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Power Fluctuations


Okamikurainya

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Something I've been having to deal with IRL lately is power outages and fluctuations.

I was thinking it may be a interesting mechanic to have in the early game, when running on the main power.
Have it possible that the power may flicker on and off during a major storm, maybe even for an hour at a time during tropical storms, and have it start to falter a day or two prior to the power going out completely as the back up generators at the power plants struggle to handle the load without human intervention.
Could be a cool thing to get you really looking for a generator and a small bit of a warning for what is to come.

The same could be applied to generators with under 10% fuel, having the power flicker on and off if there isn't another generator to pick up the slack, a clear warning sign that you need to refuel.

 

What y'all think?

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Well, clearly it didn't make it into the "next IWBUMS build" but they had a blog about expanding the way power works here https://projectzomboid.com/blog/2018/08/powerdoid/ :D

I presume it might still be on the cards after this build gets stable? Who knows. Either way, I would love it. More ways to allow more dynamic horror, the better.

 

Imagine going through a school during a storm and then the lights start flickering or something. Especially with the new zombies sounds, it'd be great.

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3 minutes ago, MadDan2013 said:

Well, clearly it didn't make it into the "next IWBUMS build" but they had a blog about expanding the way power works here https://projectzomboid.com/blog/2018/08/powerdoid/ :D

I presume it might still be on the cards after this build gets stable? Who knows. Either way, I would love it. More ways to allow more dynamic horror, the better.

 

Imagine going through a school during a storm and then the lights start flickering or something. Especially with the new zombies sounds, it'd be great.

Oh wow! So it was actually planned for B40! So we may actually see it down the IWBUMS for B41 or B42.
And yeah, that sounds absolutely terrifying! XD

 

4 minutes ago, Mr_Sunshine said:

(doubt this happens in RL but yknow, zombies) 

Okay, I live in South Africa, America, or anywhere really (just google some of the crap ESKOM does over here), almost definitely has better power infrastructure than where I live.
But, just prior to a power outage we'll often have the power cut out a few times for a short amount of time before it goes dead completely. So at least from my perspective, it's realistic, and I've often seen it used in American media (including Season 1 of Fear the Walking Dead).

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