Player Field Manual

Humans: `human / infected` → `downed` (lootable 30m) → `dead_awaiting_revival` (lootable 30m). Zombies: lethal → `dead_zombie_awaiting_revival` only (lootable 30m; no downed).

Downed 30m; revival/zombie-corpse window 30m; `reverting` 6h (not lootable). Living humans/zombies cannot be looted.

Infection highlights:

• Zombie melee hit: baseline infection +20.
• `infected` gains +5 each evolution tick (60m).
• Random infection event every 2 evolution ticks: +20–40 (disabled when zombie ratio is too high).

Account recovery protects logins without changing core combat tempo.

Reset and verify responses share one envelope. `RATE_LIMITED` means wait `retryAfterSeconds`.

Durability applies to armor instances only, not bare `itemId` templates. Weapons have no durability yet.

At zero durability bonuses fail. Repair before high-pressure fights.

Control progress is 0–100, recomputed each evolution tick:

• Occupants only contribute if they have action activity within the last 72 hours
• `+2` × allied occupants
• `-3` × hostile occupants
• Integrity, power, and an empty garrison currently add no extra control modifier

Only one leading alliance at progress ≥ 75 controls the building; dropping below 75 clears control.

Doors: open / closed / locked. Closed doors block zombies even when unlocked.

Access and directory:

• Warehouse read or write permission in your alliance.
• You stand inside a building your alliance currently controls.
• Alliance panel footer lists every alliance (name / description / seats current/max e.g. 1/5, sorted by size) for browsing only.

Capacity is dynamic (slots + weight), server-authoritative:

• Slots = `40 + (controlled buildings × 6) + (warehouses × 24) + (powered warehouses × 12)`
• Weight = `400 + (controlled buildings × 75) + (warehouses × 300) + (powered warehouses × 180)`

Deposits are capacity-checked first; over-cap rejects without taking inventory.

Durability armor can be deposited and withdrawn one item at a time; current/max durability is preserved per instance.

Anomaly buildings (house / church / broadcast_station):

• 5 unique visitors → stage 1 (possible anomaly objects).
• 3 anomaly explores → stage 2 (extra doorways; expand to 2F).
• Exhausted buildings get a small residual supply pass about every 24h; raw materials / basic resources can replenish, while high-value firearms only keep their rare chance until that building has spawned one.

Zombie dogs (warehouse / prison / police_station / hospital):

• Every 8 items looted raises spawn pressure.
• Max 4 per building; global active cap = map cells × 0.1%.
• Kill totals 4 / 9 / 15 raise mutation stages (damage & dodge).

Troll (one on the map):

• Senses prey within 5 tiles (Manhattan); chases the nearest outdoor human/infected (never people inside buildings).
• Moves outdoors only and never enters buildings; wanders randomly when no outdoor prey is in range.
• Steps 1 outdoor tile every 5 world ticks; on a shared outdoor tile, attacks a random victim each tick and raises infection.
• HP 480; drops a random weapon; respawns outdoors after 48h.

If the tick advanced but your queue looks stuck, check in order:

1. World tick still advancing (countdown / `nextWorldTickAt`).
2. Pre-conditions (target moved, range, door state, materials).
3. Notifications / action results for failure reasons.
4. Alliance control or building rights changing mid-tick.

Often conditions were valid at enqueue but invalid at resolve — that is by design, not a frozen UI.

Seed items ship small inventory icons. The backpack and equipment panels show them next to each stack.

Static path: `/art/items/{itemId}.jpg` (512×512). Missing art falls back to the category glyph.

Antidote

AP Potion

Ball Cap

Bandage

Baseball Bat

Canvas Shoes

Chemical Compound

Cloth

Combat Boots

Crowbar

Electronic Component

Fist

Canned Food

Fuel Canister

Generator

Hard Hat

HP Potion

Infection Buffer Potion

Hunting Knife

Leather Jacket

Medicine Base

Medical Kit

Metal Scrap

Molotov Cocktail

Motorcycle Helmet

Padded Jacket

9mm Automatic Pistol

9mm Pistol Ammo

Reinforced Pants

Reversal Injection

Revolver

Revolver Ammo

Rifle

Rifle Ammo

Riot Helmet

Scrap Vest

Shotgun

Shotgun Shells

Burst SMG

SMG Ammo

Sniper Ammo

Sniper Rifle

Spray Paint

Tactical Boots

Tactical Pants

Tactical Vest

Vaccine

Walkie-Talkie

Water Bottle

Wood Plank

Work Pants

Bite

Claws

Zombie Meat

Slam

Purchases are optional convenience (burst AP). There is no subscription and no membership perks. Free play still has AP regen, tutorial potions, and weekly-board rewards.

Current paid packs (USD list price via Creem):

What an AP Potion does:

• Restores up to +50 AP (fills to max if the gap is smaller; no overflow).
• Costs 0 AP to drink; usable at 0 AP.
• Max 5 uses per character per rolling 24 hours.
• Queued consume resolves on the next world tick (not instant).

Profile → Game Shop (no character required to buy). After Creem checkout succeeds, potions credit account stock; allocate them to a character bag from Profile before drinking. Tutorial / weekly-board free potions still go straight to character bags. See Terms of Service §5 for refunds and disputes.

Prices may change; the shop UI and checkout page win at purchase time. Creem is the Merchant of Record for card payments.