Zombie Apocalypse

Overview

The Zombie Apocalypse is a zone event that uses the Rikti World Invasion engine, added to the Halloween Event in 2008. Random zones throughout the game come under attack for periods of time. The start and end of an apocalypse event are broadcast on the appropriate Hero or Villain event channel. The sky of an invaded zone turns red, and zombie hordes begin to attack very similarly to the troop phase of the Rikti invasions.

Specifics

When a zone is invaded, the following occurs for all players, Hero and Villain alike, on the server:

• A message will appear in chat windows with the Zone Events channel enabled, warning of a zone that is about to be attacked by zombies. This message gives suitable warning for Heroes and Villains not wishing to take part to leave the zone:
  • The message reads: "WARNING: Zombie attack in zone."

• As the attack begins, the skies in the affected zone will change to a deep red color. All normal enemies will despawn from the map and zombies will begin to rise from the ground.

• When the zombie attack passes, a second Zone Events message is sent, announcing the end of the event in that zone:
  • The message reads: "ALERT CANCELED: The zombies have disappeared from zone."

• The sky then returns to normal, resuming the perpetual night of the Halloween Event.

• Zombies drop technology enhancements, and both tech and arcane salvage.

For further details about how invasions choose targets and determine what rank of zombies to spawn, see Rikti Invasion Mechanics.

Player triggers

It has been confirmed by Positron that the event is player triggered, and continues to be able to be triggered even after the end of the Halloween Event. The exact triggering mechanics are not known yet.

Badges and Unlockable Costume Piece

These badges are unlocked by defeating the Zombie Apocalypse zombies (not to be confused with the Trick or Treat zombies).

Pumpkin Head

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• Apocalypse Survivor grants access to the Pumpkin Head costume piece (Under Special Helmets).