Introduction

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Survive the Nights is a unique FPS survival game focusing on teamwork, fortification, creativity and strategy. Secure a structure or roam free, the choice is yours. Survive the Nights focuses on realistic survival, post zombie infestation. The game takes advantage of day and night cycles. Preparing during daylight hours when moving around the world is less risky. Make use of existing structures instead of building them. Play as a team to better your chances to survive each night.

Use the day time hours to roam the island, find loot and prepare for the night to come. Fortify structures, set traps, start fires, get meals and bandages ready. When the night falls, you will not want to venture too far from a secure structure.

Dynamic Aggressive AI

The dead are a real threat and will kill an unprepared player quickly…

Day and Night based AI

 

• Zombies hear and see
• Zombies can attack your structures and gain entrance
• Day zombies are few in number allowing you a better chance of gathering resources
• Night zombies are abundant in number, traveling at night isn’t advised

Day Zombies

• Found in dark tree lines and abandoned structures
• More docile and less prone to attack
• Turn into night zombies when the sun goes down

Night Zombies

• Roam the wilds along with the streets
• Very aggressive
• Increased vision
• Faster and more agile
• Spawn in higher numbers

 

Wave based horde system

The horde system keeps track of a few statistics including how many ‘horde nights’ you’ve survived, how many zombies you’ve killed, when the horde starts and stops along with the direction the horde is approaching from.

• Difficulty progresses with the more hordes you survive.
• Horde difficulty can be set between 1 and your highest achieved difficulty.
• Hordes can be escaped by fleeing.
• Players that choose to flee the horde will not receive the larger XP boost from killing the horde.

 

Fortifiable Structures

Structures are all exciting as there’s no “base building”. You can take control of an already existing structure, fortify and hunker down.

• Every door can be padlocked
• Plank over windows on the interior and exterior
• Power structures to provide much needed light
• Set traps outside/inside doors and windows
• Select and secure fixed containers with locks

 

Crafting and Inventory

Simplified text based inventory and crafting allows us to greatly expand on in game items and crafting possibilities without the graphical overhead.

• Simplified crafting system
• Combine common items to create other useful loot
• Create tools like axes, hammers and hatchets by combining crafted handles and found tool heads
• Craft canteens to store and purify water
• Combine food items with canteens to create meals that are ready to cook
• Easy to navigate an search for recipes
• Search based on recipe or ingredient
• Use large and small workbenches to craft items both large and small

 

Placement and Storage

The placement system allows for players to move any crafted or found physical game drop as they see fit. Placement will allow for players to make a structure feel more like their own.

• Manipulate any loot drop
• Placement directly from the inventory
• Place and store goods on counters, shelves or tables
• Organize your safe house

 

Electrical System

Powering a structure can provide light to make night time activities easier. Some structures also require electricity to power interior and exterior doors.

• Power an electric meter with a generator
• Power a set radius with a generator in the wild
• Supply a structure or area with electricity
• Power lights
• Crafted electrical items like work lamps
• Power gas pumps to retrieve fuel

 

Nutrition and Hydration

Realistic food and drink intake is a big part of the game. You don’t need to eat too frequently so eating and drinking feels like a smooth mechanic and less like a burden. Eating and maintaining a proper diet can even result in character buffs.

• Realistic calorie consumption
• Realistic hydration system
• Only eat what you need for a day
• Eat more and build your calorie, stamina and overall health stats
• Consume cooked foods to lower your chance of sickness
• Hunt game for larger meals

 

Mental Health System

The mental health system is developed to discourage “Kill On Sight” mentality. The zombies are a real threat and you’ll better your chances of surviving with friends and not killing every stranger that comes walking by. PVP is still a factor as it should be and there are means to correct a negative mental state.

• Kill players repeatedly and pay the price
• Eat raw or rancid foods and lower your mental state
• Eat warm meals or fresh foods to raise your mental state
• Extreme lows in the mental health stat will result in death

 

Vehicles and Transportation

Getting around an island the size of this one isn’t easy on foot. Vehicles are in their infancy and we’ll greatly expand on them in the future.

• Realistic fuel consumption
• Realistic part system
• Vehicles support more than one passenger
• Vehicles can power structures

 

Day and Night Cylces

There’s a big difference between day and night, remembering that may be key to your survival. Day and night cycles make for dynamic gameplay. Zombies are scarce and far more docile during daylight hours. Nightfall brings out dead so it’s best to be indoors by then. Traveling at night is not advised. Using a firearm in a town at night would draw hordes. It’s best to stick indoors unless you have a large group of friends.

