There are many of you out there that see this part of the forum constantly being updated and may ask yourselves, what is Urban Dead, and what's all the fuss about.

To put it simply. Urban Dead is a text based massively multiplayer online role playing game. Players control their characters through mouse clicks, there are no real "graphics" in this game but instead information is provided to us through text. The premise of the game is that you are a player trapped inside a quarantined off city in the midst of a zombie plague, players may play as humans or zombies (and may be turned into either by other players during the course of the game). Players gather skills to become more powerful and give themselves a greater chance of survival.

This game is entirely free and there are no downloads required.

Here is a link to the basic FAQ
http://www.urbandead.com/faq.html

and a link to the highly useful and detailed wiki for the game
http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Main_Page


If you are interested at all in joining I will lay out some tips below to help you get started

Creating your character

First things first, you have to create a character now don't you

While there are many classes to choose from, in my opinion, for the greatest chance of survival and having a useful character right off the bat, there are only a few choices that make sense

Private

This would be a good class for those that wish to use firearms as soon as possible. They come equipped with
a pistol
2 pistol clips
and have the skill basic firearms training (will assist in the accuracy of said firearms)

(cop would be just as suitable a choice here but you would be a civilian instead of military, the difference will be explained later)

Medic
A good class for those that wish to be able to heal themselves and others effectively.
1 first aid kit
1 loaded pistol
first aid training (first aid kits heal 10 instead of 5)

Scout
A good class for those that want to go to a dangerous area or explore quickly
flare gun
binoculars
Free Running (a vital skill that allows players to move from building to building without going to street level... this will allow access to buildings that are too heavily barricaded to enter normally, if the player can find a building they can enter that neighbours said too heavily baricaded building)

Firefighter
A good class for those that wish to gather xp as quickly as possible
fireaxe
radio
Axe Proficiency (helps increase accuracy of the axe)

Now you may notice the character classes fall into different groups

Military
Scientist
Civilian

the only real differences is how much skills will cost you

if you are military, all military skills will cost you 75xp, civilian skills will cost you 100 xp, scientist skills will cost you 150 xp
if you are a civilian, all skills will cost you 100 xp
if you are a scientist, all military skills will cost you 150 xp, all civilian skills will cost you 100 xp, all scientist skills will cost you 75 xp


Movement

All right so you've created your character... now what???

Well you will have to learn to walk now won't you. In the top left of the screen you will see a map, you are in the middle square on that map, to move simply click another square and you will move to that location.

you will notice that your action points have gone down, actions points are how many "actions" you are allowed to make at once, everytime you do something your action points will go down by 1, players may have a maximum of 50 action points at once and they are restored at a rate of 1 every half hour

Combat

Combat is something you will have to get used to in this town, it's kill or be killed and also happens to be one of the main ways to gather xp

Choosing a weapon

There are many different objects in the game that can be used as a weapon

but realistically only a few make sense

the most effective melee weapon is the fire axe, it does the most damage and has the second highest hit rate for melee weapons in the game (overall it has the highest average damage per action point)

the pistol will be your main combat tool in the higher levels, easiest to find and keep loaded and the most effective firearm for damage/ap

the shotgun will be your main damage dealer, although not effective damage/ap wise, if you keep a few of these loaded you can deal out massive damage with a few shots


as a starting character you will want to be gather xp fast, the best choice for this will be the fire axe, with upgraded hand to hand combat and axe proficiency you may gather xp at a steady rate and not have to spend time searching for ammunition like you would with the firearms.


Death

Eventually you will be killed

but this is not the end, you may stand up again as a zombie.

If you so desire you may continue to play as a zombie (you may even choose to start as one if you wish)

or you may be revived (turned back into a human), there are marked revive points depending on which area you are in and cemeteries are generally considered to be revive zones



This is only some of the very basics to help you get started and choose a character, if you have any more questions consult the FAQ, the Wiki or ask here


The two current groups we have on this forum are the http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Zombie_Resistance_Movement, headed by Kira Yamato, and http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/The_Enclave, headed by ACSephiroth.

