned enemies. I posted a rough draft before just to give people an insight on what I propose, and generally it’s well-received. My post include: Brief info on them according to the Road map Difference between the Turned and zombies New status bar that relates to the Turned A list of enemy ideas based on the small description, though mostly my imagination How the Turned reacts to daylight Concept for locations with the Turned and restoring them for p…

[Kylie]

Here’s the thing tho
The turned are already cold. They are basically dead and don’t produce heat. So they most likely won’t go look for warmth. But the idea of them gaining strength at the cost of speed is a very good idea

[anon24515308]

@Kylie

They are basically dead and don’t produce heat.

Source?

@Kylie

don’t produce heat. So they most likely won’t go look for warmth.

Just like reptiles how reptiles and other cold blooded animals aren’t attracted to warmth. /s

[Korean]

Or zombies might sometimes just freeze and be ice figurines XD

[anon24515308]

@Pork

• Frozen tissue is slightly tougher

• Frozen tissue also reduces the speed at which the Turned can move

I like the idea of slowing down the pace of gameplay in winter and wintry areas, but I’m not 100% sure about making the turned into slow moving bullet sponges.

@Pork

Mutants will also be attracted to fires and torches, as they too want to stay warm.

Only if I can give them jet packs and suicide vests, to create heat seeking missles.

[Pork]

@anon24515308

but I’m not 100% sure about making the turned into slow moving bullet sponges.

I was more leaning towards making it a viable option to flee, or to use your environment around you to kill the Turned, for instance, leading the Turned to ice, then shattering it, making them fall in.

[Kylie]

@anon24515308

Source?

@anon24515308

reptiles

Well, reptiles are alive and have functioning organs to keep from freezing ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[Aj_Gaming]

Also reptiles are attracted to warmth. Why do you think they sit on rocks all day?

Hint: it’s because they can soak up heat that way.

Well other than. When they go to eat. But they usually sleep on large flat rocks during the day.

The only reason animals dislike fire is because they naturally fear fire as it usually means trouble. (Forrest fires and ect.)

Plus they dislike the constant strange movement from it.

[anon24515308]

The Turned do not have to behave like the most generic science fiction & fantasy type of zombie. The lore that is given on them allows Nelson far more freedom in how gameplay should work than reanimated corpses, (or fungi, viri, or bacteria as AR suggested) would.

@Kylie

Well, reptiles are alive and have functioning organs to keep from freezing ¯_(ツ)_/¯

No, they don’t that’s what makes them cold blooded.

[anon24515308]

Did you not see the /s?

[Aj_Gaming]

I more or less used the expand button on Kylie’s post. So I didn’t notice.

My mistake.

[Kylie]

@anon24515308

that’s what makes them cold blooded.

Just because they are cold-blooded doesn’t mean they prefer cold. These animals seek heat to be active, because in cold environments, they don’t move as much. They become sluggish in cold areas but much more active in warm environments which is why you mostly see cold blooded animals in humid and warm areas instead of snowy and cold environments.

[anon24515308]

This is true:

@Kylie

Just because they are cold-blooded doesn’t mean they prefer cold. These animals seek heat to be active, because in cold environments, they don’t move as much. They become sluggish in cold areas but much more active in warm environments which is why you mostly see cold blooded animals in humid and warm areas instead of snowy and cold environments.

Because this isn’t:

@Kylie

reptiles… have… organs to keep from freezing

[Nightwolf_Starlight]

The question is: are Unturned zombies really reanimated dead corpses, or they are just (like their name says) Turned people - alive, but just mutated?
If they are really true undeads: do their blood is even flowing in their veins (not only because of heart beating/not beating, but also if their blood is still liquid or it turned solid [coagulation])?

SPOILEEEEER!!!

Summary

According to game’s lore, people are turned because of alien virus (Washington north deadzone, notes in abandoned houses).