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         Smartphones seem like something that, at first glance, would not be useful in a zombie apocalypse. There's no other survivors to call, and even if there was, they wouldn't work since there would be no one to man the phone reception, right? Well, that may be true for the calling purpose of the phone, or other style of phones, we're forgetting one of the main selling perks of a Smartphone - other tasks.

 

Calendars, maps, mobile games, and other applications available at your fingertips; all useful things for your survivor.

 

Smartphones would be a useful addition to add to Project Zomboid because Smartphones are useful for a survivor, allowing acess to an in-game map, the ability to see an extended calendar and open up new gameplay possibilities of setting up a schedule, mobile games to accommodate for boredom, and stress.

 

"Wouldn't Smartphones simply be abused?"

The idea I have in place to avoid this is rather simple - have Smartphones be fairly common along with a plug charge, but once the power goes out, so does the use of regular chargers.

 

 

"But then Smartphones would only be useful for the first couple weeks. That's a bad idea."

That's the turning point. There will be also be another, rare, type of charger out there. It is a solar charger. These will probably only be found in electronic stores or warehouses since they are not as mainstream.

 

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An example of a portable solar charger, in pink variant!

 

"How would it work with the current inventory system?"

At the moment, I picture a bar that represents how much batter is remaining for the pohone. When right-clicked, a drop-down of options such as 'View map', 'View calendar', 'View games', 'View other apps' with the option of having three top apps that would replace the first three options if you wish.

 

 

"This still sounds a little powerful. Will there be different variants of Smartphones?"

I picture three different types, a common one, a rare one,  and an extremely rare one. Common ones would be cheaper variants of Smartphones that would carry less battery life, less apps, and overall of a lesser quality. Rare Smartphones would be better in those categories, but not as good as an extremely rare smartphone, which have the most premium apps, battery life, and build quality. I am sure Indie Stone could come up with more ideas on their own.

 

 

I know this idea seems far-fetched, however overall, an addition of a Smartphone and its accessories would open up more gameplay opportunities, and help the survivor. What do you think of the idea? What are some suggestions/criticisms? Let's make this a good discussion.

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the year/decade the game is set in is unknown, but the inclusion of the Laser Disc makes it seem likely that it is set in an era previous to the recent smart phone influx.

This could be true. Maybe if the knowledge of the year is known, this could solve this issue.

 

 

Do you think it would be a bad idea if the year was relevant to the smartphone?

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the year/decade the game is set in is unknown, but the inclusion of the Laser Disc makes it seem likely that it is set in an era previous to the recent smart phone influx.

Flatscreen Plasma TV's also say otherwise, I'd imagine that the Laser Discs are just leftover from when the people owned them when they were a thing, just like I still have Cassette tapes in my House(and a cassette deck)

 

So, It'd be safe to assume that the game takes place in a more Modern Era.

(~2006+)

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the year/decade the game is set in is unknown, but the inclusion of the Laser Disc makes it seem likely that it is set in an era previous to the recent smart phone influx.

This could be true. Maybe if the knowledge of the year is known, this could solve this issue.

 

 

Do you think it would be a bad idea if the year was relevant to the smartphone?

 

well, if it should be set in the 1980's or 1990's, there was no such thing of course.

 

i feel like, from the way i understand things, there needs to be a way for there to be a total information blackout, with nothing coming in or going out that would let the rest of the world know what was happening in Kentucky. this means no smart phones, no ipads, no real internet presence at all. back in the days when we all had and relied on land lines, with old fashioned rotary or push button Princess phones.

 

the year/decade the game is set in is unknown, but the inclusion of the Laser Disc makes it seem likely that it is set in an era previous to the recent smart phone influx.

Flatscreen Plasma TV's also say otherwise, I'd imagine that the Laser Discs are just leftover from when the people owned them when they were a thing, just like I still have Cassette tapes in my House(and a cassette deck)

 

So, It'd be safe to assume that the game takes place in a more Modern Era.

(~2006+)

 

there has been some debate centered around those tv's.  even Mashed Potato could not quite explain what happened there. but the absolute fact remains that we don't yet know the era the game is supposed to be set in.

 

assuming the laser disk is a leftover, where are the VHS and Beta tapes? no DVD either.

 

 

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well, if it should be set in the 1980's or 1990's, there was no such thing of course.

 

i feel like, from the way i understand things, there needs to be a way for there to be a total information blackout, with nothing coming in or going out that would let the rest of the world know what was happening in Kentucky. this means no smart phones, no ipads, no real internet presence at all. back in the days when we all had and relied on land lines, with old fashioned rotary or push button Princess phones.

 

the year/decade the game is set in is unknown, but the inclusion of the Laser Disc makes it seem likely that it is set in an era previous to the recent smart phone influx.

Flatscreen Plasma TV's also say otherwise, I'd imagine that the Laser Discs are just leftover from when the people owned them when they were a thing, just like I still have Cassette tapes in my House(and a cassette deck)

 

So, It'd be safe to assume that the game takes place in a more Modern Era.

(~2006+)

 

there has been some debate centered around those tv's.  even Mashed Potato could not quite explain what happened there.

but the absolute fact remains that we don't yet know the era the game is supposed to be set in.

 

assuming the laser disk is a leftover, where are the VHS and Beta tapes? no DVD either.

 

 

Going on the Lack of VHS makes me wonder why Laserdisc is even around in the First place..

VHS came before the Laserdisc, Yet VHS does not exist ingame.

 

It's hella confusing.

 

Plasma TV's and Laserdiscs, Yet DVD's and VHS' are missing.

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ah, but that's one of the fun things about this forum. sifting thru all the various threads filled with speculation and innuendo trying to make some sense of it all, knowing that only when the Devs feel like telling us the whole story will we find out who was closest to getting it right.

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Flat panel LCD's technically existed since "64. However in another thread where spriters discussed it, MashPotato replied saying that those sprites were done before discussing the time-period with Chris. and "That it is indeed in the past, although not as far back as the 80's"

 

That is about as close to an answer as I could get. My guess would be mid 90's if you were to put a gun in my face.

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