Player List:
ACSephiroth: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1597962%20%E2%80%93ACSephiroth, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627283
Lt. Pebble: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627096%20%E2%80%93Lt.%20Pebble
The Fishy Wanderer: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627218%20%E2%80%93The%20Fishy%20Wanderer, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627251, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627242
Kira Yamato: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=988565%20%E2%80%93Kira%20Yamoto
FoxTrotZulu: http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1591286, http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1596933, http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1589303%20-FoxTrotZulu
Greatest Alive: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627237
Avis: http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=983331
Evol Gamer54: http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627219, http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1632528, http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1632526
Nillocjames: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1189825
Morrowind_Fanatic: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627353
Flat Toe Cory: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627463
The 6th: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1597319
Mere: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627967
Terash Cas: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=382681
Wesley Lancing: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627971
Pandaman77: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627982, http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1310944
DarthRavanger: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1381095
Ragnalin the Thief: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627363
EvilFish1: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1628486
Shade.Ninja: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627370
Caffienatedjedi: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1628533, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1634823
JovBlackheart: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=380971
GameMastr35: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1628138
Vault dweller96: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1628994
Faldom: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1629085
Allstarn08: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1628611
Attentater05: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1629017
Verlox: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1632303
1Samildanach: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1629835
Alex tru: http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1627173-
AkaThunder2: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1635358
Lycan01: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=988583
Lord Kaelin: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1642570
dwayne hicks: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=829678
WoOdElf79: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1642400
super mutant master89: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1643717
The Gate Keeper: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1629023
j40kfan16: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?mode=edit&id=1627316
Raithen: http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1650548, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1654034
Beancan http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1654771, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1655776
lamington95 http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1653509, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1656816
Capital http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1655429
Dar'Jaar http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1660407
zylosfr http://urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1664049
The Black Fox http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1667762
SuperMage http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1667510
Daydark http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1669109
MutantPenguin http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1669452
Wubbles http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1667213, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1657881, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1667136, http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1669098
acesolid http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1673054
JosephRoflcopter http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1683678
redmer the wise nord/elf http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1683898
I am the Walrus! http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=1688807

If I've forgotten anyone or there is an error, tell me and I'll edit the list. All those being added to the list, or making a new character, will need to post a link to their character's profile before I can add them.

Old Threads

http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1044957&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1045295&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1046479&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1048238&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1051491&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1054551&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1056429&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1057599&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1060761&hl=Urban+Dead
http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1062816

News:
Miltown appears to be in survivor hands. All members of the ZRM and Enclave are to report to Miltown and do what they can to maintain control of the suburb.

So, whats the plan? Until we get a plan, I think I will circulate through Miltown repairing and barricading buildings.

that's the plan at the moment

we were reclaiming it, Fliney was the planned home for a while

now we are just trying to keep the entire suburb nice and human friendly, keep the heals and revives flowing

Looks like Miltown is going to be the base of operations for the Enclave at the moment seeing how it is pretty safe at the moment.

Now does anyone knows where you can find a radio?

http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Useful_Items#Radio

hey guys whats a supply crate? ive heard theres some on urban dead.

http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/Supply_Crate

thats not good. idc if i get days worth of ammo i dont want killed. so thats why people were putting up lights and showing zombies where they were at.

do multiple flak jackets give additional protection? Or should I dump the extras?

Edit: and again, is there a specific radio frequency for us to use?

nope just 1 is useful, any more is a waste

as for frequency, we aren't using a specific one

but you can look at the suburb map and tune to the suburb frequency

dammit some zombie took me to 41 hp and someone revived it. i got 32 ap so should i go to school and leave when i get back or leave now?

I've just been spam searching the last few days. I have: 3 fully loaded pistols, 2 pistol clips, 3 fully loaded shotguns, 1 shotgun shell, 2 necrotech syringes( can't actually use yet), 3 faks, 2 radios(different frequencies), and a flak jacket.

I don't see the appeal in this game, it's pretty bland and boring.

I found my first shotgun today but unluckyly a zombie broke into the area i was in and I used up all my ammo to get it to half health.

that's your opinion. You may not like it but obviously a lot of other people do. To bad you don't like it though.

Yes, it is. Which is why you play it for about five minutes a day.

I played this once, I got max level and quit.
It got repetetive and the admin looked like he did'nt care any more.

Wondering if sephiroth or pebble are online anymore and still playing or if we should look for new leaders for the enclave/consider other options

The Fliney NT building has been broken into. I killed two zeds before I ran low on AP and retreated to another building.

^ still one zombie standing, I wacked him a bit

healed the injured guy and caded a bit

area still needs a bit of help

I'll get over there and help when I get some more AP.

According to my contacts ACSephiroth is MIA and Pebble is still active as for the breakin in fliney one zombie is left and close to death.

Fliney is back to extremely heavily barricaded. Once I get a couple more AP I'll set up my generator and fuel it up.

I play Urban Dead. :hehe:

Character name is Jake Coates, holed up in Challenger Crescent PD doin my part to help keep the area safe.

^ if you want to be added the our character list I'll need a link to the profile