State of Decay - Apocalypse file

Like many of you, I absolutely LOVE the game. But at times, especially later in the game, it seems way too easy. I have installed mods like the Hard Mode and Romero Mod, and while they definitely improve things, I wanted to overhaul things to my personal tastes.

I started working on a mod that would increase difficulty. Not only in terms of zombies, but also increasing costs of valuable items, making ammo rare, etc. This is my vision for a zombie apocalypse. I gave the mod to some of my buddies and they loved it, so I thought others might as well. Below you can see a list of current changes I have made. I kept track of even minor things. In the future, many more things will be changed. I am still testing and trying to find a good balance of current settings, which is why I am releasing this now. With Christmas coming up and stuff I won't have much time to play. So love it or hate it, please give me any feedback so I can incorporate it into the mod.

Current changes:
Gameplay:
- Uses mod to remove blips from the radar. Now you actually have to
pay attention! (Awaiting permission from member who released this before it is added in my package)
- Removed effects when you are on the ground getting beat, so you can see it in
all it's gorey detail!

Player:
- Reduced effectiveness of meds.
- Greatly increased cool down on using meds. You cannot spam them anymore.
- Sprinting stamina while not encumbered is reduced so you can run longer.
- Spring stamina while encumbered is greatly increased.
- Greatly increased stamina cost for focusing with firearms.
- Stamina cost in combat is increased.
- Increased max explosion damage to player
- Adjusted fall height damage. You can potentially take less fall damage from
shorter heights, simulating better landings.

Zombies:
- Reworked zombie spawns in all areas. There will be many more zombies in
the cities, and fewer in rural areas.
- While zombies are more plentiful, it will take longer for zombie respawn to fill
density. This simulates clearing areas out.
- Infestations are larger and occur more often.
- Zombies are typically the slow variety now. Fast zombies are much more rare.
- Increased zombie damage. Don't try fighting more than 2 or 3 at once now!
- If you are bitten by zombies, you may become infected. If infected,
you will need to rest at your home base. Survivors will have a chance to overcome
infection everyday. Survivors may eventually start the Mercy Shot mission if they
are not cured. *Note that infection will only occur when you are gravely injured, so
be careful out there! I am looking into adding a rare item that can cure infection. More
on this soon.
- Increased bloater toxic effects.

Firearms:
- Increased sound radius of all firearms. Higher caliber weapons cause more
noise. Will not draw the attention of the entire city, but definitely a noticeable
difference.
- Though noise is increased, zombies are dumb. If you fire a weapon, it will take longer
for zombies to realize where the sound came from. Repeat firing will make it easier
for zombies to find you.

Molotovs:
- Molotovs burn much longer so you can create barriers for escape or other utility

Vehicles:
- Greatly increased the amount of damage done to vehicles when running zombies
over. Some freaks such as Juggernauts can easily total your car completely.

Items:
- Adjusted weight on all ammo. Generally weight was increased.
- Made all ammo rare. Lower caliber ammo is a bit easier to find.
- Increased influence requirements on all suppressors.
- Increased influence requirements on most meds.
- Decreased uses on all suppressors. Example: Machined Suppressor has 25 uses now.
- Decreased amount of grenade launcher ammo you can stack from 30 to 5.

Flashlight:
- Increased flashlight radius and made it light up more of an area.
- Now creates a small amount of noise when turning on. Creates less
when turning off. This is to simulate zombies noticing light as well. This will likely only
be noticed inside buildings.