Day Cycle​​​

Fell trees

Craft planks

Hunting and trapping

Gather loot and food

Fortify a structure

Secure doors and containers with locks

Fuel generators and prepare power systems

Light a fire to keep your health up

Craft bandages and prepare for the night

Night Cycle

Team up with friends

Hunker down in your secured structure

Avoid firearms use melee

Remain as quiet as possible

Start generators and power structures

Set structure traps

Cook meals indoors on wood stoves

Try to survive the night

Breakdown of

Day/Night

Time of Day	Length
Morning	12:45
Afternoon	15:45
Evening	3:45
Night	15:45

 

Achievements.1

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Survive the night

–Survive your first night

Survive 2 Nights

–Survive 2 consecutive nights

It’s an Ugly Business

–Kill your first zombie

One Dozen Dead

–Kill 12 zombies

Nifty Fifty

–Kill 50 zombies

Fire Starter

–Start your first fire

Trailblazer

–Old achievement soon to die.

Liquid Gold

–Find a source of hydration

Craft a Canteen

–Craft a canteen using scrap metal

Dinner is Served

–Cook your first meal

First Gulp

–Have your first drink

10*10

–Kill 100 zombies

Turning Pro

–Kill 250 zombies

Half Way to a G

–Kill 500 zombies

A Grand Achievement

–Kill 1000 zombies

Choke a Chicken

–Kill a chicken with a bear trap

Winner Winner

–Consume a chicken

Make Your Bed

–Craft a sleeping bag

That’s Gonna Leave a Mark

–Take fall damage

Medication Time

–Take your first dose of medicine

Gone Gather’n

–Find something to burn

Make it Clean

–Purify dirty water making it safe to drink

Gone Scrap’n

–Find scrap metal in the world

Time to Grill

–Craft a campfire cooking grill

Dinner is Served

–Cook your first meal

Harvest Time

–Harvest a few pieces of cloth

Dream Weaver

–Sleep in a bed or on sleeping mat

Batter Up

–Craft a defense weapon

Survive 4 Nights

–Survive 4 consecutive nights

One Week Down

–Survive 7 consecutive nights

Two Weeks Down

–Survive 14 consecutive nights

One Month Down

–Survive 28 consecutive nights

I Can See My House From Here

–Visit Mount Baron’s peak

Welcome to Union Point

Visit the Union Point sign

Welcome to Black Rock

–Visit the Black Rock sign

Welcome to Addersfield

Visit the Addersfield sign

Welcome to Sage Creek

–Visit the Sage Creek sign

Welcome to Oldtown

–Visit the Oldtown sign

Craft Bandages

–Craft bandages from clean rags

Getting Around

–Find yourself a map

Locked and Loaded

–Find a yourself a gun

Boom Headshot

–Take a zombie out with a headshot

Make it Clean

–Craft a cleaning kit

Keep it Clean

–Use a cleaning kit

Accessories

–Use an attachment

Hunting for Dinner

–Take out your first animal

Prime Cut

–Harvest from a dead animal

Medium Well Please

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Cook a piece of meat over a fire

Always Points North

–Find a compass in game

Locks Acquired

–Craft a combination lock in game

Hasp and Staple

–Craft a hasp and staple

Get Screws

–Find a box of screws

That’s My Lock

–Craft a lock kit

All Safe and Sound

–Secure a door

That’s My Stuff

–Secure a container

Let Me Axe You Something

–Craft an axe or hatchet

Timber!

–Fell a tree

Boards Boards Boards

–Craft a plank

Smash It!

–Craft a hammer

Nails All Over

–Find nails

Feeling Safer

–Place a plank on a window

Trapping Ain’t Easy

–Craft a trap

This is My House and I Have to Defend It!

–Set a trap

Gotcha!

–Kill a zombie with a trap

Electrics On Me

–Find a generator

MOAR POWER!

–Start a generator

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Lights, Something, Action!

–Power a structure

It’s Alive

–Start a vehicle

ROADKILL

–Run someone over

I’m a Mechanic!

–Repair your vehicle

No Batteries Included

–Find AA batteries

Hand Vice

–Find a pair of Pliers

Welcome to Addersfield Airport

–Visit the airfield entrance

Enter the Air Control Tower

–Reach the top of the air control tower

Stews Up

–Create a stew

Full Pot

–Max out a stew

5 Star Dining

–Create the perfect stew

Farming First

–Get seeds

Ground Breaker

–Plant a seed

Harvest Season

–Harvest player grown plant

Woop Woop

–Start a police pickup

Let There Be LIGHT

–Light a club on fire

Salvation Lies Within…

–Lower the black ridge bridge

STP

–Survive the prison

Quantity Over Quality

–Pickup an extended mag attachment

Welcome to Bitterhold

–Visit the Bitterhold sign

Check Yourself

–View your stats for the first time.

No Place Like Home

Set your home location for the first time.

Getting Stronger

–Overall health increased.

Feel the Warmth

Heal by standing near a fire

Dream Ride

–Get your first set of wheels

Getting around

–Place a map marker

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