I sure hope the map isn't one big image. Then computers would be loading the whole entire map at once, and it would be laggy as hell.
Sure thing. What does this news report need to be about?
Maybe it would render as you traveled or something. or maybe sections of map? Although that would be lame.
Yeah, maybe several reports:
One on how to deal with the panic "Stay in your homes"
One on the areas being "Rioted"
and then One about the evacuation centers and the cities that have fallen.
But don't make it "THE ZAUMBEES ARE HERE!!!" thing. Try a more realistic approach, as in that the news don't know what it is.
I think I got the basic plot laid out.
1) You're on your way to work. Movement and gameplay is explained here as you walk to work and shit. On your way back, you notice that there's some sort of commotion on the street, and the cops make you detour, and although you don't pass any barricades, there's plenty of cops. Then, right before they lead you onto a main road that leads to your house, you hear shooting, and the crowd starts sprinting. You get swept up with them and sprint home, and when you get on your street, you see tons of cops and SWAT guys running down the street and pushing you into your house.
2) You run out and it's a complete riot. This is pretty much a looting level. You get tons of food here.
3) You barricade your apartment and hear the shots and screams as the cops get overrun and fall back. You meet your apartment buds and whatnot.
4) The zombies have pretty much spread out all over boston and this is it. You leave and the game starts. It's a back and forth between your house and looting.
5) Somebody shows you a radio that tells you to go to New York for evacuation.
6) You leave for new york.
7) Long ass travel segment.
8) You reach North Eastern NYC, and notice that it's empty, and as you travel further in, it's overrun with zombies. There's a fuckton. You set up outside New York and loot for ammo and guns.
9) A National Guard unit passes by and tells you that they were overrun and the last they heard, they were supposed to go to New York. They join your party, although there's not enough left to push into NYC. You loot more ammo and head in.
10) You push into New York, and eventually, you push into an area held by National Guard units. They tell you to head town towards Manhattan. Any surviving National Guard members you had in your party are held back.
11) You go into Manhattan and it's completely safe, and they're evacuating civilians via the southern pier.
Now, this is where I'm confused. I'm not sure whether to let the Army turn on you and you have to fight them, or just have a massive outbreak and you have to either stand and fight with the Army and your party, or cut and run to the boats.
