Playing Die2Nite from Germany

Before you go ballistic on the wiki and the tables, be aware that many constructions can and should be upgraded, so comparing their base values may be misleading.

Defensive focus, for example, doesn't net you any instrinsic defense. However, it brings more value from your defensive items. The first level gives you .5 extra defense per item (which was +23 def for us!), and the bonus increases with every following upgrade (level 5 gets you +8 def/item instead of +2).

Upgradeable wall is another good example of this. Level 1 is a mere 15 defense, but level 2 gets you 51 defense, and it only goes up with each upgrade.

• Do you need APs to kill zombies with them? No. Caveat: There are town-based weapons that require AP to fire out of the town,but personal weapons are fired at no AP cost.

• How many zombies can you kill with one? It varies; some 1 only, some more than one. I think there is a random element with some weapons.

• How do weapons differ from each other? I think each have a probability of a successful attack, a probability of failing/breaking and a quasi-random element of damage (i.e. you may kill more or less Zs with similar attacks)

• Which weapons are effective, and which should I ignore? The $64k question. The most devastating weapons costs more in terms of resources - resources that may be better used elsewhere. In my limited experienced, the weapons are fairly well-balanced - I haven't discovered a preferred weapon yet.

• What are the risks of attacking zombies with weapons? There is a very serious risk that one or more zombies will get hurt! In reality, you won't used weapons until as a last resort when you are trapped. I've never been injured while attacking with a weapon, but I imagine it is possible with certain weapons, but unlike hand-to-hand, I suspect the probability is very low.