FIRST INFECTION CAUSING ZOMBIFICATION
The first known infection caused by the Grazer Vine was in 1893, an explorer named Marcus Scald had walked to a nearby lake and came across a never-before-seen vine growing on the “shore” of the lake, he was then sprayed with spore like seeds and fell back onto a rock that scraped half of his face off. He then walked to a lakeside town , snuck up behind someone and started eating them from the stomach out , everyone panicked and ran into the nearest buildings, the next morning wanted posters were put up around the town but the man was found dead, he had been shot in the head by a hunter.
BOOKS
The infection started a lot earlier than 1893 however, it had only been a small thing before that, causing only coughing and sneezing because of the fine particles the plant creates, but people had still known about its potential dangers, so they wrote books about different things that could happen with the infection, but only one was correct; Grazer Codex, which the vine was named after.
THE INFECTIONS
There are 4 stages of the infection, 1. Runner, the runner has the least amount of vines growing on it, it starts with the eyes and leads to:
2. This type is almost completely blind, the eyes have been 90% grown out.
3. This stage is completely blind, the eyes have been completely grown out and the weight of the vines has started to cause them to move slower, and the vines have almost completely taken over the brain and body.
4. The weight of the vine and infected liquid buildup have caused the person to slowly lumber along as they shoot the liquid and seeds out of certain spots in the vine.
WEAPONS AND WEAKNESSES
Some infected types aren't hurt as much as other types, it all depends on the weapon. The more tough types like the Hunter and Planter require stronger weapons to kill, for example: Shotgun, Flamethrower and Sniper Rifle, the weakest type can be killed with in one shot to the head with a shotgun, but the Planter has to have parts of the growing vine taken off before being properly damaged.
Shotgun and Flamethrower are the best weapons you can find, however Flamethrowers are extremely rare, shotguns can be found in police stations, houses, Texas, etc. (Let’s be real here, the best place to look is Texas)
If you see 2 or more runners/scabbers, you will die if you see a horde of mixed types, you can either hope to not be found or turn back, so beware, they can be lurking anywhere.
3. As the type get slower the only one ligt enough to run before being fully zombified is the hunter. They listen to their prey as the runners and scabbers follow, and cannot be killed because 60% of their body is overgrown with the grazer vine.
4. the planter normally stays within a mile of one specific place, the vine has weighed it down to the point that running can slowly kill it, so while it stays in one place is focuses on spraying an infectious liquid often filled with seeds to grow the vine.
Stage 2
The liquid is a mix of blood, acids and seeds, it is sprayed like a mist out of releasing spot on the vine, if the planter has been alive long enough the liquid will slowly become a gas that it shoots at its prey and if the planter is alive long enough for the gas to be shot from it, it will explode leaving its as to spread within 2 miles.
TYPE ELABORATION
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Runner
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Scabber
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Hunter
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Planter (+Stage 2)
1.The fastest type, chances are if you're in a populated area there are many of these lurking and you should beware as al types are sensitive to sound.
2. This type is still fast but is killed easily because of its difficulty seeing and how little is has adapted to echolocation, the longer it's alive, the harder it is to kill. It focuses more on scratching and scabbing its prey, leaving the faster type to kill it, therefore named the scabber.
In Game Weapons: Shotgun, Pistol, Revolver, AR, AK-47, Hunting Rifle, Bow.
Weapons dealing the most damage: Shotgun, AR, Hunting Rifle.
Weapons dealing the lest amount of damage: Pistol, Revolver.
Weapons dealing moderate damage: AR, AK-47, Bow.
Expansion weapons: Crossbow, Sword, Hunting Knife (+10 uses), Zombie Knife (+∞ uses)