New Challenge Idea: Fire On The Horizon

[Lightning Flash]

I suggested an idea like this in the Discord, but figured it would get more attention here... maybe.

 

The idea of this challenge is that it does the opposite of Winter Is Coming. Instead of a permanent monster winter coming in 3 days time, you have to worry about an apocalyptic storm of fire that will destroy Knox County in 30 days.

 

The concept is simple:

 

Set one year after the zombie apocalypse (loot is rare), you learn of a monster "death-wave" of  fire that is making its way towards Knox County and will destroy the entire region in roughly 30 days. Most known structures will burn down or become incinerated, leaving very little trace of its existence. It's speculated this is from an asteroid impact or perhaps the meltdown of the nuclear power plants on Earth. Either way, it's real, it's coming, and you're running out of time.

 

In this challenge, your goal is to find enough food, water, medicine, and other supplies for up to two months, and stockpile it in the High School in West Point. There is very little loot left in Knox to the point where gathering two months worth of supplies will be a challenge in its own. But that being said, you do have thirty days. There is no limit as to how much food is needed, but you need to be sure you have at least enough food in order for you to survive two months.

 

On Day 30, a windy storm will appear at one of the edges of the map, during which fire will appear. This fire and wind storm will slowly engulf the entire map over the course of Day 30. Assuming this is impossible to code, an alternative method is that on Day 30, August 8th at 9 AM exactly, the entire map will burst into flames, killing everything outside in a matter of seconds.

 

Anything and everything outside the school that is vulnerable to the storm will be incinerated. This includes vehicles. For the sake of this challenge, another building that will survive the fire is the garage in the abandoned racetrack. Only one vehicle can be stored here.

 

Anything that survives the fire, which will last and continue to burn from Day 30 to Day 60 and quickly snuffs itself out on Day 60, will still stand afterwards. Zombies will eventually repopulate the map. The river north of West Point will dry up on Day 30 and will stay dry. The only way to get water is from rain, which will not come until Day 80. The only way to plant crops after the fire passes is by seeds. If you didn't gather enough seeds, you won't get a great yield, and there's a high chance you will die a lot sooner than you'd expect.

 

This challenge is meant to force players to prepare and conserve their resources, ration their food, and ensure they last long enough to bless the rains down in Kentucky. It's based off the idea of Praimfaya from The 100, which consisted of a global mega-nuclear meltdown that engulfed the planet.

 

This idea is meant to represent a similar idea, and since these challenges aren't exactly canon, it would be relatively fun for people to play. I would definitely and totally play this.

Edited June 4, 2018 by Lightning Flash