The NecroResistance

I was sitting at my computer last night and started thinking that it would be great if we could set up our own NecroResistance server for Left 4 Dead. If we wanted more people to know about the cause then what better way to spread the word?

So I’m going to look into it and see what it would take. Anyone who has suggestions on how I could get this going please feel free to comment and let me know. I am no computer wiz here, just a necro-mercenary who likes to kill virtual zombies.

All suggestions would be appreciated, and I bid you all happy hunting. I’ll see you in the game!

Tom B.

In the event of a catastrophic rising of the undead, zombies, Naegleria infected criminally insane, or even reanimated deer, it’s imperative that your home be protected. You can protect your home with style and class by building your own emergency zombie defense station.

A simple offensive kit consists of a primary weapon, an ammunitionless weapon, and a few other provisions. John Lucas at Craftster has created an excellent mockup of such a kit. While he uses non sharpened implements and non-live ammuntion, I highly suggest building a fully-functional kit of your own.

The kit consists of an pump action shotgun, shells, large knife and a plexiglass shield. Note also the high quality instructions included with the kit. In preparing a kit of your own, it is suggested that you leave the shotgun fully loaded and maintain extra shells in an easy to use bandolier. There is no point of keeping an anti-zombie weapon on your person or premises if it’s not going to be loaded. Zombies don’t wait for you to reload while they chew on your collarbone.

This kit funcitons best as a stand alone offensive solution. Its best tacitical placement would be near obvious weak zones in your home, such as entries, near large windows, or in cramped locations. An excellent place for such a kit as this would also be an upstairs window, or near a porch roof - shotgun blasts to the head should be sufficient enough at this elevation to cause complete destruction of the cerebellum and pons. You don’t want a Mike the Headless Zombie” wandering around, trying to eat things with just a throat. It’s pretty gross.

Don’t forget that you’ll still need a larger kit, and should have your whole house prepared anyway. I suggest the following:

Benelli Super 90 8 Shot Pump Action Shotgun
100 Shotgun Shells - though why limit yourself? Have at least 4 bandoliers per person.
Pikes, ninjata or other polearm - for a ranged blade attack.
Lightweight Machete or Ginsu Knife - you want something easy to swing in close quarters that will sever the spine on one blow.
Remember: a member of the undead — and a member of the living for that matter — can still function and move with just a brainstem. You want complete severing of that head! When taking a headshot, aim through the mouth and towards the back for a square, clean shot.

A local junk auto-parts dealer has agreed to donate parts to The Necrosistance in order for us to build an Anti-Zombie Tank.  We started converting an old bus, reinforcing and enhancing as we get new hardware.

The first step is to get rid of many of the windows and  reinforce the entire structure with steel.  We can’t go too crazy or the bus will be too heavy and put too much wear on the engine.  We are also cutting gun holes and mounting a chaingun to the roof.  The gun operator should be pretty safe, as the only way to climb on the roof is via an internal ladder.  Hopefully the zombies we face will be “George Romero” zombies and not ones that can super-jump.

Once we get the bus beefed up, then we can start working on telecommunications, radar, and thermal sensors (how else can we tell the difference between real humans and the undead at night).

We are also working on a fireworks and flare launcher.  This will help survivors find us for protection.  Hopefully, the zombies will find the lightshow fascinating so we can move through them without wasting ammo.

I’ll have more details as the Tank nears completion.